[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] George Washington's Birstyhday Parade 2025

[Richard Bunn]

Just got this after I responded to another email which included Don's message

Don, I did not call the GW organizer, she called me.  I tried to hand it off to Sean, but what I head on the net was that the club would pass.

73 Rick

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From: arc-leadership-group at googlegroups.com <arc-leadership-group at googlegroups.com> on behalf of Don Lewis <don.ki4d at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2024 1:49:14 PM
To: Richard Bunn <n4asx at cox.net>
Cc: W4HFH <alexandriaradioclub at mailman.qth.net>; arc-leadership-group at googlegroups.com <arc-leadership-group at googlegroups.com>; Joe K <joek at 26xx.org>; suejJO20934 at gmail.com <suejJO20934 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: George Washington's Birstyhday Parade 2025

Rick - you need to back off.  Ask any principal in the City of Alexandria and they will let you know that the Alexandria Radio Club has provided their parade radio club support in the past, and is expected to in the future.  You know that Club President Sean and Vice President Bob have notified the club leadership group that they are organizing club support for the 2024 parade.  Your email without coordination with them is both disruptive and confusing to club members.

In a vote by club members, you lost an election in a bid for president of the club, and you are not a club officer.  Voted the honor of Lifetime membership by club members, you should be trying to set a good example of cooperation as a club member. The club expects that of Lifetime members. On the other hand,  If your disruptive behavior continues, the club has the option of voting to revoke your Lifetime membership.

73
Don, KI4D



On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 5:47 PM Richard Bunn <n4asx at cox.net<mailto:n4asx at cox.net>> wrote:
George Washington Birthday Celebration<https://washingtonbirthday.com/>

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George Washington Birthday Celebration<https://washingtonbirthday.com/>
The City of Alexandria’s annual celebration of George Washington’s birthday will return in 2025, culminating with the George Washington Birthday Parade on Saturday, February 15, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Old Town Alexandria.
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All,
      This is to ASK all ARES and Alexandria Radio Club members to consider providing communications support the the Annual George Washington's Birthday Parade on  SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2025.
      Our normal GW operation is to provide a radio net to include shadows for assembly area parade captains (those who organize the parade,  the parade leadership,  the reviewing stand,  parade start.
      The operation has amateurs collect changes from the assembly captains (i.e Who is in / out and moved position)  These changes get handed off either by coming by the trailer or radio to the trailer between 20 to 10 minutes prior to parade start.  We also provide eyes on the parade route for the city.
      It normally starts with our assembling at the Nanny J. Lee center to hook up the trailer and carpool to the parade start area.   If the trailer is not available, we set up a table at parade start.  At start we collect all of the changes and send them digitally to the reviewing stand so the announcer can keep track.
      WE NEED at LEAST 15 or more amateur radio volunteers.  In the past, after the parade, we hold a hot wash, and the club has covered the cost.  This is still TBD.
      This is THE BIGGEST event in Alexandria.
      On behalf of our EC Joe,  please let me know if you can volunteer.

73 Rick Bunn
N4ASX
Assistant EC, Alexandria, VA.

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