[BARC-List] Fall public service events

[Brett Smith]

Hello everyone,

Fall will be here faster than you know it, and with it come more public
service opportunities for hams. There are a couple I wanted to let you
know about.

 1.

    The Jimmy Fund Walk
    <http://www.jimmyfundwalk.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1119001>
    on Sunday, September 27. This is an all-day walk along the Boston
    Marathon route to raise funds for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
    Hams provide communications for each medical tent along the route
    and the sweep vehicles that serve them.

    To help out, please write me back with your call sign, phone
    number(s), available equipment, and t-shirt size. Please also let me
    know if you have any constraints on your schedule that day—if you
    can’t start before, or must finish by, a particular time.

 2.

    The BAA Half-Marathon
    <http://www.baa.org/races/half-marathon/event-information.aspx> on
    Sunday, October 11. This is the BAA’s annual half-marathon along the
    Emerald Necklace in Boston. Volunteers will need to park at the
    Roxbury Community College before 6:00 AM to report to their
    assignments, and will finish in the early afternoon.

    To help out, please register as a volunteer on the BAA site
    <http://www.baa.org/races/half-marathon/event-information/volunteer-information.aspx>.
    When asked for an assignment preference, make sure you select Ham
    Radios. You don’t need to join any group.

If you have questions about either event, please feel free to contact me
at ab1rl at brettcsmith.org <mailto:ab1rl at brettcsmith.org>, or phone
(859) 466 5915. I look forward to hearing you on the air soon!

73,

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Brett Smith, AB1RL
Public Service Coordinator, Boston Amateur Radio Club <http://barc.org/>