[CTSARA] Fwd: [CT ARES Discussion] Volunteers Wanted: JOTA 2013 (10/15)

[Jon Perelstein]

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From: WA1SFH <wa1sfh at optonline.net>


*Friday, Oct. 7, 2016*


*Good Morning!*We are just ONE WEEK away from *Boy Scouts* *J*amboree *O*n
*T*he *A*ir (JOTA) 2016.
This is a GREAT OPPORTUNITY to SHOW KIDS HAM RADIO!



We have *3 Boy Scout sites*  (BELOW) that still need additional volunteers
to either bring an extra station and/or help operate or present a quick Top
Level (non-technical) overview about Ham Radio to build excitement about
all the fun things we can do.



Each QTH is expecting between *200 and 250 scouts*… PLUS Adults.

*Your help* is needed to provide enough stations with HF/VHF/UFH (and if
you have it: HF digital, DMR, APRS) to give each scout time to have a
conversation “On The Air”.

If you are able to “*come out to play*” next week (on Saturday, Oct. 15),
please select which one you’d like to be at and *email the CONTACT person*
for that site ASASP.



*Youth Protection Training*
Also, BSA has gotten serious about having *all volunteers* going through
their *40 minute* On-Line Youth Protection Training Course.

This is a *BIG DEAL *in Boy Scouts, and *we need to participate* in this
training.

While it is not rocket science, it does bring up key issues that BSA wants
all its volunteers understand and guard against.

Please use a long "coffee break" in the next few days to do this training
*. *- Print a copy of the certificate, *bring it with you on Saturday* to
give to George or Dana, or me.

*Go to : http://www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx
<http://www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx>*

Read and follow the instructions in the *Right Column* on how to create an
account and password to take the training.

- Don’t waste time on the video in the middle of the page.



*3 Locations… No Waiting.  **(LOL!)*

Hoyt Scout Reservation

Redding  (Up Rte. 7., just south of Danbury)
Contact:  George AB1QK:  gflayiii at gmail.com



Strang Scout Reservation
Goshen  (Up Rte. 8 – 2 miles north of the Goshen Traffic Circle)

Contact:  Douglas WA1SFH:  connecticutSYC at gmail.com



Camp Sequassen
New Hartford (Up Rte. 8, 1 exit past Torrington - on the Torrington/New
Hartford Line)

Contact: Dana KA1WPM:  ka1wpm at charter.net

*Thank You! *



*73, Douglas Sharafanowich - WA1SFH*

*Connecticut Section Youth Coordinator*

*ConnecticutSYC at gmail.com <ConnecticutSYC at gmail.com>*