[GCARC] Fwd: [Packrats] Fwd: Gloucester County ARC Needs Help!

Mon Sep 6 11:47:39 EDT 2021

I've passed on to Mark that there is no food drive going on at the hamfest.

On Mon, Sep 6, 2021 at 11:34 AM Jeff garth <jeff.garth at comcast.net> wrote:

> All,
> Where is it written that we want food? Please no food donations!
>
> D. Jeffrey Garth
> 621 Greenbriar Drive
> Williamstown, NJ 08094-1149
> 73, WB2ZBN
> Club Publications
> www.w2mmd.org
>
> "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life"
> - Confucius
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Christopher Wawak
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2021 11:08
> To: GLOUCESTER CLUB
> Subject: [GCARC] Fwd: [Packrats] Fwd: Gloucester County ARC Needs Help!
>
> Hey GCARCers:
>
> Is there a food drive going on at the hamfest?
>
> Chris
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Mark Hinkel via Packrats <packrats at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Mon, Sep 6, 2021 at 10:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [Packrats] Fwd: Gloucester County ARC Needs Help!
> To: packrats at mailman.qth.net <packrats at mailman.qth.net>
>
>
> Chris,
>
> Sounds like the club is running a food drive at Sunday's Hamfest..?  Tell
> us where to drop off the cans and boxes.
>
> Mark  WA3QVU
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Wawak <kc2ieb at wawak.org>
> To: Packrats Reflector <packrats at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Mon, Sep 6, 2021 10:12 am
> Subject: [Packrats] Fwd: Gloucester County ARC Needs Help!
>
> Hi all - here's the official call to action from ARRL to donate to the
> GCARC. Sharing the message is just as helpful as donating, so please
> consider sharing if you're not in a position to help financially. Also, I'm
> SURE the W2MMD folks would love donations of effort, food, and camaraderie
> as we rebuild.
>
> Chris
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: *ARRL Members Only Web site* <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
> Date: Mon, Sep 6, 2021 at 9:47 AM
> Subject: Gloucester County ARC Needs Help!
> To: <chris at wawak.org>
>
>
> The Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club, W2MMD, on September 1st 2021,
> suffered extensive damage to two of its towers and multiple antennas,
> during a EF3 tornado spawned by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Many
> nearby homes and several farms were severely damaged or destroyed. The
> W2MMD club station building, a 14x70 mobile home, miraculously was
> undamaged despite being directly in the path of the twister, and the
> radio equipment remained safe and dry, but is unusable now without the
> towers and antennas.
>
> The GCARC was founded in 1959, and has been an ARRL affiliated club
> since its founding. The club is one of the most active general interest
> ham clubs in the region, and has about 150 members. We are heavily
> involved in education and community service, and operate 3 repeaters and
> a very popular SATNOGS station. Our HF station is, or was, completely
> remote controllable including antenna rotation and legal limit power.
> The station in its current form was the dream project of many club
> members past and present, and has taken some 40 years to build, as time
> and funds permitted.
>
> In order to rebuild the antenna systems promptly and get the station
> back on the air as quickly as possible, we will need more funds than we
> have available at this time. We are therefore appealing to our fellow
> hams, friends, family, and community to help us in any way that you can.
> Your donation, no matter how small, will get us back on the air, serving
> our community and helping friends around the world with vital HF and VHF
> communications. Please see our GoFundMe page under the heading of
> "Rebuilding Club Station W2MMD" and donate there, or visit our web site
> at W2MMD.org, and click on the link. You may also send a check or money
> order to P.O. Box 370, Pitman NJ O8071. There are some pictures of the
> damage on the club web site. http://www.w2mmd.org/
>
> Thanks, and "73" from W2MMD!
>
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