[NCARC] Recruiting... Need your help!

[Ed Gage]

NØTVQ Here, asking for some assistance.

If I can have you all spread the word about Courage Classic, and the need
for "helping hams", it would be appreciated.  As you attend your local club
meetings, pass the word along.

The Courage Classic Bike Tour to benefit the Childrens' Hospital will take
place this summer, July 20-22, 2013, at Copper Mountain Resort.  The
Foundation has asked for Ham Operators to help provide communications for
the Tour.  In exchange, they provide us with food, lodging, and shirts.

We need hams that can provide reliable 50W on 2M with a good 5/8 wave
antenna, 440 as a backup, and optional APRS setups.  (APRS usually gets you
in a mobile position, but you might be asked to install your equipment in
another vehicle that is not your own.)

If you can't stay the weekend, then this year we will also have additional
available 1-day positions for July 20. Come the night before, and be
prepared to work first thing in the morning, then at the end of the day,
you're DONE!

Friday night before the Tour, the hams and other volunteers will be treated
to a complimentary dinner prepared by members of the Front Range
International Dutch Oven Society.

Hams that have helped with past Tours can tell you that this is a lot of
work, with a dash of patience and a sprinkle of creativity involved, but it
is one of the best volunteer jobs you can do this summer.  We usually have
a lot of "repeat offenders".

To sign up, visit http://www.couragetours.com and click on the green
VOLUNTEER button.

For more information, or to answer any questions, send e-mail to
edgage at gmail.com .

Thanks, and 73s.  --Ed