[PPRAANet] Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinners

[Rob Roller N7LV]

Well, I don't know about the ham-to-ham combat, but I did enjoy the article 
on foxnews.com and the video to go with it about the growth in ham radio. 
Thanks to Pam and Stu and James for sending that along - I would've missed 
the article otherwise.

I'd also like to take a moment and cover an aspect of ham radio that we've 
been doing in Colorado Springs for several years, and that is providing 
communications support to the Salvation Army during their Thanksgiving and 
Christmas holiday dinner programs.  The Salvation Army serves thousands of 
meals over these two days, and the first one is coming up this Thursday.

I'd like to ask if anyone is able and willing to participate this year in 
support of the Salvation Army.  Jerry VerDuft AD0A is coordinating and 
looking for additional volunteers.  Hams from all around the amateur 
community have been helping with both the Thanksgiving and Christmas events 
to help coordinate the distribution of meals to the needy in Colorado 
Springs.  There are 6 serving sites this year, one fewer site than previous 
years (New Song Church is not on the serving list this year), and we have 
pretty much all the locations covered except for one.  Jerry is looking for 
someone to work the Manitou Springs Town Hall site this year.

I don't know if Jerry's initial e-mail went out to the PPRAANET reflector, 
but if it didn't, I included it below.  As Jerry mentioned most of the 
activity takes place in the morning, giving us enough time to work the event 
in the morning and then be available for an afternoon or evening 
Thanksgiving dinner at home.  If you think you can fit your schedule into 
this, please consider doing so.

As you all know from previous years, this event goes a long way towards 
helping the Salvation Army serve meals to the needy, and it also helps us 
with building and keeping our relationship strong with the Salvation Army. 
Alma Scott greatly appreciates our support of their functions.

If any of you have the time this Thanksgiving I know that Alma Scott and the 
community would appreciate any support you can give.

Please reply to Jerry in the CC line if you can help with this worthwhile 
event!

Thanks

Rob N7LV
Pikes Peak ARES
Emerg Coordinator

----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: Salvation Army Holiday Dinners


We have been asked once again to support the Salvation Army with their 
serving holiday dinners at various sites on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas 
Day. Their will be six sites to support on Thanksgiving (4 in Colo Springs, 
1 in Fountain, and 1 in Manitou Spring) and five sites on Christmas day 
(minus 1 in Colorado Springs). Time will be 0900 to 1430 both holidays. We 
hope to have an operator and alternate for each site + NCS and an alternate. 
I know these are family days but the outreach of Salvation Army to feed the 
less fortunate deserves our support. I just plan my family gathering for 
after 1430 on these days or another day. We would appreciate volunteers to 
support this communications effort. Please e-mail me at ad0a at arrl.net and 
copy n7lv at amsat.org.

> Jerry AD0A
> Mission Coordinator