[PPRAANet] Salvation Army Thanksgiving Dinners

[Pam Scott]

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

I agree with Rob. This is a great program to support. Dan and I have done a couple years. Unfortunately this year we won't make it as we're visiting our son in DC. Even non-ham family members can assist just by listening to the conversations in case the ham misses something. I don't think I had my license yet for the first year we helped.

The food's pretty good, no slaving in the kitchen for hours and no leftovers! 

Pam Scott, W0PRS
PPRAA Treasurer




On Nov 22, 2011, at 9:56 PM, Rob Roller N7LV wrote:

> 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
> 
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