[SMCARA] Update: CFC BIKE RIDE, PRAD PARADE, 11OCT15

[Richard N1LID]

I spoke with the event coordinator, KH6CUJ Les Silva, this morning.

He has all of the communication support needed for the Patuxent River Appreciation Day (PRAD) Parade.

He has an opening for the Cystic Fibrosis Cycle (CFC) for Life Bike Ride.  Please contact Les if you would like
to provide communication assistance for the Cystic Fibrosis Cycle (CFC) for Life Bike Ride.

Les Silva, KH6CUJ, is the Point Of Contact for both events, you can reach him via e-mail at: kh6cuj at aol.com

73 DE N1LID (Boz)

From: Richard N1LID [mailto:nonelidd at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2015 9:03 PM
To: SMCARA Reflector (E-mail)
Subject: CFC BIKE RIDE, PRAD PARADE, 11OCT15

All,

Here are two opportunities to volunteer your services as an amateur radio operator.
I encourage you to support one or both of these events.  Chris O: Please place these 
events on the association calendar. 

Les Silva, KH6CUJ, is the Point Of Contact for both events.  Les is the Calvert Amateur Radio Association (CARA)
public service coordinator; you can reach him via e-mail at: kh6cuj at aol.com

Details for both events are below:

/////////////////////////////////////////
Event one is an opportunity to provide communications support to the Cystic Fibrosis Cycle (CFC) for Life Bike Ride on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Harrington Harbor South. Herrington Harbor South is located at: 668 Friendship Road, North Beach, Maryland 20714.
The ride as described by the CFC Committee describes the “ride through the most scenic terrain along Maryland’s treasured Chesapeake Bay. CF Cycle for Life features well-stocked rest stops every 10-12 miles, bike mechanics along the route support vehicles, great food and entertainment.”
There will be three routes: a 20, 40, and a 60 mile route. This is not a race but a ride.
This is the CF Cycle for Life web site:
http://fightcf.cff.org/site/TR/Cycle/154_Maryland_Baltimore?fr_id=3731&pg=entry
We plan to have operators at the start/finish, rests stops, support vehicles, key intersections, and on support vehicles. Ideally, I would like to have 13 operators as a minimum.
This event is being coordinated by the Calvert Amateur Radio Association (CARA). This is a joint operation and a perfect opportunity to meet Amateur Radio Operators from other clubs in the area.
/////////////////////////////////
PRAD PARADE. We will also need operators for the Patuxent River Appreciation Day (PRAD) Parade in Solomon’s Island on the same day (October 11) as the Bike Ride. The parade starts at 2:00 pm. If you cannot operate at the CFC Bike Ride, this is a shorter event.