[W8MWA] Fwd: In-Person Meetings, Field Day, and More

[francesvanscoy at aol.com]

I would like for us to resume lunch meetings at restaurants. I can only meet for Tuesday/Thursday lunches in the summer (when I am not teaching).

When (if?) things return to normal, I would like for the club to consider doing a Field Day-like event in a high foot traffic area near home WVU football games as an outreach.  We could possibly join with the WVU ARC (which I help advise--Nutter and Valenti are the other advisers) which would give us access to more possible volunteers to staff the event and possibly give us permission to set up outdoors on campus.  (I don't see this as influencing our Field Day plans/decisions.)

Frances Van Scoy KC8YUK

-----Original Message-----
From: Cory Sickles <wa3uvv at gmail.com>
To: MWA Mail Reflector <w8mwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sat, Apr 24, 2021 3:23 pm
Subject: [W8MWA] In-Person Meetings, Field Day, and More

Hello, Everyone:
Starting with Saint Patrick's Day of 2020, most of West Virginia was closed.  Along with restaurants, stores, and so much else, we had to curtail our in-person meetings at the Red Cross office in Morgantown.
As time progressed, we realized we were in this for a long haul and Zoom meetings started up, as some way to keep us in touch with each other and have some level of continuity with club operations.  Still, this is a poor substitute for the physical and personal aspects of being in the same room with each other.
Now that West Virginia has been a leader in converting vaccines into vaccinations, a number of us have given some serious thought to holding in-person meetings, once again.  Much of this is dependent upon whether we can get our former meeting venue back or possibly find an alternative.  
Even with a good number of us having received our vaccinations, we have state mandates and other considerations.  In consulting with some members of our healthcare community, the wearing of masks and keeping appropriately distant from each other are more than just good ideas.
As always,, the good health of every MWA member and visitor is of the utmost importance, so we also need to take into consideration anyone with compromised immune systems, those with ongoing respiratory issues, and so on.
I will again update you on this, once some response from our contacts at the Red Cross has been received.
Onto another topic, Field Day is coming up on the last full weekend of June.  Here again, we have the opportunity to assemble our team of portable stations and operators - if - there is sufficient interest in this event.  Much of the same considerations given to in-person meetings are shared here, as well.
Also, many restaurants have reopened their inside dining areas.  More formalized (if that's the right word) lunches like Taco Tuesday/Thursday could resume - again - if there is interest.
Please share your thoughts about the topics above (or other things on your mind) through the MWA reflector.  I believe that everyone can benefit from an intelligent exchange of thoughts and ideas.
Best regards,Cory Sickles, WA3UVV

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