[Wma-ares] Fwd: [SKYWARN_Announce] Special Announcement & Off-Topic Post: Amateur Radio Volunteers Still Needed for the 2025 Boston Marathon

[Chuck Chandler]

I’ve volunteered the past few years. If you possibly can, please sign up to
help!

73 de Chuck, WS1L

Sent from Gmail Mobile Chuck Chandler chandlerusm at gmail.com


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From: <rmacedo at rcn.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 20:03
Subject: [SKYWARN_Announce] Special Announcement & Off-Topic Post: Amateur
Radio Volunteers Still Needed for the 2025 Boston Marathon
To: skywarn announce <skywarn_announce at oak.w1mv.org>


Hello to all...

We appreciate everyone’s patience as we make an off-topic post on the need
for Amateur Radio Volunteers for the 2025 Boston Marathon. We still could
utilize approximately 80 additional Amateur Radio Operators for race day.
In addition, there will be no volunteer deadline extensions unlike past
years so if you are even considering to register, please register before
the listed deadline below of Friday 2/7/25.

In addition, there is a continued need for medical volunteers for the 2025
Boston Marathon and those interested in volunteering as a medical or
general volunteer can use the register.hamradioboston.org link and they
will be brought to the general volunteer page which can be utilized for
those that are not Amateur Radio Operators to volunteer. It is possible if
we resolve the email server/SKYWARN list issue that has not allowed our
messages to reach all SKYWARN list participants that we will post this
message again before the volunteer deadline to insure we reached everyone
on the email list. Further details for Amateur Radio volunteers follow
below:

Volunteer registration for the 2025 Boston Marathon is open and ongoing.
If you've already registered to volunteer at the 2025 Boston Marathon, we'd
like to thank you for your interest in joining our team!

For anyone who hasn’t yet, please don’t delay! Volunteer registration
closes on Friday, February 7.

Registration Link (for new and returning volunteers):
https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/volunteer/volunteer-registration

Step by Step Sign Up Guide:
https://hamradioboston.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/44002570599-2025-volunteer-registration-step-by-step-guide

A few notes for volunteers:

Almost all amateur radio positions are single person assignments.  We are
not able to group people on a single assignment, but we will try to
accommodate which segment you are assigned to in order to allow for similar
start/end times.

We'd like to extend our sincerest congratulations to the winner of the
Boston Marathon ARO bib lottery, Hector Cruz, KB3ZOO. We're looking forward
to cheering you on!

Final documentation is generally released during the first week of April.
Before this can happen, we need the final logistical details from the
various area coordinators for Start, Course, Finish, and Transportation.
Where possible, we will release documents as they become available. In this
case, look out for emails from the committee and your Team Captain.

As always, we appreciate your help in getting the word out to prospective
volunteers. Please send this to hams or clubs that you think may be
interested in joining us on the amateur radio team for the 2025 Boston
Marathon!

If you have any questions about the content of this message or about
volunteering at the marathon in general, please don’t hesitate to send them
to contact at HamRadioBoston.org.

We’re looking forward to seeing you all again soon!

Thank you, and 73,

Boston Marathon Communications Committee
contact at HamRadioBoston.org

Respectfully Submitted,

Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
Eastern Massachusetts ARES Section Emergency Coordinator
Home Phone #: (508) 994-1875 (After 6 PM)
Home/Data #: (508) 997-4503 (After 6 PM)
Email Address: rmacedo at rcn.com
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