FEMA Teaming
with Amateur Radio Clubs to Present Preparedness Information....
September is
National Preparedness Month. As part of its focus on community education and
preparation, FEMA
offers a “Family Emergency Communications Plan” to help families work out their
communication strategies in the event of an emergency. ARRL is partnering with
FEMA to offer this material to interested Amateur Radio clubs that are willing
to present it in their localities during National Preparedness Month. While the
FEMA presentation focuses on the Family Communications Plan and doesn’t
specifically mention ham radio, the material offers Amateur Radio clubs a great
opportunity to raise their visibility in their communities.
A webinar with
FEMA Region 1 Preparedness Liaison Sara Varela will take place on Tuesday,
August 23, at 8 PM EDT (Wednesday, August 24, at 0000 UTC), to offer background
and training for any club wishing to present FEMA’s Family Emergency
Communications Plan material in September.
Registration is requested. The
presentation of the FEMA material to local communities should take
approximately 1 hour. It will include a PowerPoint presentation and
links to worksheets that families can discuss and fill out together.
Clubs are free
to offer additional presentations on their activities following presentation of
the FEMA material.
This is coming
up very quickly, so get registered now, don’t wait..!!
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Hey Gang.. Have you gotten registered
for the NEWEST “Handbook Giveaway” drawing on the website yet? It’s there, and
there’s not much time left to get entered for this month.. Time is clicking
away very fast and you have until this Sunday night to enter.
To enter the drawing all you need to do is
fill in a couple of boxes on the form.. (your name and email). That’s you need
to do to be entered into a drawing to win a 2016 ARRL softcover Handbook.
There’s nothing else required (Oh.. You do need to be a resident of Ohio to
win..) The winner will be mailed the Handbook at my cost. This is
being offered just to see how many folks are really checking in on the website.
Got the idea? Best of luck to you!! Go to
http://arrl-ohio.org/handbook.html
to get registered.
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Are you getting those emails from me? If not,
all you have to do is to
“Opt-In” to receive them. Heck, just send me an
email n8sy@n8sy.com
I’ll get you added to the mailing list.
There’s a link to do this on the Ohio Section website, it’s on the bottom left
corner.. For your convenience, here’s a direct link to it: http://arrl-ohio.org/forwarder/forwarding.html I
urge all of you to make sure that everyone, regardless of whether they are a
League member or not, get signed up for one of these options. You can always
“Opt-Out” at any time if you feel this is not what you were expecting.
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Upcoming Hamfests in Ohio..
* 08/21/2016 | Cuyahoga Falls ARC's
Eighth
Annual Tailgate Hamfest
Location: Stow, OH
Sponsor: Cuyahoga Falls
Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://cfarc.org/tailgate.php
* 08/21/2016 | Warren ARA Tailgate/Swap Meet
Location: Cortland, OH
Sponsor: Warren Amateur
Radio Association
Website: http://www.w8vtd.org
* 09/11/2016 | Findlay Hamfest
Location: Findlay, OH
Sponsor: Findlay Radio Club
Website: http://www.findlayradioclub.org
* 09/17/2016
| OH-KY-IN Hamfest
Location:
Cincinnati, OH
Sponsor:
OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society
Website:
http://www.ohkyin.org
* 09/25/2016
| Cleveland Hamfest and Computer Show
Location:
Berea, OH
Sponsor:
Hamfest Association of Cleveland
Website:
http://www.hac.org
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Lastly.. I’m always available for you if
you have any questions, concerns or would just like to sit and chat
awhile. Call or write me Scott Yonally, N8SY at (419) 512-4445 or n8sy@n8sy.com Many of you have already called and sat down to
chat with me over coffee. It’s definitely been fun and informative for sure!! Hey..
I’ll even buy the coffee!!
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