Well, our club has just completed the second of two public service events in a week. The first was the Ann Arbor Fourth of July Parade. The second was a bike tour sponsored by the Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society.
The two events were quite different from each other. The first event took place over a small area, perhaps less than a square mile. The second, on the other hand, covered hundreds of square miles. Quite an interesting contrast.
I think public service events are important for a couple of reasons:
- it is one of the reasons that amateur radio exists at all, and
- it is good public relations.
That’s why I’m so glad that someone stepped up to replace our public service officer when he had to step down for family reasons. Thanks to Staci Andre KC8WYA.
I’m also heartened that we had so many people show up for these events. Last week, seven of us showed up for the parade, and today, there were eleven of us providing communications for the bike tour. This was the best turnout we’ve had in a long time, including:
- Clark N8CBW
- Mark W8FSA
- Tim KT8K<\li>
- Glenda N8KPL
- Jim N8LIC
- Lee KF8MO
- Dan KB6NU
- Pat N8PJR
- Jeff W8SGZ
- Steve WB8WSF
- Staci KC8WYA
The only beef I have is that both of these events gave out lime-green t-shirts to volunteers. I know I don’t look good in lime green, and come to think of it, I’m not sure I know anyone who looks good in that color. Maybe I can get our public service officer to do something about that.
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