December 1, 2007
Once
again, it's time for one of the biggest public service events of the
year and Delta Club
will once again be the primary source for amateur radio support for the
2007 St. Jude Memphis Marathon, Half Marathon and Memphis Grizzlies
House 5K. Of course any and all amateurs in the Memphis area are
encouraged to participate in this event as it takes a lot of
communications to make this even run smoothly. Delta Club has
been at the forefront in providing the marathon with quality amateur
radio communication on the day of the race for over 13 years and they
look to us each year to help them make sure that this event is a huge
sucess. This is a good opportunity for runners and their teams to
see amateur radio in action. The marathon is truly a worldwide
event, drawing participants from many different continents.
The race takes place on Saturday, December 1 and starts out very early in the morning for some of the volunteers. Radio operators are needed in a variety of positions including but not limited to Net Control, Race Director, Course Directors, Medical, Ambulance liaison, and about 25 or so water stops along the route. Most of you probably either have a family member or someone that you know that is currently or has in the past faced a battle with cancer. What if it was your child or a relative's child? What if you couldn't pay for their treatment to try and save their lives and you didn't know where to turn? You'd turn to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, that's where. This is a most unique place because if there is a child with cancer, they are there to help, whether the child's parents can pay for the treatment or not. No child is ever turned away from St. Jude because of their family's inability to pay for treatment. In order to do this, St. Jude has a daily expense of over 1 MILLION dollars. That's right, over $1,000,000.00 per DAY! Your efforts to help make this marathon a sucess will go a long way to helping a child to live a long and happy life. If you can assist with this event, please click here to email the coordinator.
Once
again, it's time for one of the biggest public service events of the
year and Delta Club
will once again be the primary source for amateur radio support for the
2007 St. Jude Memphis Marathon, Half Marathon and Memphis Grizzlies
House 5K. Of course any and all amateurs in the Memphis area are
encouraged to participate in this event as it takes a lot of
communications to make this even run smoothly. Delta Club has
been at the forefront in providing the marathon with quality amateur
radio communication on the day of the race for over 13 years and they
look to us each year to help them make sure that this event is a huge
sucess. This is a good opportunity for runners and their teams to
see amateur radio in action. The marathon is truly a worldwide
event, drawing participants from many different continents.The race takes place on Saturday, December 1 and starts out very early in the morning for some of the volunteers. Radio operators are needed in a variety of positions including but not limited to Net Control, Race Director, Course Directors, Medical, Ambulance liaison, and about 25 or so water stops along the route. Most of you probably either have a family member or someone that you know that is currently or has in the past faced a battle with cancer. What if it was your child or a relative's child? What if you couldn't pay for their treatment to try and save their lives and you didn't know where to turn? You'd turn to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, that's where. This is a most unique place because if there is a child with cancer, they are there to help, whether the child's parents can pay for the treatment or not. No child is ever turned away from St. Jude because of their family's inability to pay for treatment. In order to do this, St. Jude has a daily expense of over 1 MILLION dollars. That's right, over $1,000,000.00 per DAY! Your efforts to help make this marathon a sucess will go a long way to helping a child to live a long and happy life. If you can assist with this event, please click here to email the coordinator.
Bartlett Christmas Parade
December 1, 2007
More information coming soon. If you have questions about this event, please email the coordinator.
Amateur Radio Volunteers