Good news, great idea, to help those devastated by hurricanes! I don't
know how far $10,000 will go to repair the damage, but all support is
sure to be appreciated! Congrats to WWROF for its philanthropy.
Lettuce also remember those amateurs in the numerous other islands of
the carribean which felt the brunt of these hurricanes. Perhaps they are
not as vocal as the brethren in Purerto Rico, but the devastation was as
great, or worse, than what happened to Pureto Rico. I don't know of any
organized ham radio relief effort, but would certainly like to know if
such exists for hams in the various islands which were affected.
72/73 de n8xx Hg
QRP >99.44% of the time
On 12/2/2017 4:02 PM, cq-contest-request@contesting.com wrote:
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Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2017 15:38:16 -0500
From: John Dorr<cqk1ar@gmail.com>
To: CQ-Contest<cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Major Announcement from WWROF
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Fellow contesters,
I'm pleased to make a major funding announcement on behalf of the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) this afternoon. A press release outlining the details follows.
73, John, K1AR
Chairman, WWROF
PRESS RELEASE *--* World Wide Radio Operators Foundation
WWROF Announces Major Support for Hams and Contesters in Puerto Rico
Windham, NH -- Dec. 2, 2017 -- As we all know, the island of Puerto Rico was
devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Recovery efforts are proceeding but a
lot of work remains to be done with a significant period of time to go before
things return to normal. Amateur radio has filled a vital need for
communications, since the storm destroyed most of the island?s wired and
wireless infrastructure.
Many of our fellow amateur radio operators and contesters are among the people
who suffered significant damage, including NP4A, WP3R, NP4G, WP3C, and the
contest station of WA3FET.]
The contesting community in Puerto Rico has expressed continued need for electric
generators, both to stay on the air and to power their homes for on-going
communications needs. Even now, many weeks after the storm, a significant
percentage of the island?s local hams are unable to send outbound health &
welfare traffic because they have no power. As you can imagine, generators are in
high demand and very short supply on the island.
Several contesters with connections to the island, including WA3FET, W1YW,
K1VR, K1ZM, and others have appealed for funds to assist with the purchase and
shipment of generators. Effective with today?s announcement, The World Wide
Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) has approved a program to accelerate and
enhance these efforts by establishing the *KP4 Generator Project*. This project
will raise funds to purchase Honda eu2000i generators for the amateurs of
Puerto Rico. Well-known contester, Angel Vazquez, WP3R, will distribute these
generators to local active hams for use in emergency-related communications and
other applications based on ?on the ground? needs.
Effective immediately, the WWROF will match the first $5000 of donations by
clubs and individuals to the*KP4 Generator Project*. WWROF is an IRS-recognized
501(c)3 organization and donations are tax-deductible for U.S. taxpayers to the
extent allowed by law.
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