Jim Creamer, ARES Emergency Coordinator for Rhode Island, has put out the call for area hams to help support this charity fund raising bicycle ride on June 7th. I have volunteered for the past 3 years and found that the ham support to this event very valuable. Meeting other area hams and cyclists always made it a fun day. All hams and cyclists are treated to a fine buffet lunch.
If you have June 7th free and would like to join in this year please read Jim’s call out below and make contact. If someone from our area volunteers but prefers not to drive down to the event alone, please give me a call and we can consider riding down together.
TNX & 73
John WA1ESO
401-624-4576
Hello Hams,
As you know the Tour de Cure is one month away. I am working on putting the finishing touches on the assignments for the Tour de Cure on June 7th. I am still in need of a few more hams for SAG duty, Navigators and Rest Stops so I can spread out the work. I am also in need of more information from those that volunteered for SAG duty so I can fine tune those assignment. I have attached some general guidelines from the ADA for the SAGs.
This is a great opportunity to showcase the skills of the ham community, hone your emergency communication skills and provide much needed support for a worthy cause, research and education for diabetes. Around 30 million Americans have diabetes and that number increases about 2 million a year. Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in the United States.
If you have not registered as a volunteer on the Tour de Cure web site, please do so. Not only does this help the ADA and myself for planning purposes, it also makes sure you get your Tour de Cure T-Shirt. Use the link below. Please select “Ham” for volunteer opportunities.
From the SAG volunteers, I need to know:
• Do you have a bike rack or other way to carry bicycles? (may have access to some loaner racks)
• Do you have a trailer hitch for a bike rack?
• Do you have a navigator or will you need one?
• Do you have APRS capabilities? (we may have the ability to pull from APRS-FI; this is available for most Android smartphones via APRS Droid and may be available for other platforms)Jim Creamer
Westerly Amateur Ratio Team
ARES Emergency Coordinator
2 David Ave.
Westerly, RI 02891
P: 401-596-2720
C: 401-864-4510