[CQ-Contest] FINAL RESULTS 2022 POISSON d'AVRIL CONTEST

[Doug Grant]

We received 98 entries this year.... a NEW RECORD!

All entries have been declared winners (list at the end of this post). Over
60 entries were in the "100" Category...it is going to be interesting
buying and mailing that many rolls of Charmin, but a deal is a deal.

I am expecting a few "logs" to come by mail in the next couple of days, so
the final tally will be a little higher than the amount received thus far,
which is  (drum roll):

$11,082.91   (very loud cymbal crash, loud cheering)

Along with the matching funds committed by Tim Duffy, K3LR, we raised over
$22,000 in 3 days to help DM9EE provide assistance to Ukrainians who are
suffering.

Allow me to share a little bit about our man on the ground, Carsten, DM9EE.
He owns a hotel in Holzminden, Germany. The pandemic has really hurt his
business, but he is getting by.

When I announced this project, I told the story of how Carsten loaded up
his van and trailer a few weeks ago with supplies and drove them to the
SP-UR border where they were passed along to people who needed them.

A few days ago, there was a report that police in a nearby town had
discovered 67 Ukrainian refugees living in a single room, sleeping on the
floor, sharing a single toilet (all 67 were women and children). The
authorities were trying to find temporary housing for them until they can
be settled somewhere. When Carsten heard this, he contacted the authorities
and said "I have a hotel. Give me 25 of them." Then he asked his local
community for donations of clothing, medicines, and other supplies. And
they stepped up.

This is the guy we are supporting.

Some people were a little confused by this project and thought it was just
an April Fools joke. Ummm...no.

Anyway, the "certificates" will be purchased and shipped this week.

The P d'A is now over for this year. If you missed the opportunity to
enter, I suggest that you consider making a donation to the charity of your
choice that is helping in Ukraine. One option worth considering is the
World Food Programme. S53R/ST2AR/9N7AA, ON6TT, and 9A3A work there now or
have worked there in the past, so there is a ham radio connection. Doctors
without Borders (Medecins sans Frontiers) is another excellent choice - not
sure if any hams work there, but it is a very efficient low-overhead
operation doing good work.

Thank you all for making this the best Pd'A ever, and my happiest birthday
ever.

73,

Doug K1DG
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2022 PDA WINNERS
(in alphabetical order...if you entered and your call is not here, contact
me off-list)

AA3B
AB1J
AD1C
AG9A
anonymous (W2, N6)
G0MTN
K0HB
K0XU
K1AE
K1AR
K1EL
K1EO
K1EP
K1ESE
K1IB
K1QX
K1RM
K1TH
K1TO
K1TTT
K1TZQ
K1XM
K2UA
K2WR
K2XA
K2ZJ
K3KU
K3WW
K4JC
K4JVP
K4RO
K5GO
K5OT
K5TR
K5ZD
K6AW
K6LA
K8AZ
K8GT
K8KSU
K9CT
K9ZO
KA1R
KC1X
KE1IH
KI5DR
KK0U
KM1P
KM3T
KV1J
KW9A
N0AT
N0AX
N1RR
N2IC
N2JJ
N2MG
N2NC
N2NL
N2NT
N4GU
N4UU
N4XU
N4YDU
N6AN
N6MJ
N6TV
N7NR
N7WA
N7ZZ
N9NC
NF4A
NJ1F
NN1SS
NO8D
NP4G
VE3EY
W1EBI
W1FJ
W1GD
W1MD
W1NN
W2GD
W2JU
W3JL
W3RGA
W3UR
W3WN
W4EF
W5GN
W7GES
W7II
W7WHY
WA1Z
WK1O
WO1N
WQ5L