[Nodxa] Scouting Public Service Event - 100th Anniversary - Jamborall near Peninsula May 22

[Williams, G (AF8C)]

> From KC4IYD
>
> I am looking for help from any ham to see if they can help support the 
> Boy Scout of
> America (BSA) 100th Anniversary Jamborall being hosted by Great Trail 
> Council in  at Camp
> Manatoc near Peninsula, OH on Rt. 303 this Saturday, May 22.  There 
> will be over 3,500
> Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Venturers and their leaders attending the 
> Jamborall.
>
> Note: This is not the one in Berea, that is being sponsored by the 
> Greater Cleveland
> Council.
>
> With BSA celebrating their 100th Anniversary this year, this would be 
> a great opportunity
> for a ham to showcase ham radio to the scouts. You do not have to be a 
> member of the club
> to help, and as I mentioned above right now I need help from any ham 
> that is available to
> help out.
>
> They are looking for a few hams to support this activity by bringing 
> out things like a
> handheld radio, shortwave receiver, keyers, rigs, QRP kits, amateur 
> radio books, etc. , to
> show the scouts what ham radio is about.
>
> Here is a link for the ham radio merit badge:
> http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb093.asp 
> <http://www.usscouts.org/usscouts/mb/mb093.asp>
> and I've attached a copy of a map to Camp Manatoc.
>
> At the Jamborall, the scouts will not be earning any badges but the 
> key is to show the
> scouts some of the things they can do that could help them earn 
> various badge.  While
> the time for the exhibitors is posted from 8:30a-8pm, I was told that 
> whatever time we
> can be there is fine. So, I am looking for a couple of people to be 
> there 4 hours in the
> morning and then 4 hours in the afternoon. If you can only do 2 hours, 
> great, if you can
> do more, even better. If we only get someone in either the morning or 
> only in the
> afternoon, that is fine too.
>
> We most likely will have a table and some power. It may be too late to 
> have anything
> exotic like put up an yagi antenna but a wire antenna will do and 
> ideally a handheld,
> some keyers, a shortwave radio, ham book with frequency chart, diagram 
> of radio, would be
> fine. If you don't have these items, I can provide a handheld, QRP 
> kits, radio books and
> keyers to you . If  it wasn't for a family commitment, I would've been 
> there to support this
> event but cannot so I hope some hams out there would be willing to 
> help me out.
>
> Please contact me on my cell at 216-385-6302 or email me at 
> kc4iyd at yahoo.com or
> nancy.r.hall at nasa.gov if you are interested. I will send you more 
> contact info,
> directions on how to get there, etc.
>
> Thanks
> Nancy
> kc4iyd/8
>