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From: Mike Aimone via AmradBOD <amradbod@amrad.org>
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To: 'Jack Smith' <ke4lwt@gmail.com>
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Cc: 'Chris Van Winkle' <thecvanwink@yahoo.com>, 'Jim' <k3mri@hamcommunity.com>
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Date: 07/05/2022 1:19 PM
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Subject: [AmradBOD] FW: First Annual Amateur Radio Cross-Potomac Summer BBQ
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">VA ARES District 7 Clubs:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Allow me to ask again for your consideration in attending of the Amateur Radio cross-Potomac Summer BBQ between ARRL Section (VA & Maryland/DC) Clubs bordering the Potomac River on Sunday, Aug 21<sup>st</sup> at Seneca Creek State Park. This invite is for your Club leadership, and Club members at large. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Please consider announcing this event at your next Club meeting. </span></p>
<p style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: #0e0e0e;">For details and to register, we invite you and your members to visit: <a href="https://hamcommunity.com/potomac2022">https://hamcommunity.com/potomac2022</a></span><br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">73, </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mike</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">ARRL VA Section Affiliated Club Coordinator</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>From:</strong> Mike Aimone <aimonema@aol.com> <br><strong>Sent:</strong> Tuesday, June 21, 2022 2:39 PM<br><strong>To:</strong> k3ep@arrl.net; k4us@mvarc.org; info@w4ava.org; president@w4hfh.org; NC3DX@arrl.net; kc5qcn@arrl.net; kc5qcn@arrl.net; afeller@ieee.org; ki4ad@arrl.net; ka3rqr@gmail.com; k4bsa@arrl.net; WA3WFA@arrl.net; Jheartney@gmail.com; bod@amrad.org; president@k4lrg.org; K4NVA@arrl.net; KK4DAS@gmail.com; l.bates@comcast.net; K4TS@arrl.net<br><strong>Cc:</strong> 'Jack Smith' <ke4lwt@gmail.com>; 'Marty Pittinger' <m_pittinger@comcast.net>; 'Chris Van Winkle' <thecvanwink@yahoo.com>; 'Jim' <k3mri@hamcommunity.com><br><strong>Subject:</strong> First Annual Amateur Radio Cross-Potomac Summer BBQ</p>
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<p style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: #0e0e0e;">Dear ARRL Affiliated Club Leaders in Virginia*, Maryland and the District of Columbia:</span></p>
<p style="vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: #0e0e0e;">This is a collective invitation from Jack Smith - ARRL Section Manager for Virginia, Marty Pittinger - ARRL Section Manager for Maryland DC, and Jim Alyanak - co-founder of Ham Community.</span></p>
<p style="vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: #0e0e0e;">We are pleased to invite you, your club members, and all other amateur radio operators in your orbit, to our <em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;">First Annual Amateur Radio Cross-Potomac Summer BBQ</span></em> to be held <strong>Sunday 21 August 2022, from noon to 1700L, at Seneca Creek State Park, in Gaithersburg, MD</strong>.</span></p>
<p style="vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: #0e0e0e;">By the way, this year it's in Maryland, next year we'll have it in Virginia!</span></p>
<p style="vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: #0e0e0e;">This is our chance to mingle with fellow amateur radio operators, both from clubs right next door and from the other side of the Potomac. This is not an operating event or a Hamfest, it’s what it says, a good old BBQ, with some music, a couple of fun ice-breaker games, the usual tasty BBQ nourishment, very few and very short speeches, maybe some QSL card swaps, and that’s it.</span></p>
<p style="vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: #0e0e0e;">Can you wear and bring club swag? Absolutely, we encourage all club members to show their colors. If you have a club banner, bring that along as well.</span></p>
<p style="vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: #0e0e0e;">For details and to register, we invite you and your members to visit: <a href="https://hamcommunity.com/potomac2022">https://hamcommunity.com/potomac2022</a></span><br></p>
<p style="vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: #0e0e0e;">On behalf of the entire organizing committee, we hope that you will help us strengthen the bonds of the amateur radio community on both sides of the Potomac.</span></p>
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<p style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: #0e0e0e;">THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE</span></p>
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<li style="color: #0e0e0e; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Marty Pittinger KB3MXM - ARRL MDC Section Manager</span></li>
<li style="color: #0e0e0e; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jack Smith KE4LWT - ARRL VA Section Manager</span></li>
<li style="color: #0e0e0e; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mike Aimone WA8AHZ - ARRL VA Section Affiliated Club Coordinator</span></strong></li>
<li style="color: #0e0e0e; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Chris Van Winkle AB3WG - ARRL MDC Section Affiliated Club Coordinator</span></li>
<li style="color: #0e0e0e; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jim Alyanak K3MRI - Ham Community Co-founder</span></li>
<li style="color: #0e0e0e; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Jonathan Vomacka W2JVO - Ham Community Co-administrator</span></li>
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<p style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Questions: pse contact me at <a href="mailto:WA8AHZ@arrl.net">WA8AHZ@arrl.net</a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">*Note: This invite from Jack, Marty and Jim is a special effort fostered for Hams who border the Potomac River – specifically those Clubs in VA ARES District 7</span></p>
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