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Iowa Ham Club Designated "Point of Light," Gets Paul Harvey On-Air Mention
--The
The Tri-State Amateur Radio Club as
for Monday, March 29. An ARRLclub, TSARC is headquartered in Cresco, Iowa. The
recognized the club for voluntarily providing
during emergencies and for supporting Red
Salvation Army relief efforts. President George
former President George H. W.
Points of Light Award, and each will send a
to the club.
Volunteer Center Nationa
| Martin says a lot of hard work and money went
making the 30-year-old van
handmade new lower
said. "We had to put in a whole new floor because you could put your foot through it." The
club's "very famous" one-third pound steakburger is the focus of a lot of fundraising
activities, he explained.
The TSARC communications trailer is packed with everything the participating amateurs
will need when they get to a disaster site. "We take everything five people will need for
five days," he said. "That trailer is full, and we have even more to get in somehow."
The Daily Point of Light Award is given by The Points of Life Foundation Volunteer
Center National Network in partnership with the Knights of Columbus and the
Corporation for National and Community Service (
), which currently
subsidizes
course training. The Award honors individuals and
organizations "who have made a commitment to connect Americans through service to help meet critical needs in their
communities an
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