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Amateur
Radio Toy Drive|
ARRL Alabama 2005 Toy Drive |
Amateur
Radio Toy Drive
We are working to collect toys for kids in the Alabama area, who are still without homes due to the destruction by Hurricane Katrina. We wish to help make the holiday season a little brighter for them. We still have many displaced families in Alabama that have come from New Orleans and Mississippi, as well as families in Alabama that were affected by this hurricane.
Most of us are familiar with the devastation that Hurricane Katrina left behind. Many of us have experienced damage first-hand or know someone personally who has experienced damage from this hurricane. It not only hit New Orleans and Mississippi, but also hit Alabama’s gulf coast doing a lot of damage there.
A toy drive is a great way to come together as a ham community and show our support for those in our state who need our help. I would love to see a large number of our hams and clubs participate in this great cause. If your club has a large number of donations, we can arrange to meet and pick them up. Another great idea for clubs is to take up a monetary donation for the toy drive at your next meeting. I have found that this works better at the clubs that I belong to, because they don’t have to remember to bring toys this way.
New unwrapped toys will be collected until December 1st. This gives us only a few short weeks to show our support. Please include a QSL card with your donation, so we can track where the donations are being sent from.
I would love to see statewide participation for this cause. This is a great way to show a community that really needs us, just what amateur radio operators are capable of doing when they join together.
If you would prefer to send money instead of a toy donation, I will personally go and purchase toys to be included with the other toy donations. Donations are tax deductible through the Alabama Historical Radio Society. For last year’s toy drive, we successfully raised almost $1100, in addition to the toys collected. We are hoping to exceed this amount this year and be able to help out more kids. As always, thank you so much for your support. Don’t forget the deadline for all donations is December 1st.
Please send your donations to:
Alabama Historical Radio Society
Rebekah Anne Dorff, WG4Y
Hoover, AL 35244
Thank you,
Rebekah, WG4Y
Assistant Section Manager for youth activities
American Radio Relay League