Serving in the Community

SLC Marathon

2018 Salt Lake City Marathon

This year's the marathon will be held on Saturday April 21 2018.

If you wish to volunteer please register here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-alaska-airlines-salt-lake-city-marathon-volunteer-registration-registration-39082165810

Click the REGISTER button.  Select whether you are registering as an individual or a group (e.g. family or ward).  Scroll down to the "Ham Radio Operators" section.... select the number of requested tickets, and then order a free ticket. 

NOTE: If you have a preference as to location/role/skill set - please send me an email. We will need Net controllers, SAG operators, Race Official shadows and mostly aid station volunteers. Ham radio operator roles:

- Aid Station Volunteers: These hams are based at a given aid station and this task is basically sedentary. Communicate to the net control for the aid station.

- Net Control Controllers: Net control hams basically directs all activity on the net during the event. The operators are generally experienced and these roles are assigned. However, if you are interested in watching net control, feel free to drop by later in the event if time permits.

- SAG Operators: These hams travel around in the SAG wagons and provide logistics as necessary. These radio operators need APRS enabled radios, but we can provide APRS radios if you don't have one and really want to SAG.

- Race Official Shadows: These hams will very closely "shadow" the various race officials during the event and relay vital information directly to the race official. This assignment is extremely active so be prepared to get as much exercise as one of the marathon.

Thor Femenias KF7RKO

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801-564-9742

http://saltlakecitymarathon.com/

May 19th Rides need SAG help

May 19, 2018 8:00 AM until approximately 4:00 PM

Angel Hands Foundation - Ride with the Angels 

We are 1 month away from the annual Ride with the Angels Bike Ride which supports the Angel Hands Foundation (https://angelshands.org/). The families that staff the rest stops are the families that benefit from the funds raised by this ride.

This ride has 3 distances and starts at the Copperton Park.  All riders leave Copperton and head toward Utah County along Mountain View.  The 25 mile riders turn around at the South end of Mountain View at Porter Rockwell and head back to the park.  The 50 mile riders continue into Utah County to Saratoga before heading back.  The metric century riders make a loop into Eagle Mountain then head to Saratoga and then back to the park.

I'm still in need of to 1-2 SAG drivers.  If you can help please go to this link to sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBfAicftEjhBMIEA3uh6Tp_5a8LYZLGpiGBtRpByepDa76kQ/viewform or you can find the link to the event on the utahsag.org web site.

2 of the SAG routes for this event are in Utah County so I'd like to get more Utah County hams involved in the event.

There are 3 events on this day and I know that many of you have signed up for one of them.  If you know of any new hams looking to get involved please forward this email to them.

Thanks

Roger Graves - AE7RG

May 19, 2018 6:30 AM until approximately 4:00 PM

Utah School Employee Association -  Tim Wangsgaard Memorial Ride 4 Education

In one month on May 19th will be the second annual Tim Wangsgaard Memorial Annual Ride for Education supporting Utah Schools and the Utah School Employee Association.

This is an out and back ride starting and ending at Snowhorse Elementary School in Kaysville and is a Metric Century (60 mile) rid e out to Plain City and back.  There is also a Half Metric Century (30 mile) option and an 8km (5 mile) "family" ride down the Denver & Rio Grande Western Rail Trail.

There are only two rest stops on this ride, one at Meadow Creek Village Park (century riders hit this rest stop twice, it's the turn around point for the half century riders)  and the other at Plain City Park.

We need the following volunteers:

1 - 2 more at Net Control

2 - 4 folks at rest stops

2 - 3 SAG drivers

1 Motorcycle lead

9 (max) Bicycle Ride Marshals (1 for the family route and 4 each for the full and half century)

1 Staff Shadow

I know some of you have already signed up to help with the Ride with the Angels, but if you haven't please consider signing up for this ride and help our Utah Schools.  Follow this link to get to the sign up page: https://goo.gl/forms/XFy9tRyl4aA7DZ4B2

Mickey KE7NZA 

Front Runner Century May 5th

8th Annual Front Runner Century - May 5th 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Start - Intermodal Hub 300 S 600 W, SLC

Finish - Ogden Front Runner Station 2350 Wall Ave. Ogden

This is a one-way ride from the UTA Intermodal Hub in downtown Salt Lake City to the Ogden Front Runner Station. Bicycles are transported back to Salt Lake via truck while riders get to experience the Front Runner to get back home. This is a METRIC Century ride with only ONE ride distance option of 60 miles.  There are three rest stop locations along with the starting line in Salt Lake City and Net Control at the finish line in Ogden.  We need a minimum of 4 SAG vehicles.  We would like at least 1 dedicated shuttle vehicle and motorcycle lead.  The event support starts at 7:30 AM and ends at approximately 4:00 PM.

It is anticipated that this event will hit it's rider cap of 1000 participants this year.

The Front Runner Century supports the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America as well as the U.S. Navy and Air Force Volunteer groups.

We need volunteers for Net Control, SAG, Shuttle, Rest Stop, Motorcycle Lead, Bicycle Mobile Ride Marshals and staff shadows.

To volunteer for this event please follow this LINK

https://goo.gl/forms/GRCvX0tjgsrTcbRJ2

Davis Cup Marching Band Support October 11th

Our club has been asked to support the Davis Cup Marching Band Competition on Tuesday October 11th this year.  We need the War Wagon brought to Davis High School the morning of the competition or the evening before.   I'll be out of the area and we need someone to coordinate the event this year.  It would require you to meet with the Band Committee and schedule the Ham Radio Volunteers.  Not a large task as many people who supported it in previous years come back.  Please notify me if you are able to help.

Johnny - K7ZZQ