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[KB6NU] Does this bother anyone else?
KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog /////////////////////////////////////////// Does this bother anyone else? Posted: 29 Jan 2019 06:03 AM PST http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kb6nu...m_medium=email Two recent ARRL news stories caught my eye: Dwayne Allen, WY7FD, Resigns as Rocky Mountain Division Director John Robert Stratton, N5AUS, is New ARRL West Gulf Division Director Its kind of odd that the headlines seem to say two different things, but the upshot is that two division directors resigned their positions and the vice directors then moved up to director. This seems to be a very common occurrence on the ARRL board. My own division director, Dale Williams, WA8EFK, was also promoted to director when Jim Weaver, K8JE (SK) resigned in 2014. Im notÂ* questioning the directors motives for resigning, nor am I questioning the fitness of the vice directors to serve in these two cases, but the frequency with which this occurs, seems a bit shady to me. In this case, the directorships of the Rocky Mountain Division and West Gulf Division are both up for election this year, and these resignations allow the newly-promoted vice directors to run as incumbents. That just doesnt seem right to me. I know its an expense, but it would certainly be more democratic if a special election were held to fill a directors seat upon a resignation. It might be worth it to head off any charges of favoritism or cronyism. The post Does this bother anyone else? appeared first on KB6NUs Ham Radio Blog. /////////////////////////////////////////// The Silent Key Scholarship Fund Posted: 28 Jan 2019 03:53 PM PST http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kb6nu...m_medium=email Roger, W8ZRF, SK Over the span of less than a year, ARROW, our amateur radio club, has lost two of its long-time members: Clay, W8JNZ, and Roger, W8ZRF. Clay passed in December 2017, Roger in October 2018. These guys headed up our first VE team, were great hams, and great human beings. When Clay died, I got it into my head that I wanted to start a scholarship in his name. He was always ready to help young people get started in the hobby. I contacted the local community college and got in touch with a fellow who headed up their foundation, who explained to me all the ins and outs of doing this. Alas, it proved to be more work that I thought originally, and I put it on the back burner. When Roger passed a couple of months ago, I decided to give it another try. As a way to get us started, Rogers family agreed to donate his equipment, which we are now in the process of selling, with the proceeds going to the scholarship fund. Roger didnt have a lot of modern gear, but even so, Im estimating that well net over $1,000 by the time were through selling his stuff. I think that our club is good for probably another $1,000, but after that, Im not really sure how to go about raising the rest of the money. I had thought about setting up a GoFundMe, but have never really done that before. I had thought about writing a grant proposal for part of the funding. Clay was a vice president of DTE, our local electrical utility, and they have a foundation that awards grants to various charitable organizations. Im not sure that this scholarship fund is something that theyd be willing to donate to. If any of you have ever done something like this, or if your club has funded a scholarship like this, Id like to hear from you. I need all the help I can get here. The post The Silent Key Scholarship Fund appeared first on KB6NUs Ham Radio Blog. |
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