‰  NOW 25 WPM  ‰  TEXT IS FROM MARCH 2006 QST  PAGES 40, 41 AND 43  ‰
SCHOOL IN ALASKA MADE IT A CLASS PROJECT AND INCLUDED PERSONAL NOTES AND
DRAWINGS FROM THEIR CHILDREN TO THE CHILDREN ON THE GULF COAST.  THE
LOUISIANA HAMS, NO STRANGERS TO THE DEVASTATION, HELPED OUT IN THE TOY
DRIVE TOO.  AT THEIR HAMFEST, THEY HAD A SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR TOYS.  DAVE
GORE, W5DSG, PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATOR FOR THE SECTION, SAID, WE ARE
CERTAINLY GLAD TO HELP WITH THIS AND HOPE WE GET A GOOD TURNOUT.  AFTER
SEEING AND WORKING WITH THE HURRICANE VICTIMS, THIS PROJECT REALLY HITS
HOME.  AS THE VOLUME OF TOYS GREW, SO DID THE SIZE OF THE CREW MANNING THE
WAREHOUSE.  TOMMY THOMPSON, KD4TJO, SERVED AS LOCAL PUBLIC INFORMATION
OFFICER AND CONTACTED NEWSPAPERS AND TV AND RADIO STATIONS.  PAT LANE,
W4OQG, AND NINA STONE, WB4CHH, PROVIDED CONTINUAL UPDATES OF PHOTOS USED IN
PRESS RELEASES AND ON THE ARRL WEB SITE.  AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, MONEY
‰  FROM PAGE 43  ‰
AC7GJ N7SIC AF8A KF8PD KC8ZLZ N9PLB W0GAB W0VJO W5OFT KD6CCB KG6SKE AC7GM
‰  END OF 25 WPM TEXT  ‰  QST DE W1AW  ƒ