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Weatherproofed Diamond Terrace bricks may contain up to three lines of engraving. |
ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, at the future site of The ARRL Diamond Terrace. |
Contributors to The ARRL Diamond Terrace project will receive a memento like this. |
The Diamond Terrace at ARRL will brighten the area right outside the main entrance to League Headquarters. |
NEWINGTON, CT, Mar 8, 2007 -- The ARRL Diamond Club now is offering the opportunity to make your call sign a permanent part of ARRL Headquarters by contributing an engraved brick to The Diamond Terrace at ARRL. A project of the ARRL Diamond Club, The Diamond Terrace will be constructed of personalized, 4×8-inch laser-engraved bricks. Gracing the new entrance to ARRL Headquarters, The Diamond Terrace will recognize donors wishing to venerate their own call signs or to honor or memorialize the call sign of a family member, club or "Elmer" (mentor).
"We already have plans to refurbish the Headquarters entrance area, so this was an ideal opportunity to invite our members to participate in the project and supporting League programs at the same time," said ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH. "We want to grow the Diamond Club, which enables the ARRL to continue programs that require revenue above and beyond what annual dues provide, ensuring their long-term health and enabling the League to do more on behalf of Amateur Radio."
Diamond Club enrollment ($75-$249 per year for regular members; $50 annually for Life Members) includes ARRL full-member benefits, including QST.
ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, was the first in line to buy a Diamond Terrace brick, and another 20 bricks already are spoken for. Others can join them with a $250 annual Diamond Club membership contribution (ARRL will contact Diamond Clubbers who made contributions of $250 or more after November 15, 2006 to ask if they wish to place a brick). The Diamond Club now has more than 2000 members, and the unrestricted funds it takes in support such ARRL activities as spectrum defense, educational initiatives, field services, DXCC, publications, contesting and the ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator among others, Hobart points out. "You pick an area that's near and dear to your heart, and Diamond Club revenue is very likely supporting it."
Donors may request up to three lines of 16 characters (spaces and punctuation included) per line, although the more lines, the smaller the characters. Legends may consists of a call sign or a name -- or both -- or a club name and call sign and even a year. Diamond Club members contributing $250 or more each year may add a new brick, or bricks, to the terrace. Especially generous donors may wish to donate a garden bench to The Diamond Terrace at ARRL for an initial donation of $10,000.
The Diamond Terrace project will get under way this spring, and new bricks will be put into place 50 bricks at a time each year during May and June. Bricks will be set in sand and are treated to withstand a harsh New England winter. A brick locator will be posted on the ARRL Web site.
Hobart says the terrace ultimately will consist of 5000 bricks. "We hope it will be a catalyst for growth, and that many members will support this effort," she said. Contact Hobart by telephone (860-594-0397) or e-mail or visit the ARRL Web site to learn more or to sign up for your Diamond Club membership and Diamond Terrace brick.
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