Volunteer Operators Needed for DOUBLE CREEK & CYCLE THE SOLSTICE

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If any one can help out with this event please contact N3ECF. Email
address
is at the bottom of this blurb.

Please share this with your respective clubs.
We could use anyone willing to help out, especially for June 24. This year we have Two Events that are tied together by a common “Gran Fondo 100 Mile Bike Ride”. The 100 mile course is in addition to the 4 other bike courses previously run.
The 100 Miler is part of a Lifestyles Century Series and is run on two consecutive weekends. DOUBLE CREEK MARATHON/BIKE Saturday June 17 activities start at North Salem Elementary School, 5161 N Salem Church Rd, Dover, PA time: marathon and shorter rides start at 7 AM and complete by 1 or 2 pm, the 100 Miler starts at 6:30 am and should complete by 4 PM. For this event, we need radio operators to help support a combination
running/walking/biking event that starts in Dover at the North Salem Elementary School.

1). operators at North Salem Elementary for Net Control, Shadows, Med Tent

2). For the half marathon course, we need 6 operators at water stops along the route. Mobile radio with either a car antenna, or a mag-mount antenna. HTs will be very spotty in some locations.

3). For the biking courses, we need operators at 5 rest stops.

Barren’s Lutheran Church, 232 Kralltown Rd, Dillsburg

New Oxford St John’s United Church of Christ, 2243 Hunterstown Hampton Rd, New Oxford

Hamilton Township Municipal Building, 272 Mummerts Church Rd, Abbottstown

Horn Farm, 4945 Horn Rd, York, PA (north of Hallam)

Wyndridge Farm, 885 S. Pleasant Ave, Dallastown, PA

HTs won’t work. You will need a mobile/portable radio, with portable antenna.

CYCLE THE SOLSTICE BIKE – We will only support the 100 mile course since many of you
will be working Field Day Saturday June 24 activities start and end at Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education.

the 100 Miler starts at 6:30 am and should complete by 4 PM We need a few operators at the Start/Finish, plus operators at other rest stops for the 100 mile course.

Horn Farm Center, 4945 Horn Rd, York, PA. (north of Hallam)

Wyndrige Farm, 885 S. Pleasant Ave, Dallastown, PA

a Dover location TBD

Barren’s Lutheran Church, 232 Kralltown Rd, Dillsburg

HTs won’t work. You will need a mobile/portable radio,with portable antenna. If you can help with either event, please email me or sign-up at the May Keystone VHF Club meeting or May YARS meeting. If you have limited time available for either day, please advise
so we can assign you to a shorter time location.

Sandy Goodman N3ECF
Keystone VHF Club Sec
York County ACSO/EC
ARWG Planning & Documentation Committee

Sandy’s email address is n3ecf.good at gmail.com