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DAUGHTER AND I SHARED KIDS DAY, AS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE LET HER TALK ON
THE RADIO.  WHILE ONLY MAKING ONE CONTACT, THE TIME WE SHARED TOGETHER
LISTENING AND PLAYING WITH THE RADIO MADE IT ONE OF THE BEST FATHERS DAY
WEEKENDS EVER.  KI8GW KIDS DAY RULES PUR
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MO Warrensburg Area ARC W0AU 576 2 10 2,214 MO Sportsmans Paradise ARC

KIDS DAY 2006 ON JANUARY 8 AND JUNE 17, BRING A KID ALONG FOR SOME HAM
RADIO FUN, WITH A PURPOSE.  THIS YEARS HURRICANE SEASON HIGHLIGHTED ONE OF
THE REAL VALUES THAT HAM RADIO BRINGS TO THE COMMUNITY A SPIRIT OF
RESILIENCE.  BY THEIR VERY NATURE, THE HAM RADIO OPERATORS WHO PARTICIPATE
IN THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE ARE INTERESTED IN PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE.  THIS IS RESILIENCE.  WHY NOT USE THE OPPORTUNITIES
OFFERED BY THE KIDS DAY OPERATING ACTIVITY TO SHOW THE YOUTH IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAM RADIO CAN BE LOADS OF FUN, AND THAT HAM RADIO IS A
WAY THAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING VERY VALUABLE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES?
ONE OF THE MAJOR CRITIQUES OF OUR NATIONS RESPONSE TO THE HURRICANE
TRAGEDIES WAS THE INABILITY FOR RESPONDING EMERGENCY AGENCIES TO
COMMUNICATE.  ANOTHER CRITIQUE WAS THE NEED FOR CITIZENS TO BE BETTER
PREPARED TO DEAL WITH LIFES CHALLENGES.  MANY OF OUR NATIONS SCHOOLS ARE
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET THEIR STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, SOME
ARE REQUIRING A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT.  LEARNING HOW TO COMMUNICATE,
LEARNING HOW TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR PERSONAL, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR
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2,520 STX Massasoit ARA W1MV 500 2 34 2,510 EMA York Co ARS K4YTZ 790 2 20
2,506 SC W1GZ K1YTS 493 2 14 2,504 WMA Cherryville Repeater Assn II W2CRA
K2PA 595 2 31 2,502 NNJ VO1AA 457 2 15 2,454 NL Southern Berkshire ARC
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COMMUNITYS SAFETY, AND LEARNING WAYS TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY DO NOT HAVE TO
BE BORING.  MAYBE HAM RADIO WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR SOME TO LEARN OF WAYS
THEY CAN HELP THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, AND MAYBE STIMULATE SOME INTERESTS
THAT WILL LEAD TO CAREERS IN COMMUNICATION AND RADIO.  KIDS DAY CAN BE A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO STIMULATE CHANGE.  SO WHILE YOU ARE COACHING
THE YOUNGSTERS WHO VISIT YOUR SHACK AND THEIR PARENTS TOO ON HOW TO MAKE
CONTACTS AND NEW FRIENDS OVER HAM RADIO DURING KIDS DAY, WHY NOT TAKE A FEW
MOMENTS AND ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR FAMILYS PLANS TO DEAL WITH EMERGENCY
CHALLENGES?  KIDS CAN BE VERY PERSISTENT, AND ADVERTISERS KNOW IT.  A VERY
EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING STRATEGY IS TO GET KIDS HOOKED ON AN IDEA.  THE KIDS
IN TURN GO HOME AND BUG THEIR PARENTS ABOUT THE IDEA.  AS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL,
I USED THIS STRATEGY OFTEN.  SOME RECENT SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS THAT COME TO
MIND ARE STOP SMOKING AND RECYCLING.  YOU PLANT THE SEED IN A YOUNG MIND
AND THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THE REST.  YOUR KIDS DAY ACTIVITIES CAN RESULT
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W1BAA/2 K1LEE/2 344 2 30 2,418 ENY Leisure World ARC W6LY 438 2 18 2,376
ORG LAnse Creuse ARC N8LC 739 2 20 2,352 MI Evergreen Baptist Church ARC

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