Amateur Radio Week Proclaimed In Vermont

Vermont State House photoPaul N Gayet, AA1SU, writes on the Vermont ARRL Members list:

Executive Department
A Proclamation

WHEREAS, amateur radio operators are celebrating over a century of  broadcasting the human voice over the airwaves; and

WHEREAS, amateur radio has continued to build bridges between people, societies, and countries through the sharing of ideas and creation of friendship; and

WHEREAS, amateur radio operators have provided countless hours of community service to other local organizations; and

WHEREAS, the state also recognizes the services amateur radio operators provide to our many emergency response organizations, including local and state government; and

WHEREAS, these amateur radio services are provided as a voluntary
service to the public; and

WHEREAS, these same individuals have further demonstrated their value in public assistance by providing free radio communications for local parades, bike-a-thons, walk-a-thons, fairs, and other charitable public events.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Philip B. Scott, Governor, hereby proclaim June 18-24, 2023 as AMATEUR RADIO WEEK in Vermont.

Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of Vermont on this 19th day of June, A.D. 2023.

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Philip B. Scott
Governor

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Brittney L. Wilson
Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs

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ARRL Vermont Section
Section Manager: Paul N Gayet, AA1SU
aa1su@arrl.org
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W1FD Scholarship Presentation to Shiv Patel

Meriden ARC scholarship presentation
L-R: Ed Snyder, W1YSM; Shiv Patel; Jim Savage, N1ZN

The 2023 W1FD scholarship was awarded to Maloney High Valedictorian Shiv Patel at the [Meriden Amateur Radio Club] June business meeting by committee chair Jim Savage, N1ZN, and President Ed Snyder, W1YSM.

Shiv is planning on UCONN’s school of Aerospace Engineering and is looking to advance into the space program with companies like SpaceX.

Courtesy Meriden ARC Key Klix, June 2023