New York City Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Service

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NEW YORK CITY AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
(NYC-ARECS) CALENDAR OF PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS OPENS TODAY.

NYC-ARECS TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO 12 ORGANIZATIONS IN 2012

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NEW YORK, NY (April 1, 2012) The New York City Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Service (NYC-ARECS)'s annual calendar of Public Service Events opens today. This year, in 2012, NYC-ARECS will provide volunteer support to 12 non-profits including four national charitable organizations, each with their own unique and important mission. The national groups include the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the March of Dimes, the American Diabetes Association, and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Annually, the NYC-ARECS, and other emergency communications teams around the country, work with charitable organizations to provide communication at various venues, as part of their extended mission. All of the communication team members are volunteers, who donate their time and equipment, as a way to support the mission of these important national charities. In addition, the deployment of communication team members to an event with tens of thousands of people such as a marathon, or to a bike-a-thon spread over a wide geographic area, provides a perfect training opportunity.

All sorts of people volunteer for many different reasons, but one thing that unites them all is that they find it challenging, rewarding and varied. Volunteering can add a great deal to your life and the lives of those for whom you volunteer. It offers you a chance to become involved in a project or with an organization you really care about as well as an opportunity to meet new and like-minded people. It also gives you the chance to try out something different to your 'everyday' job.

Charles Hargrove, President of the NYC-ARECS said "We have been working with many local and national non-profit groups for years, and each year we walk away feeling like we accomplished something and actually made a difference. Providing communications at our annual events is also an important training opportunity which we look forward to."

Community groups and organizations benefit from the input of volunteers by gaining a new and valued perspective on their work as well as the precious resource of time. Even a small commitment can have a lasting effect on an organization and the people it represents. Above all, it’s a chance to make a real difference.

A full list of the NYC-ARECS Public Serve Events can be located here: nyc-arecs.org/events.html

Members of NYC-ARECS are dedicated to providing auxiliary radio communications for New York City in the event of a technological, natural or terrorist disaster. Team members are licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and may participate in the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES), a protocol created by the FCC and is administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security / Federal Emergency Management Agency


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