Re: [BVARC] 2024 BVARC Banquet - Food Ticket and Awards Nomination Update

[Ravi Ratnala via BVARC]

Hey Kori - question:  Can I buy tickets for the banquet if I’m no longer a member?  I have no desire to re-join, but I consider all the people of BVARC to be friends, and I’d like to be able to support the club if I can. 73 de N5OL Sent from my iPhone On Jan 5, 2024, at 9:55 PM, Kori Rahman via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:  Hello BVARC members and friends, I wanted to jump in here with another push for folks to sign up and support the banquet. It's a very important event throughout the history of the club, and it's looking like we may have to change our plans this year if we don't have enough banquet reservations. I know that many of our members have reasons that prevent them from attending. I absolutely understand that, and regardless we thank you all for being members. If you can make it out we would really appreciate having you join us at the banquet. We will move forward one way or another, but I hope we can get at least another dozen or more to sign up so we can follow through with the event at Bayland Community Center, and honor those who have helped out with the club and the hobby. Please get in your nominations before Sunday (you don't have to attend the banquet to provide those), and I hope to see many of you at the banquet. Have a great weekend, and again, thank you all for supporting the club by being members and hanging out with us at our events. 73! Again the awards up for nominations are below and the links to sign-up for the banquet dinner are on the homepage at BVARC.org. The extended deadline is Sunday January 7th. The Loop and Zepp Award - This award is presented to the club member that has exhibited outstanding service in HF operation and use.  The K1JT Award - This award is presented to the club members that have exhibited outstanding service in VHF and above operation and use. The Dr Bill Award - This award is presented to the club member that has exhibited outstanding service as a Volunteer Examiner. The Order of the Key Award - The club’s highest award. This award is presented to the one club member that has exhibited outstanding service for the club and amateur radio.  Send your nominations to Mike Hardwick N5VCX or any other board member to be counted. Kori Rahman, WX5KR Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee Cell: (770) 298 8516 kori...@gmail.com On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 6:15 PM Mike Hardwick via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: Get well soon. Shingles is a tough to deal with.  Mike Hardwick N5VCX On Friday, January 5, 2024 at 05:46:31 PM CST, David Bingham via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: With me, the problem is DISTANCE and not being able to DRIVE, otherwise I'd love to attend if not for recovering from "SHINGLES", this after having taken the SHINGLIX Vaccine over a year ago & having had Chicken Pox in "1946" ..... ( The Pharmacist said the vaccine had a 97% Efficacy rate, guess I'm in the 3% that the vaccine doesn't work on... ) 73 D. Howard Bingham KE5APJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On 1/5/2024 4:12 AM, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote: I thought I would send out an update on the food ticket purchase for the BVARC Annual Awards Banquet - it has been disappointing to say the least. Less than 10% of the members have purchased meals. If you are not aware on what the BVARC Annual Awards Banquet is, it is an event for club members to meet, eat dinner and honor other members of the club that have worked hard supporting the club and the amateur radio hobby. With the low sales of meals and the non-existent nominations (barely 1.5% of the club membership has made nominations) it appears the bulk of the membership no longer wants to honor those members. This is an unfortunate direction for an event that shows appreciation to our outstanding members. I have talked to the caterer, and she said she can work with a later deadline, so the final drop-dead day has now been moved to Sunday, January 7th. If you have any thoughts about attending, please purchase your meal tickets now. Even if you are not attending, please make your nominations for the awards. If you are not aware of the awards and what they are for, below is a list of the awards and what they are for. The Loop and Zepp Award - This award is presented to the club member that has exhibited outstanding service in HF operation and use.  The K1JT Award - This award is presented to the club member that have exhibited outstanding service in VHF and above operation and use. The Dr Bill Award - This award is presented to the club member that has exhibited outstanding service as a Volunteer Examiner. The Order of the Key Award - The club’s highest award. This award is presented to the one club member that has exhibited outstanding service for the club and amateur radio.  Recommendations can also be made for Presidential awards, Appreciation awards or any other recommendation for outstanding service by a club member. For award nominations, please send an e-mail to n5...@att.net with your recommendations. All nominations must now be in no later than Sunday, January 7th. Remember, the various operating events the club has is only one function of the club. The annual awards banquet is the time to honor club members that have worked hard supporting the club and the amateur radio service. So, even if you cannot make the banquet, send in your awards nomination. If you have any questions, please contact me.    Mike Hardwick, N5VCX President Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club 713-826-6917 Virus-free.www.avg.com ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/

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