The annual Scouting for Food Drive for Utah County is Saturday, March 24th. We need 12 radio operators to help staff communications between food drop off points and the Utah Co. Food Coalition in South Provo.

Time requirements vary, but typically we are needed to be on site from 9:00 AM. through about 2:00 PM. (Some locations will close down as early as 12:00-12:30).

Locations needing to be staffed are:

Payson — Mountain View Stake Center — 75 South 600 East

Spanish Fork — Utah County South Armory — 2500 North Main (just
south of the Sheriff’s Office)

Springville — Springville Armory — 125 South 700 East

Orem South — Sharon Stake Center – 545 South 800 East

Orem North — Northridge Ward Church – 150 East 1750 North

Pleasant Grove — Ace Hardware — 330 south Main

Highland — Highland Stake Center — 9600 North 6800 West

American Fork — 6th/8th Ward Church — 320 North 100 East

Lehi — Lehi Stake Center — 200 North Center

Saratoga Springs — TBD (3 miles South of Smith’s Parking Lot)

This activity is a low stress opportunity to provide a valuable
service to our communities. It is an ideal activity for newer
amateurs. Equipment needed would be a minimum of a 3-5 watt handheld
with a gain antenna, and enough spare batteries to last the specified
time requirements. A mobile transmitter will be required for sites
like Saratoga Springs, and possibly Lehi, and Alpine. I have not yet
coordinated the frequency we will be using with a repeater trustee so
that will have to be announced later (Probably 147.340)

All locations are currently available. You can sign-up to help by
replying to this e-mail or after the Tuesday night ARES nets for the
next couple of weeks. Or you can call me, Rich Reimschussel, at
225-3971. This is my home phone with an answering machine. If by
chance fail to answer please leave me your name, call, phone number
and QTH. Assignments will be made on a first come first serve basis
based on your home (or preferred) location.

I am very flexible and will work around schedules, and personal
preferences. If you want to participate with another ham at some
location just let me know. If you are a member of a club or know of
other hams that are not currently participating in UCARES please pass
on the this information to them. All amateurs are invited to
participate.

Thanks for your willingness to help another worthy cause.

73,
Rich Reimschussel
N7FOC