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Apr 15, 2004 - Bread and Honey Festival Information for 2004 from The Mississauga Amateur Radio ClubBack
Bread and Honey Festival Information for 2004 from The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club
Public Service Special Events
The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club is involved in a number of public service related events that provide benefit to the local community and help to hone the emergency preparedness skills of our members. Participation in these activities, helps our members to be better able to respond to requests for assistance from local authorities and tests our infrastructure for effectiveness.
Halton County Radial Railway Museum
Halton County, ON: The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club will operate a special event station VC3HCR to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Halton County Radial Railway museum on September 25 & 26, 2005, 1400 to 2000 UTC.
SSB Frequencies will be 7.227 MHz, 14.240 Mhz, 21.315 MHz, 28.480 MHz +/- qrm, as propagation permits. Requests for QSL cards to MARC, c/o Michael Brickell, VE3TKI, 2801 Bucklepost Crescent, Mississauga, ON L5N 1X6 Canada, with an SASE. See our great certificate for collectors.
Please note: we can not use US stamps for return mail from Canada to the USA. However, green $tamps will be gratefully received.
Times and frequencies are also posted before the event in CQ, QST, The Canadian Amateur magazine (TCA) and Web sites for the Radio Amateurs of Canada and the ARRL. Go to our photo album and see the folks at work.
The Bread & Honey Festival
Each year on the 1st weekend in June, (June 5 & 6th, 2004) the old town of Streetsville celebrates the passing of their town into the City of Mississauga, in 1973. The Bread & Honey Festival, now a three day event and started as a wake, is now in it's 32th year. Each year, over 40,000 people come to enjoy the bread supplied by the two remaining mills in town and honey supplied by local businesses, as well as the parade, arts & crafts displays, entertainment and a midway for young folks.
The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club operates a special event station at the festival for QSL & certificate collectors. Operating times are 1400 to 2000 UTC on each day. SSB frequencies are 7.227, 14.240, 21.315 and 28.480 MHz +/- QRM. Requests for QSL cards to MARC, c/o Michael Brickell, VE3TKI, 2801 Bucklepost Crescent, Mississauga, ON L5N 1X6 Canada, with an SASE.
Please note: we can not use US stamps for return mail from Canada to the USA. However, green $tamps will be gratefully received.
Times and frequencies are also posted before the event in CQ, QST, The Canadian Amateur magazine and Web sites for the Radio Amateurs of Canada and the ARRL. Go to our photo album.
Field Day
On, the last full weekend in June, (June 25& 26, 2005) hams around North America, participate in a simulated emergency test, whereby stations are established under adverse conditions and a specific set of rules. The object is to set up an operating station or stations under emergency conditions and to contact as many other participating amateurs as possible, within a 24 hour period.
Each year, the Mississauga Amateur Radio Club, actively participates in the ARRL Field Day. It is an ideal event for Club members to practice their skills in erecting antennas, operating a station and logging.
Site setup begins around 10:00AM local time with the start of operations from 2:00PM. Click here to go to our field day page for the details.
Goblin Patrol
The Club members assist the Peel Region Police in patrolling our local neighbourhoods on Halloween. Our objective is to provide extra eyes and ears for the Police and to report to them, any incidents or suspicious activity so that they may investigate and/or take any action as required.
The City is divided into grid squares and members are assigned patrol areas in the city of Mississauga and South Peel County. Reports from patrolling members are plotted on a city map and incident reports are handed directly to the Police as required.
Walk for Children's Dreams
Sunday June 13th is the perfect time to take a Walk for Children's Dreams with The Sunshine Foundation of Canada, along the Mississauga Waterfront Trail. Refreshments and snacks will be served along the route to keep you pumped up and feeling great. There are even awards for Sunshine Walkers and special prizes for Sunshine Dream Teams. So collect some friends, sign up some donations, and "Let the Sunshine In!"
The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club provides much needed communications at check points along the Walk for Children's Dreams, so that participants can be assured of assistance where required. The route starts at Saddington Park and continues east to the Waterworks Park on Lakefront Promenade. Click here to see route map.
The Walk to Cure Diabetes
On Sunday June 13, 2004, The Walk to Cure Diabetes, a fundraising event for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Canada, will held along the Credit River starting from Streetsville Memorial Park in Streetsville. Last year, over 2000 participants walked the Culham Trail raising over $200,000.
The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club provides communications along the route to assist organizers and help in case of injury.
The Super Cities WALK for MS
The Super Cities WALK for MS is a fun, exciting and family oriented event. Individuals enjoy an accessible 5 or 10 km walking tour of the Mississauga waterfront, while fighting multiple sclerosis in a healthy and rewarding way. Participants ("WALKers") collect pledges from friends, family members and co-workers and are eligible for prizes based on their fund raising efforts.
The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club provides communications along the route to assist organizers and help in case of injury. See a photo of some our participants.
This year a new Walk for MS was established on the Culham Trail near Streestville. Even though we had a torrential downpour, we provided checkpoint communications along the route.
WALK TO D'FEET ALS
This is the ALS Society of Canada national signature event, aimed to raise funds for research and local support services. This year, the walk takes place on Saturday June 19, 2004. The WALK TO D'FEET ALS will make a significant contribution to the ALS Society of Canada's increased commitment to research in 2004 and years to come. Click here for the Mississauga walk location.
The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club provides communications along the route to assist organizers and help in case of injury.
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