Happy 2013!
The next meeting of the NCRC will take place at 7:00 PM January 14th at the Red Cross facility.
A report will be given on the club treasury and our plans for 2013 will be discussed (can you believe that Field Day is only 165 days according to our little count-down widget on the NEWS page?) Finally, a presentation will be given by Bob, WB4SON, on the use of a RaspberryPI to make a highly accurate dual time zone station clock.
To those that attended, thanks for the fellowship, conversation, and fun memories. To those that did not, you missed a fun evening.
Outgoing President Ted Wrobel summarized the club’s successful year, highlighting the W1SYE radio event at the Tall Ship’s races, the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend Rose Island event, and Field Day activities.
Of course the highlight of the night was the Yankee-Swap gift exchange. This author is already planning revenge on a certain outgoing president, who managed to snag a fine present in the very last move of the night. Details can’t be given, but it will involve a mallet, a ceramic pot, and several packs of sweet-n-low. It will be recorded live using a fine Motorola microphone.
Speaking of recorded live — a video was made of the Yankee-Swap. It will be edited and posted soon..
PS: For those of you feeling left out, Sock Monkeys are currently half-off at Cracker Barrel in Coventry.
For those interested in taking the first steps to become personally affiliated as a volunteer for the Red Cross, you might find the upcoming Middletown class being offered on December 14th of interest.
http://redcross.volunteermatch.org/results/opp_detail.jsp?oppid=1111222
A quorum was present during yesterday’s meeting and the following slate of officers were put forth to the membership by the nominating committee. The slate of officers were unanimously approved for the 2013 term:
President: Ted Wrobel, W1GRI
Vice-president: Rick Wells, WX2T
Treasurer: John Mills, K1JSM
Secretary: Bob Beatty, WB4SON
Executive Committee: Willy MacLean, W1LY
Executive Committee: Rick Brendlinger, N3RWB
Executive Committee: Ed Gosling, W1NQH
Thanks to the outgoing officers for their service.
Tonight’s meeting will be held at the Red Cross Building.