Month: May 2024

Hometown Heroes Event – Saturday June 15, 2024

Posted on By Michael M
Announcements, Events

We will be joining the Cox Science Center in this year’s Hometown Heroes event, Saturday, June 15, 2024. Join us between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. as we show appreciation for our local Service Members, First Responders, and Gold Star Families. It’s family friendly with a lot of fun, including displays, vendors, and food. 

If you’d like to help WPBARG with our meet-and-greet, we have a couple of openings. Contact us here – https://wpbarg.com/contact-us/

Want to get physical? Join the Tug of War with the Troops event!

July CERT Training

Posted on By Michael M
Announcements

We had an excellent meeting this past Wednesday to a full house, with several people representing our local government in Palm Beach County attending.

I have spoken with the Emergency Program Coordinator, Division of Emergency Management, for Palm Beach County, and we are excited to make the following announcement.

In July, there will be a CERT training. For those interested, this is a great opportunity to be involved in our community. The CERT program is administered and supported nationally by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and I would encourage this course for anyone who is looking to increase their skills in disaster preparedness, including medical operations, search and rescue, terrorism, disaster psychology, and more.

Click here to register – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-emergency-response-team-program-cert-loxahatchee-registration-912068610767?aff=oddtdtcreator

Members, be sure to see our information on this upcoming CERT training here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=556

Saturday in the Park – May 25

Posted on By Michael M
Activities, Announcements

On May 25th, we will be having our monthly “Saturday in the Park.” This will be our last official Saturday in the Park until October. 

This is where we get together for laughs and fun, while we play radio. Come join us!

Set-up starts at 10:00 a.m. Some folks like to get there a little earlier.

Directions can be found here – Saturday in The Park & Directions – WPBARG Forums

As always, everyone is invited… members, non-members, participants and observers, come one, come all!

Monthly Meeting – May 22

Posted on By Michael M
Announcements, Meetings

Our monthly meeting, held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, is Wednesday, May 24, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.

We have some exciting news so stay tuned!

We welcome everyone to our meetings and activities, members and non-members, whether licensed or not!

Location:
Cox Science Center and Aquarium
4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, FL 33405
https://www.coxsciencecenter.org

Want to be involved in our organization or participate in our discussions? Join us here – https://wpbarg.com/phpbb/

Our 85th Anniversary – Thank you

Posted on By Michael M
Announcements

What a fantastic event it was, worthy of an 85 year legacy. 

85 years as an organization is not something that occurs by happenstance. It is the cumulative work of dedicated people over decades, and we stand on the shoulders of those before us, understanding the privilege it is for us to continue bringing our service and stewardship to the community we serve.

Like everything that we do, it takes a team effort, and on behalf of the West Palm Beach Amateur Radio Group, I’d like to thank the following distinguished guests and the organizations they represent:

Robert Molleda of the National Weather Service
https://www.weather.gov

Jerri Clairday of Palm Beach County Emergency Management
https://discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety/dem/Pages/default.aspx

Arielle Weinberger of Palm Beach County Department of Public Safety’s Division of Animal Care and Control
https://discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety/animalcare/pages/default.aspx

Lt. Eli Shaivitz, Sgt. Ed Sperbeck, and Capt. Michael Kirschner of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
https://pbso.org

Johan Reyes of the American Red Cross of South Florida Region
https://www.redcross.org/

Chris Anderson of Palm Beach County ARES
https://www.arrl.org/ares

Rob Adams of Palm Beach County CERT
https://discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety/dem/Sections/Planning-CERT.aspx

Barry Porter of the ARRL
https://www.arrl.org

Melanie Fernandez of the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association
https://www.w4bug.org/

Of course, with immense gratitude to our host, the Cox Science Center and Aquarium. 
https://www.coxsciencecenter.org

This would not have been possible without the hard work of so many dedicated members of WPBARG, who rolled up their sleeves and worked, including that entire day, ensuring its success, and every member who supports the West Palm Beach Amateur Radio Group with their membership, and most of all, Jo Cummings, who took the lead and drove this event to its success.

We had nine organizations join us; about 16 tables set up inside; three tables of equipment sales; half a dozen operators outside, working phone, code, digital, and satellites; PBSO’s Mobile Command Center; 100+ visitors; and we served lunch for everyone, with door prizes and lots of giveaways. 

As we move into our 86th year, stay tuned for more exciting and fun events on the horizon!