[ARES] Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief Communications Training

[M. Terry Jones]

Thanks to Susan for posting information regarding  the Georgia Baptist 
Disaster Relief Communications Training in Douglasville on Saturday October 8.

If you are at least remotely interested in becoming a member of the Georgia 
Baptist Communications group, I highly encourage you to participate in this 
training opportunity.  Our communications unit was deployed for a total of 
25 days to the Gulf Coast area and we also provided operators to man the 
NA4MB relay station here in Georgia to provide relay and information to the 
North American Mission Board  in Alpharetta and to their ICS Teams working 
in the field.

Georgia Baptists desperately need to increase our volunteer base so as to 
be able to better respond to disasters wherever they may be.  We need 
operators to go to the field as well as operate fixed stations in various 
locations here in Georgia.  This solicitation is in no way an attempt to 
take away anything from the excellent Georgia ARES program that we have in 
place here in Georgia, but an attempt to let everyone know of this training 
opportunity.  In fact my counterpart in Alabama, Jay Isbell, KA4KUN, being 
the Alabama Baptist Communications Coordinator and is also the Alabama 
SEC.  Alabama has an excellent blend of the two groups working together to 
provide a service in disasters and emergencies.  There may also be some 
misconception that you have to be a Baptist to take the training and 
participate, that is totally wrong.  The only requirements that we have 
regarding the training is that you be 18 years of age, have an amateur 
license and be a Christian (denomination is unimportant).

If you are interested in taking  this training on October 8, you can go to 
the following URL  and actually fill out and pay for your registration on 
line with a credit card.

http://mens.gabaptist.org/common/content.asp?PAGE=399

If you can't make it next Saturday, there are several more opportunities 
beginning in January 2006.  Information regarding dates and locations is 
also available at the above URL.

If I can answer any questions regarding this training or the Georgia 
Baptist Disaster Relief Communications Training, please feel free to 
contact me at w4tl at arrl.net, phone 770-967-6364 Home or 770-540-5095 Cell.

Thanks & 73

Terry Jones, W4TL

GA ARES DEC Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief

Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief Communications Task Force Director