[IRCNews] Indianapolis Radio Club Buddy Check

[Ken Bandy, KJ9B]

Jeff, thanks for thinking of this.  All is well at our place north of
Brownsburg.  With both my wife, Carol's and my recent retirements, we
have/had a few trips planned, of which so far 3 have been canceled due to
travel restrictions.  With that, we are sticking close to home, primarily
venturing out just for supplies and trips to the local park for walks.

Everyone, if you can, try to support your local restaurants that are
offering take out/delivery.  This is having a huge effect on lots of folks
in the restaurant industry, most of whom can't afford to miss a paycheck.
Also, my brothers and sisters in the entertainment industry are very much
affected by this crisis.  For those that can, this would be a good time to
send some financial support to your favorite arts and/or not-for-profit
organizations.

Together, we will all make it through this.  Hopefully there will be lots of
lessons learned from this.

Everyone take care, 

Ken, KJ9B


From: IRCNews [mailto:ircnews-bounces at indyradioclub.org] On Behalf Of Jeff
Hammer
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2020 7:28 AM
To: 'IRC News'
Subject: [IRCNews] Indianapolis Radio Club Buddy Check

Dear Indianapolis Radio Club Members,

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am sending out this message to the
membership in response to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 situation.

After you read the rest of this message, if you would like to make a public
reply to this email and let everyone know how you are doing that’s great. 
Otherwise, please send a private response to me (Jeff Hammer, N9NIC, at
jghammer1 at comcast.net).  If you don’t want anyone to contact you please let
us know.  Those we don’t hear from will get called by one of the Board
members.
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We want to make sure that all of you are doing ok.  We recognize that the
government, school and private business response to the Coronavirus is going
to affect everyone differently. We want to share some advice (which we hope
you have already heard). 

              There are a lot of sources of information (not all good).  To
ensure you are getting trustworthy information, make this your reference
site:  https://www.in.gov/coronavirus/

       Stay in your home/yard.  But don’t forget to get fresh air and
exercise as that will be important to staying healthy too.  Going for a
walk, run, or hike, is a great idea as long as you remember not to get too
close to other people.  For now, Indiana State Parks and other DNR
properties are committed to staying open (including campgrounds).
       
       Shop responsibly – hoarding wastes food and other goods preventing
others who need them from having enough.
       
       Check on family and friends regularly.  Not only is this good for
those that may become ill, but it will help with the isolation that some are
already starting to feel.
       
       And finally, Stay Healthy and get active on the air as much as you
can.  Local repeaters are great and so is simplex on 146.52 Mhz and 446.00
MHz, just to name a few.
       

We look forward to hearing from all of you.

73,
Jeff Hammer, N9NIC
IRC Board Member