I would humbly submit that there are already some well intentioned and effective organizations in place to support the wounded warriors. God knows our veterans deserve our support and the VA is crippled from overload on a reduced budget. That discussion is not pertinent here.
If one felt strongly enough, they can volunteer their services then present any special need that is beyond the ability of that individual, to the list. Local ham group support should be approached first for the same reason; they already have the support system in place and local knowledge. The key, as always, is to get the average tight fisted ham to give a little. ;o) The mechanisms are already in place; why reinvent the wheel, again? Rick wa6nhc -----Original Message----- From: Don Wilhelm Bill, I believe that would be a worthy cause, but it also would require some organization and mechanism to evaluate the needs of worthwhile recipients. In this particular case, I have had previous relations with the originating ham and have no doubts about his intentions. The possibility for scams is present and should be checked out before contributions are sought in individual cases. Of course, being a ham oriented request, I believe there should be no "administrative costs" and all donated funds should benefit the recipient(s). What works on an individual basis may not work well for general requests. It would be interesting if some club or group would want to take on such a project to help those veterans suffering from PTSD and other battlefield injuries and problems to become hams and widen their outlook on life. 73, Don W3FPR On 8/21/2013 9:25 PM, Bill Blomgren (kk4qdz) wrote: > I wonder if this would be a good 'fund raiser' for Hamfests. There are a bunch of wounded warriors here in NC fighting their battles with the VA. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
