ATTENTION RESIDENTS OF CALHOUN COUNTY ALABAMA: Get your FREE

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No one in Calhoun County, Alabama or any other area that was affected by the tornado outbreak on April 27, 2011 can ever forget this tragic event. And with the push for people to not to solely rely on outdoor weather sirens to receive severe weather notifications the Calhoun County Amateur Radio Assocaiton from Anniston, AL in cooperation with the American Red Cross: Calhoun/Cleburne County Chapter will be giving away FREE weather radios to the residents of Calhoun County.

On Saturday April 7, 2012 from 10AM to 2PM (or until quantities last) any resident of Calhoun County in need of a weather radio is asked to go to Mamre Baptist Church 210 Mamre Church Road Gadsden, AL 35905. We do have a limited supply of these radios and we request that only 1 per household be given but no more than 2. The radios are the First Alert brand Model WX-150 Public Alert Radio with S.A.M.E. technology and will come preprogrammed for Calhoun County.

As amateur radio operators we are often involved in responding to disasters such as the tornadoes in April of last year for communications purposes in the event of local public safety radio communications failure due to storm damage. The CCARA has members who are also members of the Calhoun County ARES/RACES Group and they worked almost 300 volunteer hours both during and after those April tornadoes that affected Calhoun County. We are committed to continue to serve the residents of Calhoun County during emergencies and other public service events. We are pleased to have the opportunity to provide those residents of Calhoun County that may still be in need of a weather radio. For more information about the Calhoun County Amateur Radio Association please feel free to visit our website at http://www.calcoamrdoascia.webs.com/.

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Well our FREE Weather Radio Giveaway was a HUGE success! Read more about it here: http://calcoamrdoascia.webs.com/apps/bl ... e-success-