House Resolution 159

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                        BY  QUIRK
  1  3 A Resolution congratulating the Tri=State Amateur Radio
  1  4    Club for having received a Daily Point of Light
  1  5    Award.
  1  6    WHEREAS, the Tri=State Amateur Radio Club has
  1  7 provided emergency communications assistance for the
  1  8 past twenty years; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, this assistance has been rendered by the
  1 10 club in nine states, and has included involvement with
  1 11 six search and rescue dog teams and two dive teams;
  1 12 and
  1 13    WHEREAS, the club has sent thousands of emergency
  1 14 radio telegrams for the Salvation Army and the Red
  1 15 Cross in times of emergency, and thousands of
  1 16 telegrams for individuals in disaster areas and
  1 17 situations; and
  1 18    WHEREAS, the club consists of amateur radio
  1 19 operators serving in a voluntary capacity without
  1 20 compensation; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, club members have received training from
  1 22 the American Red Cross, the Federal Emergency
  1 23 Management Agency, and the Amateur Radio Relay League;
  1 24 and
  1 25    WHEREAS, club members have additionally received
  1 26 Community Emergency Response Team training and have
  1 27 worked with the Iowa Radio Amateur Civil Emergency
  1 28 Service; and
  1 29    WHEREAS, the Daily Point of Light Award honors
  1 30 individuals and volunteer groups that have made a
  2  1 commitment to connect Americans through service to
  2  2 help meet critical needs in their communities; and
  2  3    WHEREAS, the club received the Daily Point of Light
  2  4 Award on March 29, 2004, for supporting the Salvation
  2  5 Army and the Red Cross in times of emergency; NOW
  2  6 THEREFORE,
  2  7    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2  8 That the Iowa House of Representatives congratulates
  2  9 the members of the Tri=State Amateur Radio Club on
  2 10 being honored with a Daily Point of Light Award, and
  2 11 recognizes and appreciates the outstanding effort put
  2 12 forth by club members in rendering emergency
  2 13 communications assistance.
  2 14 LSB 7040HH 80
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