[tcrc-fd] Fw: Fwd: Invitation to meet with Burnsville Amateur Radio operators, June 28, Neill Park Burnsville

[Susan M. Keith]

From: Susan M. Keith 
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 10:06 PM
To: Brett Knudson 
Cc: Artie Johnson 
Subject: Re: Fwd: Invitation to meet with Burnsville Amateur Radio operators, June 28, Neill Park Burnsville


Good job Brett. I presume you will be one of the greeters to show mayor Kautz around. Gotta love a sales guy! 


From: Brett Knudson 
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 8:57 AM
To: Susan M. Keith 
Cc: Artie Johnson 
Subject: Fwd: Invitation to meet with Burnsville Amateur Radio operators, June 28, Neill Park Burnsville


The mayor of Burnsville plans to stop by.  We want to make sure we have greeters and someone to walk dignitaries around and answer questions. We can talk about it tuesday night. 



Begin forwarded message:


  From: "Elizabeth B. Kautz" <elizabeth.kautz at ci.burnsville.mn.us>

  Subject: Re: Invitation to meet with Burnsville Amateur Radio operators, June 28, Neill Park Burnsville

  Date: June 19, 2014 at 6:50:41 AM CDT

  To: "Brett Knudson" <brettknudson at gmail.com>

  Cc: "Macheal Collins" <macheal.collins at ci.burnsville.mn.us>



  Dear Mr. Knudson;


  Thank you for the invitation.  I will do my best to stop by in the afternoon.  

  Mayor Elizabeth B. Kautz 
  City of Burnsville, MN
  Trustee and Past President
  US Conference of Mayors

  On Jun 18, 2014, at 12:11 PM, "Brett Knudson" <brettknudson at gmail.com> wrote:





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    Dear Mayor:



    As Secretary of Twin Cities Repeater Club, I am writing to cordially invite you to meet with the Amateur Radio operators of your community and members of Twin Cities Repeater Club at Neill Park, 13501 Upton Avenue, Burnsville, MN on June 28 between Noon and 9 pm. This is the National Field Day for Amateur Radio people. Throughout the country, ham radio operators will be setting up radio stations in unusual locations and making contact with others as a display of their emergency communications capabilities.




    In the past year alone, ham radio’s people have made headlines with their work in the wildfires, floods, storms, tornadoes and other crises.  The hams provide emergency communications for many government and civic organizations in disasters. In addition, they provide supplemental communications when normal systems are rendered inoperable or overloaded. Hams have been called (and correctly), “The people behind the curtain that made the heroes look good.”




    Like most communities, Burnsville doesn’t expect a major emergency. But they happen, and losing communications quickly can turn an emergency into a real disaster.




    We will be inviting the press to drop by, and will have brochures, information packets and other materials made available through the ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, explaining our work.




    I hope that this plan meets with your approval and look forward to your visiting this event. It should be fun and is also a validation to the hundreds of Amateur Radio volunteers who have spent thousands of hours providing emergency communications, public service work and other benefits throughout our community and region. If you need more information or would like to confirm your visit please contact me at 651-271-1843.


     
    Sincerely,


     
    Brett Knudson, Secretary

    Twin Cities Repeater Club

     

     

     

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