Forty MWA and their family members stepped forward this week to help pack over 66,000 meals as part of the Feed My Starving Children program held in Golden Valley, MN. The Saturday (16 Jan 10) morning crew worked with other volunteers to pack 33,000 meals but was narrowly edged out by the Tuesday (19 Jan 10) night crew that worked with other volunteers to back 33,900 meals.

When NØKK first suggested this idea to me, we both wondered how interested a contesting group would be in something like this. As usual, MWA did not disappoint. One by one, MWAers and their family members stepped forward to volunteer their time on this very worthwhile project. Then the earthquake in Haiti happened. As it turns out, the FMSC meals packed at Calvary Lutheran Church were already destined for Haiti so this project became even more meaningful.

This was a lot of fun and a great way to meet MWAers and their families. We had time to chat and laugh and cheer together. I realize that for a number of reasons, including geography of course, it was not possible for everyone to participate. Even those who could not participate had great works of encouragement.

Rich , NØHJZ was there Tuesday night carefully counting boxes coming off the MWA assembly line and trying to figure out how to calculate the correct number of points for teams Hennepin, South, and North!

As it always does, MWA made me proud to be a member this week.

Al, KØAD

August/September Bovine Chronicles

Greetings MWA’ers and others,

The leadership of MWA has been working hard to put together a great annual meeting for everyone. It looks to be a great time and I hope to see many of you there. While the meeting is always good, the best part are the eyeball QSO’s and sharing pizza with our fellow (and gals) MWA’ers, even if some of us have to pay for the others.

Keep checking the web site for updates on the meeting and the RSVP list. Just today as I am writing this 7 people have signed up. Also, if you have not RSVP via the web site please do so we can give the pizza place a reasonable count.

I see many of you have started to operate in the late summer and early fall contests to get the station fine tuned and the operating skills sharpened. I wish I could participate but other commitments are keeping me from the radio. Hopefully I will be on for a little bit in CQWW RTTY. Reports have been good on the bands so should be an exciting contest season.

Myself I am getting ready to head to Belgium for a couple of weeks. Hope to meet up with some of the locals but have not made any plans to get on the air. If I do will try to drop a message on the reflector to see if I can work some of you.

Well a short column this time as I have several things left to do before heading to the airport in the morning.

73,
Bill
ACØW