The ARRL Foundation will award four individuals with FEMARA scholarships in 2025, according to ARRL Development Operations Manager Christina Lessard, KC1TDM.
“We had a record number of applicants this year and are happy that we have such generous donors like FEMARA to assist these young amateur radio operators towards achieving their educational goals,” Christina writes. “The Foundation hopes to have the final list of recipients completed by early summer.”
From nediv.arrl.org:
Earlier this year, during one of the regular HamXposition meetings, Bruce, K1BG, and Larry, W1AST [the Eastern and Western MA Affiliated Club Coordinators, respectively] were talking about doing some sort of club-centric meetings From that discussion came the Clubs Forum which occurred Friday at the 2024 HamXpo.
Most of us know that clubs are the backbone of a healthy and active ham radio community. An active club most often has a newsletter that members get every month informing them of club activities and ham radio events. From this, we created the Club Newsletter Award.
Any club in New England could enter and was encouraged to do so. Newsletters would be ranked on design, layout, and information. The judge would be someone outside of New England. The top three newsletters would then be able to post the appropriate logo on their newsletters for the next year. The newsletter had to be from the second quarter of 2024 and submitted by July 5th.
The top 3 club newsletters would then NOT be able to submit again the following year, giving other clubs a chance to win the award.
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The ARRL Foundation and FEMARA are pleased to announce the 2024 FEMARA Scholarship recipient: Iain Nicol, KQ4BDT, of Hampton, New Hampshire.
“I have a profound passion for amateur radio. The independence it offers, the opportunities to give back to the community, and the fellowship with fellow members have greatly enriched my life.”
Ian plans to attend the University of New Hampshire where he plans to pursue studies in chemical engineering. “This field has always fascinated me, and your scholarship brings me one step closer to achieving my dreams.”
FEMARA, along with the entire Northeast HamXposition committee, congratulate Iain and wish him the greatest success in his academic studies and ham radio career.
Larry Krainson, W1AST, writes:Open to all New England Amateur Radio Clubs
George Allision, K1IG, writes on the PART of Westford mailing list:
Congratulations to […] Fred, AB1OC, and Anita, AB1QB, who are co-recipients of the 2024 Orlando HamCation Gordon West Ambassador of the Year Award. This award is given annually to outstanding Amateurs who represent and inspire others, who embody the amateur radio spirit, and who have made outstanding contributions to the Amateur Radio community.
Fred and Anita are recognized for their outstanding work both in the New England division and U.S. with Ham Radio Bootcamp, ARISS school contacts, youth outreach, amateur radio balloon launches, and license training. In their spare time, Fred also serves as the New England Division Director, and Anita is the New England Division Assistant Director for Mentoring and New Ham Development.
Well done to Fred and Anita!
[The award was announced on the Ham Nation YouTube broadcast on January 3, 2024. You can see the story at 27 min., 30 sec. into the video.]
YLRL posted on the Young Ladies Radio League Facebook page:
YLs—if you are participating in YLRL’s Annual Award event, please get your application in by Jan 1, 2024.
Award for 2023 is given for working 12 YLs on-the-air, without help from the Internet aids to ham radio contacts. FT8/FT4 do count, as signals go out over your radio and antennas. Official log sheet is on the website (www.ylrl.net) under YLRL Certificates. Deadline for submission is 01/31/2024.
