County Amateur Radio Group Offers Free Help to Contact New York City Area Residents

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Contact: Kathleen Henning, 240-777-2300
For Immediate Release: September 13, 2001

County Amateur Radio Group
Offers Free Help to Contact
New York City Area Residents

Montgomery County's Office of Emergency Management and the volunteer Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES) group are offering free assistance to individuals wishing to check on family members and friends in the New York City area.

RACES amateur radio operators will contact their counterparts in the New York City area and New York radio operators will then attempt to reach the individuals.

Anyone wishing to use this service should call the Office of Emergency Management and be prepared to provide the following information:

Recipient's full name;

Recipient's complete address, including zip code;

Recipient's phone number, including area code

A message of up to 25 words (punctuation marks such as commas and periods count as words);

Sender's full name;

Sender's complete address, including zip code; and

Sender's phone number, including area code.

For additional information or to send a message, call Mike Krumlauf or Barbara Moore at the Office of Emergency Management at 240-777-2300. After business hours, individuals may leave the information on voice mail at 240-777-2331.

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