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NewsWeekly news from Courage Center's Handiham program. Jerry is a hit at school (with help from dog Trawler.)<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
Recently Jerry Kloss, N0VOE, Handiham Student Coordinator, paid a visit to an elementary school. Jerry tells the students about his work at Courage Center and about his Guide Dog Trawler. Trawler is a big black lab dog who loves children! He is always the star of the show when he visits. Here is what the letter says: Dear Mr. Kloss, Thank you for coming to our school. You were great at teaching us. Also thank you for bringing Trawler too. I have a dog his name is Charlie. Karly
Thanks to Jerry for his outreach to schools!
How Courage Center's Handiham System came to beHistory of the Courage HANDI-HAM System
The Courage HANDI-HAM System was "born" in Rochester, Minnesota in 1967; the idea of Ned Carman, W0ZSW. Ned worked for a clinic, and, in the course of his work, would visit people with severe physical disabilities. As he spoke with his clients, who often had few opportunities to leave their homes, he realized that Amateur Radio would be the perfect hobby for them. Here was a hobby that could open a window to the world! A person with the most severe disabilities could stand as an equal with fellow hams in the world of Amateur Radio! Ned enlisted the help of a group of local nuns, the Sisters of St. Francis, on April 30, 1967. Although their first action was as weather watchers during a thunderstorm that passed through Rochester that day, the Sisters were committed to helping Ned with his new project, and several received their licenses. Among them was Sister Alverna O'Laughlin, WA0SGJ, the former Educational Coordinator for the HANDI-HAM System, now retired. Rochester Club plans Dakota Division Convention, WØ DXCC Expo - Handihams will be there!
Expo dates are August 8 - 10, 2008. The Rochester Amateur Radio Club is proud to host the FIRST annual R.A.R.Expo!!! A warm welcome to Hams and guests visiting from around the country!
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DX NewsSome DX news Major DXpeditions coming up..... Glorioso Island AF-011, May 1 to June 30, 2008. This is number 6 on all time most wanted list. This operation may still be a "wait and see" if it happens operation. Web site is Willis Island OC-007, October 2008 with callsign of VK9DWX. Web site is The Handiham World for 09 April 2008
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Photo: Pat Tice, WA0TDA, Handiham Manager, visits with Sister Alverna O'Laughlin, WA0SGJ, one of the original Handiham volunteers. This picture was taken at Assisi Heights, Rochester Minnesota, in 2007.
The Rochester Amateur Radio Expo - It will be a R.A.R.E. experience, and Courage Center's Handiham System will be there - in the same city where Handihams began 41 years ago.
