N5NTG | 
04 15th, 2015| 
Spring is here and so is our public service event season. We’ve got lots of events coming up, with something for everybody. No experience needed, just lots of enthusiasm.
April 18-19th – BPMS150 ride with 13,000 bicycle riders. Too late to sign up for this, but 7 of the 40 SAG vans will be coming from San Antonio over to Katy, TX for the start this Saturday morning. We’ll be picking up our vans in San Antonio at the CAPPS Van Rental location near the SA International Airport on Friday, then driving over to Katy later that day to stay overnight in our FREE hotel room. Saturday night will also have us staying in a FREE hotel room. Very little cash out of our pocket. All fuel paid for, hotel paid for, 2 free t-shirts per person, free foot and lots of friendship and fun.
These next two events are the ones that we really need your help for, the Fiesta Wildflower 100 and the Tour de Cure ride.
April 26th (Sunday) – Fiesta Wildflower 100 Bicycle Tour. Still needing few more hams to help staff the 9 rest stops along the route, but no SAG drivers are needed. Last year 1,500 riders were registered. Start and finish will be at Morgan’s Wonderland, near Wurzbach Parkway and Thousand Oaks, on the northeast side. Event benefits Morgan’s Wonderland and it is an officially recognized Fiesta event. Last year the organizer gave us a $25 Valero fuel card (1 per rest stop) to help compensate for the cost of helping out.
May 9th (Saturday) – American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure Bicycle Tour. We need hams for 9 break points, 10 SAG vans, plus a few other assignments. We will have brand new routes and a new starting location this year due to the City of Selma passing an anti-bicycle ordinance. The event has been relocated to the south side of San Antonio, at the Texas A&M University campus on South Loop 410, near Zarzamora. Routes go east toward Floresville and the longer routes loop down to Pleasanton, TX, over to Poteet and back up to the University finish line. Atascosa County Hams will be helping with the southern part of the longer route and we welcome their support!
If you want to volunteer, or need more info, please contact Lee Besing N5NTG at info@SanAntonioHams.org or call/text him at 210-771-7075 (I work late hours, so no early morning calls please). Please leave a message with your name, number, callsign and events you want to help with.
