The ham community has been supporting the annual Tour for Children bicycle ride since 2011.
But last year was the first time we actually drove the SAG trucks that were donated by Toyota of Boerne.
Apparently, there “some issues raised” that weren’t brought to our attention until this month, today in fact.
Due to those “issues” and the fact that the organizing committee was apparently blissfully unaware of what the hams do during this type of event, they’ve chosen to ride without us this year.
The event is still being held on September 14, 2013, starting at El Chaparral Restaurant in Helotes (Start/Finish) and various lengths of routes going as far north as Boerne. For the past couple of years, they’ve had around 500 riders.
We truly wish them the best of luck and hope they have a safe and successful event without any of the incidents that would have likely been avoided had they utilized our experienced SAG drivers and other hams to increase overall rider safety on the course.
In the meantime… all of the Ham Radio operators who had originally planned on donating that Saturday to help “the cause,” are welcome to come hang out with the members of Hill Country REACT instead, while we assist the Village of Bulverde with the 2013 Bulverde Jubilee, including “the world’s shortest parade” at 11am. (On FM1863, west of Hwy 281) Truly, the parade route is about 1/4 the length of the staging area, about a city block long. Date is also Sept 14th, starting at 8am.
Contact Charlie KC5NKK via email for details.
