The Salem Area Amateur Radio Association (SAARA) may have signed off for good, but the group’s mission to promote ham radio communications in the Salem area will continue.
That’s because the members chose to establish a Salem Area Amateur Radio Association Fund through the Salem Community Foundation with their remaining cash after disbanding.
“The idea is to advance amateur radio and emergency communications,” SSARA President David Sprouse said.
Past members, their family members and others interested in ham radio communications can donate to the fund in someone’s memory to help it grow. Donations can be sent to the Salem Community Foundation, P.O. Box 553, Salem, Ohio 44460, specify for the Salem Area Amateur Radio Association Fund, or call the SCF office at 330-332-4021.
“The fund will go on into perpetuity — forever,” SCF Grant Coordinator Melissa Costa said, noting the SAARA members wanted the group’s legacy to live on.
Costa explained that the annual interest income for the fund will provide amateur radio activities, materials, equipment, training and/or information in Columbiana County and locations within a 15-mile radius of Salem. Once the fund builds up, if there’s a need for training or equipment, an organization can apply for a grant that falls under those guidelines.
The threshold for starting a fund is $5,000 and the SSARA had just enough to get started.
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