Hi Ria,

ARRL has an MOU with the Red Cross, but I'm not sure it will help.  http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/MOUs/2016_01_06_MOU_ARRL_Red%20Cross_FINAL.pdf

The relevant part is:

1. Communication between organizations

Representatives of ARRL and the Red Cross national organizations will maintain open communication.  Both parties will encourage their respective chapters and units to maintain open communication at the state and local levels. Each party will share current data regarding disasters (except for information which may be confidential or privileged), disaster situational and operational reports, changes in policy or personnel relating to this MOU, and any additional information pertinent to disaster preparedness, response and recovery.  See Attachment A: Organization Contact Information.

2. Engagement at the Local Level

a. ARRL will encourage its units to engage in discussions with local Red Cross field units to develop plans for local response or disaster relief operations.

•To locate a Red Cross chapter, go to www.redcross.org  - “Find Your Local Red Cross.” 

b. Red Cross will encourage its field units to engage in discussions with ARRL in their respective jurisdictions to develop plans for local response or disaster relief operations.

    •To locate an ARRL representative, ARES group or ARRL affiliated club contact the ARRL Section Manager. Information can be found online at www.arrl.org/sections or by contacting the ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager listed in Attachment

73, Howard

I was at a local club tonight, Garden State ARA. They expressed concern that the Red Cross is changing their relationship with some local clubs and this would exclude them from their current space.

Currently GSARA enjoys free use of a room in the ARC warehouse and they have a station. The club president was told that that ARC facility is possibly transitioning to being an ARC warehouse and that if that comes to pass that they would be out.

His request to me was to see if we had any agreements with national Red Cross that would get ahead of this and perhaps offer them a space elsewhere in the building or even in a trailer outside. Or if there is some local MOU that was done that could serve as a template to get something going with them.

Ideas welcome.

Ria

N2RJ 

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