Radio hams in aid to mine disaster victim

The owner of Northside Radio Supply in Racine, Wisconsin, is urging others in the radio supply industry to send donations of support to the family of recovering miner Randal McCloy, KC8VKZ.

In a posting on the QRZ.com website, business owner John Praeger, N9WWR, says that Northside Radio Supply is issuing a challenge to all of the advertisers on QRZ and ham
radio suppliers to join the ham community in aiding a fellow radio ham and family that are in need.

As previously reported, Randal McCloy, KC8VKZ, was the sole survivor of an explosion at a coal mine in Simpson, West Virginia that claimed the lives of 12 of his fellow workers.
He is currently in Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. Doctors there say that his overall condition is
improving but there is no firm prognosis on the time it will take to fully recover from his injuries.

Since the disaster there has been an outpouring of support for KC8VKZ and the McCloy family. It started as an impromptu get-well QSL card campaign on QRZ.com and other ham radio websites. It has blossomed into a full
fledged on-air and Internet support crusade for the family.

As there is no central fund set up and there have been news reports of scammers sending out bogus e-mail seeking donations, the safest way to assist is direct. Get well wishes and donations should be sent to Randal L McCloy, Jr, at his callbook address of PO BOX 223, Philippi, West Virginia.
The zipcode is 26435

Meantime, John Praeger, N9WWR ends his QRZ.com posting with some words that truly bear repeating. We quote: "May God bless Randal and his family along with the grieving community that was part of this tragic event."

Sources: ARNewslineT, QRZ.com

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