Nominations are open for the 2004 ARRL International Humanitarian Award.

The award is conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who
demonstrate devotion to human welfare, peace and international understanding through Amateur Radio.

The ARRL Board of Directors named Mike Young, KM9D, and Jan Heaton, KF4TUG, as joint winners of the 2003 Humanitarian Award.

In April of last year, Young and Heaton sailed from Kiribati carrying medical supplies for a 16-year old girl - unconscious and bleeding and in desperate need of medical attention - aboard a vessel adrift without power some 100 nautical miles away. Along the way, they maintained Amateur Radio contact with amateurs in the Seattle area, one of whom
notified the US Coast Guard, which subsequently was able to intercept the drifting ship to render additional assistance and take the injured party aboard.

All nominations and supporting materials for the 2004 ARRL International Humanitarian Award must be submitted in writing in English to ARRL International Humanitarian Award, 225 Main St, Newington, CT 06111 USA.

Nomination submissions are due by December 31, 2004.
The winner of the ARRL International Humanitarian Award receives an engraved plaque and a profile in QST and other ARRL venues.

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