AMATEUR RADIO APPRECIATION WEEK DECLARED BY GOVERNOR EASLEY! 

North Carolina Governor Mike Easley has declared Field Day week, June
17-24, as "Amateur Radio Appreciation Week". The proclamation can help
you publicize Field Day in your community and will help if your group
wants to apply for a similar proclamation from you local government. A
sealed copy of the proclamation can be obtained by sending $7.00 and a
request for the "Amateur Radio June 17-24 Proclamation" to: 

Governor's Office - Citizens and Community Service Office, 116 W. Jones
Street, Raleigh, NC 27603 

It will take up to two weeks for your certificate to arrive. The text
of the proclamation is posted at www.ncarrl.org.  Thanks to our Section
Public Information Coordinator, Bill Morine, N2COP for his work on this
great recognition!

73,

Tim Slay, N4IB
NC Section Manager