12/22/2023

ARRLÿ The National Association for Amateur Radio[1]¨ÿis excited to announce a YouTube telethon fundraiser being hosted to raise money for the future of amateur radio education. On Friday, December 22, 2023, starting at 8:00 PM Eastern Time, ARRL Education and Learning Manager Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, will be liveÿon a YouTube telethon[2]. The event, hosted by several popular ham radio YouTubers from the Ham Radio Tube channel, aims to raise money for the ARRL Teachers Institute (TI) on Wireless Technology. The TI is entirely donor-funded and has seen many successes recently.

In 2023, 65 educators attended and 95% of them are now licensed hams; 20 of them got their license during the TI and 12 more upgraded their license class. Graduates of the program leave with equipment and instructional material to take into the classroom to incorporate amateur radio into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. You may view aÿpromotional video of the event[3]ÿat: https://youtu.be/G5FADjsvtxM[4]

To support the TI directly, visitÿwww.arrl.org/GiveToSTEM[5].


[1] https://www.arrl.org
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pvPSJOlnRw
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5FADjsvtxM
[4] https://youtu.be/G5FADjsvtxM
[5] http://www.arrl.org/GiveToSTEM

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11/15/2024

The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology[1] is growing next year, and a number of social media stars are coming together to help it happen. On Saturday, November 30, a live fundraiser telethon is set to take place on the Ham Radio Crash Course YouTube channel. Host Josh Nass, KI6NAZ, will be joined by several web-famous hams to talk radio and raise money. The proceeds benefit the ARRL Education and Technology Fund[2], which is what pays for the Teachers Institute (TI).

There is skin in the game. "Several donors created a challenge with a $20,000 pledge. The Donor Challenge will be unlocked when others step up and give during this year's telethon," said ARRL Director of Development Kevin Beal, K8EAL. "It really shows the value hams place on inspiring and educating the next generation of radio amateurs. They're going to be the engineers that lead our world forward, and ham radio is a solid foundation for wireless technology," said Beal.

All the funding for the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology comes from donations. In the last three years, 175 educators have graduated TI. There were 7 cohorts of the program in 2024, there are 16 planned for 2025, including taking the institute "on the road" to different cities around the country. The goal is to have 300 teachers in 2025, exceeding the combined total of the last three years.ÿ

ARRL Education and Learning Manager Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, will join Nass on the telethon. He'll share success stories from the last several years, and answer questions about the program. "We're seeing real success, and it's great to have the opportunity to tell the stories that come out of enabling these educators," he said.


[1] http://www.arrl.org/ti
[2] https://arrl.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMTgzNzE1JnA9MSZ1PTU1MTI0MTMzNSZsaT0zNTc4MTQ3Mw/index.html

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