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MDX donates to Hurricane Katrina effort
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Posted on Oct 13 2005
True to his word to donate a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales of the 2005 MDX Amateur Radio Club Inter-color Basketball League championship game, MDX president Romeo “Bong” Malasarte recently handed over $500 to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
Malasarte, along with other MDX officers, donated the check to the American Red Cross-NMI Chapter during a simple presentation that was attended by the charitable organization’s board members Connie Nakamura, Jerry Casey, and Larry Lee.
Malasarte explained that MDX’s donation was prompted by a similar Hurricane Katrina fundraising drive initiated by its mother organization.
“We are always in touch with the national organization of ARES, which stands for Amateur Radio Emergency Service. So when we received an e-mail from our headquarters in Hawaii encouraging us to support the victims of Hurricane Katrina by means of monetary donations, we didn’t hesitate,” he said.
Malasarte said MDX is always ready to give others a helping hand.
“This is why we always make fundraising projects to support these kinds of emergencies. As an amateur radio club, we are always ready to help those who really need help,” he said.
The MDX president also said he is very thankful for the support of the basketball-viewing public, which gave a $1 each to watch the title game between Samahang Ilokano at Pangasinense and JCN Enterprises held last Sept. 25 at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.
“We want to say thank you everyone that made this donation possible. A big hand goes to MDX members and officers, supporters, volunteers in our just recently concluded basketball league. Special thanks also goes out to Consul General Wilfredo Maximo for gracing our awarding ceremony.
MDX had its humble start as a CB organization in 1993. MDX Amateur Radio Club was then formed in 2000 to unite and reunite all CB radio operators and members.
The need of organizing the amateur division of MDX Radio Group was first conceptualized in 1999 and was made into reality in May 5, 2000. The goal and objective of the group is to enhance a new horizon of being a ham, through development of knowledge and skills of an amateur radio communicator.
