I will be at the Charlotte Hamfest tomorrow (March 8) from 8:00 am until 3:00-ish; Please go and support this hamfest. Located in the Flea Market, I can answer your questions and sell RARSfest tickets and flea market tables. You can pay with cash, Apple/Google Pay, or debit/credit cards! Individual Admission tickets are $10 per person if purchased by March 29th; children 16 and under are admitted for free and must be accompanied by a paying adult. Flea Market tables are $23 each, and you must purchase an Individual Admission ticket. 120V power, subject to availability, is an additional $25. I will also be delivering the RARS March General Meeting Program. You can purchase tickets at the meeting starting at 6:00 pm until the Business portion begins at 7:30. In addition, they will be available for sale after the meeting. You can follow the presentation on Zoom. Go to www.rars.org to see how to join the meeting! In-person ticket and table sales will be offered for one final time at “The Gathering” on March 25, from 7:00-9:00. "Early Bird" ticket and table sales end at 11:59 pm on March 29th. After that date, you can only purchase them in person at the door, at an increased price of $12/individual Admission ticket and $27 for each Flea Market table; Flea market table purchase requires the purchase of an Individual Admission Ticket. 120V power availability is not guaranteed, but if available, it is an additional $25. When you purchase an “Early Bird” table or ticket, you will be automatically entered into an exclusive raffle for an ICOM IC-2730A Dual Band Transceiver!! All non-winning tickets will be placed in the barrel for all other prize drawings. **Please** sign up for RARSfest News here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/IhNZIQr/rarsfestnews Finally, we are still in need of a few volunteers!! This event is completely volunteer-driven. There are no paid Staff. Our volunteers (or lack thereof) can make or break the experience folks have when attending RARSfest! Volunteers who sign up in advance using the “Sign Up Genius link AND show up for their shift will: Receive a complimentary Individual Admission for themselves; not eligible for prizes. You are free to purchase an Admission ticket if you want to be entered in the prize drawing! A commemorative RARSfest 2025 T-shirt Be eligible to offer a reasonable amount of items to be sold on your behalf at the RARSfestConsignment Table Be eligible for a “Volunteers Only prize drawing for a Yaesu FT-70 D Dual Band HT, to be awarded at a subsequent RARS General Meeting. Please email me, KB2TNR, with any questions. Hope to see you soon! 73, Nancy KB2TNR Torborg RARSFest 2025 Chair QRZ Bio www.rarsfest.org
