Statement of Purpose
The Robeson County Amateur Radio Society, Inc., has been formed to be a non-profit, publicly funded corporation dedicated to the safety and welfare of the citizens, municipalities, and public service agencies of Robeson County in times of emergency, disaster or other communications breakdown or overload.
To do this, the corporation will provide amateur radio communications systems to FCC-licensed members of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES); will provide training and drills for these operators in the use of the equipment; and will encourage and develop close cooperation between the Office of Emergency Management, the American Red Cross and other public health and safety organizations of the county on the one hand and the Robeson County Amateur Radio Emergency Service on the other.