Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 09:30 to 12:30

The Richmond Amateur Radio Club (RARC) will be hosting an indoor swap meet for Amateur radio and related items on Saturday, July 15, 2023 at the South Arm United Church (southwest corner of Number 3 Rd. and Steveston Hwy.) in Richmond, British Columbia.

Updates on the RARC Swap Meet will be posted on this page as they become available: www.richmondarc.ca/swapmeet2024.html

Update Apr. 6, 2024 - Maps on event location and parking

Venue: South Arm United Church - Gym Hall (south side of church)
Address: 11051 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC (SW corner Steveston Hwy. & No. 3 Rd.)
Hours: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Admission: $7 per person (free admission to children under age of 12)
Parking: FREE (church parking lot)
Overflow Parking: Broadmoor Village Mall (less than 1km north on No. 3 Rd. before Williams Rd.

Vendor table (6 feet): $25 each, includes 1 free admission (attendant)

Vendor and exhibitor set up: 8:30 AM
Doors open to the public: 9:30 AM
Premises must be vacated by vendors no later than 1:00 PM

Coffee, beverages and snacks available for sale

DOOR PRIZES

	ICOM IC V-86
	One-year Membership
	OTHER DOOR PRIZES TO BE CONFIRMED	xxx

MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DONORS AND ADVERTISERS

The RARC Swap Meet on Nov.. 27, 2021 presents marketing opportunities for vendors of Amateur radio and related products and services to the Amateur radio community in the Lower Mainland region of BC. This event takes place in south Richmond, drawing participants from Greater Vancouver, Fraser Valley and as far as the Okanagan.

RARC welcomes support from corporate vendors through donations of Amateur radio related items (to be raffed as door prizes at the event) in exchange for advertising and publicity benefits.

Donors and advertisers engaging before May 15, 2023 will have about a two-month window of publicity by being included with RARC marketing for the event. Advertising and publicity benefits for supporting the swap meet includes:

E-mails - Messaging with planned follow-up content are sent to identified groups in the community that may be target markets for the event. These groups include local Amateur radio organizations, groups that are related to the electronics hobby, groups that have potential interests in Amateur radio, and businesses that may be interested in products at the sawp meet.

Flyers distribution - Flyers will be electronically distributed on social media and sent to local community groups interested in the event. Content will be periodically updated with current donors and advertisers.

Web Site presence - Updates on the event and related Amateur radio information will be posted on the RARC online assets (Website at www.richmondarc.ca and RARC Facebook page) to cultivate publicity for the event.

Radio nets - Efforts will be made to announce the event at local Amateur radio club radio nets.

CONSIDER THE MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR COMPANY BY BEING ON RARC'S PROMOTION PROGRAM FOR THE SWAP MEET.

For more information on marketing opportunities with RARC's promotion program for the swap meet, please contact: Urey, VE7URE

Information about RARC: www.rarclub.ca