Support Volunteer Search and Rescue Teams!
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*NEW* Grant Directory Added - Wednesday, April 09, 2008 The grant directory has been updated and added to. We now have 29 grant programs listed for members, as well as 3 other programs listed for the general SAR community to access. Each of the grants listed in the directory has a full description, deadlines, application information, and other vital research details to make your grant application successfull. Sign up for a NAVSAR Team Membership to start obtaining better funding for your team today!
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Bylaws added! - Friday, February 15, 2008 In keeping with the Association's philosophy of a transparent organization, the Bylaws have been added to the Corporate Documents page under the About Us tab on the top menu. All other Association tax, legal, financial, and goverance documents can also be found under the About Us menu to members while logged in.
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NAVSAR Open for Membership - Friday, February 08, 2008 After almost 2 years in the works, NAVSAR is ready to begin accepting members and pursuing the founding mission to support volunteer search and rescue teams. Join us in this new endeavor, together we can help each other succeed in providing the best possible service to our communities!
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NAVSAR receives Tax Exempt Status! - Saturday, June 02, 2007 NAVSAR has been recognized as a non-profit, tax exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The effective date of exemption is 2/15/2006.
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Discounted Web Hosting for SAR teams - Sunday, April 08, 2007 Full featured websites and email for only $50/yr NOW available to members and non-member SAR teams!
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NAVSAR Update - Thursday, June 01, 2006 Application submitted for Advanced Determination of 501(c)(3) non-profit status.
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NAVSAR Update - Thursday, June 01, 2006 Corporate documents added to "Corporate Info" page, including Bylaws.
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New member benefit - Monday, May 01, 2006 Hertz Car Rental added to list of member benefits.
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New member benefit - Monday, May 01, 2006 Enterprise Rent-a-Car added to list of member benefits.
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New Member Benefit - Monday, May 01, 2006 May 2006 - Alamo Rent A Car added to list of member benefits.
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New Member Benefit - Monday, May 01, 2006 May 2006 - National Car Rental added to list of member benefits.
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New Member Benefit - Monday, May 01, 2006 May 2006 - Best Western added to list of member benefits.
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New member benefit - Monday, May 01, 2006 Avis Rent-A-Car added to list of member benefits.
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Earthquake in Haiti
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Please note that NAVSAR does not organize or deploy search and rescue teams, nor collect donations to support emergency operations. From a Search and Rescue standpoint, all assets being deployed are being done through the existing FEMA US&R system and SUSAR teams.
If you would like to help, we recommend making a donation to the American Red Cross to support response and recovery efforts in Haiti. You can do so easily via your mobile phone to donate $10 by texting “HAITI” to 9-0-9-9-9. Visit redcross.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.
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So That Others May Live...
Welcome to the National Association of Volunteer Search And Rescue Teams, Inc. (NAVSAR).
After nearly two years of working to lay the foundation, NAVSAR is ready to begin accepting members and building a successful Association solely dedicated to the support of volunteer search and rescue teams in the United States. Please click here to view the membership packages available with benefits available.
During the membership drive we are offering reduced rates for membership good for the first year. Team Memberships also get a FREE premium web hosting account using the DotNetNuke platform to provide even the most novice website builder with the tools to create a professional website complete with secure member areas and many more options. Web hosting accounts are also available without NAVSAR membership to any SAR team for rates that are 50% of what you might pay through any other web host service!
We encourage you to get involved, together we can achieve more!
NAVSAR Mission Statement:
The National Association of Volunteer Search and Rescue Teams, Inc. (NAVSAR) is committed to providing financial and material support to the nation’s volunteer search and rescue teams. The volunteer organizations assist their local communities to help locate missing persons and aid in times of disaster. Because these organizations are largely non-governmental organizations, they receive no government funding and rely on donations and support from their communities to provide their essential services.
Sign Up for the NAVSAR Newsletter - Stay up to date on all the latest news and happenings. This newsletter is open to the public and can be subscribed to by going to our newsletter page.
*Please note, if you have previously signed up on our Yahoo newletter list, please re-subscibe using the tool below as we will be discontinuing the use of the Yahoo service.
What is NAVSAR?
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NAVSAR was born from the need of volunteer search and rescue teams to have ongoing support. With strength in numbers, teams can obtain better pricing on equipment and supplies. Additionally by creating a central point to obtain public, private, and foundation grants and gifts, NAVSAR aspires to provide teams with the financial ability to secure needed training and equipment.
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An organization of volunteers and managed by volunteers, 100% of funds donated to NAVSAR are used to benefit search and rescue teams.
NAVSAR members will benefit in several ways;
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Financial aid for training, education, and equipment expenses.
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Access to a directory of grants (specific to SAR needs!).
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Grant writing assistance for teams.
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Fundraising tools and ideas.
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Directory of training and certification opportunities.
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Discounted "wholesale cost" equipment and supplies for members.
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Group buying power on large purchases.
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Pre-negotiated discounts on services.
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FREE full featured websites for teams.
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We also hope to develop "Wish Lists" for training, equipment, and supplies and through fundraising and grants and provide these items free as funds allow.
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NAVSAR is pleased to announce web hosting services for SAR teams. Full featured website hosting using easy to use, web-based software makes professional internet presence available to any team.
Click here for more information!
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Search & Rescue Efforts Stalled at Middletown Explosion Site (WNPR Connecticut Public Radio)
Unsafe conditions have hampered search and rescue efforts at the site of a deadly explosion at a Connecticut power plant. Five people are known to be dead and at least a dozen injured. WNPR's Diane Orson reports.
UN: Haiti government calls off search and rescue (Park Hills Daily Journal)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government has declared the search and rescue phase for survivors of the earthquake over, the United Nations announced Saturday, saying there is little hope of finding more people alive 11 days after much of the capital was reduced to rubble.
Search And Rescue Mission Continues At Conn. Blast Site-Officials (Fox News)
Search And Rescue Mission Continues At Conn. Blast Site-Officials
Search And Rescue Mission Continues At Conn. Blast Site-Officials (MalaysiaNews.net)
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -(Dow Jones)- Officials near the scene of a deadly power-plant blast here describe themselves as being in the midst of a "search and rescue" phase as they scour rubble for survivors...
Damage From Blast Hinders Rescue in Connecticut (New York Times)
Amid the power plant’s twisted beams and cracked flooring, officials suspended the search for survivors early Monday, fearing for the rescue workers’ safety.
Midnight rescue (KIDK TV Idaho Falls)
A man is safe after getting lost in the Rock Creek Drainage area thanks to a Fremont Search and Rescue team.
Rescue search ends after power plant explosion (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Officials say they now believe everyone has been accounted for after a massive explosion ripped through a Connecticut power plant yesterday, killing five workers.
Search leaders, dogs hold winter workshop (Texarkana Gazette)
Four States Search and Rescue Inc. hosted about 50 participants and their search dogs during their 2010 Winter Search and Rescue Workshop held at Lake Elliott over the weekend.
Uncertainty in search after deadly Conn. blast (AP via Yahoo! News)
A section of an under-construction power plant that exploded was too unstable to search Monday, and left questions about whether anyone was trapped inside because authorities do not have an exact roster of everyone who was on duty at the time of the blast.
Ravalli Search & Rescue to get new home (KPAX Missoula)
Ravalli County commissioners are giving the go-ahead for the county's search and rescue team to purchase a new headquarters. Commissioner Carlotta Grandstaff tells us they authorized search and rescue to spend up to $600,000 for the new building.
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