Support Volunteer Search and Rescue Teams!
|
|
|
*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!
|
|
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.
|
|
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!
|
|
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.
|
|
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!
|
|
NAVSAR Update - Thursday, June 01, 2006 Application submitted for Advanced Determination of 501(c)(3) non-profit status.
|
|
NAVSAR Update - Thursday, June 01, 2006 Corporate documents added to "Corporate Info" page, including Bylaws.
|
|
New member benefit - Monday, May 01, 2006 Hertz Car Rental added to list of member benefits.
|
|
New member benefit - Monday, May 01, 2006 Enterprise Rent-a-Car added to list of member benefits.
|
|
New Member Benefit - Monday, May 01, 2006 May 2006 - Alamo Rent A Car added to list of member benefits.
|
|
New Member Benefit - Monday, May 01, 2006 May 2006 - National Car Rental added to list of member benefits.
|
|
New Member Benefit - Monday, May 01, 2006 May 2006 - Best Western added to list of member benefits.
|
|
New member benefit - Monday, May 01, 2006 Avis Rent-A-Car added to list of member benefits.
|
|
|
|
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?
-
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.
-
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;
-
Financial aid for training, education, and equipment expenses.
-
Access to a directory of grants (specific to SAR needs!).
-
Grant writing assistance for teams.
-
Fundraising tools and ideas.
-
Directory of training and certification opportunities.
-
Discounted "wholesale cost" equipment and supplies for members.
-
Group buying power on large purchases.
-
Pre-negotiated discounts on services.
-
FREE full featured websites for teams.
-
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.
|
|
|
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!
|
|
|
|
Air force asks for overhaul of search-and-rescue choppers (Canada.com)
Canada's air force has recommended a multimillion-dollar overhaul of its Cormorant helicopters to deal with structural cracks that have restricted the use of the search-and-rescue aircraft over the last several years, according to documents obtained by the Ottawa Citizen.
High Sierra Search and Rescue-a personal perspective (Calaveras Enterprise)
High Sierra Search and Rescue-a personal perspective, Confidentiality Note: Subject's name was changed to protect personal information. The location and exact date of the search operation were also changed.
China's Baidu.com fights to rescue reputation (The State)
Baidu.com has been the star of China's Internet world. But now the search engine dubbed "China's Google" is scrambling to rescue its reputation after state TV accused it of letting unlicensed suppliers of medical products pay for higher rankings on its results page - without alerting users. Baidu.com Inc.'s U.S. shares have plunged this week, including a 30 percent drop Monday, since the weekend ...
Search the Archives (Kansas State Collegian)
Rescue crews were forced to postpone their search for a missing teenager Thursday because of cold and windy weather, said Lt. Kurt Moldrup of the Riley County Police Department.
Coast Guard makes dramatic rescue in Chambers (Baytown Sun)
A search-and-rescue mission on Sunday evening scoured Trinity Bay near Anahuac with a team of helicopters, boats and emergency land vehicles. The effort came in answer to the desperate calls of a fisherman who had become lost in a fog bank while a medical emergency unfolded.
Search For Pilot With Upstate Ties Called Off (WSPA Spartanburg)
Crews looking for a missing pilot from the upstate have called off their search. The Stabroek News Reports the rescue mission is over and the three passengers are presume dead. James Wesley Barker was flying the twin engine plane that went down in Guyana near its border with Venezuela.
Hope fades in man's search (Times Herald)
Police said the search for a missing St. Clair Township man is now a recovery instead of a rescue mission.
Search & Rescue Crews Looking for Missing Man (KTVN Reno)
Washoe County Search & Rescue members are looking for a missing 60-year-old man Tuesday night near Pyramid Highway and Axe Handle Canyon Road, north of Spanish Springs.
POLICE: Search is no longer a rescue (Times Herald)
Emergency crews are meeting today to gather resources to conduct a “recovery search” for a missing paraplegic man.
China's Baidu.com fights to rescue reputation (USA Today)
Baidu.com has been the star of China's Internet world. But now the search engine dubbed "China's Google" is scrambling to rescue its reputation after state TV accused it of letting unlicensed suppliers of medical products pay for higher rankings on its results page without alerting users.
|
|
|