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RIGGINS CANYON RESCUE CORP

MARCH 2025 NEWSLETTER

During our meeting on March 20, 2025, we discussed that our volunteer, Garry Elder, is going to go to a training with Joel Hardin Professional Tracking Services in May.  Joel Hardin is a tracker and is nationwide known.  We are excited to have him go to this training.

We had a CalTopo training as well.  It is a program that allows the incident command center to track the volunteers when they go out on a case.  There is a lot to learn from this program, but it is worth it.

JANUARY 2025 NEWSLETTER

We are wanting to have another fun fundraiser.  We are wanting to have a Valentine’s dance in February.  We will have the date at the meeting on January 30.  

Sonar Training:

Doug Bishop from United Search Corp has graciously volunteered to come over and train some of our team in sonar.  We are not exactly sure of the date(s) yet, but will be in touch with Doug later in the winter to pinpoint a date.  We will let you know once we have finalized all the details.

Need to get in touch with Cody or Andrea?

cody@rigginsambulance.org  President

andrea@rigginsambulance.org Secretary/Treasurer

Next Meeting….  January 30, 2025 at 6 pm at the Riggins Community Center in the basement.  

Since our last newsletter….   

We have our non-profit paperwork from the IRS!  We have applied for 4 grants to date.  Feeling good about it.  We have been tasked to raise $10,000 by December 2025 and we will receive a $10,000 grant from the Harry Morrison Foundation.  

Andrea spoke with Airbridge and they are donating not only the installation, but also the monthly expense for internet.  This will be at her home since this is the Incident Command Center at this time.  She is doing the grants and has been putting together information for the website, as well as the trainings.  

Andrea has researched other search and rescues around Idaho and the nation and has found the training classes other SAR groups are taking.  She is taking all the classes too, so if you have any questions, please reach out to her.