[SaraHap] SARA Happenings -- August 2009

[Chris Hoare]

Hi All: 

SARA Happenings is issued to foster communication within the Search and Rescue community in Alberta. It is going to 226 e-mail addresses that are listed as the primary contact of SAR Alberta member groups or which were requested to be added to the mailing list.
Subscription and unsubscription information is at the end of the newsletter. 


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OPERATION OCTOPUS

It's official - Operation Octopus will be underway October 24th and 25th, 2009.  Mark your calendar and plan to come for what proves to be a great team building exercise - for your own local team as well as for the greater SAR Alberta team.  There will be fun, adventure and even food so plan to attend so that we make this a great experience for all of us.  We learn more from each other in action than we ever could from a book.

Talk to your team so that you can RSVP basic numbers by October 1st.  Put together some items from your club to be put in for a draw, pack up your tent and be ready to roll!  There will be camping available and some meals, but we want this to be as much like a real search as possible some come with that in mind and be ready and eager to meet new people and gain new ideas.  Let's show Alberta what Search and Rescue is really about!

Any questions?  Please feel free to contact Edward Van Heeren at president at rockysar.com or look at the Rocky SAR website and feel free to contact SAR Alberta.  


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SARA HAPPENINGS IS BACK ...

... but a bit thinner. Sorry about last month, but I had a rather hectic June and July with my wife's brother in hospital. I didn't get a lot of submissions for this one - I guess due to the holiday season. You've seen the one notice that was sent, above  - thanks Rodney - and I've poached and transcribed a couple of SAR related items from online.

They will be next.