Adventure
racers have a unique opportunity to raise money for volunteer
search and rescue and to race for free!
For every $100 each racer raises, $10 will be deducted from your
registration fee.
Simply ask friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. to help sponsor
you in the event.
Explain to them that you are doing a 12 hour adventure race (which
will usually lead to the conversation of what is adventure racing
– so you get to do some education about the sport).
Ask them to pledge to you a set amount that they feel comfortable
with. Fill out the pledge
sheet. If they choose to pay by check, ask them to
make the check out to GOALS ARA, the sponsoring organization.
We will be happy to send them a receipt for this tax-deductible
donation.
Either mail in before the race, or bring your pledge
sheet and your collected monies with you to race
registration on August 14. We will then deduct the appropriate
amounts from your registration fee, and return it to you that
day.
You and your team must pre-register for the race, and
pay the entry fee ahead of time. Any funds that should be returned
to you will be done so at the date of the race.
FAST
FACTS ABOUT THE HAWK MOUNTAIN SEARCH AND RESUCE SCHOOL
The Civil
Air Patrol’s Hawk Mountain Search and Rescue School is the
longest continually running civilian search and rescue school
in the country. Begun in 1953 by pioneers of the C.A.P., the Hawk
Mountain Ranger School used military instructors to teach the
skills of field operations. The textbook that was developed for
the school, The Land Search and Rescue Manual is often referenced
by many of today’s search and rescue texts.
Today, the Hawk Mountain Search and Rescue School teaches the
latest techniques from electronic search to high angled rescue.
The students who leave the school are energized to help in their
community and organization to be available to help when someone
is in need.
Funds raised for this non-profit organization will be used to
help the school keep up its legacy of high quality educational
training, improve the facilities, and provide youth with continued
outdoor training opportunities.
The school trains its own staff with an ongoing leadership development
program. Krista became involved in the Staff Training program
early in life and excelled in skill and leadership ability. She
received her Expert Ranger rating before the age of 20. When she
became involved in adventure racing it was this training that
enabled her to quickly move to become an accomplished racer.
Anyone who met Krista knew her to be warm and friendly and always
willing to give support to anyone who needed it. Her dedication
to training was inspirational to many. Her passion for the sport
of adventure racing led her to live in the area that would also
claim hers.
While training
with her fiancé in the higher elevations of Wyoming, they
were caught in a terrible lightning storm. Both were struck and
perished.
We believe that there can be no better memorial to her than to
combine the two activities that Krista truly loved.
Pennsylvania Wing Civil Air Patrol
United States Air Force Auxiliary
Building 3-108 Ft Indiantown Gap
Annville, Pa 17003
717-861-2335
www.pawg.cap.gov
