At our Nov. 11, 2024 Rotary Meeting, Our guests for the evening were Jim and Sue White who were our presenters and Tate Ohl who works with MoNA.
Sue and Jim gave us a presentation about Skagit Bay Search and Rescue. They are 100% volunteer organization and cover the 125 square miles of water in Skagit county. They depart out of La Conner and Anacortes. They are activated by either the sheriff’s department or fire district 13. Their annual budget is $5000 which covers equipment and repairs and insurance. Anything needed outside of that, they do a separate fundraising campaign. There is extensive training to become a member and once a member there is addition training required. The training includes basic first aid and CPR, water-specific emergency procedures, boat navigation and learning the waters. They said with a life jacket, you have one minute to regain your breathing before drowning, 15 minutes while you can actively assist in your rescue and survival time is an hour in the water. Time is of the essence. They also do training classes with local kayak and sailing groups.
John will start collecting for SPARC families next week and also sign up anyone who wants to shop.
November 23 is the Tiny Tree Celebration, a fundraiser for the library. As a sponsor we get 4 tickets, please let Adam know if you are interested in attending. it is at maple Hall 4-7PM.
Santa Breakfast is Saturday 12/7. Set up is Friday night. Patsy is managing the kitchen and Lori the hall. Lori has a volunteer sign up sheet and needs additional help for clean up.