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About Our Auction
The London Search and Rescue team are trained professional volunteers that assist all police forces within 150km of London, ON in the search for missing persons. We are the only volunteer ground SAR team in our area, and are 100% volunteer run.
We will be using the funds from the auction for our core operating expenses: Insurance, operations, logistics, training, equipment, uniforms, etc.
Thank you in advance for supporting the London SAR team - your community is a better place.
LSAR is a Registered Charity (709310478RR0001)
About The London Search and Rescue Team
The London Search and Rescue team are trained professional volunteers that assist all police forces within 150 km of London, ON in the search for missing persons. We are the only volunteer ground SAR team in our area, and are 100% volunteer run.
Each searcher on our team is trained in search patterns, missing person behaviour, psychology of survival, orienteering, map and compass work, GPS and Radio usage, evidence handling, administering first aid and several other skill sets. Several members have advanced training in man-tracking, emergency management, medical first responder, and search management. You can learn more about LSAR on Facebook or Instagram.
The London Search and Rescue team, in addition to searching for missing persons, runs a preventative educational program called AdventureSmart. This program was developed in British Columbia and we have 20 certified instructors who deliver free educational courses to the public with a focus on educating youth. The courses we teach are called Hug-a-tree and survive, Survive outside, Paddlesmart, Survive outside Snowmobiling, and Snow Safety. To learn more about this program you can view it here: https://www.adventuresmart.ca/programs/#.
We rely on donations and grants to fund the operations of our team. We receive no funding from any level of government so we greatly appreciate the businesses and community that donated to this auction. Thank you in advance for supporting your local search and rescue team by bidding on this auction.
