This can preserve air search and rescue up and operating.
THUNDER BAY – Flip-key Communications held a golf fundraiser in help of Northwestern Ontario Air Search and Rescue Affiliation at St. Urho’s Golf Course in Nolalu on Saturday.
The fundraiser was capable of accumulate $10,000 and NOASARA was introduced a cheque that can profit them broadly.
Terry Joseph, president of Flip-key Communications, mentioned that is the second annual fundraiser and Flip-key will proceed to help the NOASARA.
“It’s a memorial tournament for a pilot that passed away a few years ago. search and rescue was an integral part of finding and locating him for his family.
“One of our employees was the godfather of that particular person and he brought it to us to ask us if we would be on board with supporting his initiative to raise money for the search and rescue,” he mentioned.
Joseph mentioned they’re proud to help the NOASARA, and couldn’t be happier with the quantity raised this yr.
“We raised $3,000 last year $10,000 this year,” he mentioned.
Joseph mentioned their advertising coordinator had reached out to all of their suppliers and companions in Thunder Bay and everybody donated cash. Flip-key Communications matched each greenback raised, which got here out to $5,000, bringing their complete quantity to $10,000 raised.
“Turn-key will be here to support NOASARA going forward and we hope it gets to big numbers and then we can help search and rescue buy new equipment and help pay for expenses.”
Joseph was completely satisfied to see the good turnout on the occasion.
“We couldn’t be more happy and emotional about it. We like to support community events and the community organizations and if we can give back, we want to try our best.
“Today’s world, financially and post COVID, especially charitable organizations are really struggling and so are businesses. I think community involvement is a responsibility of corporations. As you grow and as you get more successful, I feel like we should give back,” Joseph mentioned.
Joseph thanked Lyle Carlson for organizing the occasion.
“We’re more than happy to support the search and rescue organization and we’ll continue to do so,” Joseph mentioned.
Bryan Davis, chairman of the board on the Northwestern Ontario Air Search and Rescue Affiliation, mentioned this can preserve air search and rescue up and operating.
“Our main focus is on downed aircraft, searching for what they call an ELT an electronic locator transmitter. We do assist in searching for lost hikers, lost kayakers, people like that.
“As you can imagine it’s a big region. Having an aircraft up is a real asset for anyone who’s lost,” he mentioned.
NOASARA is aside of Civil Air Search and Rescue Affiliation (CASARA) which is the Search and Rescue Affiliation for all of Canada.
“It’s really under the direction of the military. But there are units like ours, a Thunder Bay unit, all across Canada. That’s the people who are going to be searching for downed aircraft or lost hikers or kayakers anywhere that they are under the direction of the military,” he mentioned.
Davis mentioned everyone seems to be blown away by the help.
“It’s just wild to get such a community support for us. What this will mean for us is that we can do a lot more training and we can replenish gas and equipment as needed a lot more quickly.”
Davis mentioned he got here out final yr early, as a result of he had by no means been there earlier than.
“I remember seeing the first few vehicles arrive and then more, and then more, and then more. It’s like, whoa, there’s a lot of people here supporting us. It’s even bigger this year.
“It’s pretty amazing, pretty heartwarming to see that come together, building a community out of a tragedy,” he mentioned.
