BARC is a 501(c)(3) volunteer organization
which receives tax-deductible donations from individuals, organizations, and
corporations to support fielding qualified dogs and handlers for search & rescue
or recovery missions.
How you can help…
All training and responses
are done at the expense of the handlers. Handlers dedicate approximately 20
hours or more a week to training themselves and their canines for SAR and often
use their vacation time off work for SAR activities. Most gear and equipment is
privately owned by the handlers. They use their personal vehicles to travel to
trainings, seminars, demos, and search missions - most are more than two hours
away. The biggest personal expense is the care of their canines.
To help defer costs in support of our mission, donated funds are used for team
equipment & supplies such as radios, GPS units, boat equipment, as well help to
defray costs associated with outside seminars and certification tests. Please
help us to continue to respond when needed by donating today. We need your
support. Thank you!
To make a tax-deductible contribution, please send your check payable to "BARC"
to:
Bay Area Recovery Canines, 2675 Claibourne Rd, Annapolis, MD 21403.
or donate online using
JustGive.org
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BARC Flyer (pdf)
We are also selling
both Jen Bidner's "Dog Heroes" book and Nona Kilgore Bauer's "Dog
Heroes of September 11th" which features 3 BARC canines.
Jen Bidner's photo of Alley demonstrating the intense down indication at a
source (compared to a regular down by a dog).
Jen Bidner's Dog Heroes: Saving Lives and Protecting America
features amazing canines performing all kinds of scent work such as
trailing, water, evidence, cadaver, USAR, and agriculture tasks.
Every picture captures the heart of these working dogs. A 'must
have' for any working dog enthusiast!
$16 + $4 shipping.
Dog
Heroes of September 11th Nona Kilgore Bauer did an amazing job collecting and portraying the
stories of 77 handlers and their SAR dogs who responded following the
September 11th attacks. Bay Area Recovery Canines Alley, Cassy,
and Red are three of those amazing dogs who helped bring closure to
families by searching through the Pentagon debris under the direction of
DC Metropolitan PD K9 officers and the FBI.
$30 + $5.50 shipping
To order either book, send a check made out to BARC to
2675 Claibourne Rd, Annapolis, Md 21403. |
