AKUT Search And Rescue Association

AKUT is entirely a voluntary, non-governmental organization involved in searching, assisting and rescuing all who require aid within its authority and means, in mountain or other nature-related accidents, natural disasters and all other emergency conditions by means of trained, disciplined, high-standard personnel and equipment, passing on knowledge to society with no political affiliation." The 1994 rescue operation of two mountaineers in the Bolkar Mountains in southern Turkey is forever etched in the memory of a number of the founding members of AKUT. Despite the good-will efforts of the locals, the Gendarmerie, the Mountain Climbers Federation and several other mountaineers, the rescue operation ended in disappointment. This failure led a group of pioneering mountaineers to think about how search and rescue activities could be conducted in an effective and efficient manner. AKUT has an administrative structure in accordance with the legal definition of a democratic civil society association, but also enshrines its overarching mission within its bylaws. AKUT's values are: volunteerism, integrity, reliability, helpfulness/humanitarianism, and respect for human life. With an organizational structure that allows it to react rapidly to a wide variety of emergency situations, AKUT has the ability to make quick decisions in the face of crisis.

Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc.

The Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization designated by the Vermont Legislature in 1988 as an independent, non-regulatory, peer review committee. Our organization brings together the entire spectrum of health care voices to focus on quality analysis and improvement.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada enables life-changing mentoring relationships to ignite the power and potential of young people. Since 1913, we have been matching children with adult role models in professionally supported mentoring relationships that help them achieve their biggest possible futures. Investing in young people's futures pays off, with a social return on investment of $23-to-1 through improved economic, health, and social outcomes. For more information, visit www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca. #BBBS

Coffey County Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Bureau

The Coffey County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center is dedicated to establishing and maintaining itself as the primary advocate, voice, and resource for promoting the Chamber member businesses and tourism attractions of Coffey County by cultivating community involvement, encouraging business alliances, nurturing the growth and development of new and existing businesses, and creating educational opportunities for the youth of our communities and promoting tourist attractions in Coffey County.

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