Our Supporters

We receive no funding to assist us with the purchase of equipment and running costs for the team. We rely soley on donations and support from the public and organisations both on and off the Island. Please contact us if you think you could help the team with fundraising, the email address is mail@sardaiom.org or see the 'Contact us' link.

Donators for London Marathon Fundraising event.

A huge thank you to everyone and company that has so kindly donated the following list of prizes for the London Marathon fundraisier!

• Your lounge carpet cleaned by Sparkles
• £25 voucher from Digits for a nail session
• £50 Euromanx Voucher
• A kettle and filters from Strix
• A meal for two at Clinches
• A 3 course meal for two house wine & coffee at Ciapellis (Courtesy of Moore Stephens & Ciapellis)
• Two large print photographs of the Isle of Man by Lissa Barklie

Also thanks to everyone who has so far and will place a bet on Jim's time, the money will be well used to keep this life saving organasation well and truely up and running!

St. Ninians High School

A huge thank you to the pupils of St Ninians High school who have bought glow sticks at school events which has paid for a years supply of glow sticks for the dogs.
Also a thank you to Miss Whitham a teacher at St. Ninans who donated money to the search dogs instead of sending Christmas cards this year.

Isle of Man Steam Packet Company

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company are a vital donor to SARDA Isle of Man. The benifits of travelling to the likes of Wales to train with other Search Dogs groups is hugely important as on the Island we can be very isolating in terms of training.

The Steam Packet company have provided us with 5 free return boat trips off the Island and a large discount rate after that per year.

One of our largest out goings in the past has been on travel and the Steam Packets very kind offer is truely fantasic to relocate funds to vital for kit and equipment.

These boat trips mean that we can attend invaluable training excerises with other SARDA teams and will make a huge difference to SARDA Isle of Man. A very warm thanks indeed.

Bank of Scotland International

Bank of Scotland International gave us a very generous donation of £250 and the promise of a dress down day within the Isle of Man branch to help boost our funds as well.
Thank you very much to everyone involved.

Ballacowell Bed and Breakfast

Maj Bedey who runs the Ballacowell Bed and Breakfast, allows us to use her prizewinning Ryeland Sheep for stock training and formal stock testing.

Visit the Ballacowell B&B Website

Isle of Man Coastguard

In 2004 the IOM Coastguard generously provided the Team with protective clothing and 2 survival/dry suits for our bodies to wear when we train for low tide and cliff searches. They have also assisted us with the loan of some VHF communications equipment for our bodies. Thanks to Colin Finney, Chief Coastguard, Mac MacDonald, Sector Manager North and Phil Adams, Sector Manager South.

Colin Finney - Chief Coastguard

Mac (left) and Phil (right). Coastguard Sector Managers

Malcolm Grindrod, David Watt and Anette Watt, who give up their own time to help us with training, by coming over to the Island. This allows us to tap into around 60 years cumulitive experience in SARDA Lakes.

IOM Civil Defence

The Civil Defence and particularly Martin Blackburn (IOM Emergency Planning Officer), have been very supportive of the Team. In July 04 they donated their old Land Rover Defender 110. This vehicle has been re-liveried with assistance from the IOM Constabulary. They have also supplied us with a TETRA radio.
Sadly we no longer have the Land Rover Defender but at one point in the future hopefully will have the funding to replace the donated one.