PNW Survival Games

Congratulations, PNW Games Volunteers!

We recently put out a call for WFA and WFR graduates to volunteer for the PNW Survival Games’ first aid crew.

And we got even more responses than we could’ve hoped for!

The folks at the PNW Survival Games send a huge THANK YOU to everyone who signed up!

We’re sending a special shoutout to all of these fantastic volunteers:

Erika I.
Catherine L.
Tom P.
Eric H.
Amanda P.
Matthew B.
Jon B.
Robert O.
Maureen C.
Zachary G.

We’ll see you in Oregon in August for the 2025 PNW Survival Games!

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