Pathfinder SAR was honored on January
22, 2000. The Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) inducted 41
Search and Rescue dogs into their Pet Hall of Fame. This was for the part they played in the
search and rescue efforts after the May 3rd, 1999 tornados that struck Oklahoma. Pathfinder
SAR had five search dogs from our
team that where inducted. The following is a list of the dogs from our team that
received this high honor. See a complete list of search dogs inducted into
OVMA for the 3 May 1999 tornado outbreak.
On May 4th, 2000 the Oklahoma House
of Representatives in a Special Session, honored Emergency Service workers,
Businesses and Volunteers at the State Capitol. This Special
Ceremony was the State of Oklahoma's way of saying thank you for assistance
during the May 3rd, 1999 tornados. Our organization was
HONORED to be selected for this special recognition.
We want to
thank Representative Joan Greenwood who made all this possible. Joan Greenwood
is the State Representative for District 54. She is on the following
committees;
On 22 April 2001 the Oklahoma Elks Organization
presented Pathfinder Search and Rescue with the Shorty Small Award for Community
Service. This was a great honor for us. We want to thank the
Oklahoma Elks Association and the Oklahoma City Elks Chapter for their support.
