FMC pack-rafting training scholarship recipients announced
FMC is pleased to announce the award of 15 pack-rafting training scholarships worth $300 each.
There were a pleasing number of quality applicants for the scholarships, and the recipients were chosen for their enthusiasm and interest in pack-rafting, their history of work with clubs and groups and of leading and training others in the outdoors. The courses will be run by Packrafting NZ this summer and will cover the basic aspects of pack-rafting skill and safety on and around the water.
The recipients are;
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