Wilderness First Aid

Statement of Purpose

Young Members leaders are required to have taken Wilderness First Aid (WFA) at least once, but are encouraged to maintain active WFA status. The purpose is to minimally provide background training to help leaders cope with first aid issues in the wild and be able to more successfully interact with professional agencies should the need arise.

Who Qualifies?

Active YM leaders and co-leaders with valid AMC membership are eligible for the program. Trips should have been made in the previous 12 months or planned for the next few months.

How Much Money can a Leader be Reimbursed?

The YM committee up to $100 per WFA course in order to acquire / maintain WFA. As WFA remains valid for 2 years, repeating the course should only overlap this span by a few months. Additional costs for gear, travel to and from programs, non-program meals etc. are the responsibility of the participant. A leader may use this in conjunction with other grants or scholarships as long as the total reimbursed monies do not exceed the expenses for the program.

What is the Application Process?

Please send the completed application (below) via email to ymWFAcoordinator@amcboston.org to arrange for sending a copy of the receipt from the course and for the sending of your grant money (of course). Note: Some courses, especially AMC sponsored courses do not have formal receipts. Just be specific about the course and be prepared to send a photocopy of your final WFA certificate in these cases.

WFA Application Form

Your information:

Full Name:
Mailing Address:
Home Telephone Number
Email Address:
Current YM Status:  [  ] Co-Leader   [  ] Leader

Brief description of a recent trip you led / plan to lead for YM. Something like:

Date:
Location:
Type of Trip:
Name of Leader/Co-Leader:

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