June: DISASTER SHELTER VOLUNTEER TRAINING
St Luke’s Episcopal Church has agreed to be used by the city/county Emergency
Management Department in the event of a large disaster. In order to be able to provide some of the anticipated tasks of “sheltering”, the local Red Cross team has been asked to provide “TRAINING FOR SHELTERING” to our church members and others in the neighborhood who could get here to help if called upon. The Training Class is to be a Saturday from 8am to about noon. It requires some agility but there are jobs for every ability. Some examples of the topics covered are: cots assembly, feeding, registration desk, medical area, pets, sanitation, care for children, and other tasks as needed. These topics can be utilized in any of the similar shelters being prepared in Sequim. You will become a valuable resource for the community in a disaster, and will find the experience of knowing how a shelter is run a useful reassurance. To sign up for the class contact Jean Pratschner email at: jlpratschner@gmail.com. We need at least 12 trainees to hold the class, and 40 is maximum. No commitment required by the trainees, this is just a “prepare if you can” event.
