Emergency Response News Briefs
May 17, 2007 • Archive
Volunteers
Volunteer groups are needed to help sort through kits at the New Windsor, Md. distribution facility. Volunteers for a day or longer will help assemble and process kits, and make sure any expired items are replaced. The need for volunteer help is urgent, as we have many pending kit requests from overseas partners that cannot be facilitated until kits in the warehouse are processed. Call 410-635-8700, the Brethren Service Center Hospitality Office, if you would like to schedule a time to help!
DRRL News
Emergency managers and voluntary agencies in Palm Beach County,
Fla. recently asked CWS Disaster Response and Recovery Liaison
Lesli Remali-Netter to speak at a conference on voluntary agency
response to disasters. The conference assessed problems with central
Florida's Groundhog Day tornado, addressed response plans for a
flu pandemic and other contemporary disaster issues. Remali-Netter
also was part of a panel at the Florida Governor's Hurricane Conference,
which discussed the role of individual assistance following disasters.
Community ARISE trainings at RCA
The first comprehensive training of the CWS-managed Community
ARISE curriculum will take place next week in Grand Rapids, Mich.
at the Reformed Church of America. Community ARISE is a best-practices
course based on the strengths of CWS member denominations involved
in disaster response. CWS Disaster Response and Recovery Liaisons
(DRRLs) and CWS associate director Linda Reed Brown will deliver
the training.