Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Mira Mesa CERT Newsletter

Hello all,

Is it really an end of another month already? That means it's time for the July hours to be due. There were many activities this month, with the meeting, CE's, volunteer opportunities, and of course, the big countywide refresher last Saturday. Please send them in no later than end of work on Friday, Aug 2nd.

Also, I should be receiving DSW renewal forms with qualifying hours from those who have expiration dates in Sept and even October. Don't wait, send them in now if you already finish all your required hours.

New graduates, if you have already finished 2 CE's and 2 Team Meetings since your graduation, please send me a line so I can get your 1st DSW application started.

If you have questions, forms and procedures can be found here:

Team Meeting -- Sat, Aug, 10th, 9am~11am. Carmel Valley Rec Center/Carmel Valley Community Park, 3777 Townsgate Drive.

We'll meet outdoor in the grassy area by the amphitheatre near the bottom of the stairs. Topic is rescue/transport techniques such as securing patients on backboards after a full head-to-toe assessment, alternative patient transport techniques with blankets/chairs, and tight spaces maneuvering, over obstacles, or up/down stairs. 

Bring vests, gloves, helmets/hats, sturdy shoes, hydration, and sun protections. Bring tarp/blanket/ropes/sturdy chair if you can lend some to us. This will be an hands-on exercise. Also you're more than welcome to bring the family since the playground and picnic tables are within close proximity, and CERT team meetings are supposedly open to the public.

Please reply to this email and let me know if you can make it. It's nice to have a head count and know how many will show up.

Mira Mesa Street Fair -- Sat, Sept, 21st. 10am~5pm. This is an all-day event and I'm hoping for a great turnout from all our members. I'll need people for Set-Up, morning, afternoon, and tear-down shifts, with at least 3 people at the booth at any given time. This will count as our Sept team meeting. We'll also have different demonstrations throughout the event. Please email me your availability.

More info about the street fair can be found here:

That's all I have for now.
Email me and say hi :)

Jennifer Tang

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