[GCARC] Teaching Emergency Preparedness to kids

[Tom Gorman]

FYI!


On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Martin Wilt <MWilt at monroetownshipnj.org>wrote:

>  Greetings everyone!
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> The following is a link that will take you to a FEMA article on helping to
> teach children about Emergency Preparedness as early as possible.  If you
> think about it, the skills we learned when we are very young are the ones
> that come easiest for us now. Saying Please, thank you, tying our shoes,
> wearing a seatbelt, and many other things just come naturally if you were
> taught how to do it when you were very young.
>
> Emergency Preparedness is one of these skills that could be taught to
> the very young and carried with them for the rest of their life.  The
> article will give you some food for though about teaching Emergency
> Preparedness to children, and we also might learn something for ourselves!
>
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> http://www.fema.gov/news-release/2013/04/24/emergency-preparedness-kids-never-too-early
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> Be safe out there, and keep an eye out for more learning opportunities. I
> am working with the American Red Cross on a Shelter Operations class for us
> in July.
>
> Marty
>
>
> *Martin Wilt*
>
> ***CERT Coordinator*
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> c/o Monroe Township OEM
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> Township of Monroe
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> 125 Virginia Ave
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> Williamstown, NJ 08094
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> 856-728-9800 ext. 556
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> Fax 856-728-9832
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> Monroe Township CERT Team is a *volunteer emergency response group* made
> up of residents that have received nationally recognized training. Our goal
> is to make sure that everyone will be able to care for themselves and their
> neighbors in the initial hours after any type of emergency or disaster.
> Members of our group, after initially caring for their own home and family
> needs, are willing to respond and assist others in the area to help reduce
> the severity of emergencies or disasters for as many people as possible.
> Details about volunteering, training or becoming part of our program can be
> received by sending an e-mail to:  cert at monroetownshipnj.org
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