The American Red Cross and the Siena Youth Center will host the Save-a-Life Fiesta on June 1, 2013, from 10am-2pm at the Siena Youth Center on 2525 Marlborough Ave., Redwood City!
Attendees will be entertained by community-based performance groups and will feature musical, dance, exercise and drumming performances by youth and adults. FREE food, disaster kits, and education on emergency preparedness, basic first aid, and hands-only CPR will be offered to ALL attendees! Bring the whole family!
Christy is looking for volunteers to staff the Redwood City/San Carlos CERT booth at this event, if you are interested in assisting for a period of time, please email Christy (cadonis@redwoodcity.org) with your availability. Please help us share preparedness information with our community.
Date: Saturday, June 8th 2013
Time 10am to 2pm
Location: San Mateo County Event Center: 1346 Saratoga Avenue, San Mateo.
New photos have been added to our CERT Photo Album. Pictures from the April Red Cross Shelter Training class have been posted, along with more photos from the Redwood City/San Carlos Silver Dragon exercise activity.
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Garbage bags, especially the large, heavy-duty 55-gallon type — are exceptionally useful in survival situations. Staying warm and dry is at the top of the list of priorities whenever you’re exposed to the elements, particularly if you don’t know how long it will be until you have access to shelter and heat. Cutting a hole in the top of a large trash bag and slipping your head through it instantly makes it a rain poncho. But that’s just the beginning of the uses of a garbage sack. They can also be used as protection from the sun or, if filled with leaves, as a pillow or mattress or simply as something to sit or lie on that will keep you from getting wet on the damp ground. Garbage bags can also be used to obtain essential drinking water. It can be filled with snow and left to melt, leaving a container full of water or deposited in a hole as a way to catch rainwater.
This information has been provided for our CERT group’s use courtesy of GetReadyGear
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Tagged CERT, disaster preparedness, emergency, garbage bag, preparedness, supplies, winter
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