07/04/08

Next Meeting:

TBD

Welcome to the St. Augustine Church's Emergency Shelter Operation

Shelter Planning Notes

Letter from the Red Cross regarding March Shelter Exercise
Please see the letter dated April 4, 2008, in the "Other Documents" section from Sandra Titus, our staff representative at the Red Cross chapter in Richmond.  The Emergency Shelter team will discuss the letter's recommendations at its next meeting on Tuesday, May 6th.  If you have any questions or comments in the meantime, please contact Paul Bedard at paulbedard42@verizon.net.

Photos from Red Cross Shelter Exercise
Click here to view photos taken during the shelter simulation exercise held on Saturday, March 8. 

Thanks to all who attended the March 5 Red Cross shelter training and the March 8 shelter simulation exercise in the hall/classroom complex.  And a big thank you to the St. Augustine shelter team, who impressed the Red Cross evaluators during the exercise with their understanding of shelter operations and the organization of the parish space into a functioning shelter.  The Red Cross has certified the team and the parish as an emergency shelter and will send training certificates to the parish for all who participated.  For more information about volunteering to help with the shelter, check out the Emergency Shelter link on the Parish Website, or contact Katharine Anderson or Fidel Rubio at the parish office.

Shelter Task Area Leads 
If we are to effectively organize our planning group to accomplish the necessary planning and to lead the effort when called upon by the Red Cross, we need to have leaders in each of the major shelter task areas. We made the following designations for shelter task area leads (March 2008):