June 11, 2009

Be prepared to help yourself, your family, and your community after a disaster by becoming trained with Cary ’s Community Emergency Response Team ( CERT ). Register now for the free training that will occur on July 15 and July 22 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. , and on July 29 and August 1 from 8 a.m. until noon ; all classes will be held at Bradford Hall in Carolina Preserve, 115 Allforth Place , in Cary .  To register, call (919) 539-6148 or e-mail rstark@nc.rr.com. CERT members are trained in emergency preparedness, fire suppression, basic first aid, and light search and rescue.  Members are taught how to care for themselves first and then help others in their communities for the first three days following a disaster.    For more, see CERT at www.townofcary.org, visit www.citizencorps.gov/programs, or call (919) 625-9141.  

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