August 2, 2021
Greetings from the Long Beach CERT Program!
Regular updates sent every second and fourth Tuesday of the month.
General Membership Meeting
Next Meeting: August 3, 2021
Time: 7 pm - 9 pm

Location: IN-PERSON! (Face masks will be required inside the training room)
Fire Headquarters
3205 Lakewood Blvd., Long Beach CA 90808 (enter through side entrance, near picnic tables)

TOPIC:
We are excited to welcome you all back to our first in-person meeting in over a year and a half!
We will spend some time catching up and re-acquainting, then we will begin our CERT refresher with Basic First Aid skills!

Got an idea or suggestion for future meeting topics? Email us at cert@longbeach.gov and let us know!
TEEN CERT Basic Training scheduled for August 2021!
The first in-person CERT training will be focused on Long Beach area High School students ages 14-18 years old.

The training will take place August 20th-22nd, 2021. Registration information will be released shortly.

CERT Volunteers will be needed to support the training. If you are available to volunteer this weekend, please let us know by sending an email to cert@longbeach.gov
Support the LBFD Blood Drive
Long Beach Fire Department is hosting the Red Cross bloodmobile on August 11, 2021 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Visit the Red Cross website to make an appointment (use sponsor code CLB)

Thank you for your support!
HAVE YOU COMPLETED THE ONLINE CERT TRAINING?
For those enrolled in the hybrid CERT training, we kindly REMIND you to submit your certificate of completion for the online portion as soon as possible. We are in the planning phases for the in-person skills assessment portion and priority will be given to those who have submitted certificates.

Email a copy of your certificate to cert@longbeach.gov
READY Long Beach 2021
In case you missed the general meeting this month, we announced the decision to postpone READY Long Beach this year and focus on coming back stronger next year!

The focus for the rest of 2021 will be on hosting CERT and LISTOS training, as well as onboarding our newest member of the team!

Stay tuned for opportunities to support the planned CERT trainings!
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