University Heights CERT organizes flu shot program
Chris Winkelman, RN, gives UH resident Dick Fort his flu shot. Photo by Jack Mydzian.
CERT uses this opportunity to reinforce training procedures for its resident volunteers in basic response skills to possible disasters. The flu vaccination clinic used the national CERT protocol as a drill to insure its team is prepared. University Height Emergency Response Organization, under Fire Chief John Pitchler, performed flawlessly.
Chief Pitchler encourages University Heights residents to apply to serve as for volunteers to CERT. Meetings are every other month. Participants meet new people, learn about surviving disasters, work in programs, such as the flu shot program, and eat pizza and home-baked cookies. No previous skills needed.
For more information on becoming a member of CERT, write to AnitaKazarian@gmail.com
Anita Kazarian is a freelance writer and University Heights resident.