The Mamaroneck High School Red Cross Club will raise a red flag outside the Mamaroneck Town Center at 4 p.m. Tuesday, in recognition of American Red Cross Month and the organization’s rescue efforts with the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, during Tropical Storm Irene. More than a dozen MHS students helped local CERT members operate a Red Cross shelter in the high school gym for some 300 residents displaced by the storm in August.
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Mamaroneck High School Red Cross Club organizes Red Cross flag-raising ceremony
Mamaroneck, N.Y., March 16, 2012 – On Tuesday March 20, 2012, the Mamaroneck High School Red Cross Club will organize a Red Cross flag-raising ceremony at the Town of Mamaroneck Center in recognition of Red Cross Month and the partnership between the American Red Cross and the local Larchmont-Mamaroneck Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) during Hurricane Irene.
Background:
Last August Hurricane Irene brought large-scale flooding to the village of Mamaroneck. A Red Cross shelter was set up in Mamaroneck High School’s gymnasium to provide assistance to families who had been evacuated from their homes. 13 members of the Red Cross club in addition to other MHS students assisted at the shelter alongside local CERT members, providing support to more than 300 local residents who had been displaced by the storm.
About the Mamaroneck High School Red Cross Club:
Founded in 2008, the Mamaroneck High School Red Cross Club has approximately 25 active Club members. Led by Club President, Eli Russ (17), the club plays an active role in the community. Their work consists of the following:
· providing assistance to individuals affected by disaster at local shelters,
· supporting soldiers overseas by writing Christmas and Valentine’s Day cards,
· assisting in the organization of local blood drives,
· and much more.
About CERT
CERT educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.
WHAT:
Red Cross flag-raising ceremony to mark Red Cross month and the partnership between the Red Cross and CERT during Hurricane Irene
WHEN:
Tuesday March 20th, 2012 at 4pm EST
WHERE:
Town of Mamaroneck Center, 740 Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
WHO:
Mamaroneck town officials, Red Cross representatives, Mamaroneck High School representatives, members of the Mamaroneck High School Red Cross Club and the leader of and members of the CERT team
