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Monterey County Fair

I wanted to publicly thank Dave Crozier and the Monterey County Sheriffs Department for sharing the lost child booth at the Monterey County Fair with Citizen Corps. Brian and I had a great day at the fair sharing preparedness information and opportunies! I hope that we can do this again next year! We did go through most of our give aways and we need to look at purchasing more! These items really bring people to the booth! We certainly had over 200 people come by in the few hours we were… Continue

Added by Wendy Walsh on September 12, 2011 at 10:11am — No Comments

Safety Day August 27, 2011

Monterey County Search & Rescue Dogs & Citizen Corps of Monterey County join up to share the preparedness message at Safety Day in Seaside! Our own Dave Crozier was fitting kids with new bike safety helments! Dana from Val Strough Honda did a great job… Continue

Added by Wendy Walsh on August 29, 2011 at 4:20pm — No Comments

Last Chance for Free Tdap vaccinations

Did your 7^th- 12^th grade student get their Tdap shot for school yet? Students will be sent home soon if the schools don’t have proof of the shot. Parents must come with your student. Bring your student’s current vaccine record.

Monday August 29^th 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Tuesday August 30^th 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm…

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Added by Karen Smith on August 22, 2011 at 1:12pm — No Comments

National Preparedness Month is comming in September

Visit Ready.govfor more information

Added by Karen Smith on August 22, 2011 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Agenda for Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Meeting Location:

Marina Library Location

190 Seaside Circle, Marina, California 93933

Agenda- Wednesday- August 10, 2011 - 10:00 am- 12:00 pm…

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Added by Karen Smith on August 10, 2011 at 8:41am — No Comments

Monterey County Citizen Corps Members will miss Jim Lacalamita

Citizen Corps' and the community have lost a good friend and advocate, James Lacalmatia.

Link to Jim's Obituary

Link to the guest book

Added by Karen Smith on July 13, 2011 at 7:40pm — 1 Comment

Agenda for the Regular July Meeting - (Wednesday, July 13, 2011)

Agenda- Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 10:00 am- 12:00 pm

Meeting Location:

Monterey Peninsula College

Building 41 (Library & Technology Center) Sam Karas Room…

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Added by Karen Smith on July 8, 2011 at 10:37am — No Comments

Next General Meeting - Wednesday, July 13th at MPC - 10 am - Noon

MPC will be hosting the July Citizen Corp. meeting on Wednesday, July 13^th from 10 am to noon.

Parking Details

A parking permit (available below) is to be placed on the driver side of the dash. The permit allows parking in Staff Lot F.

A map of the MPC campus is available below showing the location of Lot F along Costanoan Drive and the meeting is in building 41 (Library and Technology Center), in the Sam Karas room,…

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Added by Karen Smith on June 23, 2011 at 9:03am — No Comments

Agenda - June Meeting

MONTEREY COUNTY

Disaster Preparedness

Meeting Location:

Department of Social and Employment Services

713 La Guardia Street, Salinas

Agenda- Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 10:00 am- 12:00 pm

Call the meeting to order
Review of May…

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Added by Karen Smith on June 7, 2011 at 1:10pm — No Comments

Citizen Corps Meeting this Wednesday- June 8th!!!

Good Day All!

Hope to see you at the next Citizen Corps meeting at Monterey County Social Services in Salinas this coming Wednesday! An agenda will be posted here by the end of the day tomorrow. Please forward me any items you would like to include! Can't wait to see you all!

Be Ready- Be Well,

Wendy

Added by Wendy Walsh on June 6, 2011 at 1:22pm — No Comments

Call for Volunteers

Looking for Volunteers for Saturday Whooping Cough Vaccination Clinics

In response to the new Tdap vaccination requirement for middle and high school students the Health Department is sponsoring a limited number of Saturday Tdap only Clinics. Volunteers are needed for registration paperwork, rooming patients, translation and customer service.

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Added by Karen Smith on May 25, 2011 at 3:17pm — No Comments

Proof of Whooping Cough vaccine needed for 7th -12th entry next fall

Parents have less than a month left to get information to schools

Starting this fall a new law requires all middle and high school students to show proof of Tdap vaccination by the first day of school or the student will be sent home. In the fall of 2012, only seventh graders will have to show proof of vaccination.…

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Added by Karen Smith on May 9, 2011 at 11:17am — No Comments

Looking for Volunteers for Saturday Whooping Cough Vaccination Clinics

In response to the new Tdap vaccination requirement for middle and high school students the Monterey County Health Department is sponsoring a limited number of Saturday Tdap Only…

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Added by Karen Smith on May 5, 2011 at 3:32pm — No Comments

Training - Alternate Care Sites and Triage

Added by Karen Smith on May 2, 2011 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Radiation and You: Myths to Medical Facts

The Monterey County Health Education Consortium

presents

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Added by Karen Smith on April 27, 2011 at 3:35pm — No Comments

“Snack Every Day the Healthy Way”

Network for a Healthy California—Central Coast Retail Program Hosts Free Event to Help Families Bridge the Nutritional Gap and Choose Healthy Snacks

Join the Network for a Healthy California—Central Coast Retail Program, La Princesa Market and Alisal Community Healthy Start Family Resource Center for Fruit and Veggie Fest on Sunday,

May 1, 2011 from 11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. at La…

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Added by Karen Smith on April 22, 2011 at 3:30pm — No Comments