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Happy New Year! This
winter offers a range of options that are appropriate for both
brand-new and seasoned volunteers. Check the summary below and
read further for details.
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Date
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Day
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Time
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Town
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Event
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Notes
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2/7
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Tues.
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5:30-10P
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Tewksbury |
Healthcare
Providers CPR/AED (medical)
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$10
cert'n card; $13 optional workbook
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2/9
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Thurs.
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4-7
PM
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Westford
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Drop-In
Day at MRC Offices -- Millennium
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Orientation,
badging, uniforms, other
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2/15
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Weds.
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4:30-6P
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Lowell
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MRC
Orientation at LGH
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Encourage
your friends to attend!
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2/27
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Mon.
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5:30-10P
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Westford
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Heartsaver
CPR/AED (non-medical)
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$10
cert'n card; $13 optional workbook
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2/29
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Weds.
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5:30-10P
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Chelmsford
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Healthcare
Providers CPR/AED (medical)
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Snow
date if either class is postponed
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3/6
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Tues.
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4-7PM
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Westford
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Drop-In
Day at MRC Offices -- Millennium
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Orientation,
badging, uniforms, other
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3/10
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Sat.
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10A-noon
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Chelmsford
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Volunteer
Fair at Senior Center
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Encourage
interested candidates to join!
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3/31
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Sat.
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10A-2P
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Billerica
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Health
Fair at Elks Club
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Promote
MRC and wellness initiatives
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To sign up, call the
coordinator (Nancy Burns) at 978-399-2549 or send e-mail to nburns@westfordma.gov.
Please revisit
this page often, as we plan to include more options. (This
page is current as of January 23.)
I.
CPR CERTIFICATION
To celebrate February as National
Heart Month,
we are offering one Heartsaver (non-medical) and two Healthcare
Providers (medical) classes. Certification cards are $10; the
course itself is free. Let us know when you sign up whether you'd
also like a workbook ($13). Courses result in two-year American
Heart Association certification in adult, child, and infant CPR,
and use of the AED. Class sizes limited
to 15.
Healthcare Providers
CPR/AED (for
medical members):
- Feb. 7 (Tues.), 5:30 to
10 p.m, Tewksbury, South Street Fire Station. Register by 2/1.
- Feb. 29 (Weds.), 5:30 to
10 p.m, Town Hall, Chelmsford. Register by 2/23.
Heartsaver CPR/AED
(for non-medical members)
- Feb.
27 (Mon.), 6 to 10 p.m, Town Hall, Upstairs Conference
Room, 55 Main Street, Westford, 01886. Register by 2/21.
II.
DROP-IN DAYS / ORIENTATIONS
These informal gatherings allow existing members to stay
current, and new members to learn the basics. Please
urge anyone you know who might be interested in the unit to attend
an orientation.
Drop-In Days
(open to all members): Feb. 9
(Thurs.) and March 6 (Tues.)
4 to 7 p.m, MRC office at Millennium School, 23 Depot Street,
Westford. Stop by at your convenience on either of these dates
to keep informed about the unit and its activities. (Please allow
up to an hour if you are coming for an orientation.) Review our
12-minute video, basic procedures and documents, and receive your
badge and uniform.
Orientation at LGH
(open to prospective members): Feb.
15 (Weds.), 4:30 to 6 p.m., Clark Auditorium at Lowell
General Hospital, 295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell MA, 01854.
III.
HEALTH FAIRS
All
members are eligible to help with staffing our MRC displays. This
is a great way for new volunteers to meet their fellow members
and interact with the public we serve.
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Upcoming
UMV MRC Booths at Fairs
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Chelmsford
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The
annual Volunteer Fair takes place on Saturday, March
10, 10 a.m. to noon at the Senior Center on Rt.
40. Seeking two medical and two non-medical
members to discuss the unit and our programs, welcoming
interested visitors to sign up. The event also lets us become
better acquainted with other volunteer organizations. |
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Billerica
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This
year's annual Health and Wellness Fair is on Saturday,
March 31 from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. We will be promoting the 'Let's Move!' national
initiative to encourage fitness and combat childhood obesity.
(For information about the event, see the news
item.) Volunters are needed to fill either the entire
four hours (arriving by 9:30 for set-up), or two-hour shifts
from 10 to noon and noon to 2. Seeking two
medical and two non-medical members to cover the shifts. |
IV.
TRAINING
Stay tuned and check back often, as we are in the process of adding
continuing education courses to our schedule for the season, and
researching our next Training Day.
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