MRC Unit Highlights

What are Teddy bear Clinics (TBC)?  The children walk into the gymnasium and put on a lab coat.  Theya re given a teddy bear and an medical intake form.  The high schoolers help the kids fill out the intake form, they name their teddy bear and give the bears a height and weight.

This was an event in which Cheryl Brunsmann and Bridget Farengo of MRC unit 1779 went to an older person living facility to educate them on emergency preparedness.  We taught them about creating a plan and a to go bag or specific items needed for sheltering in place. 

MRC booth at local YMCA for a Senior event.  We are specifically educating the senior population on emergency preparedness and the role of the MRC (which we then ask if they would like to become an MRC volunteer and we talk about what that means).