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Recognized for Relief Efforts!

 
Texas Governor Rick Perry, Former Houston Mayor Bill White and Judge Ed Emmett commended Somebody Cares for our role in relief efforts during and in the aftermath of Hurricane IKE in 2008. The City of  Galveston and the Galveston Long-Term Recovery Committee gave Somebody Cares a Certificate of Recognition for our ongoing help. Recovery efforts continued throughout 2009. Go to www.somebodycares.org for updates and ongoing needs.

 
Church Disaster
ResponseTraining
 
Somebody Cares is in the process of scheduling additional Church Disaster Preparation and Response Training Seminars throughout the Houston metroplex and beyond. Check the Somebody Cares website in the next weeks for future trainings. 
 
If you live outside the Houston area and would like to schedule this seminar to come to your community please contact Vickie Dalton Gaskins at vickie@somebodycares.org.
  Community Emergency Response Training  
With the increasing number of disasters we are seeing, it is important to be prepared so that they can be occasions for our testimony.  That is why Somebody Cares is hosting this invaluable training at no cost. Let's get ready and take advantage of upcoming training to be a tangible expression of Christ to our neighbors and communities in times of need.
Thank you for caring,        
Somebody Cares America 
 
 

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING

Every Tuesday Evening 
Jan. 12 - Mar. 2, 2010
5005 W 34TH STREET Ste 101A
HOUSTON, TX 77092
Be it a neighbor in distress; a natural disaster or issue of national security, you can be prepared in time of need.
 
 
CERT is an integral part of Citizen Corps, the grass-roots movement that actively involves everyone in making our communities and our nation safer, stronger, and better prepared.
 
 
The training is free but registration is required as space is LIMITED.
To register and for more information
 Contact Vickie Gaskins at Somebody Cares
(713) 621-1498 or vickie@somebodycares.org
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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS TRAINING
For Pastors, Elders, Lay Leaders, Ministry Leaders and Ministry Staff
 
 
Before Disaster Occurs, We, the Church, must be Prepared to Respond.

 It is the Church who can shine brightly when we are Prepared Responders.

We invite you to join us for an upcoming Disaster Response & Preparedness Seminar 
 
Facilitated by Somebody Cares Founder, Doug Stringer and
Jodie Nelson Chiricosta, 
Somebody Cares Vice-President and
Former Outreach Director of Operation Blessing Int'l
 
 Saturday, January 16th from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Christ Fellowship Church
31731 State Highway 249
Pinehurst, TX  77362 
 
Dr. Norm Wright, a leading Christian author and a leader in Crisis and Trauma stated that both the Somebody Cares Disaster Preparedness Training and Manual need to be in the hands of churches across America.
 
 Cost: $25 includes Meal
 Optional Manual is an aditional $29.95
 
  To register contact vickie@somebodycares.org or call Vickie at (713) 621-1498