Training Classes, Disaster Response available at MERCI (Marion Edwards Recovery Center Initiatives)

notes: MERCI provides early response team training. In cooperation with UMVIM (United Methodist Volunteers in Mission), this program is designed to teach people what to do and what not to do as far as the first people allowed in a disaster area. Each team member has a specific job (leader, logistics person, base camp manager, etc.) and teams stay no more than 3 days at a time. All teams are self sufficient so that they are not an added burden to a suffering community. Classes are taught at MERCI or at any local church where 6 or more interested persons can gather. The MERCI Warehouse stores supplies and materials necessary to equip up to 4 teams. The warehouse also stocks flood buckets, health kits, and homecoming kits to be used in the event of disasters in North Carolina or the southeastern NC. -> MERCI provides early response team training. In cooperation with UMVIM (United Methodist Volunteers in Mission), this program is designed to teach people what to do and what not to do as far as the first people allowed in a disaster area. Each team member has a specific job (leader, logistics person, base camp manager, etc.) and teams stay no more than 3 days at a time. All teams are self sufficient so that they are not an added burden to a suffering community. Classes are taught at MERCI or at any local church where 6 or more interested persons can gather. The MERCI Warehouse stores supplies and materials necessary to equip up to 4 teams. The warehouse also stocks flood buckets, health kits, and homecoming kits to be used in the event of disasters in North Carolina or the southeastern NC. To schedule a training class or to have any questions answered about our disaster ministry, contact the MERCI office at: 1-888-440-9167