Do you know how to prepare for a major flood? How would you react during a paralyzing snow blizzard? The time to think about emergencies and natural disasters is not when they’re occurring. With a little training you can be calmer and better prepared to help yourself, your family and your neighbors in times of crisis.
September is National Preparedness Month and Community Volunteers in Action is partnering with Schuylkill County Emergency Management Agency to present an Emergency Preparedness Educational Seminar at 6 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Terence P. Reiley Community Center in Pottsville. The relaxed presentation is free and recommended to individuals, organizations, church groups and others wanting to better understand how to keep themselves and their property safer.
Topics will include learning your local hazards, preparedness planning tips for major weather-related disasters, what to do before, during and after an event, sheltering in place vs. evacuation, recovery, coping and home fire prevention.
Seating is limited so call this office at 570-628-1426 or email to jjohnston@co.schuylkill.pa.us to reserve your seat today.
Sweet Arrow Lake, Pine Grove, announces two upcoming events. Rain Barrel Make N Take will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Penn State Master Gardeners will lead an environmental session and workshop to assist with drilling and constructing your rain barrel. Learn the proper way to paint and winterize your barrel. Registration of $35 includes class, fittings and barrel. Call 570-622-4225 to register.
They’ll also hold a Backyard Compost Clinic on May 4. Learn how to turn leaves, twigs and trimmings into the gardeners “black gold.” Tips on placement of pile, best materials, dos and don’ts and the uses of your four season pile. Free and open to the public. Call 570-622-4225 to register.
Schuylkill on the Move invites you to join them for a Spring Wildflower Walk at 1 p.m. Saturday. Enjoy the many beautiful flowers of Frog Hollow during the easy two-mile walk. Meet at the parking lot at Frog Hollow in Friedensburg. Call 570-622-4124 for details.
The Gabriel Youth Orchestra presents a medley of pops and classical music for the whole family at 3 p.m. May 1 at D.H.H. Lengel Middle School Auditorium in Pottsville. Admission is $5. Call 570-943-2558 for details.
National Day of Prayer will be observed on May 5 at the Courthouse Commons at the courthouse in Pottsville. The Rev. Harold Alexander and the Church of Broken Pieces invites you to join them at noon for an hour of devotion.
Motivational Magic by Lenny McHugh will be featured at the Majestic Theater at 6 p.m. May 6 and 7. Tickets are $8 and benefit Freedom Guide Dogs and the Majestic Theater.
The Tamaqua Community Arts Center will showcase Settled Arrows, alternative pop music by Andrew Mars at 7 p.m. May 7. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling 570-668-1192.
Community Volunteers in Action is the volunteer center for Schuylkill County. Use the preceding contact information for those specific opportunities and search other listings on our website at www.schuylkill.us/cvia. Find us on Facebook.
Pregnancy Center
volunteers
Time: Flexible.
Responsibility: Assist nonprofit with a variety of volunteer needs including office help, maintenance, and more.
Skills: Friendly and responsible.
Location: Care Net Pregnancy Center, Pottsville
Call: Cheryl, 570 624-7244
Domestic violence shelter volunteers
Time: Flexible and varies per assignment
Responsibility: Direct and indirect services needed. Work directly with shelter clients, including answering hotline calls, assisting with Protection from Abuse orders, providing shelter coverage and more. Those positions require state-mandated 45-hour training, which is held in-house once or twice per year. Positions are also available that do not provide direct consumer interaction such as clerical assistance, event assistance, yardwork, cleaning, organizing donations, fundraising, etc. Those positions do not require mandated training.
Skills: Requirements vary per assignment. Mandatory volunteer training required.
Location: Schuylkill Women in Crisis
Call: Amber, SWIC, 570-622-3991