A Basic LERT Training class will be held at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Laurel, MD.
This training is a prerequisite for deploying on an LCMS LERT event.
Participants will be introduced to the LCMS Disaster Response program and learn the basic nature of disasters, the opportunities to respond to personal needs in such disasters and how as Christians can support families, congregations and the public, as the hands and feet of Jesus during trying times.
A registration fee of $25 per person helps cover the cost of lunch, training materials and LERT T-shirt. If you are not local we ask for a donation of $5 to help cover the cost of shipping your t-shirt and LERT Credentials.
Please make check out to Our Savior Lutheran Church and send registrations fees to Our Savior Lutheran Church, Attn: Dave McGuffey, 13611 Laurel-Bowie Rd, Laurel, MD 20708 before January 7, 2023. Please note "LERT Training January 7, 2023" on your check.
Training is limited to 50 students; Walk-ins may be possible after coordinating with DisasterResponse@oslclaurel.org
The course will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Please arrive by 8:30am to complete registration and sign in.
Training event is facilitated by: Dave McGuffey, Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Coordinator, Our Savior Lutheran Church
Lunch will be provided.
Syllabus:
1) An introduction to the LCMS Disaster Response program
2) Congregation preparedness: I'm a trained LERT volunteer......now what?
3) Lutheran Early Response Teams: Who we are. What we do and why. How we function.
Who can be trained?
Anyone 14 years and older who is interested is welcome to attend this LERT training session and will receive certification as LCMS LERT volunteers. Youth under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. You will receive your certificate of participation, volunteer ID card, and T-shirt after the training is complete. Your LERT trainer will distribute all the LERT materials before and after the class.
Registration will be capped at 50 students.
POC is Dave McGuffey (DisasterResponse@oslclaurel,org)
