Understand personality types April 26
LW CERT
The LW Community Emergency Response Team (LW CERT) will meet on Friday, April 26, at 9 a.m. in Clubhouse 3, Room 9, for a safety class on how to understand personality types. LW CERT’s free monthly safety classes are 45 minutes long and all residents are welcome to join. Refreshments are provided.
Each month, CERT gives a valuable gift to an attendee. During March’s class, Tricia Luse won the drawing for a first aid kit.
At the March LW CERT safety class, President Catherine O’Brien distributed a checklist for communicating during an emergency. The presentation covered using cell phones for both local and out-of-state contacts, subscribing to a local text alert service, such as OC Alert, and using social media like Facebook to update friends and family. LW CERT Instructor Fara Mccartney spoke about types of radios, from solarpowered to hand-crank and AM/FM models, all offered on Amazon. Some Mutuals have walkie-talkies to communicate, which are also used by LW Security. Communicating in a big disaster can be as simple and helpful as posting signs in your window that say “help” or “OK.”
Residents can stop by the LW CERT table during the Leisure World Discovery Tour on April 6 to get a free emergency contact card. A name and phone number can be listed for local and out-of-state contacts.
LW CERT President Catherine O'Brien (l) with Tricia Luse
