Oh wow, I really have gotten away from blogging. But not volunteering! Maybe I'll get back to regular blogging soon. One of the volunteer activities I do is changing it's format so that might inspire me to blog a little bit more.
Shawnee's CERT program has gone through some changes over the last few years. We've had a change in leadership. Originally the program was developed under the police department because the individual starting the program was an employee of the police department, then he transitioned to the fire department which meant the CERT program did too. CERT is more of a fire/emergency response program than law enforcement anyway so that was actually a good thing. Then the program director left for another opportunity which unfortunately left the CERT program in limbo. Over the past year, a new leader has taken over the program and the program has seen a shift towards a citizen's fire academy (CFA). With community activity in mind, the CERT program is now evolving in to a Community Support Team (CST) for the Shawnee Fire Dept. The citizen's fire academy will still be available but this new team will allow individuals to continue volunteering beyond the CFA. We have a team meeting this week to learn more. This might just be what I needed to spur my interest in blogging again!
More details to come....
