The Villager Jan. 2014 | Page 9

Agent Our great rates can save Security and Safety Agent you hundreds of dollars. * po.com 2-8181 The Charbonneau Villager Page 9 January 2014 By June Henry On October 19, representatives from all the homeowners groups in Charbonneau were invited to a Disaster Preparedness Workshop. Lieutenant Colonel Rich Wold - public information officer, Oregon State Dense Force, Oregon Military Department and resident of Charbonneau Greens - presented information to build and strengthen disaster readiness among our neighbors. The president of each homeowner's association (HOA) was asked to invite two or more neighbors and form a team to begin organizing their areas. We have 14 HOA’s and were pleased that all of them RSVP’d. Thirteen sent representatives. We had 40+ people in attendance. Rich covered the Mapping Your Neighborhood Program. It involves specific steps to follow immediately following a disaster, such as: setting up a neighborhood gathering site and care center, getting an inventory of neighborhood skills and equipment, mapping each neighborhood and creating contact lists. It was clear that the representatives present were eager to begin the organizational process. Kim Hosford, at the CCC office, has received many requests for materials, and meetings have already started to happen all over our community. Because some associations are quite large, they will need to be broken into smaller groups. Please contact your association president if you are willing to help. You wil [