TENNESSEE VALLEY REGIONAL
DISASTER INSTITUTE

July 23 - 26, 2009

University of Alabama Huntsville

This institute is made possible through the generous grants to the American Red Cross Tennessee Valley Region From:

Wal-Mart / Sam's Club, Huntsville Madison County EMA, Metropolitan Medical Response System

Today, the American people expect the Red Cross to be at the site of such events quickly in order to render assistance for basic human needs.  Reliance on the expertise and commitment of Red Cross volunteers and staff, in times of major and sometimes catastrophic disasters, calls for and requires the Red Cross to coordinate the relief efforts in partnership with many agencies and organizations to meet those needs.

The Tennessee Valley Regional Disaster Institute is the culmination of a combined effort of Red Cross Chapters encompassing 12 counties in the Tennessee Valley; Morgan/Lawrence, Limestone, Northwest Alabama (Lauderdale, Colbert & Franklin Counties), Madison/Marshall (Jackson County), DeKalb County in Alabama and Lincoln County and Lawrence County Tennessee. Our vision and goal is to provide the participants of this institute the necessary basic, and advance disaster Red Cross training as well as many comprehensive workshops. All of our instructors have been chosen carefully and are considered the best disaster instructors in the Red Cross.

To Our Red Cross Workers:

We invite you to attend our Training Institute July 23-26, 2009 held at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). The goal of the Institute is to provide a fun learning environment, characterized by a broad range of disaster basic, advance courses and practical workshops, where workers can pursue the skills they desire as well as those needed by their Chapters in order to provide a high level of quality service to our clients. Whether you are a new or seasoned volunteer, there is a course or workshop at this Institute that will promote your growth. We have highly qualified instructors and facilitators to lead our courses and workshops. The facilities (class rooms, residence halls and dining hall) at UAH are outstanding! There are also many interesting and exciting things to enjoy in the Huntsville Metro Area. In addition to growth from attending the courses and workshops, you will benefit from the fellowship with other Red Cross disaster workers, meeting co-workers, networking and discussing experiences from the field. We encourage you to look closely at the training opportunities presented in this brochure and choose those that will take you where you want to go in your Red Cross career. We look forward to meeting and getting to know you at the Institute.
 

We welcome you to the first Tennessee Valley Regional Disaster Institute!

The Tennessee Valley Regional Disaster Institute Committee