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FLORIDA DISASTER RELIEF MINISTRY

2010 Regional Training Event

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Training Provided in the Following Disaster Ministry Areas:

Mass Feeding Cleanup & Recovery Administration Temporary Childcare
Emergency Services Chaplaincy Emergency Communications Spiritual Care Water Purification

First Time Volunteers

Registration Fee *$30 Per Person

First-Time Volunteers will participate in our New Volunteer Class that is designed to prepare volunteers to be able to respond effectively with our ministry. Information will be shared to help answer the questions that all new volunteers typically have. The class lasts all morning.

After lunch, first-time volunteers will be able to choose one Ministry Area Class to get specialized training in the area they most want to work.

[Note: Water purification is only available for returning volunteers.]

You can cross train in other Ministry Areas by attending another regional training event.

*Fee includes: backgroundk check, lunch, training materials, ID badge, tee-shirt, hat, and pin.

Returning Volunteers

Registration Ree *$15 Per Person

Select from the following options:

During the morning,

Choose to get additional training in your primary ministry area in a specialized class or participate in the Spiritual Care class.
Water purification (an all-day class).

     After lunch, choose to attend another class (outside of
     your primary ministry area) to expand your span of
      ministry.

*Fee includes: backgroundk check, lunch, training materials, ID badge, tee-shirt, hat, and pin.

Quick FAQs

Who should attend this training? (1) Anyone who wants to become a new volunteer in the Florida Baptist Disaster Ministry or (2) Any previously trained volunteer who wants additional training or needs to retrain. [NOTE: Volunteers must retrain every 3 years.]

Why do I have to be trained to be a volunteer? Emergency Management Officials now require all volunteers to be credentialed by an organization like ours before they are allowed to work in a disaster response area. Our training is designed to meet these requirements and prepare volunteers to do effective ministry when called upon.

How do I register? There is no pre-registration. Register at the event site between 8:30 AM and 9:00 AM on the day of the event.

Why is there a fee to attend? The cost of training a new volunteer is more than $40. The fee is to help us offset some of the costs. Participants will receive a DR shirt and hat, ID badge, training material, instruction, and lunch for attending.

What about lunch? Lunch is prepared by trained feeding volunteers on one of our feeding units at the event. The cost of the meal is included in the registration fee.

What about time zones? The schedule is based on the time zone of the event site?