General Meeting Sept. 29 (6:30 p.m.)

Tornados, hurricanes, fires, floods and industrial explosions. These are all problems for other cities, right?

We all know we should have a plan but the reality is most of us don’t. On Thursday, September 29 starting at 6:30 p.m. Cassandra Wallace from the Dallas Office of Emergency Management will give a presentation on how to prepare your household for the worst case scenario.

Ms. Wallace will also provide information on how you can become a part of CERT, the Community Emergency Response Team. CERT training promotes a partnering between the citizens of Dallas, the Office of Emergency Management, Dallas Fire Rescue, and the Dallas Police Department. Emergency personnel train members of neighborhoods, community organizations, and businesses to assist if an event overwhelms or delays the community’s professional response. If we have enough volunteers, we can arrange for a custom class that’s designed around our schedule.

We have invited State Rep Ken Sheets and State Rep Dan Branch to spend time discussing the latest developments in Austin that may affect our city and neighborhood. You may have heard that the state will be going through a redistricting exercise before the next election. So come out and meet our current and future state representatives.

This is a joint meeting with Lower Greenville Neighborhood Association so feel free to invite your friends from all over the city. Our friends from Skillman Church of Christ are hosting the meeting in the Rotunda room. See you there!