Saturday, June 26, in Conjunction with Ham Radio Field Day
Navarre, FL – Listen to live music, build yourself a hot dog, and get information from area business and organizations about being prepared for (and recovering from) disasters, all while having a pleasant afternoon at Navarre Park. On Saturday, June 26, from noon until 5:00pm, the Navarre Community Emergency Response Team will hold a Disaster Preparedness Fair. In addition to providing information and entertainment to the community, this event is a fundraiser for Navarre CERT.
Sponsored by Trees Plus, the event will feature booths with area businesses and organizations that provide products or services related to disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.
Starting at 1:00pm, the Navarre CERT Amateur Radio Club will be participating in the annual Amateur Radio Relay League Field Day, where hams demonstrate the emergency communications capabilities that are the foundation of amateur radio, by operating on noncommercial power and contacting other hams all over the US and beyond. Anyone (including you!) can sit in and make radio contacts under the guidance of a licensed ham.
Don’t forget that Navarre Park also features a children’s playground and splash pad, as well as the Butterfly House. The Navarre CERT information booth has children’s disaster preparedness materials such as activity books, comic strips and puzzles, including a popular word search. So bring the kids along!
You may have seen members of Navarre CERT assisting the Sheriff’s Office and community organizations in non-disaster situations. But the team’s real mission is to teach disaster preparedness, assist emergency services agencies in responding to disasters, and helping in the recovery from disasters. CERT is a volunteer organization under the Citizen Corps program of the Dept of Homeland Security. Navarre CERT is a non-profit corporation and needs the financial support of the community in order to serve Navarre and other areas of Santa Rosa and surrounding counties.
