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ERT Training

Location: Kingswood UMC — 401 W. Dundee Rd. Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

Learn the who, what, when, why, and how of disaster response!

Date: September 16

TIME: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

COST: $30 without T-shirt OR $40 with a T-shirt 

Online Registration

This training is now being required for teams going on VIM trips to areas recovering from disasters such as hurricane relief in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico.

For more information contact: Kingswood UMC —  847.398.0770  

www.kingswoodumc.com | Clayton Edwards — cedwards@kingswoodumc.com 

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