LAKEPORT, Calif. – Want to run or volunteer in a disaster shelter? Free Red Cross classes in Lakeport teach you how.

 

American Red Cross is offering two free classes on how to run a disaster shelter.

Shelter Operations and Shelter Simulation will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, April 11, and Tuesday, April 12, at the Lakeport Senior Center, 527 Konocti Ave., Lakeport.

All interested people are invited to attend.

 

The shelter operations class, held on April 11, teaches how to effectively and sensitively operate emergency shelters while meeting the needs of people displaced by disasters.

Shelter simulation provides practice using the knowledge and skills needed to run a successful shelter.

The prerequisite for shelter simulation, held on April 12, is shelter operations.

Registration is required. To register, individuals should go to www.arcsm.org (click on “Take a Class”) or contact Joyce with name, address and phone at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 707-577-7603.