Humboldt Chapter Utilizes Youth Volunteers

The month of December was an excellent month for working with youth volunteers at the Humboldt County Chapter. The Humboldt County Chapter’s Disaster Supply Room was in alarming disarray to the point where it would be extremely difficult to set-up not only the functional components of an emergency shelter, but the shelter itself. Through the hard work of the Humboldt youth volunteers, under the supervision of CSC members Wayne and Phil, the Humboldt County Chapter was able to get its Disaster Supply Room up to speed and emergency ready.

The 11-12 year old youth volunteers put in 16 ½ hours to assist with organizing the Disaster Supply Room. The chapter now has the capacity to not only set-up shelters in the more densely populated areas of Humboldt County but also the outlining rural communities such as Miranda and Willow Creek.

Phil and Wayne also worked with the youth volunteers to construct a shake table to demonstrate the projectile hazards in a room during an earthquake (see picture).