From: Sloan, Mark T. (HCOEM) <mark.sloan@oem.hctx.net>
Subject: Harris County Citizen Corps: Volunteer Opportunites
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Date: Friday, March 5, 2010, 3:38 PM

Numerous volunteer opportunities are posted to the website at http://www.harriscountycitizencorps.com/trainingopps.asp.  Below are the three latest requests.

• UPCOMING OILED WILDLIFE TRAINING WORKSHOP
  Wildlife Response Services, LLC is making final preparations for our second oiled wildlife training workshop of 2010 on the Texas Gulf Coast! This workshop is made possible through a grant provided by the Texas General Land Office, Oil Spill Prevention & Response Division, and the generosity of the staff at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, located at 2111 West Park Avenue in Orange, Texas, where we will hold the training on March 15, 2010. Participants should arrive
  between 8:30-9:00 for registration and a light breakfast; welcoming remarks begin at 9:00, and the training is scheduled to conclude by 4:00. The team members of Wildlife Response Service, LLC are dedicated to the care, protection, and well-being of the wildlife that are a part of the Gulf Coast region. Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center is located on Adams Bayou in far southeast Texas and in close proximity to the Beaumont and Port Arthur ship channels. With that in mind, what better venue than Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center to continue building our local base of volunteers to assist our responders in the event of an incident impacting wildlife. Topics covered during the workshop are outlined on the agenda (Acrobat pdf document). As noted on this document, you will be
  introduced to a host of experts in the fields of animal care and oil spill response. Breakfast and lunch will be provided and there is no fee required for attending the training. Please register as soon as possible as registration is limited to thirty attendees. You can register via e-mail at rhonda.murgatroyd@wildliferesponse.net. Directions to Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center are here (Acrobat pdf document). You may reach Rhonda Murgatroyd at  713-705-5897  713-705-5897 if you have further questions.

• Area 22 Special Olympics Basketball Tournament will take place at Alvin High School and Harby Junior High in Alvin. MRC and CERT volunteers are needed to help out with this major event.
  MRC AND CERT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ON MARCH 13, 2010 (Acrobat pdf document)

• May 3-5, 2010 Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown, needs 100 volunteers. The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) fosters the use of advanced technologies in surface transportation systems. They are the leading advocate for technologies that improve the safety, security and efficiency of the nation's surface transportation system. If you would like to volunteer please review this document and complete the volunteer packet.