Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corp

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October 2008
Time	Location	Event
October 4th & 5th	Remote Area Medical Expedition Riverview Elementary/Middle School Grundy, Virginia	Any health care professional or community member who would like to volunteer for the Buchanan County RAM event, please contact Sandy Stiltner at (276) 935-6508 or Frannie B. Minton at (276) 935-2880 for a volunteer application.
October 7th & 8th	Roslyn Conference Center in Richmond	VOAD Joint Ecumenical Retreat is pleased to announce the featured speaker will be Rev. Lyndon F. Harris who was the priest in charge of the relief ministries at St. Paul's Chapel in NYC on September 11, 2001. Space is limited for this retreat. To register, go to: VOAD.
October 23rd 9:30 - 1:30	Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Abingdon	Basic Skills in Disaster Behavioral Health is once again being offered to SWVA MRC members. This is an excellent opportunity to prepare volunteers and those who may be involved with the response to a public health emergency. To register and learn more, log onto TRAIN.

November 2008
Time	Location	Event
November 22/21	Local Virginia Health Departments	FLUEX 08 tabletop exercise is being sponsored by the Virginia Department of Health. To obtain additional information, contact your local District Emergency Planner. Contact information can be found on our Contact Us page.

December 2008
Time	Location	Event

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Please consider joining the Southwest Virginia Medical Reserve Corps.