Workshop on Emergency Preparedness April 24

The Chew and Belfield Neighbors Club Inc. will meet Wednesday, April 24, 6 p.m. at Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library, 68 W. Cheltham Ave. There will be a special presentation by the Philadelphia Police Department’s Homeland Security and Domestic Preparedness Unit and the Philadelphia office of Emergency Management, who will present “Ready, or Not? A Personal and Family Preparedness Workshop.” Fires. floods. blizzards – are you ready? Do you have a Family Emergency Plan? What supplies do you need? Do you know how to Shelter-in-Place? Where will you go if you need to evacuate? What will you do with your pet? How can you help when an emergency strikes? For more information go to http://oem.readyphiladelphia.org/RelId/606683/ISvars/default/Home.htm or call 3-1-1. The time to start planning for an emergency is NOT in the middle of one. In an emergency, you’re either ready or you’re not.Attend the workshop for a chance to win a combo flashlight/radio/siren unit.