disaster in Bermuda.

The group included people from the Salvation Army, Seventh Day Adventist Church and the Bermuda Red Cross, as well as Government staff who are members of the Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO).

They attended a two-day workshop conducted by the Salvation Army for the EMO.

The workshop at the Salvation Army building in Roberts Avenue, Devonshire, was aimed at training volunteers to work in emergency shelter accommodation.

Instructors Major Paul Curnow and Mr. Tom McSherry came from the Salvation Army headquarters in the US, and topics covered included the organisation, administration and duties involved in running a shelter programme.

The Salvation Army and the Seventh Day Adventist Churches have signed a "Memorandum of Understanding'' with the EMO, which allows churches to be used to house people made homeless by a disaster.

AT THE READY -- Involved in the shelter management workshop were, from left, Salvation Army Divisional Commander Major Mervin Leach, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator Mr. Lowdru H. Robinson, Deputy Governor and chairman of the Emergency Measures Organisation Mr. Peter Willis, and instructors Mr. Tom McSherry and Major Paul Curnow.

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