On April 8th, Luke Koppisch and Michael Prasad, Disaster Support Functions Director with the American Red Cross, New Jersey Region, gave a presentation entitled Everyone is Welcome at the Red Cross Regional Disaster Training Institute in Tinton Falls. The goal of the presentation was to give Red Cross volunteers and staff the tools to include people with access and functional needs when providing disaster and emergency shelter services.
ACI Walks & Rolls for National Public Health Week
National Public Health Week falls on the first full week of April every year. The American Public Health Association (APHA) started this campaign over 20 years ago to promote and educate everyone about public health and wellness. ACI recognized this year's NPHW by walking and rolling around Roosevelt Park in Edison as a way to encourage everyone to get up and get healthy!
ACI offers various workshops on health and wellness. Visit our upcoming events page to find out when our next class will be!
Join ACI's New Crochet Club and Help a Local Charity!
Jackie Hilles, a crocheter with over 30 years of experience, is teaching a group of like-minded women the foundation chain, single crochet, double crochet and much more. ACI's Crochet Club will be choosing a pattern to work on as a group and will donate their completed projects to a local charity. The club meets every other Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 PM with our next class taking place on May 24th, 2016. Visit our website for more details.
St. Peter's University Hospital Provides Free Blood Screenings for ACI Members
On April 5th, 14 people participated in ACI's blood pressure and blood sugar screenings, conducted by the St. Peter's University Hospital's Community Mobile Health Services. A big thanks to them for once again providing this valuable service to our members!
St. Peter's University Hospital will be coming back to ACI this June to provide free sun damage screenings. Visit our website for more details and to register.
ACI and Partners Show How to Plan a Shelter Simulation at the NJ Emergency Preparedness Conference
ACI was proud to be represented at the 18th Annual New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference in Atlantic City on May 4th. About 35 emergency personnel, medical service corps members, OEM officials and Red Cross volunteers learned how to plan and implement an inclusive mock overnight shelter exercise. Presenting with Luke was Madeleine Goldfarb, Executive Director, Noah's Ark Institute, and John Ferguson, Coordinator, Middlesex County Office of Emergency Management.
ACI Celebrates Earth Day 2016!
ACI celebrated Earth Day by planting flowers that attract butterflies. Participants also watched a documentary about the migration of the North American Monarchs, entitled The Incredible Journey of the Monarch Butterflies. Our next gardening event will take place on May 26th 2016. Visit our website for more details.
ACI and Middlesex County Center for Empowerment Honor Sexual Assault Awareness Month
The Clothesline Project and Denim Day are efforts to bring public awareness to the issue of violence against women. These ACI events were held in conjunction with the Middlesex County Center for Empowerment for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Thank you to all who participated in getting this important message out!
