You are invited to participate in the *​​North Country* *Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program* that will be held on: *Thursday October 29,2015* *Beginning at 5:30PM* *George Hall Auditorium, Ogdensburg Free Academy* *1100 State St., Ogdensburg, NY 13669*

The free program lasts approximately 2 hours and the training is conducted by members of the NY National Guard. The training seeks to provide citizens with the tools and resources to prepare for emergencies and disasters, respond accordingly, and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions.

Each family that attends will receive a NYS Disaster Preparedness Kit that contains key items to assist individuals in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. The state training and kits will help New Yorkers be the most-trained and best-prepared citizens in the country.

There is no fee for attending but everyone must pre-register! *To register for the training, please go to: * *http://prepare.ny.gov/training-events* http://prepare.ny.gov/training-events

Also, attached is an invite for your reference. Please feel free to share widely with family, friends, co-workers, employers, employees, organizations, boy and girl scout troops, etc.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there. June

June F. O'Neill

NYS Department of Labor

Office of Intergovernmental Affairs

518-396-7441