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Olathe, Kansas |
May 3, 2010
This Edition of E-News
• Scouts Make Difference In Olathe
• Citizens Can Make a Difference During a Disaster with CERT
• Olathe Sister Cities Joins Facebook
City Council Agenda
The Olathe City Council will meet Tuesday, May 4th at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall for a regular session meeting. Regular session meetings are broadcast live on OGTN (Comcast channel 7, AT&T channel 99 and on the City’s website). To see the complete agenda for this meeting, visit the City’s website at www.OlatheKs.org. A reception honoring City of Olathe retirees will be held in the City Hall Foyer at 6:30 p.m.
Scout Efforts Have Major Impact
On April 17th, area Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts celebrated Boy Scouts of America’s 100th birthday by doing what they do best, serving others. In total, Scouts contributed nearly 3,000 (2,923) work hours during the course of the day.
Scouts from the Red Tail Hawk District spent the day cleaning along the Indian Creek Trail and adjacent streamway. The 800 volunteers filled the equivalent of six one-ton dump trucks and five pick-up trucks with collected trash and debris.
The Trails West District spent the day working at Lake Olathe. Their projects included: constructing a fence; painting around the boat ramp, parking lot, restrooms, and playground equipment; mulching an area trail; re-landscaping around entrances; clearing overgrowth and removing trash.
Cub Scout Pack 3387 (part of Trails West) also pitched in at the park they adopted in 2003, Calamity Line Park. The scouts spent time collecting trash, twigs and sticks; and weeding and mulching landscape beds.
Most of these projects could not have been completed without the help of volunteers and required minimal city staff support.
Free Program Prepares Neighbors and Groups for Disaster
A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is an organized group of everyday people trained for disaster planning, preparedness and survival. Following a major disaster - like a crippling blizzard or tornado strike - professional first responders, who provide fire and medical services, may not be able to meet the initial, potentially overwhelming demand for these services.
In a disaster, people will have to rely on each other for help to meet their immediate life-saving and life-sustaining needs. The probability for large numbers of wounded, disabled telecommunication equipment and road blockages may delay emergency service workers from reaching victims. CERT trains people to help meet Olathe’s needs at home or work in the event of a disaster.
The City of Olathe Fire Department's Office of Emergency Management is offering a FREE CERT course. Class will meet on May 13, 20, 27 and June 3 and 17 at the Olathe Fire Department Administration Building, 1225 S. Hamilton Circle. Participants will learn about disaster preparedness; basic fire safety and medical operations; search and rescue; team organization; and terrorism.
Olathe resident and team member Kim Gear said, “CERT made my family more aware of the importance of disaster preparedness and we’re ready to help our community if disaster strikes.” She added, “We also created our three-day disaster supplies kit.”
Sign up for the free CERT class online at www.olatheks.org/Fire/ResponseTeam of contact Rita Hoffman at (913) 971-7943.
Did you know? About 1,200 people have completed Olathe’s CERT training program since its inception in 2001.
Sister Cities Looking for Fans
The Olathe Sister Cities Association is looking for fans of its new Facebook page, www.facebook.com/olathesistercities. The page features photos, news updates and links for those interested in learning more about the association, Olathe’s sister cities or how to get involved.
The Olathe Sister Cities page joins other City of Olathe Facebook pages including: Parks and Recreation, Mahaffie, Budget, Olathe Government Television Network, the Olathe Fire Department, and the Olathe Summer Concert Series.
For more up-to-date City of Olathe info. including Construction Alerts and Job Opportunities, visit the City website at www.olatheks.org.
City of Olathe Communications Office
100 E. Santa Fe; Olathe, KS 66061
913-971-8700
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