COURT HOUSE – April is National Volunteer Month and the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders recognized the Cape May County Citizens Emergency Response Team leadership for volunteering their time to create and manage the county-wide C.E.R.T. Teams at their meeting held on April 26, 2011.
Freeholder Ralph E. Sheets, Jr. said, “C.E.R.T. volunteers have been very instrumental in assisting the County and the Municipalities by helping to assist in search and rescue for lost people, helping in managing shelters and caring for residents in disaster events like the seven we have had in the past two years, four of which were great enough to warrant Presidential Disaster Declarations.”
There are over three hundred C.E.R.T. volunteers in Cape May County coordinated by Emergency Management Director Frank McCall and C.E.R.T. Volunteer Coordinator Louis Ostrander. McCall said, “Three C.E.R.T. Supply Trailers have been grant awarded to the County of Cape May, Avalon and Lower Township. Also, through a Grant provided by the Cape May County Emergency Management Communications Center, the Ocean City C.E.R.T. Program is expanding its citizen program to include the Hearing Impaired Community as volunteers.
Freeholder Sheets concluded, “Cape May County is recognized as a leader in the State of New Jersey in the development of the C.E.R.T. Program among the 21 counties because of these volunteer leaders.”
Volunteers recognized include:
Francis McCall
For volunteering as the Cape May County C.E.R.T. Coordinator
Lewis Ostrander
For volunteering as the Cape May County C.E.R.T. Deputy Coordinator
Arthur Treon
For volunteering with the Cape May County C.E.R.T. program as the Office of Emergency Management Deputy Coordinator.
Edward Taylor
For volunteering as the Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) Program Manager
For volunteering as a Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) Instructor:
Dianna Brunell
Greg Speed
Dan Spiegel
Harry Wozunk
Louis Raniszewski
Mark Baum
Dale Gentek
Billy Hollingsworth
Bradley Ladislaw
Ronnie Town
Robert Stanton
Sean McDevitt
For volunteering and supporting the C.E.R.T. Program within their community:
Martin Pagliughi – Avalon
Harry DeButts – Avalon
Kevin Scarpa – Avalon
Robert Smith – Cape May
Rich Harron – Lower Township
Joan Koeck – Lower Township
George Wehner – Lower Township
Calvin Black – Middle Township
Jill Zarharchuck – Middle Township
Robert Matteucci – North Wildwood
Frank Donato – Ocean City
Scott Morgan – Ocean City
Thomas Dintino – Sea Isle City
Daniel Rutherford – West Cape May
Mark Mallett – Middle Township
Photo: (left to right)
Mike Dowling, North Wildwood; Ed Taylor, CMC EMCC; Mark Mallett, Middle Township; Frank Donato, Ocean City; Harry DeButts, Avalon; Leonard Desiderio, Freeholder; Art Treon, CMC EMCC; Susan Sheppard, Freeholder; Joanne Koech, Lower Township; Dan Beyel, Freeholder Director, Ronnie Town, Atlantic City Electric; Frank McCall, CMC EMCC; Ralph Sheets, Jr., Freeholder; Thomas Dintino, Sea Isle City; Gerald Thornton, Freeholder; Greg Speed, Cape Counseling Services; Bradley Ladislaw, North Wildwood; Scott Morgan, Ocean City; Steve O’Connor, County Administrator; Louis Ostrander, North Wildwood; Louis Raniszewski,
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