Thank you to everyone that attended last evenings board meeting and holiday dinner: below please find the AI notes from the 12/17/2025 Board meeting: Quick recap The board meeting focused …

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Volunteer Checklist – Jamaica Hurricane Melissa Deployment Before Travel: □ Confirm routine vaccinations are up to date (MMR, Varicella, Tdap, Polio). (speak with your provider). Increase in MMR reported in …

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My Infectious Disease Follow-Up: What I Learned After meeting with the Infectious Disease doctor, I left with the understanding that leptospirosis is common after flooding, highly preventable, and very treatable …

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Dear Board Members, Welcome to your first update using the Ready Responders Hub. I will be posting update in Board Group. You can reply to the blog with comments and …

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The Hope, Love & Courage program continues to grow in impact and reach as we move into 2026. Each year, more families rely on this program for emotional support, creative …

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About Leptospirosis: Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that spreads when people encounter water, mud, or soil contaminated by the urine of infected animals, especially rodents. After a major storm, the …

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Christine Seminerio, CVT I am Executive Director of the Garden State Animal Resource Team. I have over 13 years of emergency management experience with County Animal Response Teams (CART). I …

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Hello Everyone, As you join the group please respond to this blog with: 1. first and last name, 2. organization, 3. experience 4. credentail or licences that may be applicable …

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Dear Board Members, Welcome to your first update using the Ready Responders Hub. I will be posting update in Board Group. You can reply to the blog with comments and …

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