Quarterly Meeting Minutes: October 2023, Preparedness "Go Kits"

Oct 13, 2023

by Skylar Washington

DE BEST Quarterly Meeting for FY22/23 Q4 was held on October 11th, 2023 via Zoom.

As always, we discussed our recent activities and goals moving forward. Celeste Peart briefly reviewed what to prep in your 'emergency go bag' when in an emergency scenario. If you were unable to make the meeting and have suggestions, questions, or concerns please email DEBESTVolunteers@gmail.com.

DE BEST QUARTERLY MEETING MINUTES

October 11, 2023, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Virtual via Zoom Meeting

Attendees:

Celeste Peart, Program Manager

Skylar Washington, Admin Assistant

Adele Abrams

Cherjon Bailey

Marianne Baker

Frederick Kurz

Elizabeth MacKay

RuthAnn James

TOPIC	QUESTIONS	ACTION ITEMS, RECOMMENDATIONS and NOTES
a) Welcome	Celeste Peart - called to order at 6:30 p.m.
b) Program Updates	Highlights - Reviewed summary. DE BEST Volunteer Total: 335 volunteers Recruitment: 2 new volunteers Purged volunteers: 2
c) Team Training and Development	Highlights - Required trainings completed by volunteers (to date): RespondDE MRC Code of Conduct (5) new ... 54 RespondDE MRC Photo Release Waiver (5) new ... 65 Psychological First Aid (various formats) (3) new ... 107 Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) (2) new ... 24 Crisis Counseling "CCP" Training (various formats) (8) new ... 91 Mental Health Support Following a Disaster (DSAMH) ... 39 Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) (18) new ... 26 Personal and Family Preparedness ... 41 IS-100.C: An Introduction to the Incident Command System ... 62 IS-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System ... 24 Volunteers encouraged to log in profiles and update all Qualifications.	Volunteers encouraged to log in profiles and update all Qualifications.
c) Team Activities	Reviewed summary. Highlights - Events this quarter: Outreach at Wilmington Housing Authority Empowerment Fair 8/18 (3 volunteers, 7.5 hours) Outreach at Laura Madara Back to School Health Fair 8/19 (4 volunteers, 8 hours) Outreach at Food Bank Distribution 9/11 (2 volunteers, 6.5 hours) Outreach at Food Bank Distribution 9/13 (4 volunteers, 13 hours) Outreach at Wilmington Police Department Community Resource Fair 9/14 (3 volunteers, 9 hours) Outreach at Food Bank Distribution 9/15 (1 volunteer, 3.25 hours) Outreach at 2023 VET Fest 9/30 (4 volunteers, 11 hours)
d) Program Development: Volunteer Engagement Events, Meetings and Trainings	Reviewed summary. Highlights - Volunteer Team Meetings Last Quarter: DE BEST Quarterly Meeting 7/12 (17 attendees) DE BEST Committee Meeting, 9/26 (4 attendees)
f) Presentation: Team Notes DEBEST/GalaxyDigital.com	Highlights - Preparedness Minute. Be prepared! Prepare your volunteer Go Kit with needed supplies so that you can grab and go. It's important that we have our Preparedness Supply Kits and Go Kits stocked and ready to use! Please check our site and PrepareDE.org for resources for compiling your kit. Volunteer Portal Review. DEBEST/GalaxyDigital.com: log your hours and update profile, including qualifications (waivers, compliance and trainings).	Volunteers: Please keep profiles on SERVDE, DETRAIN, and DEBEST/GalaxyDigital.com accurate and up-to-date!
g) Upcoming Activities	Upcoming Scheduled Activities: RespondDE MRC Quarterly Advisory Board Meeting 10/12 (HCI/Virtual) DE BEST Quarterly Meeting (Jan, April, July, October) 10/12 (Virtual) Delaware Public Health Preparedness Symposium 10/31 (ln-Person) DE BEST 2023 Annual Volunteer Summer Potluck TBD (In-Person) DPA 2023 Annual Conference 11/8-11/9 (In-Person)	Volunteers: See portal Opportunities page for info and to Sign Up.
h)	Celeste Peart - called to order at 7:30 p.m. Next DE BEST Quarterly Meeting: January 10, 2024, 6:30 pm (virtual)