Throughout the month of September, students from the Augustana Student Medical Reserve Corps are launching an email campaign to help raise awareness for National Preparedness Month and what students can do during an emergency.
The campaign began with an email on a speech from President Barack Obama announcing the month’s celebration in his Presidential Proclamation, as recognizing the importance of preparedness.
AS-MRC is part of a national organization, and is partnered with the Rock Island county as a student subset. The group works with MRC members of the county to do different training’s on disaster outbreaks, and once a trimester do a meeting with the rest of the MRC.
AS-MRC’s next big event will include a zombie run during the first week of October where students can participate in preparing a survival kit.
Junior Abigail Norris, one of the student leaders of the club, reiterated the importance in their campaign. Norris experienced having her home destroyed by a tornado recently and is aware of how the unexpected can happen at any moment.
“For a lot of people it goes over there head,” Norris said. “I don’t think people realize that things can happen when you least expect them.”
More emails will be sent out throughout the month for the campaign. The group meets during ACHOO meetings in the even weeks at 11:30 a.m. in Hanson 304. New members are welcome to participate any time.
