Veterans Assistance program to meet June 2 at the Beacon

The Veterans Assistance program will meet Friday, June 2, from 9 a m until 12:30 p m , at the Beacon of Hope, 5090 Doug Taylor Circle, St. James City. One of the things we will be discussing is the expansion of possible benefits from Agent Orange exposure in overseas coun-

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Hurricane Katrina, it was actually easier to communicate with others living outside of the affected areas

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Review insurance and keep a copy with your Disaster Supply Kit. A Disaster Supply Kit will be covered in more detail in a future article

■ Special Needs Lee County provides a Special Medical Needs Shelter for those residents who require it The shelter is provided at no cost to residents If you plan to use a special needs shelter, you must register ahead of time Registration can be done online at www leeEOC com or by calling Lee County Emergency Management at 239-533-0622 If you registered in a previous year, keep in mind you must update your information every year

■ Additional shelter information will be provided in a future article

Next time we will cover disaster supply kits tries during Vietnam

If you have any health issues that you feel could be related to this or any other service acquired injury or disease, come visit us

Call the Beacon of Hope at 239-2835123 to make an appointment

Below is a summary list of actions you can take now, ahead of a storm, to be prepared Future articles will provide more details of each, but use this list as a reminder each week of actions you can take now to be better prepared.

Prepare Now actions:

1 Make an Emergency Plan (this article)

2 Know your warnings and alerts

3 Register now with Lee County if you h a v e S p e c i a l N e e d s - o n l i n e a t w w w l e e E O C c o m o r b y c a l l i n g L e e County Emergency Management at 239533-0622; Pre-registration is required!

4 Review important documents

5 Strengthen your home

6. Get tech ready

7 Help your neighborhood

8 Gather supplies

Have questions about this article? You can contact the M/PIFCD, Station #1, at