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1049 State Ave. * Marysville, Washington 98270 * (360) 363-8086 * web: marysvillewa.gov Executive News Release Contact: Doug Buell, Community Information Officer Office: (360) 363-8086 Cell: (425) 754-3641 Email: [EMAIL REDACTED] Jan. 11, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Public encouraged to attend free Marysville University class Jan. 30 focusing on disaster preparedness post-Superstorm Sandy MARYSVILLE – If a disaster on the scale of Superstorm Sandy struck your home, family and community, would you be ready? The City of Marysville encourages you to attend a free Marysville University civics learning class entitled “Disaster Preparedness: Don’t Let Mother Nature Catch You Unprepared.” The class will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30 in the City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor in City Hall, 1049 State Ave. “When a natural disaster is looking you in the face, it’s already too late to make your emergency plans,” says Mayor Jon Nehring. “The City of Marysville and local emergency response agencies are ready; we want you and your family to be ready, too, with information that will help protect lives and property.” Scheduled speakers include Volunteer Nurse Yvonne Smith with Red Cross who saw firsthand the devastation left by Superstorm Sandy; Marysville Emergency Management Coordinator Cheryl Niclai; Dara Salmon, Emergency Preparedness Program Manager with Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management; and Bill Burns, Government Liaison Manager with the American Red Cross of Snohomish County. MU provides an informal classroom-style forum that brings people from the community together to gain a better understanding of how their local government functions, inspires them to become part of the solution-seeking process, and informs them about City programs, services and projects,” says Mayor Jon Nehring. Free refreshments will be available. Classes are videotaped, and will be shown on Marysville Cable Access TV 21 (Comcast) and TV 25 (Frontier) at dates to be announced later. Refreshment will be available, and two Red Cross emergency prepared kits will be awarded in a random drawing. Please call Community Information Officer Doug Buell in City Hall at (360) 363-8086 by Jan. 24 to reserve your seat, or email [EMAIL REDACTED]. Be sure to include name, phone, address and email address. For more information, contact Buell or visit us on the web at http://marysvillewa.gov/marysvilleuniversity