Children’s Disaster Services announces upcoming workshops.

Children’s Disaster Services (www.brethren.org/cds), a Church of the Brethren program serving children and families affected by disasters, has announced three workshops this fall. Each offers basic training for volunteers who are interested in working with the program. To attend a workshop contact the local coordinator or the Children’s Disaster Services office at 800-451-4407 option 5. Each workshop is held from 5 p.m. Friday through 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

• Oct. 7-8 at Central United Methodist Church in Sedro-Woolley, Wash. (contact coordinator Sharon McDaniel at 360-724-3246).

• Nov. 4-5 at Bethany Christian Church in Tulsa, Okla. (contact coordinator Myrna Jones at 918-749-6612 or 918-688-0240).

• Nov. 11-12 at Somerset (Pa.) Church of the Brethren (contact coordinator Paul Liepelt, 814-445-8853).

Source:10/5/2011 Newsline