Berkeley Reads "Disaster" Kick-Off

Berkeley Reads "Disaster" Kick-Off

Representatives from the American Red Cross, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Berkeley County Emergency Preparedness Department, South Carolina Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Whitesville Rural Volunteer Fire and Rescue, and the National Guard will be on the scene.

Tour Berkeley County EMS' Mass Casualty Ambulance Bus, get an up-close look at a fire engine, see how you fare in the "mock challenge course" set up by the National Guard. View a demonstration water/flood table and tornado tubes.

Renaissance will be selling $5.00 Chick-fil-A lunches.

The event kicks-off our annual community reads program. The books chosen this year are: Life as We Knew It   Susan Beth Pfeffer

Through her journal, sixteen-year-old 
Miranda tells the story of her                  
Pennsylvania family's survival in a world 
hit with tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and..

Tornado   Betsy Byars

As they wait out a tornado in the storm cellar,
a family listens to the farmhand
tell stories about a dog named
Tornado he loved as a boy.

Two Bobbies: a story of Hurricane Katrina, friendship and survival   
Kirby Lawson & Mary Nethery

The touching true story of Bob and Bobbi,
a cat and dog who join forces to survive 
Hurricane Katrina.

These books can be checked out at your local Berkeley County Library Branch or purchased at cost, thanks to the Friends of the Berkeley County Library.

Sponsors: Berkeley County Library System, Friends of the Berkeley County Library, Berkeley County Government, Berkeley County School District and Daniel Island Rotary Club.