Upper Valley Medical Reserve Corps

04/10/2026

🚨 Community Emergency Preparedness Course – June 20th 🚨

Be ready when it matters most. Join WRVA and Upper Valley Medical Reserve Corps for a FREE upcoming Community Emergency Preparedness Course featuring Stop the Bleed training—designed to give you the lifesaving skills needed to control severe bleeding in an emergency before professional help arrives.
☀️ Summer is a time for outdoor fun—but it’s also peak tick season. This engaging and interactive class will also teach you how to stay safe while enjoying the outdoors and protect yourself from tick bites and tick-borne illnesses.
Through hands-on activities, discussions, and real-life scenarios, participants will:
✔️ Identify common tick species and where they live
✔️ Understand how diseases like Lyme disease are spread
✔️ Practice prevention strategies, including proper clothing and repellents
✔️ Learn how to check for and safely remove ticks
✔️ Discover ways to share tick safety tips with family and friends
🗓 Date: June 20th
📍 Don’t miss this opportunity to build skills that could save a life—maybe even your own.
Stay safe. Stay prepared. 💪

03/21/2026

This was wonderful! We can’t wait for the next class in the series!

03/17/2026

Our First Community Preparedness Course of the year is this Saturday! We have a few more spots open. If you or someone in your family is looking for a free course that teaches life saving skills for being prepared in an emergency, email Sally to sign up! This is a perfect course for all ages!

🚨Skills Instruction for Saturday🚨:
•VT Hazards
•Emergency Alerts
•Tips to being more prepared
•Building a go-kit
•What’s in your starter kit?
•Knowing your support network
Local Hazards
•Ice storms/Nor’easters/winter weather
•Flooding
•Fires (house fires, wildfires, structure fires)
•Medical emergencies
•Vehicle accidents & car break downs
•Accidents while hiking, woodworking, or using power tools
•Power outages
Short term vs extended

Come join the fun! Deadline to sign up is March 19th.

02/17/2026

🚨 FREE Community Emergency Preparedness Training Series! 🚨

WRVA and Upper Valley MRC are excited to offer a three-part Community Emergency Preparedness Training Series to help you and your family stay safe year-round.

🕙 All sessions run from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📅 March 21 — Personal Emergency Preparedness
📅 June 20 — Stop the Bleed & Summer Emergency Preparedness
📅 September 26 — Cold Weather Preparedness

👥 Open to everyone in the community — attend one session or all three!
💲 Free to attend

Each class provides practical education and real-world skills to help you prepare for emergencies and respond with confidence.

📝 To register, email Sally at office@wrva.org
and a registration form will be sent to you.

Please share with friends, family, and neighbors — preparedness starts with community! 💙

12/23/2025

The Lebanon Seasonal Shelter will open on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 160 Mechanic Street in Lebanon, NH. The Shelter is a collaboration between the City of Lebanon and the Upper Valley Haven.

The landline phone number is: 802-478-1862. Please note that staff are on site only from 4:00 pm – 8:30 am.

The shelter is low-barrier, meaning all individuals 18 or older are welcome to access the space. Guests must be able to manage activities of daily living independently.

The shelter can serve a maximum capacity of 14 guests. Guests will sleep in one room, with a partition separating each cot; one guest per cot area. Couples will not be able to share a space.

The shelter operates seven days a week. Doors open nightly at 5:00 p.m. and close each morning at 8:00 a.m.

Monday through Friday, cot sign-up will take place at the TLC Resource Center, which is open until 5:00 p.m., so shelter guests who have signed up for a cot have a place to stay until the shelter opens. The TLC Resource Center is located at 24 Hanover Street, Lebanon, NH. On Saturdays and Sundays, cot sign-ups will take place at the Lebanon Seasonal Shelter.

Cots may not be reserved by phone, sign up is required, and no referrals are necessary.

Providers working with an individual after 5:00 pm should call ahead to check on bed availability.

Guests will receive support from Haven staff and volunteers, with two staff members working each shift and volunteers present during check-in and dinner service.

With staff support, guests will complete an intake assessment. Guests will be referred to local partner agencies to address needs and goals appropriately.

Once the shelter is complete for the night, NH/VT residents will be assisted in obtaining a hotel room, subject to availability. Staff support will be provided.

Well-behaved and immunized service and emotional support animals are welcome.

A hot dinner will be served nightly, and to-go breakfast items will be available each morning.

Clean linens, towels, and pillows will be provided nightly. Hygiene supplies are also available. Guests will have access to hot showers, accessible bathroom facilities, and Wi-Fi.

On-site secured storage will be provided for guests’ personal belongings. Guests can store up to two bags.

Guests cannot possess fi****ms, knives, or other items that could be used as weapons on or in the shelter property. Substances (alcohol/drugs) cannot be brought into the shelter or used on the property.

12/04/2025

Please remember to practice good ice thickness awareness as we get into the cooler months of the year.
Your pet T Rex is a critical member of your family ❤️

11/25/2025

11/18/2025

Community Thanksgiving Meals on Thanksgiving Day

No registration is required for those attending the meal. Contact information is listed for volunteers/donations.

Claremont: 1 to 3 p.m., Trinity Church, 120 Broad St. Witteman plans to create a registry of volunteers and food requests, then post it on facebook.com/babystepsfamilyassistance.

Orford: 12:30 to 5 p.m., Orford Congregational Church, 617 Route 10 (Main Street). Email Arnesen-Trunzo at groundedinsound1@gmail.com or Sousa at jjsousamasonry@gmail.com if you want to volunteer or have questions about the gathering.

South Royalton: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Chase Community Center, 164 Chelsea St. Delivery is also available. People are required to RSVP at communitythanksgiving@vermontlaw.edu or 802-831-1238 for both delivery and the in-person gathering. Volunteers and food donations (including pies) are also welcome. More information can be found at vermontlaw.edu/event/2025-community-thanksgiving-dinner.

Windsor: 2 to 4 p.m., Old South Church, 146 Main St. People interested in donating money, food, or volunteering can email the church at oldsouthchurchwindsor@gmail.com.

09/22/2025

September is National Preparedness Month! The UV MRC has been incredibly busy this month with our Emergency Preparedness Go Bag Packing Palooza, a free Pop-up Dental Clinic in Hartford, VT and various personal emergency preparedness trainings for community members in the Upper Valley.

Here are some pics of our Rockstar MRC members in action!

Do you want to participate with your local MRC? Ask us how!