Community Partners :
NEED ASSISTANCE?
Call the Hotline and a dedicated volunteer will be assigned to help you.
SAFER-AT-HOME Shopping Ideas:
ALTERNATIVES to calling the Hotline:
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CVS offers FREE Pharmacy Delivery
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Amazon offers FREE Pharmacy Delivery
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Ralphs offers 2-Hour Grocery Delivery
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Ralphs offers Curbside Grocery Pick-Up
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Vons offers Curbside Grocery Pick-Up
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Target offers Curbside Pick-Up
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Walmart offers Curbside Pick-Up
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Chefs for Seniors provides full meal-service in your home (shop, cook, and clean)
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NOTE: Please check each store's website or call to confirm which locations in your area offer these services. Due to the rapidly changing coronavirus situation, all programs and offerings are subject to change without formal notice.
LOOK for
the GREEN SHIRTS
& "CERT" LOGO:
CERT Volunteers Are:
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Your friends and neighbors (Manhattan Beach Residents)
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Trained in First Aid & Emergency Preparedness
Volunteers wear a Green Shirt or an Emergency Vest with the CERT Logo on it
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ALL deliveries are physically distanced, and ALL CERT volunteers wear masks.
Proudly serving Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach
& Redondo Beach.
SERVICES:
Groceries & Pharmacy Trips
Are you locked-down due to your age or medical challenges, or in quarantine due to the coronavirus? CERT volunteers can assist with shopping and delivering groceries and/or medication prescriptions. Our team has completed hundreds of trips to various stores from Ralphs to Trader Joe's, and from CVS to Walgreens.
Wellness Calls
& Visits
Do you live alone, want to connect with the outside world, or are anxious during these uncertain times? Call (310) 802-5010, and you'll be partnered with a wonderful volunteer from your community. One seniors has shared, "I don't really need too much help (with groceries), but it is nice to talk with someone, and to know that I have backup."
Senior Meals Delivery
Senior Meals is a weekly meal-delivery service to provide ready-made meals or meal-kits from top local restaurants and caterers such as Good Stuff and Sky Chef. Senior Meals was developed by Beach Cities Health District in response to Governor Newsome's Great Plates program.
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Chefs for Seniors meals are customized for personal dietary needs, e.g. diabetes, low sodium, and etc. Weekly meal-delivery can also be prepared in at the client's home for an extra fee.
Masks, Flowers, Cards & More
Need a cloth mask or a little pick-me-up? CERT Volunteers have been dropping off homemade cloth masks, seasonal bouquets, and Kindness Cards written by students. Each Kindness Card expresses a positive message in a handmade card to brighten your day.
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We have had numerous masks and cards generously donated by community members and organizations, including from CERT family members and The National Charity League.
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THANK YOU:
MB CERT Volunteers :
Vesta Sung
(Deployment Manager)
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Frank Chiella
(Program Manager)
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Board of Directors
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Nellie Ambrose
Mindy Balgrosky
John Braitman
Jane Cruz
Gabe Greenberg
Cameron Hull
Kristy Jones
Eric Jonsson
Adam Kreutner
Debra McGuire
Cynthia Mickschl
Jennifer Modisette
Scott Ninegar
Joe O'Donnell
Joel Oiknine
Wendy Phillips
Julie Profet
Roark Sandburg
Patricia Schilling
Christy Sieminsky
Mike Smith
Roberta Stephens
Danielle Sung
Dennis Takahashi
Gaye Williams
Special Appreciation:
Janet Buike
Michelle Ami
Adela Cornejo
Mary McCabe
Sabrina Johnson
Eddie Ramos
Kerianne Lawson
Melissa Andrizzi-Sobel
Lauren Nakano
Charlotte Barnett
Susan Adams
Nathalie Sung
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Tiffany Tsuang
Caroline Tsuang
Sam Nakawatase
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Jennie Takahashi
Erin O'Donnell
Karen Roseman
Honolulu Penn
Community Collaborators :
"If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever."
- Kofi Annon
