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Photos From Past Events: BE SAFE! A Community Safety Fair May 14, 2003
Lisa Lindsey of ConocoPhillips helps Wally Wise Guy get ready for photo with a young visitor. Wonder if he knows McGruff is right behind him?	Lew Pascalli of CC HazMat and Debbie Vanek of the Sheriff’s Office greeted visitors. Visitors received a bag at the fair entrance to collect all of the literature and freebies offered inside.
Paul Clausen and Joel Brown-Smith had boating safety information from the Coast Guard Auxiliary for fair visitors.	Gerald Fay with the Search and Rescue Team educates a fair-goer about their work.
Efraim Petel of Hormann America dreams of taking a spin in the Sheriff Department's Prowler. Many other emergency vehicles including fire engines and police cars were also on display.	Jerilynn Campos of General Chemical arranges the CAER display table about Shelter-In-Place.
Debbie Vanek of the Sheriff’s Office with the Prowler.	Michelle DiMaggio with county Environmental Health informed visitors about food safety and other topics.
Martinez Police Officers John Stretch (l) was a key organizer of the CAER safety fair, working here with Officer Herb Rounds, Steve Caldera and Tyson Muncher. They educated the public about home security and safely storing firearms.	Cliff Kroeger of the California Highway Patrol and Debbie Embree of Nurses and Cops are ready for visitors.
Pat Pava of the Office of Emergency Services provided information on earthquake preparedness.	The Sheriff's Office was represented by Pat Pava of the Office of Emergency Services and Jennifer Kloski of the Search and Rescue Team.
The Search and Rescue Team display interested these visitors.	Eric Imhof of OES, Greg Hattum with county HazMat and Chevron Refinery Fire Chief Mark Ayers.
The Operation Lifesaver display table is staffed by Lawrence Shells.	Preventing West Nile virus was one of the topics at the Mosquito and Vector Control display staffed by Fred Walls and Scott Harrison.
Eric Imhof of the county Office of Emergency Services with Tony Semenza of CAER, who is displaying National Weather Service radios, which receive hazardous materials warnings issued by the county.	Fair visitors could win smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and other prizes playing the "Fire Wheel of Safety" with Diane Grinsberg of the Contra Costa Fire Protection District
CAER Executive Director Tony Semenza staffs the weather radio information table with Paul Andrews of the county’s HazMat team.	Liezl Dizon of the CCC Crisis Center shows information on violence prevention.
A view of the fair in the Shell Clubhouse.	The Mosquito and Vector Control display offers a lot of information.
Earl Roider, Jr. of Operation Lifesaver helps visitors climb aboard the simulator locomotive engine.	One of Shell’s fire engines was available for close inspection.
A Boy Scout volunteer walks past the Bicycle Safety table manned by Pleasant Hill police officers Tim “T.C.” Chon and Don Wilds.

We wish to thank all of the organizations and agencies that participated in the CAER Safety Fair, and all of the individuals who volunteered their time to make the Safety Fair a success:

Amber Center for Missing and Exploited Children – Kim Swartz
American Red Cross – Carol Handy
California Highway Patrol – Cliff Kroeger
CCC Crisis Center – Liezl Dizon
CCC Environmental Health – Michelle DiMaggio
CCC Fire Protection District – Diane Grinsberg
CCC Mosquito and Vector Control – Fred Walls and Scott Harrison
CCC Office of Emergency Services – Pat Pava
CCC Search and Rescue – Rick Kovar, Bill Lattin, Gerald Fay and Jennifer Kloski
CCC Sheriff’s Office – Debbie Vanek and Mike Marchiano
Coast Guard Auxiliary – Paul Clausen and Joel Smith-Brown
Concord Police Department K-9 Unit
Martinez Police Department – Officers John Stretch, Herb Rounds, Steve Caldera,
and Tyson Muncher along with Cadet Jessica Moriarity.
Nurses and Cops – Debbie Embree
Operation Lifesaver – Earl Roider Jr. and Lawrence Shells
Pleasant Hill Police Department – Community Resource Officer Tim “T.C.” Chon and
Motorcycle Officer Don Wilds

Special thanks to our 2003 sponsors – Bay Alarm and the Contra Costa Times!

CAER Volunteers

Paul Andrews, CCC Hazardous Materials
Mark Ayers, ChevronTexaco
Jerilynn Campos, General Chemical
Sharon Craig-Carter, ChevronTexaco
Dave Dean, Shell
Michael Evans, Shell
Lisa Lindsay, ConocoPhillips
Efraim Petel, Hormann America
John McDonald
Lori McDonald, CAER
Tom McKnight, Shell
Erin McManus
Chuck Nicolai, Shell
Tammi Oksanen
Lew Pascalli, CCC Hazardous Materials
Nancy Ross, Tesoro
Tony Semenza, CAER
Joan Sieczkowski, CCC Office of Education
David Stretch, Boy Scouts
Ed Vining

Thanks to Shell Oil Products US for providing their Clubhouse.
Photos courtesy Efraim Petel of Hormann America.

Organizing Committee for
BE SAFE! A Community Safety Fair from the CAER Community Outreach Group:

Nancy Ross, Tesoro (Chair)
Jerilynn Campos, General Chemical
Sharon Craig-Carter, ChevronTexaco
Louis Gonzales, City of Pleasant Hill
Carol Handy, American Red Cross
Lisa Lindsey, ConocoPhillips
Lori McDonald, CAER
Tom McKnight, Shell
Pat Pava, CCC Emergency Services
Joan Sieczkowski – Office of Education
John Stretch – Martinez Police Dept