| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2010
Contact: Robbie Wilbur
601/961-5277
VOLUNTEER TRAINING AVAILABLE
( BILOXI , Miss.) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), the Department of Marine Resources, and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency have been meeting with British Petroleum to announce the availability of training for volunteers this week.
Community training for beach cleanup will be conducted at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) campuses as follows:
2 p.m. , 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. , Tuesday to Saturday
Jackson County Campus – Gymnasium
Jefferson Davis Campus – Room U202
Training at Pearl River Community College :
2 p.m. , 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. , Tuesday to Friday
Pearl River CC Hancock County Center
This response training is hosted by local elected officials, BP personnel, community organizations and MGCCC.
These training sessions will qualify volunteers to participate in pre-landfall beach cleaning to minimize impact to the beaches. Federal, state, and private entities are asking any volunteers to attend training to ensure their personal safety and well-being.
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Mr. Robbie Wilbur
Communications Director
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Post Office Box 2261
Jackson, Mississippi 39225
601/961-5277
601/421-5699 (c)
601/961-5715 (f)
robbie_wilbur@deq.state.ms.us
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