The January program of the Evening Branch of the Women’s Alliance (EBWA) will be “K9 Search and Rescue,” presented by Kristina Barbuti, Chairperson, Northeast Mobile Search and Rescue.

Kristina Barbuti is a search and rescue volunteer with Northeast Mobile Search and Rescue.  She and her German Shepherd, Pierce, are one of six pairs of dogs and handlers at NEMSAR.  Founded in 1990, the organization has an all-volunteer force of 25 people.  Most searches start with police and conservation officers, but NEMSAR typically gets called in as the officers realize that they need more people to cover more ground.  Kristina will share with us the history behind her group, what their role is now in searches, and what resources they have. She will tell us about the K9 team and their role in finding missing persons.  — All who identify as women are welcome to join us on Zoom to hear this most interesting presentation.

While we hope to resume in-person meetings at some point, we will continue on Zoom at least through February.  To receive an invitation to join the program on Zoom, please email Gabrielle Reals at ellegr3@gmail.com by Monday, January 23. If you have never used Zoom before, this tutorial will tell you how to do it:  Zoom Tutorial from TCUUC.  After you download a free Zoom account, if you need help, contact Judy Clough at mimaclough@yahoo.com.  Best to do this well before the January 26 meeting.  Please note:  If you have already requested that Judy send you a Zoom invite, you do not need to contact Gabrielle for the upcoming program.

Sign into the meeting between 6:50 and 7:00pm.  After welcoming remarks, the speaker will be introduced. Following the presentation, there will be time for questions.  Networking (when each woman may share something of interest with the group) will begin around 8:15, and the meeting will end no later than 9pm.  There is no charge for EBWA programs offered on Zoom, but in order for us to be able to pay our speakers an honorarium, we need your help.  Please consider subscribing by sending a $30 check made out to EBWA to Carol Furman (contact her at cfurm13@gmail.com to learn where to send your check).

To see the complete calendar of EBWA Programs for 2022-2023, please click here.