Classes and Workshops – Mt. Washington Jessica Neighborhood

10 Jul

CPR/AED & First Aid Class

SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2026 9am – 4pm

Sponsored by Mt. Washington Jessica Neighborhood, inc.

Holy Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church 4900 Cleland Ave., LA CA 90042

This Basic Life Support class will be taught by Mike Hain, an American Heart Association instructor. You will learn what to do in case of a sudden emergency for someone who is choking or having a heart attack.

Training Fee: $35. For AHA certificate, an additional $20. Bring a sack lunch, a water bottle, comfortable clothes. Limited spots. Get your ticket here.

Questions? info@mtwashingtonjessica.org

Basic First Aid
How to preform CPR and
How to use the AED after someone is in cardiac arrest
Stop the Bleed demonstration and
Narcan demonstration

In our Map Your Neighborhood program, blocks often lack the medical or nursing skills needed during disasters when first responders are unavailable. Learning these skills is a vital opportunity to help your community, especially during the critical first hour after an earthquake when stabilizing a situation can prevent serious escalation.

26 Jul

MWJN Zoom Radio Workshop 8/4/20 7pm

As a follow up to our RADIO DRILL on July 26, we are offering a guided workshop hosted by Pierre Landry via Zoom on Tuesday, August 4th from 7-8:30 pm. We will be covering:

How radios fit into our MYN Response Plan
Review of the the block-level radio plan
Basic 2-Way radio tips
Practice radio transmissions
Next Steps

Sign up for free on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mwjn-zoom-radio-workshop-8420-tickets-115107198730 (Registration required to access Zoom link)

05 Jul

Radio Days – July 11-12, 18-19, 25 – Bring Your Radios

COVID-19 RULES: MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRED

“Radio Days” refers to an informal, socially distanced walkie-talkie clinic from 10am – 2pm hosted in the driveway/garage at 909 Oneonta Drive. In preparation for the MWJN Radio Drill on 7/26, our radio team will spend their weekends between now and then helping you get your FRS radios working. Maybe the batteries are dead and corroded. Maybe you never learned how to turn it on or change the channel. Maybe you’re experienced with walkie-talkies at work but unfamiliar with how we use them in this neighborhood.

We’ll have some handouts and practice scripts and information about our Radio Drill on 7/26

Masks are not optional for Radio Days and will be provided if you don’t wear your own. There will be a sign up sheet for half hour time slots to minimize waiting times.

Don’t forget to bring your radios! If you don’t have one, we can provide one.

JULY 2020 SPECIAL – Donations of $30 will receive a pair of fully programmed FRS radios with charger. $15 will get 1 radio.

MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR PRACTICE: Every Sunday at 7pm on channel 5

10 Oct

Radio Workshop Wednesday, Oct. 16

Did your walkie -talkie work as planned during the drill? Are you overwhelmed by technology and need a little hand-holding to get started? Can you turn it on but don’t know what to say or when to say it? Do you understand everything there is to know about using radios but wish your neighbors had better training?

COME TO A SPECIAL RADIO WORKSHOP

Wednesday, Oct 16 from 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Coptic Church – 4900 Cleland Ave. 90042
(downstairs – walk down the driveway on the left side of the church as you’re facing it and enter through the doorway on your right)

Bring your radios (whether you purchased them yourself or received a set for your block)

We will go over:

Turning radios on and off
Charging, battery care and maintenance
Changing channels
Push-to-talk
Effective protocols (what to say)
Our Mt. Washington Jessica radio plan
Challenges of our hilly neighborhood
What is a repeater and what you need to know about it
What worked and didn’t with radios during our last drill
Any questions you may have about radios