

Mountain Disaster Preparedness members evaluate “Shake-Up”
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Following MDP’s Shake-Up 2, which took place Sept. 10, the group held an evaluation meeting Monday evening, Sept. 19. At the meeting were (back row) David Alt, Lou Padula, Annamarie Padula, Sherry Edwards, Doris Lombard and Dora Dillman; (middle row) Chic Fojtik, BJ Brix, Gigi Kramer, Ron Perry, Pamela Fojtik and Dorian Paul; and (front row) Bob Edwards, Maggie DiZinno, Steve Espinosa, Edith Brix and Francoise Figola. Photo by Veronica Alt, MDP Chair

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