Bristol’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be conducting a food drive which will begin on Monday, February 1 and run through Sunday, February 14. The food drive will consist of a collection site at City Hall and a live drive up/drop off food collection event.

Bristol CERT volunteers will be on hand to collect food at the drive up/drop off food collection event which will take place on Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14 from 10 am until 1 pm in downtown Bristol at Centre Square directly across the street from City Hall.

If you are unable to make it to the drop off event, the public is invited to utilize the collection box which will be placed at the North entrance of City Hall beginning on Monday, February 1 until Friday, February 12.

All donated food will be given to The Agape House and Bristol Housing Authority Resident Assistance who will distribute the food directly to those in need in Bristol.

The City of Bristol Community Emergency Response Team is comprised of volunteer citizens who are trained in basic life safety and emergency preparedness skills.

The program is community based in order to provide rapid and safe care for Bristol residents and to provide support to the City’s emergency personnel in the event of a major incident or large scale disaster.

The Bristol CERT Team has made Shelter Administration its primary focus as a means of building team and community awareness, trust and reliability. The team has and will continue further training in order to provide residents and first responders with the most effective support.

For more information about Bristol CERT, visit their website at: https://www.bristolcert.com/