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  John Thomas Winskas attended event; Thursday, August 14, 2025, 7:00am-2:00pm, Brace Firecorp, Fire Cadet Trng , fire station #4 , Pensacola, FL Made trail mix with dehydrated oranges, dehydrated apples, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, & oatmeal, to give to the firefighter at station #4. Jogged to Pensacola firestation #4 from home (1517 e lloyd st pensacola, FL)- left a bit behind schedule around 6:20am. Arrived at Pensacola firestation #4 at around 7:20am. Drank a 1/4 cup of skim milk & 1/8-1/4 tsp of match after arrival. helped unload the Firecorp trailer. Tents were already up when I arrived. Most of the cooling & comfort chairs were already set up. filled a bucket with ice. filled up the cooling chair arms with ice. Carried a package of bottled water from bonitas car to the firecorp tent and placed it under the table. Before 9:40pm  helped the scribe taking vitals as medical took temperatures of cadets after their testing. took pulserates ...

 John Thomas Winskas attended event; Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 7:00am-2:00pm, Brace Firecorp, Fire Cadet Trng , fire station #4 , Pensacola, Made trail mix with raisins, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, & oatmeal, to give to the firefighter at station #4. Jogged to Pensacola firestation #4 from home (1517 e lloyd st pensacola, FL). It was raining when I was jogging. Arrived at Pensacola firestation #4 at around 7:00am. Drank a 1/4 cup of skim milk & 1/8-1/4 tsp of match after arrival. I was going to see if I could take shelter in the firestation to wait out the rain. Aldria yelled for me to get in her car  she gave me a towel to cover the back seat that kept the back seat from getting wet.  my clothes were drenched she drove to the gas station and bought me a water I gave her a $1.50 for the water as i couldn't find my other dollar till i got home When we returned the rain had stopped helped unload the Firecorp trailer helped unload both the te...

 John Thomas Winskas attended event; Thursday, August 12, 2025, 7:00am-2:00pm, Brace Firecorp, Fire Cadet Trng , fire station #4 , Pensacola, Florida Made stevia & avacado oil, & maple syrup & avacado oil, no-bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal 1/2 balls for cadets/firefighters at fire station #4 with ingredients my mother bought after gaining her permission to use them. Jogged to Pensacola fire station #4 from home (1517 e lloyd st., Pensacola, FL) at around 6:00am (about 10000 steps) after showering. Arrived at Pensacola fire station #4 at around 7:00am. Unpacked trailer with Heidi, Bonita, & Aldria. Set up the firecorp tent set up the cooling chairs set up the comfort chairs filled bucket with water for misting fans filled bucket with ice for cooling chairs filled 20-30 cups of water Gave about 80 Made stevia & avacado oil, & maple syrup & avacado oil, no bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal 1/2 balls that I cooked and prepped to the fire fight...

 John Thomas Winskas attended event; Thursday, August 7th-6:00pm-8:00pm monthly meeting-Five Flags Amateur Radio Association - Golden Corral, 2260 Langley Ave, Pensacola, FL 32504 Jogged to lloyd & 12th at 4:30 for wrong bus Route 32 was scheduled for 4:30pm Jogged to Lloyd & Gonzalez to wait for route 31 bus at around 4:30pm Route 31 bus was scheduled to leave at 5:40pm I wasn't sure if I missed the bus when I was distracted/ day dreaming and/or listening to my phone as at 5:50pm the route 31 bus wasn't at the bus stop called my dad and he picked me up at around 5:55pm for my 6:00pm FFARA amateur two-way radio club meeting at the golden Corral on Langley ave. Arrived at Golden Corral at around 6:10-6:15pm Attended FARRA amateur radio club meeting for 6:15 to 8:00pm ate the stale popcorn that i made that no one ate when I left it at the american Red cross. Dad gave me a ride home (1517 e lloyd st pensacola, fl)  at 8:00pm.

  John Thomas Winskas  Attended Event : Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 6:30AM– 8:00 PM, National Night Out, Ft . Walton , 511 Lovejoy rd NW, American Red Cross, Pensacola, FL 32503, United States Jogged to Route 45 bus stop at around 7:15am made it to the route 45 bus stop at 7:27am Waited for Route 45 bus and got on the Route 45 bus at 7:27am to attend. got on the route 43 bus after transfer missed copter rd bus stop got off the route 43 bus at University pkwy and ninemile rd. Jogged to the American Red Cross Pensacola Chapter building- 9111 Sturdevant st. , Pensacola, FL  Entered building through what I believe to be the north east entrance to the building (the door opposite the training room). Signed into the visitors log next to Terri's office looked at the desserts in the kitchen/cafeteria None of the desserts I put in the American Red Cross refrigerator to share were eaten. took out a veggie tray and put desserts I baked into it 1 of the 2 bags containing chocolate cook...

  John Thomas Winskas  Attended Event :   Saturday,  August 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, EscaReady Class, Hillcrest,Church | Nine Mile, 800 E 9 Mile Rd,  Event Canceled - chua dieu de bhuddist temple, ESAR building, and Hadji Temple; Pensacola, FL 32514, USA; Jogged to lloyd & 6th looked at phone & turned around and walked/Jogged to route 32 bus stop after a glitch in the software made changed the google map leave by/ arrive by setting in the app. Waited at 9th & lloyd for the route 32 bus took route 32 bus and route 50 bus to nine mile rd. & palafox Jogged to Hillcrest Church for the Escaready class met Adam (a hillcrest church member) who said the BRACE event was cancelled and that no staff showed up. Called Carolyn Clages, Caroline Gray, and Preston Marvel None of the Brace staff responded Started to jog to the ESAR building turned around and waited at the Hillcrest Church door until 10:15am. Jogged to the Buddhist temple on 9530 Nims lane,...

  John Thomas Winskas  Attended Event : Wednesday, July 30th, 4:00pm-8:00pm ESAR Comms & General Meeting, 9530 Nims Lane, Pensacola, FL, 32534 Jogged to bus from home 1517 e lloyd st., Pensacola, FL, 32534 Took bus to nine-mile Palafox Jogged to ESAR building at 9530 Nims Lane, Pensacola, FL, 32534 Attended ESAR Comms meeting at 6:15pm. arrived 5-10 minutes late. Sonny updated the comms team on upcoming training to be requested first aid, cpr, knot tieing/rope tying ect. Sonny asked that we request training and mentioned that Jeremy will update the calendar with the upcoming training after the ESAR members request training. Attended ESAR members meeting. Clint updated ESAR members about upcoming events Spoke to Jeremy about maybe attending to KOC Ball as I wasn't sure If I would be deploying with the American Red Cross Jeremy said to contact him by Friday evening ( I wasn't able to reach out until Saturday morning).

   John Thomas Winskas  Attended Event : Tuesday, Jul 29, 2025 8:00 AM- 6:00 PM, American Red cross NWFL chapter blood drive, 9111 Sturdevant Street, Pensacola FL 32514 Volunteer meeting call at ARC building;  kelly banks picked me up at 8:15-8:30am  we started to go to a dat call that was cancelled while on the way she drove me to the American Red Cross building for the volunteer meeting at 9:00am; Kelly banks and I met edwin at the american red cross volunteer meeting ;  I set up plans with Edwin to attend the escambia county national night out touch a truck event on August 5th;  Edwin was going to pick me up for the escambia county national county touch a truck event on the 5th;  was contacted by kelly banks before the 5th that Edwin was no longer attending the event; edwin contacted me about the event monday and I referred him to cliff and kelly for information on the Escambia county event as i was assigned to work with norman at the ft. Walto...