August 12, 2025, 7:00am-8:30am, Brace Firecorp, Fire Cadet Trng , fire station #4; NWFL Chapter Weekly Volunteer Meeting, 9111,Pensacola Office, 9111 Sturdevant Street, Pensacola FL 32514

 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 fighters at the sign in table at fire station #4, took 10-20 1/2 balls to the American Red Cross NWFL pensacola chapter meeting to put in the kitchen/cafeteria.
• Got a ride around 8:30am to the American Red Cross NWFL Pensacola chapter building for the American Red Cross NWFL Pensacola/Panama city chapter meeting at 9:00am.
• Arrived at the American Red Cross NWFL Pensacola chapter building around 9:05-9:10am.
• During meeting
• initially went into the meeting to sat until introductions were completed by andy.
• Left the meeting room and changed my clothes in the bathroom as my clothes were soaked from rain and sweat
• changed into the Dickies pants Norm bought for me and told me to wear at American Red Cross events.
• put on tea tree oil and menthol & camphor to try and cover up sweat from my 10000 step jog to pensacola firestation #4 to help firecorp set up for the fire cadet testing during the morning.
• Crossed my fingers that I didn't smell too bad when I returned to the American Red Cross NWFL pensacola/panama city chapter meeting.
• used peppermint to freshen my breath.
• Terri instructed me to put my nike bag on top of the American Red Cross cooler
• Listened to Andy direct the chapter meeting.
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• Andy met with me briefly after the meeting.
• Terri followed up with me and asked me to check my email after the meeting as Tomekia and Terri both responded to my emails about helping the Blood donation services/ phlebotomy team.
• I helped the blood services/ phlebotomy team set up for the Blood drive in the American Red Cross NWFL pensacola training room.
• under the direction of the blood services/ phlebotomy team:
• Help set up & move chairs & tables for the blood drive.
• Help move unloaded equipment & totes to the training room from the MRV.
• Put bottles & snacks on snack area table.
• set-up American Red Cross folding medical beds for blood donations
• was instructed by one of the blood donation team how to set up one piece of the blood equipment and fasten it to the chair.
• Lifted heavy filtration equipment out of their containers as requested by a member of the blood donation services team.
• Left training room after the blood donation services team said they no longer required my assistance.
• Asked Terri, Kelly, and Liz if there was anything they needed help with that day as the second half/ second set of the Fire cadet testing was cancelled for the day.
• Terri said that the water was stacked to high in the business closet.
• Liz said there is going to be a workday Monday to reorganize the closets and that my help wasn't needed that day.
• Kelly said there wasn't anything that she needed help with that day.
• Unpacked American Red Cross Care kits from box and stacked them in the pile of kits at the southside (back of the closet towards the offices(as my directions could be incorrect)) of the closet as instructed by Norm the night of the Ft. Walton American Red Cross national night out touch a truck event.
• Asked Norm if there was anything else I could help with while I was at the building.
• He responded that if the American Red Cross care kits were already unpacked there was nothing else
• Kelly mentioned that every was coming back to the building after lunch than leaving. Since there was no work for me at the American Red Cross and I had to get extra sleep because i knew i had two jogs (around 8000-10000 steps each the next day) 
• I got a ride home from my mother at around 1:00pm-1:30pm so I could catch up on sleep (before everyone returned from lunch).

I look forward to continuing to volunteer for Brace Firecorp and the American Red Cross NWFL Pensacola/Panama City Chapter.