A free Community Disaster Preparedness Workshop for local homeowner associations, business and nonprofit organizations and others will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 2-4 p.m. at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, 2635 Fruitville Road, Sarasota.

“Although our community has been fortunate in past hurricane seasons, the unexpected may be just around the corner,” says Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Edward McCrane. “If we experience a catastrophic event, local government and response organizations are going to be very busy. This is why it is essential that every organization and neighborhood community think through how they would respond, put it on paper and mobilize their members ahead of time through practice drills.”

Topics to be addressed in this workshop include the role of Sarasota County Emergency Management, potential hazards and vulnerabilities in our county, preparedness plans and lessons learned from other locations and disasters.

This workshop is sponsored by the Senior Friendship Centers Friendship Volunteer Center, and the Nonprofit Resource Center of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

To register, call 941-953-5965. For more information on disaster preparations, visit the Sarasota Community Organizations Active in Disaster website www.sarasotacoad.org.