Atlantic Hope prepares students for disasters “

and engaging,” Omole said. “It’s a new experience for me … and whatever happened is just interesting to watch.”

Corson said the empowerment of people by training them to be responders so they are not victims is one of the reasons that this event takes place. He said disasters happen all the time, everywhere and a ff ect everybody, so being prepared is important.

“Just read right now what is happening right now in the southeastern United States with the horrible tornadoes,” Corson said. “Deaths, injuries, homelessness. All sorts of things.”

“People do it as a labor of love,” Corson said. “And we can keep the price down for participants, which are for the most part college students from different places, because there’s no labor cost.”

Tolulope Omole, a volunteer from Connecticut’s Fairfield University, also attended the event.

“(Atlantic Hope) has been fascinating