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Greetings,
Welcome to the Spring 2008 edition of the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Voluntary Organizations
Active in Disaster (SEPA VOAD) newsletter.
VOAD was founded on the four principles of
communication, cooperation, coordination and
collaboration, and the work of SEPA VOAD bears out
that spirit of partnership. This newsletter chronicles
work that we are doing in each of the five counties--
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and
Philadelphia--to prepare our region for disaster.
In the last year alone, we've grown by 60% to more than
150 partner agencies and more than 2,000 trained
disaster volunteers who are credentialed to serve in
time of need. SEPA VOAD is truly a team effort, and we
thank all of you for playing a critical role.
Sincerely,
Chief Executive Officer
American Red Cross, Southeastern PA Chapter
Senior Director Emergency Services
American Red Cross, Southeastern PA Chapter
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| VOAD Prepares Delaware County Agencies for Disaster |
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Voluntary Organizations
Active in Disaster (SEPA VOAD) has taken another big
step in preparing the region for disaster.
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| SEPA VOAD and Red Cross Join Forces to Build Sheltering Capacity |
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Following a successful shelter drills in Montgomery and Chester Counties last November, the SEPA VOAD team has been hard at work on a wide array of events, including a shelter drill in Philadelphia County in April.
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| Trauma Care in Iraq and Philadelphia: One Volunteer's Perspective on War at Home and Abroad |
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SEPA VOAD hosted an engaging presentation for local
disaster volunteers in January. Dr. John Pryor, a
trauma surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania and
a proud Red Cross volunteer, captivated a capacity
crowd with a wide-ranging presentation on war at
home and abroad.
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| Stregthening Community Relationships, VOAD Reaches Out to Key Partners |
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We welcome the NAACP as one of our newest VOAD
partners. Citizen Corps Coordinator Tania Clinger met
with Lenise Miller, Health Committee Chair for the
NAACP, at the end of January to discuss the VOAD
Program and how we can work together. Lenise was
very interested in a partnership between VOAD and
the NAACP.
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| New Online Survey Makes it Easier to Update Your Agency's Resources |
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The SEPA VOAD Resource Survey is a tool that is
used to assess what resources are available in our
five-county area so that if, during a large-scale
disaster, there is a specific community need for a
particular resource, it can be met as soon as
possible.
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| VOAD & Alliance for Better Housing: Partners in Preparing Flood-Prone Areas |
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SEPA VOAD is bringing its preparedness message to
Chester County, partnering with the Alliance for Better
Housing (ABH) to reach communities that are hard-hit
by flooding.
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| Montgomery County Citizen Corps Team Prepares Their Community |
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In an effort to increase community preparedness,
residents of Chestnut Creek have decided to launch
the Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) project in their very
own back yard.
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| VOAD Disaster Instructor Program |
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With the new year well under way, VOAD is energizing
its volunteer instructor program, recruiting and
developing new volunteer trainers for its VOAD basic
training.
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| Volunteer Spotlight--Dean Fowler, Montgomery County Citizen Corps Volunteer |
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Dean Fowler had been an active Citizen Corp
Volunteer since 2005. In September 2007, he
organized a group of co-workers from GMAC Rescap
to conduct a fire safety walkthrough in Willow Grove.
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| Reflection on VOAD Basic Training: Mary Mother Redeemer Parish |
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Many thanks to VOAD Trainer Caryn Gibson, volunteer
VOAD instructor Gar Webb and everyone involved in
SEPA VOAD for making our training so easy and
informative!
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| Welcomes and Thank Yous |
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VOAD would like to welcome our newest partners.
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| Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities |
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VOAD has some volunteer opportunities that you may
be interested in. More opportunities will
follow.
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