Please join GLLOW at Epiphany Lounge on Thursday, November 8 for a Karaoke Evening to Benefit the Victims of Hurricane Sandy. Continue reading
Being ready for an emergency
The devastation from Hurricane Katrina has made us all stop to consider our level of disaster preparedness. Are you confident you’d know what to do in the event of an emergency? Do you have everything you need to deal with a fire, earthquake, storm, or other disaster? Continue reading
Cause
With estimates that as many as three million people may be affected by the catastrophic earthquake which hit Haiti Tuesday, the American Red Cross is releasing an additional $9 million for earthquake relief, bringing its total commitment so far to $10 million to support relief efforts in Haiti.
Priority needs in Haiti are food, water, temporary shelter, medical services and emotional support. Thousands of local Red Cross volunteers are aiding their fellow Haitians. American Red Cross Disaster management specialists are scheduled to arrive today from the United States, Peru and Mexico to join local Red Cross staff already on the ground in the disaster zone. As soon as airports begin accepting relief shipments, tarps, hygiene items and cooking sets for approximately 5,000 families will come from the Red Cross warehouse in Panama. Continue reading
Community
September is National Preparedness Month, and in order to encourage New Yorkers and Harlemites to prepare for disasters the New York City Office of Emergency Management, the American Red Cross in Greater New York and the Ad Council have launched a new public service advertising campaign called Ready New York. The campaign asks individuals to get prepared by taking three simple steps:
1) Get an emergency supply kit.
2) Make a family emergency plan.
3) Be information about the different types of emergencies that could occur and the best responses to them. Continue reading
Health
Editor’s Note: This is the second official emergency advisory by the American Red Cross (ARC), prepared exclusively for NAM’s ethnic media network whose audiences may be impacted by H1N1 (Swine) Flu. We are anticipating the launch of a formal partnership with ARC to provide a hotline for health and disaster messages. The Emergency Messaging System (EMS) we have developed will allow ARC to know which media have opened the message and will allow you to send ARC your own translated version as appropriate and feedback on the system. We are still fine-tuning the EMS but preparation for H1N1 Flu is so critical that ARC asked us to send out their advisory immediately. We hope it will be helpful to you.
— Sandy Close, Executive Director, New America Media
American Red Cross Urges Preparation for H1N1 (Swine) Flu
The H1N1 (swine flu) virus is a potentially serious health issue for families, schools and businesses across the country and the world. While the government is uncertain how widespread or severe the H1N1 flu virus will be this year, the American Red Cross says that there are simple things that people can do now to prepare for it. Continue reading
Causes
Part of the American Red Cross ‘Hometown Heroes’ membership campaign, this 2006 video features actress Harlem resident and 2009 Tony winner Marcia Gay Harden ….
…volunteer Arturo Guzman being photographed by portrait photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Music by Sebastian Blanck. Video produced by McConnell/Hauser.
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