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Serving 100 New Hampshire communities in the
Concord Area, Lakes Region & North Country
BREAKING NEWS: Disaster Update
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NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH - Ready or Not?
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Here�s
an important message from our Regional Executive Director�
It
may seem overwhelming or unimportant to get prepared, but we know
from recent floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and local house fires that
taking steps ahead of time can help each of us, our families and our
communities respond better and stay safer in a disaster.
September is National Preparedness Month. The American Red Cross
joins the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and a coalition of
more than 1,500 organizations in helping us get prepared. Learn the
three recommended preparedness actions to Be Red Cross Ready
for emergencies:
get a kit;
make a plan;
be informed. Take the Pledge to Prepare, get involved, and help
to prepare New Hampshire.
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LOCAL VOLUNTEERS GO TO GULF COAST
Seven
disaster volunteers from the local Granite Chapter of the American Red Cross
have been sent to the Gulf Coast states. They join 22 other disaster volunteers
from NH Red Cross chapters who are participating in the nationwide Red Cross
response to assist the thousands of people displaced by Tropical Depression
Gustav
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| In preparation for her assignment in
Hattiesburg, MS, volunteer Michelle Koski (left) is given Red Cross
disaster information from Kay Mahoney, Deputy Director for Emergency
Services at the Granite Chapter. |
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Marie Ott completes paperwork at the
Granite Chapter for her assignment to Hattiesburg, MS. |
Volunteers, Dotti and David Penny (in Red Cross
vests), go over supplies in comfort
kits with Maria White, the chapter�s Chief Operating Officer. The comfort kits
will be
distributed to people in the Gulf Coast area who have been displaced by recent
hurricanes.
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SUMMARY OF RED CROSS RESPONSE TO NH TORNADO DISASTER July 2008
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When calls came in on Thursday, July 24, around noon that
wind storms had damaged and destroyed homes in eastern NH, Red Cross
disaster volunteers were called in immediately to respond.
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Calls to local vendors brought in food for all involved.
Food and water distribution started that afternoon with about 200 meals to
emergency responders. For the next several days, over 10,000 meals, snacks
and beverages were handed out free of charge to disaster victims and
emergency responders by Red Cross workers.
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DAN BRENNAN RETURNS AS EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR
 Dan
Brennan, who had served as the chapter�s Emergency Services Director
from 2005 to 2007, has returned to take the job after Dale St.
Laurent resigned last month.
Dan came to the Red Cross after serving for years as a police
office on the Manchester force. In that work he started their successful
Domestic Abuse Program.
�I look forward to working with disaster services,� said Dan.
�I am especially pleased to work again with the chapter�s outstanding group of
disaster volunteers.�
Dan led the disaster program during the April 2007 floods and
was on the scene for the devastating string of apartment building fires in
Berlin in January and February, 2007. He was instrumental in setting up the
seven Disaster Action Teams that serve the disaster needs of communities
throughout the chapter�s large jurisdiction.
�We are delighted to have Dan leading our disaster services
program,� said Maria White, Chief Operating Officer. Anyone interested in being
trained as a disaster volunteer may call Dan at 603-224-6697. Welcome
back, Dan!
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BLOOD DRIVE AT CHAPTER OFFICE
New England Blood Services from the American Red Cross held a
blood drive on Friday, September 5, at the chapter office in Concord. Eighteen
pints of life-saving blood were collected. Blood supplies are especially low.
The four major blood types are all at the �low� level, meaning that donations
are critically needed to avoid a blood shortage emergency. For information on
scheduled blood drives in New Hampshire, go to
https://www.redcrossblood.org/
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| Two friends from Concord, Robert
Fleishman and Ari Pollack, came in together to give blood at the
chapter office |
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Running a blood drive is a demanding
job! Barbara Pouliot, nurse and team supervisor at the chapter�s
blood drive, had to deal with two phone conversations at once. |
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Chapter
gets new truck
The chapter�s new pickup truck is ready and capable
of delivering Red Cross services.
The Granite Chapter has a new
truck, thanks to a generous grant from the Samuel P. Hunt Foundation and
matching donation from Concord Nissan, Inc.
The Nissan Frontier King Cab SE 4x4 will be especially helpful during disasters
carrying supplies and getting to disaster sites on back roads. It is capable of
towing the chapter�s box trailers, which are used to move emergency equipment to
the site of a disaster or to get bulky supplies and materials to a community
that is hosting a health and safety class. Before acquiring this vehicle, the
chapter had to depend on personal or rental vehicles to tow the trailers.
�We are truly grateful to the Hunt Foundation and Concord Nissan for making it
possible for the chapter to purchase this vehicle,� said Tim Murray, Regional
Executive Director of the American Red Cross chapters in New Hampshire and we love that the payday loans in new hampshire are possible. The Granite Chapter has
been depending on an 11-year-old van with high mileage. This
truck will greatly help the chapter with the delivery of Red Cross services.�
The Granite Chapter serves 52 percent of the State�s area, including the Concord
area, Lakes Region and North Country. Reliable vehicles are essential for
providing services over such a large jurisdiction.
For more information about Red Cross services, call 603-225-6697.
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