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White House Announces America’s PrepareAthon!: First National Day of Action, April 30
Earlier this week, the White House announced that the first America’s PrepareAthon! national day of action will take place April 30, 2014. America’s PrepareAthon! is a nationwide, community-based campaign to increase emergency preparedness and resilience through participation in hazard-specific drills, group discussions and exercises conducted at the national level every fall and spring. The campaign was directed as part of the Presidential Policy Directive-8: National Preparedness. On April 30, individuals, families, workplaces, schools and organizations will come together to practice simple actions to stay safe before, during, and after disasters.
•Register: Participate in America’s PrepareAthon! at www.ready.gov/prepare.
•Be Smart: Download guides to learn how to prepare for a tornado, hurricane, flood or wildfire
•Take Part: Plan activities and host an event locally on April 30th
•Prepare: Practice a drill or have a discussion about preparedness
•Share: Promote your activities, events and best practices with national preparedness community members
Participants commit to taking at least one concrete step to prepare for a hazard they might face in their community. The America’s PrepareAthon! website, www.ready.gov/prepare, provides Day of Action guides, How to Prepare guides, and customizable promotional materials designed to help Americans take action and join the growing number of individuals who recognize that preparing for disasters is a shared responsibility.
Follow the discussion on Twitter by following @prepareathon or #PrepareAthon. For questions about America’s PrepareAthon! contact PrepareAthon@fema.dhs.gov. For more information, go to www.ready.gov/prepare.
If your company has an interest in promoting America's PrepareAthon and year round seasonal preparedness to your employees and customers through social media or other channels, e-mail Lori.Rivera@fema.dhs.gov to be placed on a distribution list for social media promotional efforts.
Click here for full White House press release.
www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/07/white-house-announces-america-s-prepareathon-first-national-day-action-a
Earlier this week, the White House announced that the first America’s PrepareAthon! national day of action will take place April 30, 2014. America’s PrepareAthon! is a nationwide, community-based campaign to increase emergency preparedness and resilience through participation in hazard-specific drills, group discussions and exercises conducted at the national level every fall and spring. The campaign was directed as part of the Presidential Policy Directive-8: National Preparedness. On April 30, individuals, families, workplaces, schools and organizations will come together to practice simple actions to stay safe before, during, and after disasters.
•Register: Participate in America’s PrepareAthon! at www.ready.gov/prepare.
•Be Smart: Download guides to learn how to prepare for a tornado, hurricane, flood or wildfire
•Take Part: Plan activities and host an event locally on April 30th
•Prepare: Practice a drill or have a discussion about preparedness
•Share: Promote your activities, events and best practices with national preparedness community members
Participants commit to taking at least one concrete step to prepare for a hazard they might face in their community. The America’s PrepareAthon! website, www.ready.gov/prepare, provides Day of Action guides, How to Prepare guides, and customizable promotional materials designed to help Americans take action and join the growing number of individuals who recognize that preparing for disasters is a shared responsibility.
Follow the discussion on Twitter by following @prepareathon or #PrepareAthon. For questions about America’s PrepareAthon! contact PrepareAthon@fema.dhs.gov. For more information, go to www.ready.gov/prepare.
If your company has an interest in promoting America's PrepareAthon and year round seasonal preparedness to your employees and customers through social media or other channels, e-mail Lori.Rivera@fema.dhs.gov to be placed on a distribution list for social media promotional efforts.
Click here for full White House press release.
www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/07/white-house-announces-america-s-prepareathon-first-national-day-action-a