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Title: Joplin, Emergancy Mgt, and giving Post by: valhalla on 24-May-11, 06:10:28 AM First Responders are more than Jim P, who is saving lives on a pretty regular basis - they can be every one of us. In light of the Joplin tornadoes, I just posted the following over on FB to remind people to always be prepared - get your "Go bags" ready.
http://www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm (http://www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm) And, please beware of pleas for giving - check the groups out first: http://www.charitynavigator.org/ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/) Title: Re: Joplin, Emergancy Mgt, and giving Post by: Tokira on 24-May-11, 09:33:19 AM First Responders are more than Jim P, who is saving lives on a pretty regular basis - they can be every one of us. In light of the Joplin tornadoes, I just posted the following over on FB to remind people to always be prepared - get your "Go bags" ready. http://www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm (http://www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm) And, please beware of pleas for giving - check the groups out first: http://www.charitynavigator.org/ (http://www.charitynavigator.org/) The Salvation Army is always a good group for donations. Nearly ALL their money goes to actually help people "on the ground". One of my co-workers, who moved to Joplin a couple of years ago, reports in on Facebook that they are OK, though her roommate's house is gone :scaredblue: And above all, do NOT send money to the Humane $ociety of the United $tates. They make sure they get there long enough for the photo ops, and they're outta there, usually after having "disappeared" hundreds of dogs. They still haven't accounted for the $30 million they collected after Katrina. If you want to help animals, donate to your local shelter. Carol WV Title: Re: Joplin, Emergancy Mgt, and giving Post by: MAK on 24-May-11, 01:07:24 PM :thanx:
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