NPM 2011: Encouraging Emergency Preparedness

NPM 2011: Encouraging Emergency Preparedness

via FEMA Blog by FEMA on 6/29/11

Posted by: Public Affairs



This September marks the eighth annual National Preparedness Month. This year's theme "A Time to Remember. A Time to Prepare" aims at turning awareness into action. Individuals, businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations can now sign up to become a National Preparedness Month Coalition Member, joining a community who will share emergency preparedness information.

In the past, National Preparedness Month coalition members have worked to create a culture of emergency preparedness in the United States. This year, with your help, we hope to increase the number as we encourage Americans to get prepared before a disaster strikes. So here's how to get involved:

• Register to become a coalition member at www.Ready.gov/community to have access to a toolkit full of resources for promoting emergency preparedness and to receive e-mail updates.
  
  Even if you were a coalition member last year, it's important that you register this year to have the benefits of a coalition member. And be sure that each level of your organization registers – branch offices, regional offices, retail stores, etc. – so they can promote preparedness at their location, too.
  
• Check out the webinar on National Preparedness Month for an overview of this year's theme and other resources available to NPM 2011 Coalition Members.

There is no better time to prepare your business or organization from a disaster than now. We hope you'll join us in promoting emergency preparedness in September, and all year round, by visiting Ready.gov today.

Weekly Prayer Update

Please note the information in this email.

Who gets your prayer life?

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From: Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation - Summer Ingram

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here   Weekly Prayer Update     Click on the links to read more information.  Thank you for praying!     North Carolina Is Successfully Launched! The NC Call To Prayer Day was a a success!! Congressman McIntyre, Congressman Forbes, Justice Paul Newby and members of the North Carolina State Senate and House of Representatives, hundreds of citizens attended this historic event which announced the formation of the North Carolina Legislative Prayer Caucus and concluded with the signing of the North Carolina Call to Prayer proclamation by all in attendance. Thank you for praying! Check the NC Call To Prayer website for updates, photos, and more event footage soon!     NBC Apologizes For Cutting 'One Nation Under God' From Pledge Of Allegiance During US Open Telecast   The Pledge of Allegiance includes the phrase "one nation under God" -- except when it's part of NBC's coverage of the U.S. Open Championship.     Mixing Prayer And Politics At Ashland City Hall   Since Bill Whalen took office as Ashland's mayor in April 2010, prayer has become a focal point of the beginning of each Ashland City Council meeting. While prayer before meetings occurs routinely at state and local levels throughout the country, the practice has sparked legal challenges...     Cisco Cans Christian Consultant   An American-based corporation that designs and sells consumer electronics and provides communication services has allegedly fired one of its leadership consultants for his political and religious views on same-sex "marriage." Dr. Frank Turek has gone public with his story.       Religious TV Stations Fight for Broadband Space   With mobile and Web technology continuing to develop, the airspace or spectrum once used primarily by television stations to transmit content is getting crowded.     Good News!     Granger Council Votes To Keep Invocation, Pledge   The Granger City Council voted unanimously to keep the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance on the agenda for its meetings during a standing-room-only meeting Monday.     Cuccinelli Urges Clergy To Speak Out, Defend Values Virginia's attorney general Thursday urged pastors and other church leaders to speak out politically, telling them that failure to do so concedes the battle over Christian values to "the other side."             Watch this video from the North Carolina Call To Prayer Day. Justice Paul Newby speaks his heart on the importance of prayer.     Please continue to pray for the following: H.R. 2023 - NEW Public Expression of Religion Act: H.R. 2023, the Public Expression of Religion Act, which would limit the remedies available to parties that bring lawsuits against expressions of religion...The bill would modify the law so each side pays its own attorney fees, removing the monetary incentive that activist groups have in bringing these types of cases. Read status here.     H.R. 2070 - NEW Please pray for World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011 which would require the Secretary of the Interior to place a plaque at the World War II Memorial or inscribe on the Memorial President Franklin D. Roosevelt's D-Day prayer, which has been entitled "Let Our Hearts Be Stout." Read status here.     H.Res.253   Members of the Congressional Prayer Caucus introduced legislation affirming America's religious and spiritual heritage, and to designate the first week of May as America's Spiritual Heritage Week". Read status here     H.Res. 211   This piece of legislation is aimed at recognizing the important influence the Ten Commandments had on our Founding Documents and Principles. Read status here.       H.Res.0107   TN: General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges counties to allow Ten Commandments to be posted in local courthouses.It was signed by the House Speaker on May 19th.       If you no longer wish to receive our emails, click the link below:  Unsubscribe Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation, Inc. 524 Johnstown Rd. Chesapeake, Virginia 23322 United States (757) 546-2190

Biting the Bullet

Biting the bullet - cutting expenses.


I HOPE YOU WILL PARTICIPATE AND DO YOUR PART
The President ordered the cabinet to cut $100 million from the $3.5
trillion federal budget.

I'm so impressed by this sacrifice that I have decided to do the same
thing with my personal budget. I spend about $2000 a month on
groceries, household expenses, medicine, utilities, etc, but it's time
to get out the budget cutting axe, go through my expenses, and cut
back.


I'm going to cut my spending at exactly the same ratio, 1/35,000 of my
total budget. After doing the math, it looks like instead of spending
$2000 a month; I'm going to have to cut that number by six cents. Yes,
I'm going to have to get by with $1999.94, but that's what sacrifice
is all about. I'll just have to do without some things, that are,
frankly, luxuries.


(Did they actually think no one would do the math? Please send this to
everyone on your list so people understand what a load of crap this is
---as if they didn't already know)

Eric
All American Arms Company

Resource for "Missionaries"

Free Member Care Resources that never mention "Missionaries" --

If you know people serving in sensitive areas, these books and brochures may be helpful to them. You can send your friends the link below, or you can download particular resources yourself and send those books or
brochures as attachments. This site is openly Christian and quotes Scripture, but it never uses words such as "missionary" or "missions." The website has 9 books, each in the following formats: .pdf, .doc, .zip, .mobi (for Kindle) and, .epub (for other E-readers, such as Nook or Sony). It also has 70 brochures, each available in the following formats: .pdf and .doc. You can't beat the price--everything is free. Find it at...

http://www.crossculturalworkers.com/


(Hats off to GO International for making available these and
other resources! GO International is also a great friend and partner
of Brigada.) To inquire about or comment on this item, click to...
http://www.brigada.org/2011/05/15_7131