INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Indian River County’s Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster is holding a hurricane preparation seminar as part of its meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 1. The seminar is meant for everyone in the public, including area agencies and businesses.
The event will be held at 8:30 a.m. at the United Way Center, 1836 14th Ave. Vero Beach, with the purpose being to get everyone ready for a potential natural disaster.
The Indian River County VOAD is a humanitarian association of local non-profit organizations fostering efficient, streamlined delivery of resources to people affected by disaster, while eliminating unnecessary duplication of effort, through cooperation and coordination in the four phases of disaster: preparation, response, recovery and mitigation. All non-profit, faith-based and service organizations in Indian River County are encouraged to join and participate.
For more information about hurricane preparations, check out the following links:
- Indian River County Handbook for Hurricane Preparedness: http://www.irces.com/Emergency_Management_Division/ESbook.pdf
- Volunteer Florida: http://www.volunteerfloridadisaster.org/areyouprepared.html
- American Red Cross: http://www.redcross-pbc.org/index.asp?IDCapitulo=5X5H6UJK1I
- Kids Get A Plan: http://www.kidsgetaplan.com/
- Disability Disaster Information: http://www.floridadisaster.org/disability/index.html
- Advice For Residents With Pets: http://hsvb.org/forms/DisasterBrochure.pdf
For more information, call United Way: (772) 567-8900 or email eve.ballance@unitedwayirc.org
Readers are also encouraged to check out VeroNews.com’s Hurricane Guide.
