Thursday, March 7, 2013

Grant Opportunity. Deadline May 3, 2013. State Farm.


Feel free to share this unique State Farm grant opportunity with your community partners, educators, and parents you insure. Let me know if you have any questions.. Thanks.. Jose
 
To all community leaders, partners, and educators:
 
I’m excited to inform you that the State Farm® Youth Advisory Board (YAB) service-learning grant applications are now available from March 1, 2013 until May 3, 2013 at 5 PM CST.
 
The grants range from $25,000 - $100,000 and are designed to create sustainable change in local communities across the United States and Canada. Public K-12, charter, higher education institutions, and non-profit organizations are eligible if they are able to demonstrate how they plan to impact student achievement within the public K-12 curriculum. All applicants must have a youth contact and adult administrator, as the programs must be youth-driven and youth-led.

Each grant request must fall under one of these issue areas, chosen by the board itself:
 
  • Community Safety
  • Environmental Responsibility
  • Financial Literacy
  • Access to Higher Education
  • Health and Wellness
As of August 2012, six years after the initial launch of the YAB, the board has awarded more than $24.7 million in grants to organizations in the U.S. and Canada and impacted approximately 14.1 million lives.
 
To apply for the grant and to obtain additional information, please visit www.statefarmyab.com! You can also check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube

Please share this email with anyone you think might be interested and don't hesitate to email me at jose.soto.cwme@statefarm.com or call me with any questions!
 
Sincerely,
 

Jose Soto | State Farm Insurance | Public Affairs Specialist 10451 N.W. 117th Ave Suite 300, Medley, Fl. 33178 | (: 786-394-9688 | (: 305-458-3935 (Cell)
 
Here’s your chance to make a positive impact in your community! 
 

"The mediocre teacher tells…..The good teacher explains……The superior teacher demonstrates….The great teacher inspires." - William Arthur Ward
 
* Every individual matters. ...Every individual has a role to play... Every individual makes a difference... We have a choice: What sort of difference do we want to make?  - Jane Goodall
 

BEMA's Meet & Greet March 2013 at B.Smith Union Station


BEMA Network Members (All):
 
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS!
 
Mark your calendars for our March 2013 Meet & Greet to be held at B.Smith Union Station. 
 
Why Union Station?  Union Station is accessible by public transportation, excellent garage and on street parking, and security.  Many of our members travel by public transportation and use the Virginia or Maryland commuter trains which originate at Union Station. 
 
What better way to decompress.
 
"Hey B & Dan we're coming!"
 
         When:         Wednesday, March 20, 2013
         Time:           6:00 - 9:00 PM
         Location:    B. Smith Restaurant
                             Union Station                             50 Massachusetts Ave NE
                             Washington, DC 20002 
(map)
                             Phone: (202) 289-6188
                             http://bsmith.com/
         Parking:     2-hr $1.00 complementary parking inside Union Station parking garage.
                          Enough time to drink some tea, water, soda and eat a little. 
 
Come out enjoy the atmosphere, the upcoming events that BEMA and members will be participating, and other BEMA business items.

Looking forward to seeing as many members as possible.

Charles

Charles D. Sharp
Chief Executive
Black Emergency Managers Association  
bEMA 
2027 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.  S.E.
Washington, D.C.  20020
Office:   202-618-9097 
Cell:         240-750-7609 

Emergency Power: Generators



Wednesday, March 06, 2013
More generators can mean more noise

Outages prompt sales, but some can exceed decibel limits


Tropical storms, derechos and large snowstorms have led to an increase in generator sales in the region and more generators can mean more noise during power outages.
Generator sales have doubled every year for the past three or four years, said Jim Fab, owner of Fab Electric in Gaithersburg. When he first started installing generators 25 years ago, he would install perhaps one or two per year. In 2012, his company was installing 20 generators per month.
“Ninety-five percent of our sales are people tired of losing power — 5 percent is medical related,” Fab said.
The loudest generator he sells has a maximum level of 63 decibels, he said.
Montgomery County’s noise ordinance stipulates that levels must not exceed 55 decibels when measured at the property line.
Barriers can be erected to mitigate the noise, but Fab said most people don’t buy those. He said generators, which he said are quieter than lawn mowers, are used only a couple of times a year during power outages and are life-safety equipment. He said he hasn’t heard of many noise complaints because of them.
The Montgomery County Department of Environmental 

Protection received 15 complaints about generator noise in 2012, said spokeswoman Esther Bowring.
Each complaint is investigated and if no immediate resolution can be reached, a notice of violation is issued, Bowring said. Four notices were issued in 2012 for generator noise violations, but no citations have been issued for 2012 complaints.
Every time a storm has knocked out power in the past few years, Kinzie Inc. has received hundreds of inquiries about generators, said Robert Kinzie, chief marketing officer for the Bethesda company.
The Cummins generators his company installs reach 62 decibels, he said, and most customers are conscious of the noise they cause.
There are plenty of reasons people want to install a generator, from those running home offices to people with medical problems and older people who can’t be without power for long, he said.
The generators his company installs — depending on capacity — can cost from $18,000 to $80,000.
Nancy Navarro, president of the Montgomery County Council, said her family purchased a small portable generator before Tropical Storm Isabel hit in 2003 and is considering purchasing a partial home generator. Navarro (D-Dist. 4) of Silver Spring said she hasn’t received any complaints about noise from her neighbors.
Somerset has seen more residents applying for generator permits and Mayor Jeffrey Slavin said residents who install generators are required to mitigate the noise.
“People who have installed generators are very interested in being good neighbors,” he said. “They place them where they have the least impact as possible.”
Some Somerset residents don’t see a need for homeowners to have generators and don’t want Somerset to be known as “generator city,” while others have a real need for continuous electricity for health and safety reasons, Slavin said.
The increase of generators in Somerset started after the big snowstorms, dubbed “Snowmageddon,” in February 2010 that left thousands of people in the region without electricity.
Slavin said Pepco’s service has “marginally improved” since then, but there are still “way too many power failures. It’s unacceptable.”
Slavin said he hasn’t installed a generator for his home because he doesn’t want to deal with the expense or decide where to put it.
“I’d rather rough it for a few days, but it’s very frustrating,” he said.
Pepco is working to improve its service and began a plan in September 2010 to improve reliability both day-to-day and during storms, and that plan helped with better response times during Sandy in October, Pepco spokesman Marcus Beal said.
“If customers decide to purchase a backup generation system, we strongly recommend they have a professional install and configure it to ensure that it will operate safely,” Beal said.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Food. Product Recall. Bumble Bee Tuna Products


03/06/2013 01:23 PM EST

Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, has issued a voluntary recall on specific codes of 5-ounce Chunk White Albacore and Chunk Light Tuna products. The recall has been issued because the products do not meet the company̢۪s standards for seal tightness.

. For detailed information pertaining to this Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts message, please click the link at the beginning of this bulletin.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Training Opportunity: EMForum. Move People from Intention to Action


Who Depends On You?

A Public Education Campaign To Move People From Intention to Action

February 27, 2013 -- 12:00 Noon Eastern

EMForum.org is pleased to host a one hour presentation and interactive discussion Wednesday, February 27, 2013 beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern time (please convert to your local time)

Our topic will be "Who Depends on You?," a proven public education campaign that takes what we know from research and puts it into a simple, cost-effective, targeted marketing strategy to break through the inertia many people experience when it comes to disaster preparedness. Our guest will be Mary Schoenfeldt, Public Education Coordinator for the City of Everett (Washington) Office of Emergency Management.


Please make plans to join us, and see the Background Page for links to related resources and participant Instructions. On the day of the program, use the Webinar Login link not more than 30 minutes before the scheduled time.

Newsletter: DHHS. Office of Minority Health. Black History Month

Link to HHS.govU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesThe Office of Minority Health - 1800-444-6472








Towards Health Equity

Provided by the Office of Minority Health Resource Center
February 26, 2012

Celebrate Black History Month in Good Health

2013 Black History Month Poster February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate the contributions of African Americans to the fabric of the United States. Black people have helped shape the nation in various ways, influencing every sector of society. But rates of chronic diseases and conditions on average remain significantly higher for African Americans, resulting in poorer quality of life and lower life expectancy. This February and beyond, the Office of Minority Health encourages you to make smart health decisions that will help you live longer, healthier and happier. Visit our website for Black History Month resources you can use year-round.

More Black History Month Resources:

  • View the National African American History Month Presidential Proclamation.
  • Read Secretary Sebelius’ Statement on African-American History Month.
  • Download the OMH Black History Month Poster. [PDF | 1MB]
  • Browse resources from the Knowledge Center’s suggested reading list.
  • View “African-American Health Profile”
  • See more resources on our website





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