[Community-service] Experiences with Disaster relief

[Miranda]

Hi Janae,
Thank you for sharing your experiences and advice. What exactly did you do to assist in the relief efforts?
Thanks again for sharing, and have a wonderful week!

Best wishes, Miranda

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> On May 9, 2017, at 10:35 PM, Janae Burgmeier via Community-Service <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Miranda
> 
> I worked with Americorps and FEMA during Hurricane sandy. The best advice I can give is that once you have seen one disaster we'll... you've seen one disaster   In other words every experience, there are completely different situations.  Also there is s lot of " hurry up and wait" that happened. Be patient and also be assertive and use your experience to build relationships with community members in their time of need. Feel free to contact me if you would like. 
> 
> Janae 
> Janae.burgmeier at gmail.com
> 
> 
>> On May 9, 2017, at 6:46 PM, Miranda via Community-Service <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hi everyone,
>> I am in the process of training to be involved with my local chapter of the American Red Cross as a disaster relief case worker. I recently received an email as part of the disaster relief volunteer team noting the possibility to be deployed in other cities or states. Have any of you volunteered in such a position where you were called upon for deployment during disasters or emergencies outside your local area? If so, could you share about your experiences and any adaptations you made, especially being in an unfamiliar location?
>> If I were to agree to deployment, I would probably begin with deployments with in my state. Prior to accepting a deployment, I would familiarize myself with the state and regional staff and volunteer team.
>> Thanks in advance for your feedback, and have a wonderful week!
>> 
>> Best wishes, Miranda
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