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IMPORTANT DATES:
Next 4B04 Single Member District meeting will be
Monday April 20th at 6:30 pm held at the Holy
Comforter Church
located at 7th and Oglethorpe
St NW
Next Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting will
be Monday, April 27th at 7:00 pm held at the 4D MPD on Georgia and Peabody St. NW.
Outreach:
FOUR (4) YEARS FREE for African American Male High School Seniors - Black colleges are
looking for future Black Male Teachers and will send them to Universities/
Colleges FOUR (4) YEARS FREE; THIS IS FOR MALES ONLY.
1. Have
parents fill out this application.
2. Read the Mission Statement. There are Ten
(10) different South Carolina Colleges or Universities including: Benedict College,
Claflin University, Clemson
University, Morris College, South
Carolina State University, Greenville
Technical College,
Midlands Technical
College, Orangeburg-Calhoun
Technical College,
Tri-County Technical
College, and Trident Technical
College
3. For additional information go to the web link at:
http://www.callmemister.clemson.edu/index.htm
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DDOT Announces Potholepalooza, a
month long campaign to encourage residents and commuters to call or e-mail
requests for pothole repairs. District residents and Commuters can notify
DDOT about these hazards by calling 311; use the On-line Service Request
Center at www.dc.gov; or send an e-mail to Potholepalooza@dc.gov.
Callers must identify the location including the correct quadrant (NW, NE,
SE, SW) in the city with as much detail as
possible, including the approximate size and depth of the pothole.
Preparedness:
Your family may not be together when disaster
strikes, so it is important to plan in advance.
Below are simple steps to take to ensure you and your family is
prepared:
- Teach your children how to make long-distance telephone
calls and how to dial 911 for emergency assistance.
- Program emergency numbers into all phones.
- Pick two places where your family will reunite
after an emergency: a place near your home, and
a place outside the District in case you cannot return home after an
emergency.
- Make sure everyone knows the addresses and
phone numbers of both meeting places.
- Know and practice all possible exit routes from
your neighborhood.
- Put important family records (birth
certificates, healthcare records, passports) in a safe place, such as a
fireproof and waterproof safe or a bank safety deposit box.
- Practice your plan with all household members.
- Include your children in your planning,
practice your plans with them, and quiz them to make sure they
understand what to do. Always stress that this is a "just in case" plan.
- Get a copy of your child's school or daycare
emergency plans.
- Make plans for where you can meet your child
after an evacuation.
- Make sure that the school has up-to-date
contact information for you and other family members.
- Authorize a friend or family member to pick up
your child in an emergency if you are unable to do so.
- Identify an easily accessible location in your
home to store your Emergency Kit and make sure everyone in the home is
aware of the location. If you have young children, make sure your
Emergency Kit includes toys, books, and other personal items for your
child.
Each person's needs and
abilities are unique, but every individual can take important steps to
prepare for all hazards and put plans in place. By evaluating your own
personal needs and making an emergency plan, you can be better prepared for
any situation.
Below are steps you can take to
prepare for an emergency if you are a Senior or Disabled:
- Create a personal support network of family and
friends who can help you in an emergency.
- Make sure that someone in your network has a
key to your home and knows where you keep emergency supplies.
- Keep at least a week's worth of medications on
hand.
- Keep a copy of all prescriptions as well as
dosage or treatment information.
- If you undergo any regular medical treatments,
or if you require home health care services, talk to your service
provider about its emergency plans.
- Talk to your pharmacist or doctor about what
else you need to prepare.
- If you are dependent on electricity for a
wheelchair or any life-sustaining device, consult your power provider.
- Make copies of important documents, including
your health insurance and Medicare and Medicaid cards.
- Keep this list in your Emergency
Go Kit, along with the names and phone numbers of the people in your
support network.
- Keep emergency cash or travelers checks on
hand.
- For your Emergency
Go Kit, consider items such as eyeglasses, hearing aids and hearing
aid batteries, wheelchair batteries, oxygen, dentures, and emergency
foods that meet any special dietary needs.
For more information on
emergency planning visit the American
Academy of Pediatrics
website http://www.aap.org/family/frk/frkit.htm.
For more information on
emergency planning for your children visit the Ready Kids website at http://www.ready.gov/kids/home.html.
For more information on
emergency planning for pets, visit the Humane Society website http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/hsus_disaster_center/.
For information on
preparing emergency kits such as Emergency Go Kits, First Aid Kits, and
Emergency Contact Lists, visit the 72hours website http://eic.rrc.dc.gov/eic/cwp/view.asp?a=1272&q=568081&cat=3.
How will you get informed? Here
is what you need to know to protect yourself and your family.
- Sign up for Alert DC (https://textalert.ema.dc.gov/index.php?CCheck=1)
to receive real-time emergency messages.
- Make sure that each member of your family knows
how to get official information during an emergency.
- Ask if your employer has an emergency plan. If
so, get a copy and review it. Also get the emergency plan for your
child's school or daycare center. Review it and go over it with your
child.
- Take basic First Aid and CPR class. Contact the
America Red Cross for more information.
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