Big day today and it's only getting started!
We started the day with a who's who of Emergency Managers in a morning breakfast game. And everybody loves games!
National VOAD's best and brightest showed off their skills this morning in a game-show like atmosphere (think: 1980s style Celebrity Hollywood Squares). They answered questions posed by the host - some of them silly answers some of them serious. For example, did you know Arizona is the only state not in Tornado Alley? Neither did I.
The breakfast was just part of the day. There are several workshops going on including clinical pastoral education, learning about what donors and volunteers need to know about the IRS and pandemic preparedness.
One of the things I'm really looking forward to is seeing the Dragon Legends Acrobats from Orlando during. That should be really entertaining.
On a more serious note, this afternoon members of VOAD will be packing more than 36,000 pounds of hurricane packs this afternoon. That should be fun - to see everyone in their logo shirts helping out and working together.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
National VOAD Conference Day 1
The National VOAD Conference begins this morning with some great conference tracks including leadership and long-term recovery.
More than 500 people from all over the country are expected to attend this week's conference, which brings together the best of volunteer agencies, non-profit organizations and government.
National VOAD, Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, serves as a conduit for service organizations to work together and help a community affected by disaster.
National VOAD works with 50 partner agencies from around the country to help get needed supplies and food to those in the most need.
Partners in today's meetings include The Salvation Army. American Red Cross, Feeding America, Southern Baptist Convention, Lutheran Services, ACTS World Relief and Volunteer Florida to name a few.
Tonight's speaker includes Joshua DuBois, head of the Office of Faith-Base Initiatives and Neighborhood Partnerships at the White House. Mr. DuBois is expected to speak about how non-profit organizations and the government can work together to better help those in most need.
More than 500 people from all over the country are expected to attend this week's conference, which brings together the best of volunteer agencies, non-profit organizations and government.
National VOAD, Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, serves as a conduit for service organizations to work together and help a community affected by disaster.
National VOAD works with 50 partner agencies from around the country to help get needed supplies and food to those in the most need.
Partners in today's meetings include The Salvation Army. American Red Cross, Feeding America, Southern Baptist Convention, Lutheran Services, ACTS World Relief and Volunteer Florida to name a few.
Tonight's speaker includes Joshua DuBois, head of the Office of Faith-Base Initiatives and Neighborhood Partnerships at the White House. Mr. DuBois is expected to speak about how non-profit organizations and the government can work together to better help those in most need.
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