Helping Vulnerable People Prepare for Disaster

Need books? Want to help people? You're in luck! Go shopping at Jack London Square's Barnes&Noble this Sunday, and a portion of the proceeds will go to Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disaster(CARD). CARD helps prepare service providers (cities, caretakers, non-profits, maybe even you) who take care of people particularly vulnerable to disaster. When the lights go out and the house is shaking, it's crucial to make sure we're ready to take care of our elderly and disabled. (Full disclosure/added incentive--my friend Scott McCormick will be tabling for CARD in front of the store. Go buy some books and tell him hi!) We live in an earthquake zone, the fire season is upon us, the flood season to follow, and you never really know what's going to happen. Preparation is the key, as I wrote for NYC24.org back in February. Preparing for disasters in general is also probably one of the best ways you can preemptively help out should there be another terrorist attack, I think.

CARD will be offering free personal emergency preparedness training, and will have a number of relevant materials and books available. Make sure you mention CARD with your purchase. If you can, please print out this voucher (pdf file) and present it to the cashier. Thanks!