Disaster Related Projects

Volunteer projects

Hallam Tornado Disaster, Inventory for Donations

I have strengthened my community in three key ways, through my involvement in school, volunteering in the community, and passing the importance of volunteering on to the younger scouts. The improvement of my leadership skills, and character base, has assisted me in aiding many endeavors that I get involved with at school, and community, including; many DECA based projects, that I am involved with, and as the one of the captains of football and baseball teams. The Hallam community is rebuilt now, including the Hallam Church. Hallam is a small town of a little over 500 people.

emergency communications after a disaster

We provide emergency radio communications after an emergency in IA, MN. WIS, MO. ND. SD, in the past 7 years we have been to 5 states to help after a disaster. We are all FCC licensed AMATEUR ( hams ) radio operataors, (( >please do not confuse us with cb radio the two are not the same ! )

North Carolina Baptist Men Disaster Recovery

The community that I help is in Grifton, NC. It is a relatively poor area that has a lot of old houses that are not in normal living conditions. They were also hit by strong flooding a few years ago.

Delta Disaster Education Project

The Delta Disaster Education Project (DDEP) is a program designed to educate and prepare residents of rural communities throughout Eastern and Southern Arkansas in disaster and emergency preparedness. The Arkansas Delta is one of the most untouched places in the country when it comes to proper education. These communities suffer because of lack of resources to properly prepare for the unexpected, including money and people willing to do the educating.

Hallam Tornado Disaster, Inventory for Donations

My Eagle Scout service project is related to a tornado disaster which devastated the town of Hallam, NE, including the town church, in our county in 2004. I guided a dozen youth scouts, and volunteering adults, in completing an inventory of over 1,000 items, for Vine Congregational Church which was a sister church to Hallam's. All duplicate items from this inventory would be donated to the Hallam Church, so they might rebuild, and start anew. I was the chairman and initiator of taking this detailed inventory.

disaster relief and aid

I live in a small town of Fernley, nv. Last January the canals broke causing a major flood around 3 a.m. although there were no deaths reported it was hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and over 2,000 people were out of their homes for months or lost their homes completely. the flood came up to my backyard lucky for my family and i. that day worked 14 hours at the evacuation center (fernley high school) giving donations, picking up donations, getting reports, offering support, organizing everyone, taking care of kids and animals, and anything else i could possibly do.

Hands On Disaster Response Needs Volunteers for Peru Earthquake Relief

Hands On Disaster Response (HODR), a volunteer-driven 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, has announced the launch of a volunteer project to help the devastated Pisco province of Peru recover and rebuild. A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Peru on August 15, killing over 500 people, interrupting schools, disrupting livelihoods, and destroying over 40,000 homes. A HODR assessment team arrived in Peru August 20, 2007. After touring some of the region’s hardest-hit towns and populations, the team has identified a community where it can have a maximum impact.

Disaster Preparedness

To help student and parents think of ideas to be prepared for a disaster.

Disaster Relief Club

After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2004 myself, along with two fellow students, created the Disaster Relief Club at our high school to help generate aid to be sent for the relief effort. We held club meetings after school to propose various ways to raise money to be sent to the areas affected by the hurricanes. We developed the idea to hold a "battle of the bands" of sorts at our high school to help raise money and awareness. We asked local rock bands and musical acts to play in our school auditorium for a night of music and fun.

Disaster Preparedness for Kids

When a tsunami wreaked havoc on Indonesia two years ago, the tragedy struck home. I, too, live in a disaster-prone community. Tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions are all highly plausible occurrences. I wanted to do something to ensure that if a natural disaster struck my community, families would be prepared. I looked for materials that would instruct young children on what to do and what to expect in an emergency. I checked the library, wondering if there were any storybooks about natural disasters, but found none.