town: -> Jackson
address: -> P. O. Box 23321
zip: 00000 -> 39225

website: -> http://www.msvoad.org/

notes: From: "MCN Gulf Coast Update", INTERNET:eblast@msnonprofits.org To: , terraf Date: 8/28/2008 8:01 PM RE: MCN GULF COAST GUSTAV ALERT - AUGUST 28, 2008 Dear Friends: Below please find important information from the Mississippi VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters) regarding Gustav. Also, we have attached disaster planning lists for you to double-check at this time. Take care. Be safe. Mark McCrary, MCN Executive Director Sue Weishar, MCN Gulf Coast Coordinator Current indications show Gustav making landfall in our region around 2 pm on Monday, September 1. Winds should begin around 4 AM Monday. Gustav is predicted to make landfall as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane (Katrina was a category 3). Bus evacuations are currently being planned through the MS Dept. of Transportation and the MS Department of Education as well as mandatory evacuations for Saturday, August 30. National Guard will be assisting with the evacuation plans. If you have residents who need to be added to the bus evacuation list, please have them contact their local County Emergency Management Office. Numbers are: Harrison County: 228-896-8080 Hancock County 228-466-8320 Jackson County: 228-769-3111. If you currently have volunteers on the ground along the coast, please urge these volunteers to pack up and evacuate Friday, August 29. PLEASE MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM. If VOAD can be of assistance to you, please call on me. I will continue to forward information as I receive it. Thanks. ->
region: -> Statewide

notes: From the MS Non-Profits Newsletter: The first Statewide Conference of Mississippi Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (MS-VOAD) was held February 14th-15th, 2008 at the Gulf Hills Resort and Conference Center in Ocean Springs. For information about future meetings, please call the number above. Or contact the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Find info about them at: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/1779 -> From: "MCN Gulf Coast Update", INTERNET:eblast@msnonprofits.org To: , terraf Date: 8/28/2008 8:01 PM RE: MCN GULF COAST GUSTAV ALERT - AUGUST 28, 2008 Dear Friends: Below please find important information from the Mississippi VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters) regarding Gustav. Also, we have attached disaster planning lists for you to double-check at this time. Take care. Be safe. Mark McCrary, MCN Executive Director Sue Weishar, MCN Gulf Coast Coordinator Current indications show Gustav making landfall in our region around 2 pm on Monday, September 1. Winds should begin around 4 AM Monday. Gustav is predicted to make landfall as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane (Katrina was a category 3). Bus evacuations are currently being planned through the MS Dept. of Transportation and the MS Department of Education as well as mandatory evacuations for Saturday, August 30. National Guard will be assisting with the evacuation plans. If you have residents who need to be added to the bus evacuation list, please have them contact their local County Emergency Management Office. Numbers are: Harrison County: 228-896-8080 Hancock County 228-466-8320 Jackson County: 228-769-3111. If you currently have volunteers on the ground along the coast, please urge these volunteers to pack up and evacuate Friday, August 29. PLEASE MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM. If VOAD can be of assistance to you, please call on me. I will continue to forward information as I receive it. Thanks.
cat_notes: -> From the MS Non-Profits Newsletter: The first Statewide Conference of Mississippi Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (MS-VOAD) was held February 14th-15th, 2008 at the Gulf Hills Resort and Conference Center in Ocean Springs. For information about future meetings, please call the number above. Or contact the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Find info about them at: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/1779