Invite us to coordinate a free workshop for your group, small or large!
[email protected]
A committee of the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association
[Oct 2017 budget report and approved request]
Free Emergency Preparedness 101 Workshops!
We promise it will be fun and empowering, not scary! Potlucks, public halls, living room dessert parties, local businesses, summer block parties, Zoom meetings . . . get creative!
- Gather at least eight people and choose a couple of possible dates & times. (Doodle can help with that.)
- Contact us to schedule: [email protected].
- We will facilitate a 90 minute presentation & conversation to help you begin (or improve) your personal, family, and community preparedness. We will bring free literature. There is no sales pitch; we are volunteers.
We have provided these presentations to groups ranging from 8-160 people.
Other ways to Get Involved
- Join our email list.
If you have a Fred Meyer Rewards card, please link your account to Sunnyside NET. Freddy’s give us money, and it costs you nothing. Win/win. Hit this link to login and access your Community Rewards setting. Search for organization YC788, Friends of Portland Fire & Rescue-Sunnyside. Thanks!
Our Guiding StatementSunnyside Prepared helps residents educate each other about preparing their families and neighbors to care for themselves during an emergency, ranging from power outages to a major earthquake. The committee collaborates closely with the Sunnyside NET (Neighborhood Emergency Team), whose members have been trained and background-checked by PBEM (Portland Bureau of Emergency Management) and Portland Fire & Rescue.
Our collective goal is to help each other help ourselves, because history has proven repeatedly that in a crisis our neighbors are our most important “first responders.” All Sunnyside residents are welcome to participate in whatever capacity they are able and willing.
Committee Co-chairs
Jan S. Molinaro, who is also a Sunnyside NET Assistant Team Leader. [email protected]
Glenn C. Devitt, who is also a Sunnyside NET Assistant Team Leader. [email protected]
Resources
-
Sunnyside Neighborhood Map Interactive hazard and geological maps from DOGAMI.
- Building an Emergency Preparedness Checklist for Your Home (contains ads for homeowner insurance)
- Family Emergency Supplies Calendar – An easy, affordable way to gradually build your family’s kit over 24 weeks. (two-sided tri-fold; contact us for copies to distribute to a group)
- Map Your Neighborhood – Skills and Equipment Inventory: PDF or editable ODT
- Info and map of BEECN (Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Nodes)
- Active NET teams in Portland, with Team Leader contact info
- The Twin-Bucket Emergency Toilet system
- FEMA “Hazard Hunt” posters for Homes and Schools (too large to print at home–contact us to borrow a laminated copy)
- DoveLewis Animal Preparedness Guidelines
- Public Safety and Livability Resources
- NET – City of Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
- American Red Cross – Cascades Region
- Planning for Resilience & Emergency Preparedness (PREP)
- Ready.gov
