Friday, October 1, 2010

[californiadisasters] ShakeOut Update: 3 Weeks To Go, 6.3 Million Participants!




The 2010 Great California ShakeOut on October 21 is less than 3 weeks
away, and  more than 6.3 million Californians are now registered to
participate!  With your help, we will break last year's record of 6.9
million participants!

If you are not sure if you are registered for 2010, visit
http://www.ShakeOut.org/whoisparticipating to view lists of participants
by county or for the entire state.  If you are not listed for 2010, login
today at http://www.shakeout.org/loginto quickly update your information
and confirm your participation.

Share the ShakeOut
Please forward this email to colleagues, friends, family, and others to make
sure they are aware of the ShakeOut and know about these resources. You can
also follow the ShakeOut on twitter at http://twitter.com/shakeout and on
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GreatShakeOut, and let your
followers/friends know that you are participating!  Additional social media
links are below. With three weeks still to go, and with your help, how many
more will register?

Drill Manuals, Calendar, and other resources
 * Schools: Be sure to look for the resources on the
   http://www.ShakeOut.org/schools page, including drill planning documents
   and checklists, take-home materials, and educational curricula.  Next week
   a more comprehensive set of curricular resources will be added.
 * Simple drill instructions for a variety of ShakeOut participant
   categories are at http://ShakeOut.org/howtoparticipate, including custom
   preparedness information and suggestions for how you can share the
   ShakeOut with others.
 * To help organizations plan their drill, we have created drill manuals
   for K-12 Schools, Businesses, Non Profits and Other Organizations, and
   for Government Agencies and Facilities. These can be adapted for use by
   other organizations as well. Each manual has instructions for multiple
   levels of drills, from a very basic Drop, Cover, and Hold On drill to
   a more comprehensive exercise of your disaster plan. Download the
   manuals from the ShakeOut Resources page (http://www.shakeout.org/resources,
   where you can also download posters, flyers, and other materials.
 * A calendar of events is now at http://Shakeout.Org/calendar, and more
   events are being added daily. Use the "contact us" form to describe
   other events that should be listed.
 * Information about the ShakeOut and earthquake preparedness is available
   in several languages at http://www.shakeout.org/otherlanguages and a full
   version of the website is in Spanish at http://www.shakeout.org/espanol.
 * If you have recently registered, you can read past editions of updates
   like this at http://www.shakeout.org/updates.

Is your drill a potential ShakeOut Media Venue?
If your drill on October 21 will include interesting visuals or activities
and will be suitable for the news media to attend, please email
info@shakeout.org. We are organizing a master list of such venues to
provide to the news media in advance. Include your current plans for your
drill, and describe any media outreach you have done or plan to do. Please
include your full contact information, as we will contact you before adding
your event to the list.

"2010 ShakeOut Participant" stickers and more...
Schools, community groups, and many other organizations may be interested in
our popular new 1" round 2010 ShakeOut Participant stickers (similar to
the "I Voted" stickers provided at polling booths), available from the
ShakeOut Shop at http://www.shakeoutshop.com/shakeout-merchandise.html.  In
addition, your organization can become a ShakeOutShop Affiliate, and
receive 10% of every purchase made by people who click a ShakeOut Shop link
on your website.  This can be a great fundraiser for schools and other groups!
Learn more at http://www.shakeoutshop.com/shakeout-fundraiser.html

We're all in this together...
The ShakeOut has grown because of people like you, who see the value of
practicing how to protect ourselves and for getting prepared. We have formed
the Earthquake Country Alliance to foster an earthquake and tsunami
resilient California. If you have similar commitments please join the
Alliance at http://www.earthquakecountry.org/alliance/join.html


You received this email because you registered to participate in the Great California ShakeOut at www.ShakeOut.org


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