HURRICANE KATRINA Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to hit the United States. Hurricane Katrina started out as any other hurricane‚ as the result of warm moisture and air from the oceans surface that built into storm clouds and pushed around by strong forceful winds until it became a powerful storm. Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23‚ 2005 and crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1 hurricane‚ causing some deaths and flooding there before
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A natural disaster such as a hurricane can be one of the most devastating events in someone’s life. I have watched many hurricanes on television such as Katerina and it never crossed my mind that I would ever experience one until it happened on a cold‚ fall day in October. Now you can’t compare hurricane Katerina to Sandy‚ however it still caused great damage to homes‚ businesses‚ and neighborhoods. It was a horrifying experience and drastically affected peoples lives as well as my own. Warnings
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Article Review 2 Memory Dilallo PHSC 210-A26 Liberty Online March 25‚ 2013 Introduction The East African Rift System is also referred to as the (EARS). This is a place where the earth’s tectonic forces are trying to create new plates by splitting old ones apart. A rift is defined as a fracture in the earth’s surface that widens over time. A more technical definition for a rift is an elongated basin bounded by opposed steeply dipping normal faults
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Introduction Volunteers can be found at many different types of organizations and are an important part of the work that is done by many nonprofit organizations (NPO). When working with volunteers there are many different aspects that have to be looked at for the volunteers and the organization to be successful. An organization like a NPO that utilizes volunteers has to make sure that they are aware of the liabilities that come with using volunteers. This is very important since every year there
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help Nonprofit Agency improve volunteer productivity. Background On [date]‚ we met and discussed the recent turnover of volunteers in your San Antonio region and your recent acquisition of the Corpus Christi/South Texas region. We also discussed your growing concerns regarding your volunteer training and retention practices‚ which are impacting volunteer productivity. Improving volunteer productivity by improving volunteer
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May 24‚ 2010 Becoming a Volunteer Firefighter Becoming a volunteer firefighter is not an easy job to do. No person can just walk into a volunteer fire department and say I am now a volunteer firefighter. There are steps and classes you have to take and pass before you can become a card holder. In order to begin the steps and classes‚ you need to figure out what fire department you want to be on‚ and go speak with them. If they have open rosters‚ then‚ they will set up your classes and trainings
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Rivas 11-29-2010 Social Justice Volunteering in an elementary school Volunteering is a fulfilling experience. Many people do not take the opportunity to volunteer in their children’s school for a variety of reasons. In fact‚ volunteering at your child school give you a lot of opportunity and experiences. Personally‚ I began my volunteer experience this year at Irving Elementary School‚ ever since that first volunteering opportunity available to me. From helping young students with homework
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VOLUNTEER POLICY MANUAL Kids In Technology‚ Inc. www.kidsntechnology.net Memphis‚ Tennessee 38105-1910 USA 901-576-6984 Effective Date: April 22‚ 2008 The volunteer policies contained in this manual are not intended to be contractual Commitments by the company and volunteers shall not construe them as such. No policy is intended as a guarantee of continuity of benefits or rights. This volunteer policy manual contains information that is not
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audience: Today I will be persuading you to volunteer‚ specifically for the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. C. Establish credibility: I can talk to about this topic today because I have spent hours researching various aspects of the organization‚ volunteerism‚ and conducting interviews with business owners and the executive director of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the 7 Rivers region. D. Preview main points: Today I will convince you to volunteer because I will prove the need‚
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My volunteer experience was conducted at the Little People’s Village‚ which is a day care center in Lungford‚ Georgia. My supervisor’s name was Mr. Larry Grimsley. I chose this agency because I wanted to work with small kids. The agency is deeply rooted in the church‚ so I knew this would be a good choice because I was brought up in the church myself. Since a local church funds the agency‚ I knew it would be a positive background for both the children and I. I rendered service to the agency. My services
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