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Community Preparedness Exercise and Fair
Mayor's Speech and Panel Discussion on COMPEF
September is National Preparedness month and The Faithful City, in collaboration with the City of Tempe is working hard to raise awareness in the community about emergency preparedness. On Sep 9th (Friday), City of Tempe, Mayor Hugh Hallman will visit the City in the Desert Metro - Church to talk about the Community Preparedness Exercise and Fair (COMPEF).
This will be followed by a panel discussion on how COMPEF can become a model to reach out to the people in this city during times of need. In addition, there will be discussion on the White House Collge Campus Challenge, that has been initiated by President Barack Obama and in which ASU is taking part. Also present will be Amy Golden from ASU Strategic Innitiatives and Ben Sanders from Community Ministries.
When: Sep 9, 2011 (Friday) at 7:00 PM
Where: City in the Desert Metro - Church
Contact: Pastor Sanghoon Yoo (sanghoon.yoo@gmail.com) or
Holistic Urgent Recovery Teams are formed with the "For Our City" movement initiated by Mayor Hugh Hallman (City of Tempe) and Chaplain Jon McHatton (Arizona Legislatures and CARE Inc.) It is in collaboration between the faith community and the muncipal leaders to equip the city with emergency preparedness training and network development. Pastor Yoo serves Tempe H.U.R.T. as Director.
City of Tempe, Mayor Hugh Hallman first presented the HURT proclaimation in 2008 at a gathering in City Hall to Pastor Sanghoon Yoo and Chaplain Jon MacHatton from CARE INC. This proclaimation was a way for the Mayor to show his passion for the cause of emergency preparedness. Also present were Fire and Police Chiefs. This year, the Proclaimation for HURT and COMPEF will be held on September 8th at the Tempe City Hall.
The next HURT Facilitators training is scheduled to be held on September 10, 2011 at the Monti's Banquet Room.
Community Preparedness Exercise and Fair (Oct 22, 2011)
The Faithful City along with several Community Organizations will execute a Community Preparedness Exercise to emphasize the need for being Emergency ready in the event of a disaster. The event will be inaugurated with remarks from Mayor Hugh Hallman, Police Chief Tom Ryff and Pastor Sanghoon Yoo. Other partners in this movement will also be present to provide their inputs.
This event will be held at Grace Community Church, Temp on Oct 22 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. The exercise will be accompanied by a Blood drive from Red Cross and a Food and Clothing drive from Tempe Community Action Agency. Currently monthly planning meetings are being held by the partners in this movement on a monthly basis. For more information on Community Preparedness visit http://www.compef.info
Contact: Pastor Sanghoon Yoo
hurt.ready@gmail.com
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COMPEF Network was activated to help out at a Mobile Home Park
On Saturday, July 2, 2011 a fire broke out at a Mobile Home Park in Tempe. Fire and Police departments rushed to put out the fire and salvage the property. The fire broke out in the Manager's Mobile Home, which also housed the electricity grid for the entire Mobile Park. Due to the fire, the entire community was left without electricity on the hottest day of the year. COMPEF network was set in motion by the Mike Reichling from the Fire department who contacted Pastor Sanghoon Yoo.
The Faithful City delivered several cases of water to the people stranded without electricity. There were also preparations underway to house the people in case the power could not be restored. But fortunately, power was restored and people were able to return to their houses within a few hours.
Community Preparedness Exercise and Fair set for this October
Grace Community Church has been reserved for the COMPEF event on October 22, 9 am to 2 pm. Plans are underway for an Emergency preparedness exercise that is not "mechanical" but more "relational."
Christian Emergency Network, St. Lukes Hospital, Tempe Police and Fire, Grace Community Church, LDS Preparedness Fair and many many others are helping out with wholehearted involvement.
Next planning meeting will be on August 11th.
Community Preparedness Exercise & Fair in the City of Tempe to mobilize various community organizations...
HURT (Holistic Urgent Recovery Training) hosts Community Preparedness Exercise & Fair in the City of Tempe to mobilize various community organizations and volunteer citizens for collaborating efforts to be better prepared for future emergency situation that requires urgent and immediate responses and helping actions for holistic recovery.
- Preparedness Exercise: coordination of community organizations and emergency preparedness trainees to establish a network and communication system, mobilizing quick and effective response to a crisis in the community.
- HURT Facilitators Training & 72 hour emergency kit display
- Blood drive with Red Cross
- Food and clothes drive for homeless population services
- Exhibition of emergency and/or health related service organizations
COMPEF Planning Meeting
Jun 9, 2011
Individual introductions
No COMPEF planning meeting next month. Next meeting will be on August 11th.
Individual introductions
Alok Ghodke: Working with TFC with a focus on logistics and coordination of COMPEF
Don Lopeman: Arizona Victim Relief. On standby for deployment in current wild fire situation in AZ.
Jill Poe: Maricopa Hard to Reach Population. Engaged in doing surveys to understand needs of the community. Their Coalition meeting attracts people with varied skill levels trying to identify the gaps in Emergency community service.
Cathy Barkly: Specialize and train in prayer care and share. Train churches and christians to be ready to respond to emergencies. Working on creating strong safety teams in churches so they are not caught off-guard.
Carol Stautberg: Tempe St Lukes. Involved in the hospitals emergency response team.
Ken Kohlmeier: Working on builing low income housing in collaboration with Gracie's thrift store.
Emma: Maricopa Hard to Reach Population. Apart from her professional duties in the community, Yen is currently working on reaching out to Chinese churches.
Dr Jerry Ford: Church of the LDS. Working with HURT and For Our City since inception. Involved with their church that has been working with individual and emergency preparedness needs including employment, family preparedness, food and water storage, 72 hour preparedness. Ongoing network at their church with a phone tree and visiting tree.
SEP 17- Expansive fair, Tempe State Center
Oct 29 - Chandler State center
Shantanu: TFC. Working on the charity drive, food and clothes donation.
Aditya: TFC. Involved with HURT for 2 years and loving it!
Jessica: TFC. Heard detailed accounts from mother who is volunteer with the Red Cross about the disasters from all over the world.
Meeting Minutes
- Emergency preparedness can be a mechanical governmental exercise. Community preparedness should be more of a relationship building exercise. For eg: Grace cummunity, LDS community helping out with wholehearted involvement in the community like homeless sheltering and emergency preparedness.
- Proposal to make a COMPEF kit - including manual, flyers with localized information for each community. The need to talk with your neighbours and spread the word was reasserted.
- ***Grace Community Church, at this point, has been reserved for the COMPEF event on October 22, 9 am to 2 pm***
Flyers are being worked on and will be ready by next meeting.
