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Borough President of Staten Island Issues Proclamation
Declaring September as Preparedness Month in Partnership
with the New York City Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
Service (NYC-ARECS)
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STATEN ISLAND,
NY (September 5, 2012) - The Hon. James P. Molinaro, Staten Island
Borough President issued a Proclamation today, declaring September
as 'Preparedness Month' on Staten Island, New York. This was announced
in partnership with the New York City Amateur Radio Emergency
Communications Service (NYC-ARECS), an organization made up
of New York City-based licensees of the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) who volunteer their time and specialize in
emergency communications in Staten Island and all five boroughs.
Borough
President James Molinaro said: "Staten Islanders salute the
New York City Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Service for
encouraging our community to take concrete action toward preparing
for emergencies and disasters, and for helping to protect our
borough and our city…"
NYC-ARECS
is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National
Preparedness Coalition partner, whose objective this September
is to help prepare the public for emergencies and disasters of
all types. The Coalition grew out of the tragic events of 9/11,
an event in which NYC-ARECS members played a key role in assisting
New York City during and after the attack. This year's Coalition
campaign focuses on the theme: Pledge to Prepare. FEMA
urges communities around the country to pledge to better prepare
themselves for disasters.
Staten
Island is home to 470,000 New York City residents. "These
activities, along with a vigilant public, contribute to an overall
level of preparedness that is critical to the safety of Staten
Island, our city, and our entire country," said Shelomo Alfassa,
NYC-ARECS Public Information Officer.
Both
Borough President James Molinaro and NYC-ARECS, encourages all
New Yorkers to become more involved with preparing for emergencies
in their communities. Long-time resident of Staten Island, NYC-ARECS
President, Charles Hargrove, said: "We thank Borough President
Molinaro for his dedicated support of Preparedness Month.
We should remember, only by working together as a team, can a
community truly be ready for emergencies and disasters. Volunteers
can support disaster efforts in their communities. People can
get trained and volunteer with a Community Emergency Response
Team, Medical Reserve Corps unit and/or other Citizen
Corps Partner Program." "There are many local faith-based
and community organizations that have programs active in supporting
disasters too," he added.
Information
on ways to participate in Preparedness Month activities
on both Staten Island and across New York City, can be found at
FEMA's Ready Campaign website: ready.gov
and on the website of the New York City Office of Emergency Management
at nyc.gov/html/oem.
Persons interested in learning more about NYC-ARECS should visit:
nyc-arecs.org.
L-R:
Bill Butler, NYC-ARECS; The Hon. James P. Molinaro, Staten Island
Borough President;
Charles Hargrove NYC-ARECS President, Shelomo Alfassa, NYC-ARECS
Public Information Officer (Sept. 5, 2012)
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