Annual Meeting
Thursday, September 24, 3:30 PM
EOC 640 South Franklin Rd, Greenfield

[We will practice health guidelines that are in place at the time. We will also have virtual capability for those who wish to participate from home or office. You will need to contact me if you want to take advantage of this virtual connection and I will forward the instructions.]

Agenda:
Financial report
Status report
    Warming Center update
     Salesforce / Communications
Board election
Consideration of by-law change
Other business from the floor

If you are interested in running for a position on the Board or one of the Officer positions, please let me know.  Please pass the word around the community.

At least since the beginning of the Hancock County COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster) there have been those cautioning organizations and individuals to prepare for a host of threats. And in reality those voices were present long before the COAD was formed. Those of us making those pleas were often looked at like wacko’s, conspiracy theorists.

One of the list of threats was PANDEMIC. Why, then, were our organizations so ill-prepared for what we are going through? I just listened to a radio commentator discussing the impact of not doing college football this fall. All involved appear to be making it up as they go along. Why are they not just carrying out a pre-arranged plan? What about your family and organizations where you have a position of leadership?

I hear folks in Iowa saying “We had no warning that the derecho storm was coming. We didn’t have time to get supplied up and ready for long term loss of power. I don’t want to pile on to those who are suffering but I am sure there have been voices for years telling them to ALWAYS BE PREPARED for sever weather (and other threats).

Let’s use this mess to learn a lesson. There are other threats on the list that demand preparation, What about earthquakes? Yes they can happen in the Midwest. What about electromagnetic interference with communications? How would you do if your cell phone and credit cards were worthless pieces of plastic?

Don’t get caught unprepared again. We have resources available.

Hancock County COAD

https://hancockcoad.org

Which group are you in?

The February 4, 2020 meeting of the Greenfield Chamber of Commerce was well attended.  Retta Livengood gave an insightful presentation on preparing your organization for disaster.  The organizations with representatives there is split, today, into two groups: those who took action and those who just listened and filed it away.  Which group are you in? Those who are very happy they went and got better prepared  – or one of those now wishing they had?

If you have more than the usual amount of time available during isolation you can still go back to those resources and get ready for the NEXT incident.  I am certain material is still available on the Greenfield Chamber web site (www.greenfieldcc.org) or you can go to the February 5th post at www.HancockCOAD.org.

Hancock County COAD Team
www.HancockCOAD.org