The next General Meeting of the Baltimore City Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will be held Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm at the American Red Cross of Central Maryland (4800 Mt Hope Dr., Baltimore, MD 21215) Maryland VOAD members who would like to attend can contact Angela Bernstein.
The Church World Service Forum On Domestic Disaster Ministry will address “Sacred Hospitality: Compassion and Community in the Wake of Disaster” on March 19-21, 2012, in New Windsor, Maryland. For more information: http://cwserp.org/ Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Will be held on Saturday, June 11th at the American Red Cross of Central Maryland Headquarters. Before the meeting, you are encouraged to attend ‘Shelter World’ – a 90 minute tour of the activities in a disaster shelter. All VOAD members who are attending should register by June 11 (Saturday). Please register by clicking here: http://www.datmd.org/Shelter_Exercise.php and selecting…
The next quarterly meeting is Friday, March 11th from 10 am – 2 pm. For more information, please visit the meeting section of this site: http://mdvoad.org/meetings/. Hope to see you there! Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Annual Meeting of MDVOAD. This meeting will be held on Monday, December 13th from 2 PM to 4:30 PM at M&T Bank Stadium (Ravens Stadium). The Governor’s Office on Community Initiatives (GOCI) has agreed to host this meeting in conjunction with the Volunteer Recognition Dinner slated for that evening. Following the MDVOAD meeting, we…
Speaking from experience, one of the most critical elements in effective long-term disaster response is having a well organized and functional Long-Term Recovery Committee. With that in mind, please consider joining us for the Maryland Long-Term Recovery Planning and Working Session on Tuesday, September 21 from 10 am – 3 pm at Christ Lutheran Church…
This year marks the 6th Annual “Public Safety Day” in Baltimore County. The Baltimore County Police Community Relations Council has announced that this year’s event will take place on September 11 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The public is invited to come to the Hunt Valley Towne Centre located at 118 Shawan Road, Hunt…
National VOAD members are preparing for Hurricane Earl. Here is a list of current members including links (when available) to volunteer and donation needs. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
National VOAD’s stance on the National Donation Management Network (NDMN)
Welcome to our redesigned website! The focus of Maryland VOAD is fairly straightforward: to promote communication, collaboration, coordination, and cooperation among agencies responding to disaster in our state. We hope that this site and our new forays into social media will help us do this even more quickly and effectively. So take a moment to…