NEXT Oregon VOAD Meeting:

Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 2:00 - 4:00pm

Next Oregon VOAD meeting is to be held at:

Church of Scientology of Portland, 309 SW Third Ave in downtown Portland (corner of SW 3rd and Oak).

Parking: there are quite a few 3-hour meters along 2nd, and also up Oak. They accept coins or debit/credit cards and charge .40 per 15-minute increment ($1.60 per hour, which isn’t bad compared to parking lots).

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Oregon VOAD is a group of faith-based, community service and government organizations with disaster relief roles related to short and long-term recovery from disasters.

Functions include but may not be limited to: damage assessment, building repair, donations management, child care, clean up, clothing, communication, counseling, disaster welfare inquiry, financial assistance, food, human relations, mass care, sheltering, transportation, volunteer staffing, warehousing and bulk distribution.

ORVOAD coordinates disaster planning with member agencies to ensure reduction of duplication and an increase in effective delivery of services.
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ORVOAD revised bylaws 2010

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Last bimonthly ORVOAD meeting was:
Tuesday, March 19th from 2 to 4pm at:
OREGON CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS
19800 Oatfield Road, Gladstone, OR 97027

Social Media related: (see bottom of this page for more helpful social media tips)
Oregon VOAD on twitter: @ORVOAD
Oregon VOAD on facebook 
Oregon VOAD on Google Plus


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Travel and weather related :


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Oregon Office of Emergency Management:


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Misc.:

Oregon ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services)
Info on county districts and emergency ham radio net frequencies

Regarding volunteering: Your help will be appreciated and needed, but wait to be asked. Self-deploying to disasters before officials are ready and requesting volunteers can be unsafe, and can cause difficulties and hardship for those affected by the disaster. Also, sometimes help is needed well after the response phase for long-term disaster recovery - if you can't help now, you can stll be a great help later!

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Time for Dues
Members will be receiving a reminder that it's that time of year again - annual dues are how we ensure startup funds for disaster operation and build skills through training and our participation beyond Oregon in activities such as the annual NVOAD conference. Questions? You can reach Sam Pellecer, our treasurer through email; treasurer@orvoad.org

Remember; it's important to support ORVOAD through membership and dues!  - please join or renew Now and support our work.

Membership application and interest form here

Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

We encourage more effective service delivery to people affected by disasters through 
cooperation, collaboration, coordination of efforts, education and communication at all community-based levels, including individuals, not for profit agencies, faith based organizations and governmental resources.



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