Tomorrow LEAP HUB Open House

 The Laurelhurst Community Club published this information in a recent email:

LEAP Communications HUB Open House

Saturday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to noon

St. Stephen's Church, 4805 NE 45th St.

Please come by to see the HUB in operation Saturday. We’d love to see you there. And, bring your neighbors!

If an earthquake occurs and shuts down our power, phones, and the internet, an Emergency Communications HUB will be set up in tents on the lawn of St. Stephen's Church.

See where neighbors will post notices of items they need (examples: a tool, diapers, blankets, food) or items they're willing to donate or loan. See where notices of missing people or missing pets will be posted. Take a look at the place where key guidelines will be displayed (example: how to purify water).

Volunteers from LEAP (Laurelhurst Emergency Action Plan) will have handouts about how the HUB works and about how each of us can prepare for a disaster.

WIN A GIFT CERTIFICATE.

People who attend will also be eligible to enter a drawing for one of four $25 City People's gift certificates. 

Visit LEAP's web page on LCC's website.

Tomorrow LEAP At Local National Preparedness Month Event

 

This month is National Preparedness Month, which aims to raise awareness about  preparing for disasters and emergencies.

The Seattle Hubcap volunteer organization, which operates Emergency Communication Hubs, will be holding drills to simulate a Hub operating after a disaster, tomorrow at Maple Leaf Park.

Neighborhood Hub representatives will be at the event, including neighbors from the Laurelhurst LEAP Emergency Communication Hub, which is now listed on the map of Emergency Communications HUBs.

Laurelhurst Emergency Action Plan (LEAP), is a grassroots organization started by Laurelhurst residents. LEAP's mission is to save lives, reduce injuries and strengthen the community’s resilience according to a member of the organization.

LEAP has divided the neighborhood into clusters which roughly align with blocks and consist of about 20 houses each. LEAP Cluster Captains duties include organizing clusters, helping with building a family disaster supplies kit and establishing an emergency plan with neighbor, including a designated meeting and distributing LEAP communications to neighbors. To find out your cluster information contact LEAPLaurelhurst@outlook.com. 

For more information email LEAPLaurelhurst@outlook.com.

 

LEAP Looking For Radio Operators

Laurelhurst Community Club (LCC) posted an update about  Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness (LEAP), a grassroots organization started by Laurelhurst residents in a recent newsletter. They are in need of radio operators. See the information below.

LEAP's mission is to save lives, reduce injuries and strengthen the community’s resilience according to a member of the organization. 

LEAP has divided the neighborhood into clusters which roughly align with blocks and consist of about 20 houses each. LEAP Cluster Captains duties include organizing clusters, helping with building a family disaster supplies kit and establishing an emergency plan with neighbor, including a designated meeting and distributing LEAP communications to neighbors.  To find out your cluster information contact lccearthquake@outlook.com

A LEAP representative said:

Working together can be fun, getting to know your neighbors better and all. Where to evacuate to if necessary could be important, too. Neighbors help neighbors. The first days or weeks it will be up to all of us to be prepared. The day after a major earthquake is not the time to try to figure out how to survive in Laurelhurst. Once Laurelhurst is organized it will have less effort to maintain.  

LEAP is run by your neighborhood volunteers and we are working towards emergency communications, first responders, setting up triage areas, gathering places, community hubs and so much more. Everyone needs to understand how to organize their own household and where to help and get help when the big one hits.  

Your Laurelhurst Community needs you to be prepared and understand how to get help. We want your families to be safe and ready to help others. Let's hope it never happens, but let's all be prepared if it does.

Here is the most recent update from LEAP:

LEAP Seeks Radio Operators 

Are you looking for a new hobby? Want to learn a quick and easy new skill and help your neighbors and your City at the same time? Become a radio operator for Laurelhurst Emergency Action Plan (LEAP). 

LEAP volunteers have been working on the Emergency Communications HUB on St. Stephen’s Church grounds. The HUB will activate in the event a major emergency causes failure of our usual means of communication. 

Without cell phones, land lines, and regular news broadcasts, Laurelhurst would likely be isolated from people outside the neighborhood and from City health and emergency services. A means for neighbors to seek and offer assistance will be crucial. 

We will rely on radios to communicate within Laurelhurst, with other Seattle hubs, and with Seattle Emergency Services. To accomplish this, we need more radio operators. There are two types of operators needed: HAM (amateur) and GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service).  

Both of these operators require training, certification, and hours to become a licensed operator. LEAP has details on the types of training required and costs associated with each of these radio options. 

For more information email LEAPLaurelhurst@outlook.com.

Today Laurelhurst (LCC) Trustee Meeting

 

Tonight at 6:30pm, the Laurelhurst Community Club (LCC) is holding its monthly Board meeting, open to all neighbors, via Zoom.

Here is the agenda:

6:30  Welcome and Administration

• Calls/Concerns from neighbors
• Treasurer's Report
• November minutes
• LEAP update
• Treasurer's Report

6:50  Committee Reports

• Dues/Maiing dues/format
• Passenger only service Lake Washington and Union Bay
• Crime/Security Patrol/SPD updatesCommunity outreach-sock drive, historic article/ welcome letter
• Community outreach-sock drive/crime wrap up
• Welcome letter final draft
• Issues at the Laurelhurst Playfield
• Hospital Phase 3 update
• Talaris update
• Tree issues Seattle governance
• City Hall update/issues

8:00 Adjourn

New Emergency Hub Organized by Neighborhood LEAP

The Laurelhurst Community Club (LCC) posted this information in a recent newsletter:

Here Comes the Laurelhurst Communications Hub!

LEAP (Laurelhurst Emergency Action Plan) thanks Laurelhurst neighbors for helping reach the goal of $15,000 for the Laurelhurst emergency communications Hub.   

LEAP has already begun work on building and equipping the Hub. The concrete pad has been poured. Located at St. Stephen’s Church, the Hub will activate in the event of a major emergency (e.g., a catastrophic earthquake), when regular communications (landline and cell phones) are unavailable. 

The Hub will set up tents where neighbors can report what they need and find information about handling the disaster. Ham radios will enable trained volunteers to communicate with other Hubs and with the City to report crucial needs and to get the latest City news about available services. 

Having an established Hub in Laurelhurst will greatly increase our neighborhood’s resilience in an emergency. Again, thanks to all those who have contributed money and time to LEAP! Watch this newsletter for news about future Hub open houses and drills.

LEAP (Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness), a grassroots organization started by Laurelhurst residents, works closely with LCC, who supports its efforts. 

LEAP has created and organized local clusters, assisted by over 70 cluster captains ciovering about 20 homes each, in preparation for emergency response. Additional duties include help with building a family disaster supplies kit and establishing an emergency plan with neighbor, including a designated meeting and distributes LEAP communications to neighbors. 

LEAP has participated in UW’s resilience research project for local communities. 

For more information email LEAPLaurelhurst@outlook.com.

Laurelhurst Community Club Collecting Dues And What The Funds Go Towards

The Laurelhurst Community Club is currently collecting annual dues which go towards supporting a variety of neighborhood projects and issues.

LCC invites neighbors to its monthly meeting on the second Monday of each month at 7pm at the Laurelhurst Community Center Fireside Room. 

This information was recently published in a recent LCC newsletter:

Annual Dues Drive and a Look at LCC’s Stewardship on Behalf of Neighbors

LCC’s 2020 membership drive brochure and dues statement have been mailed out. While all Laurelhurst residents and businesses are members, collection of annual dues is necessary to pay for professional services such as legal fees, expert studies and reports, design, and printing.  Land use efforts require consultants, attorneys, and communication costs, plus tons of volunteer hours.

Dues support LCC’s proactive efforts on land-use matters, traffic and transportation issues, neighborhood improvements, crime prevention, newsletter publishing, email updates, and website maintenance. An extra $20 contribution pays for landscape maintenance on the Mary Gates Way / NE 41st Street planted median. Additional contributions are always welcome to support special neighborhood projects. 

Your neighbors on LCC’s all-volunteer Board of Trustees contribute hundreds of hours each year on your behalf to maintain the livability and vitality of our community and stretch the membership dues.

Highlights of LCC’s 2019-2020 goals and accomplishments: 

• LCC advocates for a context-sensitive solution for development on the  17+ acre Talaris site. LCC dues pay for legal counsel and expert consultants on historic preservation as well as on hydrology and soils.
• LCC representatives attend the Seattle Landmark Board deliberations and its Architectural Review Committee meetings in reference to Talaris and other local landmark preservation issues. 
• LCC works with SPD on public safety and increasing coverage. 
• LCC works closely with the LEAP (Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness) team and supports its efforts. In 2018, LEAP secured funding and began preparations for the neighborhood HUB. LEAP helps create and organize local clusters for emergency response and participated in UW’s resilience research project for local communities. 
• LCC works with the UW, Sound Transit, and Metro to improve the  neighborhood’s needs for transit connections and pedestrian safety. 
• LCC funds maintenance for public median strips along NE 41st Street and replaces dead plants and maintains the irrigation system. 
• LCC successfully advocated for more City of Seattle budget support to restore Laurelhurst Community Center operating hours and programs. 
• LCC works with City Council as it develops a new tree ordinance to provide improved urban habitat and enhance its tree canopy. 
• LCC is working with the car share providers to create more access at the Montlake Light Rail station. 
• LCC participates in SR520 construction and design meetings to ensure continuous access from the northern approach to the Montlake Interchange and worked successfully to reduce glare lighting and expansion joint noise.
• LCC researches, produces, and delivers 10, in-your-mailbox editions of the Laurelhurst newsletter, offering neighborhood news and prospective on key issues.
• LCC provides the private security patrol subscription service, which is especially utilized for vacation house checks.
• LCC monitors Seattle Children’s Hospital’s new building construction process and advocates for low noise and traffic easing.
• LCC representative attends the semi-annual SCH helicopter landings review committee and offers feedback on issues.
• LCC trustees regularly address or write the Seattle City Council to comment and share views on issues such as priorities for the City budget, election reform, climate change, affordable housing, transportation, and land use issues.
• Trustees also meet regularly with our District 4 council member and state legislators.
• LCC hosts City Council members at monthly trustee meetings to offer views on programs and policies.
• An LCC representative is a member of CUCAC, which addresses land use, safety, parking, and issues related to the implementation of the UW Campus Master Plan.
• LCC provided specific design and traffic analyses for proposed new developments in the area, such as the planned Aegis facility on Five Corners, as well as for mixed use residential projects on adjacent parcels.
• LCC continues to address neighbors’ concerns regarding transportation issues and gridlock through letters to City Council, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University Village, and the University of Washington.
• LCC supports and offers volunteer staffing for Laurelhurst Park’s Spring Egg Hunt and Salmon Bake.

Pay dues on LCC’s secure website or by mail to:

Laurelhurst Community Club

PMB #373

4616 25th Ave. NE

Seattle, WA 98105

For more information go here. LCC:

Tomorrow Disaster Skills Workshop At Community Center

Laurelhurst Community Club's Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness (LEAP), a grassroots organization started by Laurelhurst residents is holding a Disaster Skills Workshop tomorrow from 6:30-8pm at the Laurelhurst Community Center. The instructor is Tey Thach with the Seattle Office of Emergency Management.

The information says:

This workshop provides training on key skills needed after a disaster and more in-depth instruction on key preparedness actions. Participants will learn about the following topics: Fire Extinguisher Use, Utility Control, Water Storage and Purification and Emergency Sanitation.

John, the founder of LEAP, said:

Working together can be fun, getting to know your neighbors better and all. Where to evacuate to if necessary could be important, too.  Neighbors help neighbors.  The first days or weeks it will be up to all of us to be prepared. The day after a major earthquake is not the time to try to figure out how to survive in Laurelhurst. Once Laurelhurst is organized it will have less effort to maintain. 

LEAP is run by your neighborhood volunteers and we are working towards emergency communications, first responders, setting up triage areas, gathering places, community hubs and so much more.  Everyone needs to understand how to organize their own household and where to help and get help when the big one hits.  

Support your neighborhood response team, LEAP. Sign up to be a block captain and/or provide vital information to allow LEAP to better support you and family and pets.  

Your Laurelhurst Community needs you to be prepared and understand how to get help. We want your families to be safe and ready to help others. Let's hope it never happens, but let's all be prepared if it does. 

Remember, LEAP is here to help. Please email LEAP if you have any questions or need further direction.  

For more information email LEAPLaurelhurst@outlook.com.

LEAP Fundraiser For Neighborhood Emergency HUB

Laurelhurst Community Club's Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness (LEAP), a grassroots organization started by Laurelhurst residents is raising funds to go towards an emergency HUB at neighborhood St. Stephens Church.


LEAP sent out this information:

LEAP is announcing a campaign to raise $15,000 to build and equip a communications HUB at St. Stephen’s Church in September. It will be activated as “communication central” in times when Laurelhurst is isolated from services (a major emergency such as an earthquake or other catastrophe.) Volunteers will connect Laurelhurst with other neighborhoods and the City via ham radio. The HUB is a place where information can be shared; for example: the status of nearby bridges and the airport; local grocery stores which are open; missing persons or pets.  

LEAP’s fundraising goal is $15,000. $10 buys a hard hat; $20 - outdoor battery lantern; $50 - laminated neighborhood maps; $120 - whiteboards for messages: $250 - tent to shelter radio equipment and operators. $1,200 buys the generator.We hope to break ground before the end of they year. 

Assisted by over 70 cluster captains, LEAP has organized Laurelhurst into clusters of neighbors who are preparing to cooperate during a crisis.

Make your tax-deductible donation today by check: Payable to LCC Foundation, mail to: LCC Foundation/LEAP, PMB #373, 4616 25th Ave. NE, Seattle 98105 or by credit card   

We really appreciate neighborhood support as we all take the next step to a more resilient neighborhood.

For questions email LEAPlaurelhurst@outlook.com.

Tomorrow Earthquake Preparedness Neighborhood Cluster Captains Meeting

LEAP (Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness) is having a Cluster Captain meeting tomorrow from 7-8:30pm at the Laurelhurst Community Center.

Over half of the neighborhood has cluster captains, which help specific clusters or blocks and groups of about 20 homes each, be organized in preparation for an earthquake or other catastrophic event.  Additional duties include help with building a family disaster supplies kit and establishing an emergency plan with neighbor, including a designated meeting and distributes LEAP communications to neighbors

Tomorrow's meeting will focus on the role of captains, cluster preparedness and information on the current development of a neighborhood Communications Hub and its role to be located at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.   

John, the founder of LEAP, said:

Working together can be fun, getting to know your neighbors better and all. Where to evacuate to if necessary could be important, too.  Neighbors help neighbors.  The first days or weeks it will be up to all of us to be prepared. The day after a major earthquake is not the time to try to figure out how to survive in Laurelhurst. Once Laurelhurst is organized it will have less effort to maintain. 

LEAP is run by your neighborhood volunteers and we are working towards emergency communications, first responders, setting up triage areas, gathering places, community hubs and so much more.  Everyone needs to understand how to organize their own household and where to help and get help when the big one hits.  

Support your neighborhood response team, LEAP. Sign up to be a block captain and/or provide vital information to allow LEAP to better support you and family and pets.  

Your Laurelhurst Community needs you to be prepared and understand how to get help. We want your families to be safe and ready to help others. Let's hope it never happens, but let's all be prepared if it does. 

Remember, LEAP is here to help. Please email LEAP if you have any questions or need further direction.  

For more information email LEAPLaurelhurst@outlook.com.

Laurelhurst Community Club Collecting Dues And What The Funds Go Towards

The Laurelhurst Community Club is currently collecting annual dues which go towards supporting a variety of neighborhood projects and issues.

LCC invites neighbors to its monthly meeting on the second Monday of each month at 7pm at the Laurelhurst Community Center Fireside Room. 

This information was recently published in a recent LCC newsletter:

Dues Time + A Look at LCC’s Stewardship

Neighbors recently received LCC’s 2019 membership brochure and dues statement in the mail. Your $65 dues payment supports proactive efforts on land-use matters, environmental and traffic issues, crime prevention, neighborhood improvements, community forums, earthquake/emergency preparedness, newsletters, email updates, website hosting, and more. 

An extra $20 contribution pays for landscape maintenance on the Mary Gates Way / NE 41st Street planted median. Additional contributions are always welcome to support special neighborhood projects. Your neighbors on LCC’s all-volunteer Board of Trustees contribute hundreds of hours each year on your behalf to maintain the livability and vitality of our community and stretch the membership dues.  

Highlights of LCC’s 2018-19 goals and accomplishments: 

• LCC advocates for a context-sensitive solution for development on the  17+ acre Talaris site. LCC dues pay for legal counsel and expert consultants on historic preservation as well as on hydrology and soils.
• LCC representatives attend the Seattle Landmark Board deliberations and its Architectural Review Committee meetings in reference to Talaris and other local landmark preservation issues. 
• LCC works with SPD on public safety and increasing coverage. 
• LCC works closely with the LEAP (Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness) team and supports its efforts. In 2018, LEAP secured funding and began preparations for the neighborhood HUB. LEAP helps create and organize local clusters for emergency response and participated in UW’s resilience research project for local communities. 
• LCC works with the UW, Sound Transit, and Metro to improve the  neighborhood’s needs for transit connections and pedestrian safety. n  LCC funds maintenance for public median strips along NE 41st Street and replaces dead plants and maintains the irrigation system. 
• LCC advocates for more City of Seattle budget support to restore Laurelhurst Community Center operating hours and programs. 
• LCC works with City Council as it develops a new tree ordinance to provide improved urban habitat and enhance its tree canopy. 
• LCC is working with the car share providers to create more access at the Montlake Light Rail station. 
• LCC participates in SR520 construction and design meetings to ensure continuous access from the northern approach to the Montlake Interchange.

Pay dues on LCC’s secure website (preferred – laurelhurstcc.com, or by mail to:

Laurelhurst Community Club

PMB #373

4616 25th Ave. NE

Seattle, WA 98105

For more information go here. 

Thursday Free "Stop the Bleed" Class At Community Center And Neighborhood Cluster Captains Needed

Thursday from 7-9pm, Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness (LEAP), is having a free special class at the Laurelhurst Community Center,in coordination with the national Stop the Bleed Day, a national awareness campaign launched by the White House that encourages citizens to become trained, equipped, and educated to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. 

LEAP, is a grassroots organization started by Laurelhurst residents, to prepare the neighborhood for disaster  has organized doctors to present in order to educate residents on how to be more prepared to help save lives, be prepared, learn how to care for and respond to bleeding injuries in an emergency and identify potentially fatal bleeding and how to stop it.  Table groups will work with mannequins to practice stuffing a wound and using a tourniquet.

The information says:

Be Prepared. Learn how to care for and respond to bleeding injuries in an emergency before first responders arrive. Identify potentially fatal bleeding and how to stop it.   This class will be taught by medical professionals from your neighborhood. 

Stop the Bleed is a national campaign launched by the White House as a call to action. Stop the Bleed is intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives. A person that is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes.

John Temple, the founder of LEAP, and also LCC Trustee, said:

CPR saves lives by keeping the heart pumping and Stop the Bleed saves lives by not letting a victim bleed out. A person can bleed to death in just three to five minutes. With training, a life can be saved by those that attend this class. Seattle leads the nation in CPR, now let’s lead in residents knowing how to Stop the Bleed.

LEAP's mission is to save lives, reduce injuries and strengthen the community’s resilience.

The group is also forming organizing clusters and cluster/block captains, of which over 30%have already signed up.  The goal of the captains is to blocks in the neighborhood to be organized in preparation for an earthquake or other catastrophic event, that will help with the neighborhoods' resilience.

LEAP has divided the neighborhood into clusters which roughly align with blocks and consist of about 20 houses each. To find out your cluster information contact lccearthquake@outlook.com. 

LEAP Cluster Captains duties include organizing clusters, help with building a family disaster supplies kit and establishing an emergency plan with neighbor, including a designated meeting and distributes LEAP communications to neighbors

John said:

Working together can be fun, getting to know your neighbors better and all. Where to evacuate to if necessary could be important, too.  Neighbors help neighbors.  The first days or weeks it will be up to all of us to be prepared. The day after a major earthquake is not the time to try to figure out how to survive in Laurelhurst. Once Laurelhurst is organized it will have less effort to maintain. 

LEAP is run by your neighborhood volunteers and we are working towards emergency communications, first responders, setting up triage areas, gathering places, community hubs and so much more.  Everyone needs to understand how to organize their own household and where to help and get help when the big one hits.  

Support your neighborhood response team, LEAP. Sign up to be a block captain and/or provide vital information to allow LEAP to better support you and family and pets.  

Your Laurelhurst Community needs you to be prepared and understand how to get help. We want your families to be safe and ready to help others. Let's hope it never happens, but let's all be prepared if it does.

For more information email LCCearthquake@outlook.com.

Tomorrow Disaster Preparedness And Community Resilience Workshop

Tomorrow at 6pm, Laurelhurst Community Club's Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness (LEAP), a grassroots organization started by Laurelhurst residents, is holding a special event "Disaster Preparedness and Community Resilience Workshop" at the Laurelhurst Community Center.

Information sent out by LCC said:

Join LEAP and its partners from the University of Washington's Department of Urban Design and Planning , including Profs. Dan Abramson and Cynthia Chen (also a Laurelhurst resident), PhD student Katherine Idziorek, and other students in Prof. Abramson's advanced planning course on community engagement for resilience, for a fun, hands-on community resilience workshop.  

This unique event will provide an opportunity to learn how neighbors can best respond immediately following an emergency - connect, assist, ask for help. This workshop is meant to encourage connectivity through games and hands-on exercises, explore ways of finding resources and help in the neighborhood, and discuss community-wide network strategies.  

Leave with a better understanding of the importance of community-wide interconnectivity and what steps neighbors can take to improve resiliency. Get to know your neighbors better, learn more about Laurelhurst's unique assets, and compete for preparedness prizes. Coffee and snacks will be provided.

LEAP's mission is to save lives, reduce injuries and strengthen the community’s resilience.
The group is also forming organizing clusters and cluster/block captains, of which over 30%have already signed up. The goal of the captains is to blocks in the neighborhood to be organized in preparation for an earthquake or other catastrophic event, that will help with the neighborhoods' resilience.

LEAP has divided the neighborhood into clusters which roughly align with blocks and consist of about 20 houses each. To find out your cluster information contact lccearthquake@outlook.com.

LEAP Cluster Captains duties include organizing clusters, help with building a family disaster supplies kit and establishing an emergency plan with neighbor, including a designated meeting and distributes LEAP communications to neighbors

A LEAP representative said:

Working together can be fun, getting to know your neighbors better and all. Where to evacuate to if necessary could be important, too. Neighbors help neighbors. The first days or weeks it will be up to all of us to be prepared. The day after a major earthquake is not the time to try to figure out how to survive in Laurelhurst. Once Laurelhurst is organized it will have less effort to maintain.  

LEAP is run by your neighborhood volunteers and we are working towards emergency communications, first responders, setting up triage areas, gathering places, community hubs and so much more. Everyone needs to understand how to organize their own household and where to help and get help when the big one hits.  

Support your neighborhood response team, LEAP. Sign up to be a block captain and/or provide vital information to allow LEAP to better support you and family and pets.  

Your Laurelhurst Community needs you to be prepared and understand how to get help. We want your families to be safe and ready to help others. Let's hope it never happens, but let's all be prepared if it does.

For more information email LCCearthquake@outlook.com.