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.

 

Tomorrow Earthquake Preparedness Workshop

Tomorrow at 7pm, Laurelhurst Community Club's Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness (LEAP), a grassroots organization started by Laurelhurst residents, is holding a special event Earthquake Emergency Preparedness at the Laurelhurst Community Center.

Information sent out by LCC said:

Are your Ready if Disaster Hits? Come learn what earthquake emergency preparedness is all about.  

Please join LEAP and our partners from the University of Washington's Department of Urban Design and Planning for a fun, hands-on community resilience workshop.  

This unique event will offer to us and our neighbors the opportunity to learn how Laurelhurst 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.  

There are three issues in being prepared for a major earthquake: knowing how to be best prepared within your own household, knowing where to get help from your local community in an emergency, and if you are fortunate, how to help your neighbors who are in trouble.   

Some of the materials provided are essential for you and your family's preparedness. Learn how to prepare, how to be safe and how to use the Help/OK sign. 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 (pets, too).

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.

Emergency Hub Established In Neighborhood

Laurelhurst Community Club (LCC) published this information in their recent newsletter:

LEAP: Emergency Hub Established in Laurelhurst 

John Temple, LEAP leader, reports that St. Stephen’s front lawn is now our neighborhood meeting place following a devastating earthquake or other major catastrophe. St. Stephens also agreed to put the storage container to equip our new HUB with communications gear on their property.  

We now need to buy that storage POD and all its contents. Things such as: Short wave and GRMS radios, large antenna, large batteries, inverter, generator, enclosed tents, chairs, computer, printer, display boards, hard hats, vests, tools, table, the container itself, and so much more. These emergency support items will cost about $20,000. It is time to donate to your own community’s preparedness and resilience.  

The next closest operational networked HUBs are about five miles away in Victory Heights or Lake City. We would have to send runners there for communications needs. And, they will be busy with their own needs.  

To reach $20,000, we need $200 from just 100 people. Or, $12 from each and every household in Laurelhurst. Don’t just let other people do this. Be those other people.  

Please send your tax-deductible donation to LCC Foundation and mail to: LCC Foundation/LEAP, PMB #373, 4616 25th Ave. NE, Seattle 98105. To make your donation online, click the Laurelhurst Foundation link on the Laurelhurst Community Club homepage (www.laurelhurstcc.com). Donations of any size are welcome. For private discussions about your donation, contact John Temple directly at JohnRTemple@msn.com. For general information and questions, email LCCearthquake@Outook.com.  

The sooner we hit the goal, the sooner we can get the HUB ready. We cannot predict an earthquake, we can only prepare. John Temple will post on NextDoor as we reach goal increments of $5,000 from this funding request.  

Liquefaction Zone: Did you know that much of Laurelhurst’s waterfront property, Talaris, University Village, and the Center for Urban Horticulture natural area, Husky stadium, and other local spots are in Seattle’s liquefaction zone? Check out the map.  

Wednesday Disaster Preparedness Special Meeting

previous earthquake preparedness class 

at the Laurelhurst Community Center

Wednesday at 7pm, Laurelhurst Community Club's Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness (LEAP) is holding a special event called Disaster Preparedness: The Basics" at the Laurelhurst Community Center.

Information sent out by LCC said:

Carl Leon from the City's Office of Emergency Management, will provide an overview of the hazards that can impact Seattle, and steps that individuals and families can take to become more prepared to deal with them. This includes guidance on how to develop a disaster plan, build a disaster supply kit, and organize with your neighbors to become better prepared.  

The presentation also provides an overview of other OEM efforts including the SNAP program, Community Emergency Hubs, and the City's new alert and notification system, Alert Seattle.

John Temple, a Laurelhurst Community Club (LCC) member started (LEAP) to educate neighbors on learning how to prepare households in the case of a large earthquake, when it hits what to do, how to get help, how to help others and how to get the neighborhood ready.

LEAP, s a grassroots organization started by Laurelhurst residents, is also forming clusters and block captains to help in its mission to save lives, reduce injuries and strengthen the community’s resilience.  

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.  

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.

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.

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 And A Look Back on LCC’s Work in 2017

Neighbors recently received LCC’s 2018 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, sidewalk safety, 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.  

LCC appreciates your continued generosity and support. Pay dues on LCC’s secure website (preferred – laurelhurstcc.com, Clickand Pledge) or by mail to:

Laurelhurst Community Club

PMB #373

4616 25th Ave. NE

Seattle, WA 98105

2017 activity highlights of your all-volunteer LCC board:

• Along with other councils and organizations, appealed the Shoreline Permit Revision granted by the City to WSDOT for demolition and construction of the new SR520 due to potential contaminants. 
• Continued work with SPD on public safety and increased coverage.
• Joined LEAP (Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness) in efforts to educate and organize neighbors in the event of a major disturbance.
• Worked with WSDOT and community coalitions on SR520 Bridge issues concerning overlighting and noise from expansion joints, as well as nighttime noise variance.
• Continued involvement with Talaris and Seattle Landmark Preservation Board for a neighborhood-friendly Talaris redevelopment as well as more consistent property maintenance.
• Continued to address neighbors’ concerns regarding transportation     issues and gridlock through letters to City Council, Children’s Hospital, University Village, and the University of Washington.
• Challenged the City’s major U District Upzone through extensive comment letters in an effort to retain the character, affordability, and livability of the U District.
• Met with Seattle Children’s Hospital on monitoring helicopter landings, traffic, and parking issues as well as plans for the construction of Forest Building B.
• Succeeded in retaining connecting bus service between Laurelhurst and the Light Rail Station at Husky Stadium.
• Reviewed and commented on the University of Washington’s 10-year master plan including its impact on congestion and traffic.
• Provided input to the City of Seattle on affordable housing proposals and monitored land-use change issues such as DADUs and new row houses being built in Windermere Circle.
• Met with representatives from Aegis Living and provided extensive written comments to consider in their planning process.
• Invited the King County Assessor to LCC’s annual meeting for a lively presentation on property values and tax assessments.
• Provided the private security patrol subscription service.
• Surveyed the readership regarding the Laurelhurst Letter’s content, frequency, cost, relevance.

For more information go here. 

Thursday Emergency Preparedness Class Hosted By NEDC

Northeast District Council Seattle  (NEDC), a collection of almost 20 neighborhood associations in Northeast Seattle, including Laurelhurst, is having a special meeting on Thursday called "Personal and Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness – Are you getting ready?" from 7-9pm at the Wedgwood Presbyterian Church.

The information says:

A local volunteer with the City of Seattle SNAP Program will present a program on how to organize our individual homes and how to organize our neighborhood blocks for emergencies.  

Learn about some of the efforts of area neighborhoods, what they are doing to get organized, and how you can participate or learn more.

The City website says about the SNAP program:

The City of Seattle has created the Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare (SNAP) program to help your neighborhood get organized. We encourage people to not only prepare themselves and their families, but to talk to their neighbors about how they will work together to make sure everyone in the neighborhood is safe and cared for.It introduces participants to basic information on personal and family preparedness, including how to develop a disaster plan and an emergency supply kit. In addition, this presentation provides guidance and tools for organizing with neighbors. Participants will become familiar with neighborhood response priorities and strategies for working together with neighbors to ensure an effective neighborhood response.

The Northeast District Council (NEDC), part of the City's Department of Neighborhoods Department, was established in 1987 and is one of 13 District Councils in Seattle.  The boundaries for the Districts were determined by neighbors from across the City.

Karen Ko, the City's Neighborhood North Region District Coordinator, told the Laurelhurst Blog Staff that the goals of the District Councils are: “Facilitating communication, creating partnerships between the City and its neighborhoods, strengthening and coordinating City departments’ responses to neighborhood problems and requests for help”. 

Karen added that Laurelhurst is one of the most active neighborhood associations and was one of the founding members of the District Council, and has been very active and influential in this organization. 

"Jeannie Hale (Laurelhurst Community Club President) produces one of the most complete and comprehensive announcement sheets, detailing events and issues in NE Seattle that she puts together every month for members who can then take this information back to their neighborhood-wide membership,"  Karen said.

The NE District founding members were: Belvedere Terrace Community Council, Hawthorne Hills Community Council, Laurelhurst Community Club, Matthews Beach Community Council, Montlake Community Club, Ravenna Bryant Community Association, Roosevelt Neighborhood Association, Roosevelt Neighbors Alliance, University District Community Council, University Park Community Club, Greater University Chamber of Commerce, View Ridge Community Club, Wedgwood Community Council.

Later the following organizations joined, Inverness Community Club, Inverness Park Homeowners Association, Ravenna Springs Community Council, Residents of Magnuson Park, Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce, Portage Bay Roanoke Park Community Council, and Windermere Corporation.

Montlake then joined the East District Council, the Inverness Homeowners Association became inactive, the Ravenna Springs Community Council no longer exits, the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce is now a committee of the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association and the Windermere Corporation is no longer an active member. 

For more information about NEDC go here and also their Facebook page.

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 And A Look Back on LCC’s Work in 2017

Neighbors recently received LCC’s 2018 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, sidewalk safety, 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.  

LCC appreciates your continued generosity and support. Pay dues on LCC’s secure website (preferred – laurelhurstcc.com, Clickand Pledge) or by mail to:

Laurelhurst Community Club

PMB #373

4616 25th Ave. NE

Seattle, WA 98105

2017 activity highlights of your all-volunteer LCC board:

• Along with other councils and organizations, appealed the Shoreline Permit Revision granted by the City to WSDOT for demolition and construction of the new SR520 due to potential contaminants. 
• Continued work with SPD on public safety and increased coverage.
• Joined LEAP (Laurelhurst Earthquake Action Preparedness) in efforts to educate and organize neighbors in the event of a major disturbance.
• Worked with WSDOT and community coalitions on SR520 Bridge issues concerning overlighting and noise from expansion joints, as well as nighttime noise variance.
• Continued involvement with Talaris and Seattle Landmark Preservation Board for a neighborhood-friendly Talaris redevelopment as well as more consistent property maintenance.
• Continued to address neighbors’ concerns regarding transportation     issues and gridlock through letters to City Council, Children’s Hospital, University Village, and the University of Washington.
• Challenged the City’s major U District Upzone through extensive comment letters in an effort to retain the character, affordability, and livability of the U District.
• Met with Seattle Children’s Hospital on monitoring helicopter landings, traffic, and parking issues as well as plans for the construction of Forest Building B.
• Succeeded in retaining connecting bus service between Laurelhurst and the Light Rail Station at Husky Stadium.
• Reviewed and commented on the University of Washington’s 10-year master plan including its impact on congestion and traffic.
• Provided input to the City of Seattle on affordable housing proposals and monitored land-use change issues such as DADUs and new row houses being built in Windermere Circle.
• Met with representatives from Aegis Living and provided extensive written comments to consider in their planning process.
• Invited the King County Assessor to LCC’s annual meeting for a lively presentation on property values and tax assessments.
• Provided the private security patrol subscription service.
• Surveyed the readership regarding the Laurelhurst Letter’s content, frequency, cost, relevance.

For more information go here.