Japan Earthquake Update

The Japanese People need our help.

Do not go to Japan and become a Spontaneous Volunteer.

Do not send materials of any kind. Sending clothing, food, blankets etc. is clogging up the Japanese distribution system. Donations Management is often the 2nd disaster.

Send money. Every dollar you send turns over 4 times in Japan and helps the survivors and their economy. With money, the Japanese people can buy all the clothing that they need. Japan is the third largest world economy.

Send your money to the International Red Cross or another well established international aid organization.

The Japanese people need our help. Be a part of the solution, not part of the problem.

Historic Conference Call

This is all that remains of a house in White Swan, Washington after a devestating wind-driven fire destroyed 20 houses on February, 12, 2011. The fire left 78 people without homes.

On Friday, March 11, 2011, around this Council table , a historic conference call was held between the Yakama Tribal Council and Washington Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (WAVOAD). The goal was for WAVOAD member organizations to join hands with the Yakama Nation for coordination, cooperation, communication and collaboration in the long term recovery of the disaster in White Swan.

March Meeting

Our Next Meeting

Date: March 17, 2011
Time: Noon to 2pm (Bring a sack lunch)
Place: Spokane Chapter, American Red Cross
315 West Nora Avenue, Spokane
Program: Delta Society (Improving Human Health Through Service and Therapy Animals)

January 2011 Meeting

Program #1: HOPE AACR (Animal Assisted Crisis Response)

Program #2: Ray Jackson, PIO, Kootenai Emergency Mgmt.

Date: January 20, 2011 (Thursday)

Time: Noon to 2pm (Bring a sack lunch)

Place: Greater Idaho Chapter, American Red Cross

411 West Haycraft, Suite D2,

Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814

November Meeting Corrected Date

INW COAD Meeting

Date: November 11, 2010, Thursday (Veterans Day)
Time: Noon to 2pm (sack lunch)
Place: American Red Cross
Address: 315 West Nora Avenue, Spokane, 99205

September 2010 Meeting

Our Next Meeting is:

Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Time: Noon to 2 pm
Place: Coeur d'Alene UMC
1470 West Hanley, Coeur d'Alene Idaho

May Meeting

The Last Meeting Before Summer Break

Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010

Time: Noon to 2pm (bring a sack lunch, if you wish)

Place: Inland Northwest Chapter,
American Red Cross
315 West Nora Avenue
Spokane, WA 99205

Program: 911 system: the rest of the story, Mike Shannon