Next Meeting, INWVOAD

Date: September 20,2012
Time: Noon to 2 pm (bring a sack lunch)
Place: Panhandle Health District, 8500 NorthAtlas Road, Hayden, Idaho, 83835

People in Ferry County talked about "wind sheer" to account for the trees snapped off by the hurricane-force winds that struck Ferry County.  The storm hit on July 20th and left much of Ferry County in the dark.  Preliminary estimates say that one person died, 11 homes were destroyed, and over 30 homes were damaged in Ferry County which includes the Colville Confederated Reservation.  The heaviest damage appears to be around Keller, Washington.

Inland Northwest Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (INWVOAD) helped establish a Long Term Recovery Organization Group (LTRG) meeting at the Republic Presbyterian Church.  For additional information, contact Alexander Wirt at 509-846-3519 or by email at alexwirt@RCableTV.com

February Meeting (In lieu of March meeting)

Programs: 1. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, 2. HEART
Date: February 16, 2012
Time: Noon to 2 pm
Place: Panhandle Health District, Shoshone Conference Room (just inside front door)
8500 North Atlas Road, Coeur d'Alene, ID
Please part in the row of parking nearest Atlas Road.

January 2012 Meeting

Program: AmeriCorps and NCCC: the unsung heroes

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2012

Time: Noon to 2 pm

Location: Inland NW Chapter, American Red Cross

315 West Nora Avenue, Spokane

Next Meeting - November 17, 2011

Note: Change of Location

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Time: Noon to 2 pm (sack lunches welcome)
Location: Coeur d'Alene United Methodist Church
1470 West Hanley Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Program: Inland NW Medical Reserve Corps

Directions to Coeur d'Alene UMC
Take Exit 11 off I-90
Go North on Ramsey Road 2.1 miles to West Hanley Avenue
The Church is 367 feet East of Ramsey Road on West Hanley Avenue on the right.

Next meeting - September 15, 2011

Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011
Time: Noon to 2 pm
Place: Spokane Red Cross
315 West Nora Avenue
Spokane, WA 99205
Program: Red Cross Ready Rating Program

INWCOAD is now INWVOAD

May 17, 2011 the Inland Northwest Community Organizations Active in Disaster (INWCOAD) formally amended their By-laws and changed their name from Inland Northwest Community Organizations Active in Disaster (INWCOAD) back to its former name Inland Northwest Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (INWVOAD)
Their were two primary reasons for this name change:
The name Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) is now a trade mark protected name. As a result, National VOAD is pushing to have more state, regional, and local VOADs.
The second reason is that a business (no name) has trade marked the name COAD and we can no longer use that name. A quick Google search showed two car dealerships, a government corporation, and one none profit with the name COAD. We are now protected from infringement on our VOAD name.
Our new By-laws say that we will continue to network in our 20 county area (10 counties in Washington and 10 counties in Northern Idaho). In addition, we will encourage County Emergency Managers to form local VOADs in our most remote counties.