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 Regions United
2010 Texas Conference
on Regionalism
September 15-17, 2010
Omni San Antonio Hotel at the Colonnade
9821 Colonnade Boulevard
San Antonio, Texas 78230
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 This September, organizations and citizens from across the nation will come together for the seventh annual National Preparedness Month (NPM), designed to encourage Americans to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, and communities.
This year will focus on encouraging Americans to work together to take concrete actions toward emergency preparedness. FEMA’s Ready.gov and the National Office of Citizen Corps are encouraging all Americans to join the National Preparedness Month Coalition and help themselves, their neighbors, and their communities to be ready. Coalition members will be listed on the NPM website and receive a toolkit with templates, tools and ideas.
For more information about NPM, visit www.ready.gov.
For more information about Citizen Corps, visit www.citizencorps.gov To register as a coalition member, visit http://ready.adcouncil.org.
To see a full list of NPM Coalition Members, click here.
But hurry… the start of NPM 2010 is only a few days away!
12-Year-Old Awarded Local 911 Hero Medal of Honor
BONHAM, TX – A 12-year-old boy is being hailed a hero for remaining calm during an emergency and helping to save his mother's life. The Texoma Council of Government s presented the young man with a local 911 heroes medal Monday evening. Shelby Levins reports.
The 911 call was made a little less than a month ago, turning a 7th grader into a modern day hero. He kept a cool head, answering all the dispatcher's questions and helping first responders to arrive quickly.
A standing ovation honored Thomas Standlee as he was awarded a local 911 hero's medal of honor. But the young boy says he was just doing what he needed to in an emergency.
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Volunteers Trained to Aid First Responders
 WESLACO — Mauricio Valles hopes to never have to use his emergency response training.
The 63-year-old Edinburg retiree joined a community readiness class a year ago to learn the basic skills he needs to aid first responders during a crisis.
“I wanted to be prepared on my own and then to help the community,” Valles said in Spanish. “When something happens, I want to be ready.”
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Texas Association of Regional Councils
The Texas Association of Regional Councils is the state organization of Texas' 24 regional councils of governments. With 2000 plus local government members, the regional councils of governments join local governments, as well as state, federal, and private partners, to provide cost-effective, better planned, and more accountable public services in each region of Texas. |
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On The Calendar
September 15-17, 2010
2010 Texas Conference on Regionalism, Omni Hotel at the Colonnade, San Antonio, Texas
December 8-10, 2010
TARC Quarterly Meetings, Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, Austin, Texas
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