Fourth and First

As the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, we are also approaching the first anniversary of the rollout of the City Assisted Evacuation Plan (CAEP) in advance of Hurricane Gustav. This rollout was also the birth of Evacuteer.org, and as we commemorate these anniversaries, we want to thank each of you for becoming Evacuteers.  This summer, we have recruited 324 Evacuteers and 18 partner organizations to be involved if the CAEP is activated.

Evacuteer.org has grown exponentially over the past two months and not just in numbers. Last week, we received our 501(c)(3) status and we have appointed an Evacuteer.org support team to further develop our operations and communications protocol. Each week, this all-volunteer group meets to build out the future of Evacuteer.org, and we thank all of you for being a part of this future.

While there is plenty of work yet to be done, we are confident that Evacuteer.org is fully prepared to harness the power of you in the case of a mandatory evacuation.

Best,

The evacuteer.org team

Photo Credit: Watts Photography. More photos from Watts Photography who photographed New Orleans EMS personnel during Hurricane Katrina can be found here: http://bit.ly/4e8BNR