Saturday, December 1, 2012
The supermodel mom will help distribute supplies in partnership with the American Red Cross and Patch.
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
Supermodel Heidi Klum is lending her efforts to affected victims and families of Superstorm Sandy by distributing supplies, food, and water on Sunday at the American Red Cross Nassau Chapter in Mineola, NY, in partnership with the American Red Cross, AOL, and Patch. Klum's efforts are a reminder that these communities still need help rebuilding. You can help by donating to the American Red Cross, Long Island Cares, or Island Harvest. And, you can help rebuild communities that were hit by Hurricane Sandy by simply sending a tweet: Patch’s effort to help support devastated communities after the storm, Patch Rebuilds, will donate $1 to the AmeriCares Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund, up to $125,000. with every tweet sent with the hashtag…
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Retired firefighter Bruce Bowen and his nephew are driving a trailer and an SUV stuffed with donations for Hurricane Sandy relief in Toms River, New Jersey.
The generosity of Cheeseheads is on its way to the hurricane ravaged neighborhoods of Toms River, New Jersey. Retired firefighter Bruce Bowen and his nephew, Adam Peterson, are hauling a 24' trailer stuffed to the ceiling with a heavy-duty pick-up with its bed packed and secured. Both the trailer and the truck are donated by Tom's Trailers in Menomonee Falls and Peterson Express, LLC, in Waterford, respectively. They also have a large SUV stuffed to the gills. In just over three weeks, hundreds of pounds of goods from clothing to paper products to shovels to everything in between has been donated by residents across the state. The pair got the idea on Halloween and utilized their contacts on Facebook and in a few communities to get the …
Monday, November 19, 2012
Folks from far and wide dropped off everything from paper goods to laundry soap to clothing in Sturtevant, and with special help from Wauwatosa and Menomonee Falls donors, Wind Lake man will drive it all to New Jersey to help storm victims.
Americans on the East Coast still need relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Thanks to the idea of a retired Wind Lake firefighter and the generosity of residents from nearby and across the state, hundreds of pounds of supplies will be delivered to Toms River, New Jersey, by Friday. Bruce Bowen and his nephew, Adam Peterson, were just hanging out on Halloween when they got to talking about how much was needed in New Jersey and New York after Hurricane Sandy swept away the lives of so many people. The two plan to leave Wednesday and drive in hitches to the East Coast and Toms River. There's still a little room left in their trailer for last-minute donations. "It was a really fast discussion," Bowen said Monday. "We talked about how…
Monday, November 12, 2012
Assistant Fire Chief Jim Case answers the call of duty as a logistics officer for a 250-bed emergency medical center and shelter in midst of Sandy's worst fury.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
The phone call came on a Friday night, Nov. 2. Wauwatosa Assistant Fire Chief Jim Case needed to be on a plane to New Jersey in the morning to assist with disaster aid in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. It was not a request. It was an order. Two years ago, Case volunteered for the Wisconsin-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team, part of a federally coordinated, state and locally supported emergency response system under the overall direction of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "It is just like military service," Case said. "Once you volunteer, you have to go when you're called up." Case keeps his bags packed, both his personal articles and the equipment of a medical emergency responder. Eight hours after he got the call, he was …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Employees help out, and you can, too.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
It's been said it's far better to have a neighbor who's near, than a brother who's far away, but in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Americans across the nation have proven to be the best neighbors and the strongest of families. This past weekend, AOL and Patch employees took an opportunity to pitch in, packing two tractor trailers worth of food, water and supplies in Dulles, VA, and Baltimore. The donations are headed to Hurricane Sandy ravaged areas in New Jersey and Long Island. Want to join the relief efforts? Click here to donate: https://donate.networkforgood.org/aol "When a catastrophe of this size hits, we all feel it, both the hundreds of us who live in the impacted towns, and our colleagues who are watching and wishing they could …
Monday, October 29, 2012
Gov. Scott Walker says that Mitt Romney did the right thing by canceling Wisconsin visit in light of East Coast storm.
With Hurricane Sandy hitting the East Coast Monday, former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson and Gov. Scott Walker momentarily cast aside politics to share their concerns about those in the path of the storm. The two appeared at the Republican Party of Waukesha County’s headquarters the same day that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney canceled an evening campaign rally in West Allis because of the hurricane. “Both of us are sad tonight that Gov. Romney could not make it," Thompson said. "He made it his mission that because of the storm, that it would not be right for government to be involved in a rally, but we thought that it would be good just to come together as individuals here.” President Barack Obama also canceled his Wisconsin …
Presidential candidates were scheduled to appear in the state Monday and Tuesday.
Richard Head
7:35 pm on Saturday, December 1, 2012
I dunno - I think she looks awful in that outfit. She just doesn't appeal to me. Supermodel? more ›