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Sep. 6th, 2005 08:26 am
Happy birthday today to the most excellent
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yotto, and a very special birthday over the weekend to the very special salomes_pimp!Sep. 6th, 2005
Happy birthday today to the most excellent
yotto, and a very special birthday over the weekend to the very special salomes_pimp!
I just put all of my information up on the US Department of Health and Human Services volunteer page. (Thanks, hopemcg!) They are collecting information for willing health/human service workers to help with Katrina relief efforts. This is interesting because you are considered a non-paid Federal employee while you are "deployed," so you receive Fed health insurance and worker's compensation. This is a bit more ideal than the Red Cross in some ways.
It was a little daunting to have to enter my social work license number on the site, but I suppose that's because they're looking for actual working HHS professionals. Interesting.
I still haven't made up my mind about cancelling my Family Day with Jen to do Red Cross training. I'm still on their list for future trainings but something about the HHS gig sits more solidly with me. Also, Mittens (governor of MA) is requesting volunteers for the refugees they brought up to Otis AFP on the Cape, and I'm thinking I might help out locally instead. Part of me thinks this is a sell-out maneuver on my part but the other part remembers that there is still a crapton of stuff to do on my dad's house and that maybe spending 2-3 weeks in the South is not the best plan for me.
I'm still up in the air about whether to go to Red Cross training on Saturday if there are spots left. I've set myself a deadline of needing to decide by tomorrow. I'm about to go babysit for the next 4 or so hours, and I'd really appreciate all of your thoughts and input. You guys are my lifeline! Thanks!
hopemcg!) They are collecting information for willing health/human service workers to help with Katrina relief efforts. This is interesting because you are considered a non-paid Federal employee while you are "deployed," so you receive Fed health insurance and worker's compensation. This is a bit more ideal than the Red Cross in some ways.It was a little daunting to have to enter my social work license number on the site, but I suppose that's because they're looking for actual working HHS professionals. Interesting.
I still haven't made up my mind about cancelling my Family Day with Jen to do Red Cross training. I'm still on their list for future trainings but something about the HHS gig sits more solidly with me. Also, Mittens (governor of MA) is requesting volunteers for the refugees they brought up to Otis AFP on the Cape, and I'm thinking I might help out locally instead. Part of me thinks this is a sell-out maneuver on my part but the other part remembers that there is still a crapton of stuff to do on my dad's house and that maybe spending 2-3 weeks in the South is not the best plan for me.
I'm still up in the air about whether to go to Red Cross training on Saturday if there are spots left. I've set myself a deadline of needing to decide by tomorrow. I'm about to go babysit for the next 4 or so hours, and I'd really appreciate all of your thoughts and input. You guys are my lifeline! Thanks!
