Simulated #Alert: Simulated #earthquake will strike #California October 21

The Great California #ShakeOut: Experts 100% certain simulated earthquake will strike California on Thursday.  The Great California ShakeOut will strike October 21, at 10:21 am.

The sponsors expect it will impact over 6 million people throughout the state of California...

Register to participate in the 2010 ShakeOut on October 21 at 10:21 a.m.*, along with more than 6.4 million people (and counting)!

In the 2009 ShakeOut, more than 6.9 million Californians practiced Drop, Cover, and Hold On and most people and organizations also increased their overall preparedness.


On Thursday, October 21, at 10:21 a.m., the Great California ShakeOut will strike. The sponsors expect it will impact over 6 million people throughout California. If you have not heard about this annual event to make Californians more aware of what to do, check out … http://www.shakeout.org

6.3 million Californians are now registered to participate!  With your help, we will break last year's record of 6.9 million participants!

If you are not sure if you are registered for 2010, visit www.ShakeOut.org/whoisparticipating to view lists of participants by county or for the entire state.  If you are not listed for 2010,  login today to quickly update your information and confirm your participation.

Share the ShakeOut
Please forward this article to colleagues, friends, family, and others to make sure they are aware of the ShakeOut and know about these resources. You can also follow the ShakeOut on twitter and on Facebook, and let your followers/friends know that you are participating!  Additional social media links are below. With three weeks still to go, and with your help, how many more will register? 

Drill Manuals, Calendar, and other resources

• Schools: Be sure to look for the resources on the ShakeOut.org/schools page, including drill planning documents and checklists, take-home materials, and educational curricula.  Next week a more comprehensive set of curricular resources will be added.
• Simple drill instructions for a variety of ShakeOut participant categories are at ShakeOut.org/howtoparticipate, including custom preparedness information and suggestions for how you can share the ShakeOut with others.
• To help organizations plan their drill, we have created drill manuals for K-12 Schools, Businesses, Non Profits and Other Organizations, and for Government Agencies and Facilities. These can be adapted for use by other organizations as well. Each manual has instructions for multiple levels of drills, from a very basic Drop, Cover, and Hold On drill to a more comprehensive exercise of your disaster plan. Download the manuals from the ShakeOut Resources page, where you can also download posters, flyers, and other materials.
• A calendar of events is now at Shakeout.Org/calendar, and more events are being added daily. Use the "contact us" form to describe other events that should be listed.
• Information about the ShakeOut and earthquake preparedness is available in multiple languages and a full version of the website is in Spanish.
• If you have recently registered, you can read past editions of updates like this at ShakeOut.org/updates.

Is your drill a potential ShakeOut Media Venue?
If your drill on October 21 will include interesting visuals or activities and will be suitable for the news media to attend, please email info@shakeout.org. We are organizing a master list of such venues to provide to the news media in advance. Include your current plans for your drill, and describe any media outreach you have done or plan to do. Please include your full contact information, as we will contact you before adding your event to the list.

"2010 ShakeOut Participant" stickers and more...
Schools, community groups, and many other organizations may be interested in our popular new 1" round 2010 ShakeOut Participant stickers (similar to the "I Voted" stickers provided at polling booths).  In addition, your organization can become a ShakeOutShop Affiliate, and receive 10% of every purchase made by people who click a ShakeOut Shop link on your website.  This can be a great fundraiser for schools and other groups!
 

We're all in this together...
The ShakeOut has grown because of people like you, who see the value of practicing how to protect ourselves and for getting prepared. We have formed the Earthquake Country Alliance to foster an earthquake and tsunami resilient California. If you have similar commitments please join the Alliance.It isn’t a matter of IF, but WHEN?