For the Next Emergency

AlertSCC is a powerful mass notification system that will be used to send emergency information and instructions to anyone who lives or works in Santa Clara County. Your ability to receive fast, accurate information can help you survive in an emergency. AlertSCC can send text or voice messages to home phones, cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDA’s), laptops, desktop computers, and TTY/TDD devices for the hearing impaired.

Registering for AlertSCC is one of the fastest, easiest, and most immediately productive things you can do to better prepare for an emergency. It is the one step you should take today. Registering takes only minutes, the service is free, and AlertSCC connects you to a powerful countywide response network managed by the best-trained, best-equipped emergency services personnel. AlertSCC is specifically designed to help you manage your actions in an emergency. Do it today!

For Flu Season

Join me at a very important educational forum on the H1N1 flu. Hear what your Public Health leaders have to say as they train you with accurate, useful information. Correct, up-to-date information is vital to keeping our community healthy and calm. Please come to this forum, invite your friends, and share the information with your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. Information will be available in Spanish and English. Call Andres Quintero in my office at 408-299-5026 for more details.

Be Counted by the Census

Next year, the Census will be in full swing and you will be asked to complete a simple form. It will be safe, easy and very, very important. Census data directly affect how more than $300 billion per year in federal and state funding is allocated to communities for neighborhood improvements, public safety and more. Spending just ten minutes to fill out your census form will help ensure Santa Clara County gets its fair share of federal and state funding. For every person who is not counted, Santa Clara County loses almost $1,200 every year. That's $12,000 per person over 10 years.  Learn more about becoming a Census Ambassador to help get the word out in your business, school, or neighborhood.

Remember, everybody counts!

Tsunami Relief To Samoa

In an effort to assist the relief to Samoa, the Alum Rock Youth Center is accepting monetary and non-perishable donations. (canned foods, clothes, water, batteries, blankets, etc.)

Any help to support this cause is greatly appreciated. Checks payable to: American Red Cross National Relief Fund (ARCNRF)
Note: Samoa Relief in Memo

Donations will be accepted for this week only. Starting Monday, October 5th thru Friday, October 9th from 8:00 am - 10 pm
Drop off location: Alum Rock Youth Center
137 N. White Rd., San Jose, CA 95127
For more information, contact Danny Perez at 408-210-5217.

As always, stay safe, be prepared, and be counted.