WHAT'S NEW?
Kenny Chesney Joins Board of PLAN!T NOW» Read More
PLAN!T NOW Launches New Website to Provide Communities with Tools to Survive Hurricanes
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WHAT IS PLAN!T NOW?
PLAN!T NOW advocates empowerment of people through information and connection and provides dialogue between people living in hurricane and severe-storm affected areas and those who should prepare in coastal regions of the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. Operating with the understanding that no matter where you live, a natural disaster can happen at any time, PLAN!T NOW advocates the power of preparedness.WHO ARE OUR PARTNERS?
I was on Autopilot: An Interview with Warren Wilkerson – Katrina Storm Survivor
Malcolm Suber addresses storm victims and volunteers in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Love for his pets changed Warren Wilkerson’s life in August 2005. As Hurricane Katrina bore down on Pascagoula, Mississippi, Warren decided to ride out the storm at home because his pets were not welcome at any of the shelters in the area. With his two dogs and three cats in tow, Warren endured the storm in his attic, away from the water that crashed in downstairs.
Kenny Chesney joins PLAN!T NOW Board
Multi-platinum country music recording artist Kenney Chesney has joined the board of directors of PLAN!T NOW. The biggest name in country music, Chesney is the only artist in any genre to sell over one million concert tickets per year since 2002. His broad appeal as an artist and commitment to social issues make Chesney a potent advocate and a perfect fit for PLAN!T NOW’s boardroom.
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To learn more about Kenny’s background, click below.
Designed to Last: New Housing Concept Holds Promise for Louisiana–and Beyond
Miss Betty Adams had lived through her share of hurricanes on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. But when Hurricane Rita hit in 2005, she lost everything. Water swallowed her house, taking with it all that she had spent her life working for.
Nevertheless Miss Betty, 66, wanted to stay: Chauvin, Louisiana, had always been her home. Now, safely settled into a new kind of dwelling called the Lift House, she can.
Stepping out of Harm’s Way: Reducing the Risk of Disaster
When we think about natural disasters–hurricanes, earthquakes, drought–it’s their effect on people that grabs our attention. Tragedy, especially for poor people, is often the only outcome. But it doesn’t have to be.
That’s the idea behind a cutting edge approach to natural events that aims to prevent them from becoming catastrophic for people–particularly for those who have no choice but to live in the most hazardous locations such as low-lying coastal areas subject to flooding or steep ravines prone to landslides. Through planning and preparation, communities can greatly reduce their risk in the face of those severe events.
FEATURED PROGRAMS
Five Island Scholarships Program: The Five Island Scholarships Program awards $5,000 college scholarships to students who have been affected by natural disasters.» Read More
Peer-to-Peer Little Peoples Network: PLAN!T NOW, like many non-profit organizations, was thrilled when a program established by Laptop.org created a way for kids to receive their very own laptops.
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EVENTS CALENDAR
March 1 – June 30, 2008 Monthly Charity Folks Auctions. Great items including Broadway show tickets, private driving range lessons with Mr. Morgan Freeman. Auctions run for a month, every month, between March and June.» See More
2007 STORM INFORMATION
Subtropical Storm AndreaTropical Storm Barry
Tropical Storm Chantal
Hurricane Dean
Hurricane Felix
Tropical Storm Gabrielle
Hurricane Humberto
Tropical Storm Ingrid
Tropical Storm Jerry
Hurricane Karen
Hurricane Lorenzo
Tropical Storm Melissa
Hurricane Noel
Tropical Storm Olga