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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – “Earth Wise” on KPFZ 88.1 FM will host guests from www.211california.org during the show on Friday, March 18.
The show will air from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The guests will discuss what California 2-1-1 is – a network for connecting people to resources and services – and why it is important for all California counties to have this service.
Keep supporting local community radio so they can bring you these informative programs.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – In response to the growing need to address hunger in Lake County, the Democratic Party of Lake County has developed “The Hunger Project.”
As part of the project, party members are encouraged to bring canned or packaged food to each of the group's three monthly meetings.
The food they collect will be donated to the Community Care HIV/AIDS Program and Catholic Charities each month.
The three Democratic Groups and the meeting times, dates and places are as follows.
The Lake County Democratic Central Committee meets the first Thursday of each month and rotates meeting places between Clearlake Oaks and Lakeport.
The April meeting will take place on Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m., at the Clearlake Oaks United Methodist Church, 12487 The Plaza. The May meeting will be held in Lakeport at Lake County Tax Services, 1210 S. Main St.
The Stonewall Democratic Club meets the fourth Monday each month at Clearlake Oaks United Church, 12487 The Plaza.
The meeting begins with a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting at 7 p.m. The next meeting will take place on Monday, March 28.
The Lake County Democratic Club meets the second Saturday at noon at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center on Country Club Drive in Lucerne and begins at noon.
The next meeting will take place at noon on Saturday, March 12. The senior center serves breakfast on Saturday mornings.
All meetings are open to the public and committee membership is open to all registered Democrats.
The general public is encouraged to drop by any of these meetings and drop off donations of food, or you can e-mail
Let’s help stave off hunger in Lake County.
The Lake County Democratic Central Committee is the official governing body of the Democratic Party in Lake County.
Contact the Democratic Party of Lake County at 707-277-0713 or by email at
The committee's Web site is www.lakecountydemocrats.org.
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CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – The March meeting of the Lake County Stonewall Democratic Club will deal with wide variety of activities planned for the coming year.
The club will meet at the Clearlake Oaks United Methodist Church 12487 The Plaza, Clearlake Oaks, in the Friendship Hall on Monday, March 28.
The usual potluck will be at 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m.
All registered Democrats are welcome, especially those who belong to the LGBT Community.
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Authorities estimate at least 370,000 people have been evacuated or displaced from their homes in Japan, following the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11.
Many of them have evacuated to the 2,000 shelters operated by the government and supported by the Japanese Red Cross.
Local Red Cross volunteers in Japan have handed out more than 46,000 blankets so far and nearly 28,000 more have been sent to the affected area for further distribution.
A disaster expert from the American Red Cross arrived Monday in Tokyo to serve on a seven-person, international team focused on providing high-level support and advice to the Japanese Red Cross following last week’s earthquake and tsunami. Within days, she will conduct assessments from some of the hardest hit areas in the north.
Given widespread damage and enormous humanitarian needs, the Japanese Red Cross indicated that it would accept financial support from the American Red Cross for its role providing first aid, emotional support and relief items to those displaced.
The Japanese Red Cross is a highly experienced disaster relief organization with two million volunteers nationwide. It has deployed 95 medical teams, made up of more than 700 people, including doctors and nurses, to aid in the recovery effort.
In California, communities are beginning recovery from tsunamis in Crescent City and Santa Cruz, where docks and boats were destroyed in minutes. At the peak of the tsunami, nearly 350 people in Crescent City were evacuated to Red Cross shelters.
How people can help
Individuals can assist the Red Cross response effort, both internationally and locally, by making a financial donation in a variety of ways:
All of Redwood Credit Union’s branches are now accepting donations from members and the public to assist the Red Cross response effort in Japan.
Secure online sites: www.arcsm.org or www.redcross.org .
By phone: 707-577-7600.
By texting REDCROSS to 90999; this enables donors to make a $10 donation to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific.
By U.S. mail to: American Red Cross, Sonoma, Mendocino, & Lake Counties, 5297 Aero Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
Red Cross encourages residents to take this opportunity to check their own disaster preparedness. Important suggestions include:
Immediately after an earthquake, shut off gas if there is a leak or fire.
Strap down large furniture.
Make a preparedness plan and rehearse it with family members.
A U.S. government publication, “Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country,” http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/2005/15/ provides extensive advice.
A full 16-week plan is available online at www.SebastopolHardware.com .
Additional resources include the online Red Cross store (www.redcrossstore.org) and the Red Cross store in Santa Rosa, located on 5297 Aero Drive, both of which offer first aid kits, emergency radios, emergency preparedness kits and much more.
American Red Cross is a neutral, humanitarian organization that provides relief to victims of disasters, and prepares people to prevent and respond to emergencies. Like all Red Cross chapters, local chapters are self-sustaining and funded by local contributions. All assistance to disaster victims and to members of the armed forces provided by the chapter is free and made possible by voluntary donations of time and money by the American people.