Local 20/20 Meet and Greet this Thursday – You’re Invited!

You’re invited to Local 20/20’s Meet and Greet this Thursday (9/15/22), from 4-6 pm. Light refreshments will be served. Our action groups will briefly share their accomplishments and plans for the future, and we’ll have a chance to discuss together opportunities for future collaborations and new ideas. Plus we’ll have time to celebrate and kick back in these last … Read the rest

All County Picnic Connects Neighbors with Preparedness Resources

KNOWLEDGE BEFORE NEED

All County Picnic Connects Neighbors with Preparedness Resources

By Megan Claflin

Below is the latest Local 20/20 column in the Port Townsend Leader. Thank you, PT Leader!

The 10th annual All County Picnic invites East Jefferson County to celebrate community resilience on Saturday and Sunday, August 20-21, 2022. As a rural community, our ability to respond … Read the rest

Neighborhood Picnics Cultivate Preparedness Through Play

 

Here is Local 20/20’s latest column in the Port Townsend Leader. Thank you PT Leader!

Neighborhood Picnics Cultivate Preparedness Through Play

by Megan Claflin

 

All County Picnic Invites All to Celebrate Community Resilience

As a rural community, our ability to respond to emergencies and recover from disaster is dependent on the networks and relationships we build in advance. … Read the rest

All County “Picnic in Place” returns in August

 

 

Here is Local 20/20’s latest column in the Port Townsend Leader. Thank you, PT Leader!

All County “Picnic in Place” Returns in August

Neighborhood Gatherings Build Community, Emergency Preparedness

By Megan Claflin

The 9th annual All County Picnic (ACP) invites East Jefferson County to strengthen neighborhood networks as part of a community-wide celebration of resilience and emergency preparedness. … Read the rest

How neighborhoods can support the response to COVID-19

Local 20/20’s Neighborhood Preparedness Action Group (NPREP) has been working with the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) to determine how neighborhoods can best support the COVID-19 response.  As always, our role will evolve as the event unfolds.  For now, we want to make sure you are aware that the DEM considers our neighborhoods a key resource in an … Read the rest

Are you Prepared for a Disaster? Emergency Prep Workshops starting in September.

(NOTE: These workshops were held in 2019. None are currently planned. I’m leaving this page as is to give you and idea of what the NPREP Team could offer if we had the resources. If you wish to help, send an email to nprep@L2020.org.)

Please join us for hands-on, detailed workshops in emergency preparedness.

L2020 NPREP (Neighborhood … Read the rest

All County Picnic – August 18th

Join us this Sunday for the 7th Annual All County Picnic
August 18th, 11AM-4PM, 2019
HJ Carroll Park – Jefferson County, WA

Preparedness, Resiliency and Family Fun

Presented by Local 20/20Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management, and Thunderbull Productions

This years event features a robust line up of speakers and demonstrations, over 40 interactive booths, a whole … Read the rest

Resilience Review Column – Finding Common Ground

Here is Local  20/20s’ June Column in the Port Townsend  Leader (Thank you, PT Leader!), titled Resilience Review.  It is copied below.

By Judith Alexander

The acronym YOYO, (You’re On Your Own) was the default message to the public back in 2007, when Local 20/20 reached out to Bob Hamlin, Director of the Jefferson County Dept. of Emergency Management (DEM) … Read the rest