My flight in was uneventful, except for one thing- somehow the wonderful flight attendant on United #4652 has become my first pledge for the Portlight Strategies fundraising campaign, which officially begins today! This gentleman (whose name I unfortunately forgot in the hustle of travel) mentioned that his next leg takes him to Houston, where he has family. Coincidentally Shari Myers, Portlight's operations director, has been deployed to support disaster relief efforts in the wake of the recent flooding that has occurred there.
I hope you'll take just a couple of moments to become one of the first donors on this campaign. More about Portlight:
In the last decade, Portlight has provided disaster relief in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, Gustav, Isaac, and Irene, as well as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2011 Japan tsunami, the Joplin (Missouri) and Birmingham (Alabama) tornadoes, and many other smaller, but still devastating events in the United States. Immediately after Superstorm Sandy struck coastal New Jersey and the boroughs of New York City, Portlight began what would become our longest-ever relief and recovery effort, lasting nearly two years. More recently, we have responded to subsequent catastrophic events, including the Moore (Oklahoma) tornados in 2013, and 2014’s tornado swarms in the Midwest and the South, and last year’s devastating Butte and Valley wildfires in Northern California, and catastrophic 1000-year flood event in South Carolina, where Portlight is headquartered.
Orientation for the chase trip is scheduled for 6p.m., more about that later this evening!
Done! And with so much pride and love! Portlight is a great and worthy choice!
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