Dear Colleagues:

The problems of the disaster will not disappear in a week or a month or six months. The public will begin to get tired of giving money to the Red Cross, but there will still be plenty of things left to do.

The things I had in mind do not involve wading through muck to rescue drowning records, but helping any organization that wants it with information, programs, and maybe even a few strong arms. Yes, we have some information, but can we put together a program for those organizations afflicted to help them with where they will be in a few months and then there they want to go.

I gave the example of the Ohio River flood in Ohio and Kentucky because it was the chapters that championed the solution. Our chapters do a great deal of charitable work as well as paid seminars that are truly remarkable. Why can't we have a network of activities we are all prepared to do?

ARMA has a radar screen, but the idea behind it is that it gets changed every year. You can have an impact on that and so can Hurricane Katrina. Instead of pouring more water on how we can help the victims on our own shores, let's use our imaginations to find innovative ways to help them.

Does the Houston Chapter have plans to help? Can we help chapters on the Gulf Coast? How can we make certain the vital information ARMA does have about recovery gets out there?

Best wishes,
Carol

Carol E.B. Choksy, Ph.D., CRM
CEO
IRAD Strategic Consultant. Inc.
(317) 294-8329

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