Media Advisory: More Than 80 Organizations Join Together To Launch National Preparedness Month

WASHINGTON, Friday, September 03, 2004 —

WHO:	Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, American Red Cross President Marty Evans, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Joseph Lieberman and U.S. Representatives Christopher Cox and Jane Harman
WHAT:	Representatives of the National Preparedness Month coalition, which includes the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the American Red Cross, the America Prepared Campaign and more than 80 organizations, will join together to launch a nationwide effort to highlight the importance of individual emergency preparedness. All 56 states and territories are also committed to this effort and will be organizing various preparedness activities across the nation.
WHERE:	Upper Senate Park, U.S. Capitol Grounds, Washington, DC [Upper Senate Park is located next to the Russell Senate Office Building, bordered by Constitution Ave., NW (south), C St., NE (north), Delaware Ave., NE (east) and New Jersey Ave., NW (west)]
WHEN:	September 9, 2004 at 11:00 a.m.
WHY:	The National Preparedness Month coalition has planned hundreds of activities across the country throughout September to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare themselves and their families for any possible emergencies

** Press wishing to attend must present valid press credentials and arrive no later than 10:30 a.m. EDT**