Tag Hurricane Disaster

Preparing for a Natural Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

After last week’s minor 3.0 earthquake near our main office just off the coast of Carpinteria, I mentally reviewed if our family was prepared for a natural disaster. Since Ventura is a coastal community in California, the biggest natural disaster…

Angela Kirwin
February 11, 2021

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KIRF Field Report: Hurricane Harvey Relief in Houston, Texas 2017

It’s always hard to make a choice of who to help when disaster strikes. While driving to work one day, I heard interviews on NPR of survivors who had experienced the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. The pain in those voices…

Angela Kirwin
December 30, 2017

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KIRF Field Report: Hurricane Sandy Relief in New York City

On Friday, December 7th, Mark Kirwin, founder of KIRF and member of the Rotary Club of Ventura, with Steve Doll, who is also a member of the Rotary Club of Ventura, traveled to New York city to help the on-going…

Angela Kirwin
December 12, 2012

Hurricane Preparedness Tips: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina in Petal, Mississippi

We learned a lot in post-hurricane Katrina Mississippi about what to expect after a major disaster hits and how to prepare for one. Our generous host, tour guide and local KIRF volunteer James Moore – alderman for the woodsy subburb…

Angela Kirwin
January 11, 2006

Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief in Mississippi

Hurricane Katrina was our next disaster relief commitment eight months after we began Kirwin International Relief Foundation (KIRF) with our first disaster relief project in response to the Andaman Sea Tsunami catastrophe in Thailand. Our inititial goal was modest due…

Angela Kirwin
January 10, 2006

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