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Do you have goods or services to donate? Would you like to volunteer your time? Currently we are reaching out to volunteers for help with the following: hosting fundraisers. If there is a specific way you see yourself helping, please let us know what you have in mind. If you’re not sure, we’re happy to start by adding your name to our Team mailing list and will keep you posted of volunteer events, activities, and meetings. Please email team @ helpandrescue.org with "2Life18" in the subject line.
Receive a bracelet with any donation
of $18 or more.
Significance of Number 18 in Judaism: The word for "Life" in Hebrew is "Chai." The two Hebrew letters that make up the word "Chai" are Chet and Yud. The numerical value of Hebrew letters, Chet is equivalent to 8 and Yud is equivalent to 10. So "Chai", Chet and Yud together, equals 18. Giving money in multiples of $18 is symbolic of giving "Chai" or life. Many people give money in multiples of $18 as presents to someone celebrating a birth, a wedding or a bar or bat mitzvah.
See Recent Updates on our BLOG: Do you have Disaster Relief tips to share? Fascinating articles to post? Are you a family or individual seeking aid? Are you a company or individual offering support? Moving Katrina stories? Post at our 2 Life 18 Help and Rescue Blog HERE.
Recent aid provided by
2 Life 18 Help and Rescue:
- Provided assistance to a family in Alabama whose home was destroyed by fire
- Provided aid to a CA family in response to a teenage auto accident fatality
- Ongoing support for Katrina families
Special Thanks to all the attendees and sponsors of our San Diego Celebrates Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee Tony Gwynn Benefit Gala where more than 630 people showed their support of the Tony and Alicia Gwynn Foundation (TAG), San Diego Youth & Community Services (SDYCS), and 2 Life 18 Help & Rescue (2 Life 18) at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA. Premier Sponsor: San Diego Padres. Honorary Chairs: Sandy Alderson, CEO - San Diego Padres, John T. Lynch, Sr., CEO - Broadcast Company of the Americas, Bill Geppert, VP and General Manager of Cox Communications, SD
2 Life 18 Help and Rescue
2 Life 18 Help and Rescue was founded by David and Orly Perez who jumped into action in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina by airlifting over 384 people from the Gulf States to safety. They partnered with local charities and organized 74 airlift missions to the Gulf States, delivering 507 tons of food, water, and medical supplies to Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi including over $25 million of donated goods and services. The foundation is still actively providing ongoing financial aid and logistical support to displaced families in San Diego, Louisiana, and Mississippi. 2 Life 18 is a recognized 501(c)3 non-profit public charity operating exclusively in the USA. (www.2life18.org and www.helpandrescue.org)
Mission: To coordinate and provide help, rescue, and compassion during and after disasters and emergencies.
Please visit our blog for recent updates including H1N1 FLU: LETTER FROM DAVID PEREZ and JFS article "A phone call from David Perez, a Carmel Valley Businessman, pleading for help for one family who were victims of Hurricane Katrina, ignited Jewish Family Service of San Diego..."
Quicktime Movies Telling the 2 Life 18 Help and Rescue Story Online:
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New! 9 min 2 Life 18 Help and Rescue Presentation Video WATCH HERE
New! 5 min American Spirit Narrated Music Video WATCH HERE
3 min Perez Family A&E Katrina Relief Video WATCH HERE
Longer version of A&E Biography of the Year WATCH HERE
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For more information about David & Orly Perez and the 2 Life 18
Help and Rescue Katrina Relief Efforts, Please see About Us.
Coming soon: The American Spirit Power of One Documentary
The amazing 2 Life 18 Help and Rescue Story featuring the Perez Family, Katrina interviews, and music by Bridget Brigitte. A film made by Jeffrey Scott Thomas at the Louisiana Film Center in conjunction with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Prieur at Bionic Sisters Productions.
Earthquake Preparedness
With the fires we have experienced over the past several years, we have learned to be prepared in the event of an emergency. However, with an earthquake, there is no advanced warning (and it usually happens early in the morning while we are still in bed!). In any event, there are a few things we can do to help us be prepared should something of this magnitude occur:
1. Know where your home’s gas cut-off switch is located. Depending on what happens (earthquake and/or resulting fire), you may wish to shut off the gas supply to your home.
2. Keep your cell phones fully charged.
3. Don’t let your car’s gas tank go below ? tank.
4. Keep a paper list of important names and contact information (just in case your cell phone directory or computer becomes unavailable).
5. Keep important documents safe (should be kept in a safe deposit box at your bank or in a fire-proof safe).
6. Have a pre-arranged contact system (calling tree or meeting place) for your family and friends.
7. Maintain a small emergency supply of non-refrigerated food and water; both for your family and your pets.
8. Keep a list of any important medications you are taking, and keep a small supply handy.
9. Consider packing an “emergency backpack” that you can grab and take with you on a moment’s notice. This backpack could include a small supply of medications, spare glasses/contact lenses, water, change of clothes, your contact list, etc.
San Diego Wildfire Links
Alert San Diego (reverse 911 to cell phones etc): www.alertsandiego.org
San Diego County Fires Interactive Map Google Maps
San Diego County Fire Upates sdcountyemergency.com
To Volunteer volunteersandiego.org
Latest SD Fire News kpbs.org
City of San Diego Fire Emergency Info sandiego.gov
Let others know you are safe safeandwell.org (via Red Cross)
Preparing for a Wildfire Evacuation
NASA Image of Southern California fires from space
Latest News San Diego Union
Community Access Phone System 619 570 1070
Tips from the NEWS in the event of fires:
To protect your throat: Drinks lots of water and herbal tea, stay away from caffeine, suck on hard candies and cough drops
To protect your lungs: Stay indoors, use a humidifier
To protect your eyes: Do not wear contact lens, use non-medicated eye drops
To protect your nose: Use a saline nose wash, rub vaseline inside your nose
Additional Living Expense (ALE) - Homeowners insurance may cover expenses if you were under a mandatory evacuation order. Keep receipts for lodging, food, masks, air purifiers etc. Consumer Affairs. FEMA
To see if you qualify for federal aid - FEMA 1-800-621-FEMA
Additional Support: 1-800-927-HELP
Stargazer a nonprofit, online service for social good, responded to the fire crisis in southern California. Having learned from the experiences of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters, Stargazer offered, free of charge, tools for people to notify others where they are, if they are OK, and what they need or have to offer to others.
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