[Nhcoll-l] Fwd: MayDay: Ten Days Left!

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Catharine  Hawks
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 From: taskforce at heritagepreservation.org
To: chawks at gwu.edu
Sent:  5/21/2012 10:34:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: MayDay: Ten Days  Left!


MayDay  2012 is here!

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MayDay 2012


Going, going,...
With ten more days left until  the end of May, it's not too late to join 
the hundreds of  cultural institutions that have done one simple thing to  
prepare for disasters. Below are examples of MayDay  activities from just three 
of this year's participants. To  get more great ideas visit the Heritage 
Preservation MayDay  _Web  site_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=5e0cd78ce8&e=9ce0dc217c) . 
There are only ten days left to get a _discount_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=a804179178&e=9
ce0dc217c)   on Heritage Preservation’s award-winning _Field  Guide to 
Emergency Response_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=49f589267d&e=9ce0dc217c)  and _Emergency  
Response and Salvage Wheel_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=b08ff45bb8&e=9ce0dc217c) .  
 
Scavenger  hunt in Pennsylvania
Staff at the _Snowden  Library_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=8b7f203a8b&e=9ce0dc217c)  
at Lycoming College in Williamsport,  Pennsylvania, used MayDay as an 
opportunity to have fun  together in addition to reviewing their disaster plan. 
Staff  worked in teams to complete a scavenger hunt. Teams were  given clues 
that lead them to multiple simulated disasters.  Each clue also gave 
information on the emergency procedure  needed to resolve the crisis. Staff responded 
to leaks in  the ceiling, fires, and vandals to complete the  challenge.

A  teachable moment in Utah
Students in the Anthropology  and Museum Studies programs at the Utah State 
University in  Logan, under the guidance of a curator, will develop the  
first-ever disaster plan for the _Utah  State University Museum of 
Anthropology_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=cc5d23d635&e=9ce0dc217c) . A schedule has  been made to 
ensure the plan is reviewed each semester to  meet the changing environment 
of this teaching  museum.

Keeping  inventory in North Carolina
_The  North Carolina State Historic Sites_ 
(http://heritagepreservation.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=00cbcc194404641e545c4b972&id=c256563ec5&e=9ce
0dc217c) , based in Raleigh,  North Carolina, is undertaking a major 
inventory project.  Using a list of emergency supplies and equipment compiled  
from various sources, all state historic site managers will  begin inventorying 
their own emergency supplies and  equipment. All completed inventories will 
be returned by May  31 and then compiled into a master list by site and 
region.  The master list will be distributed among site managers,  regional 
managers, and administration. The inventory will  allow staff to quickly locate 
and gather supplies and  equipment in the event of a  disaster.

 
Upcoming  Events
Now
Bookstore sale  open
Prize drawing  open

5/31
Sale and drawing  close

6/4
Winners  announced

 
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MayDay 2012  

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preserving the cultural heritage of the United States. By  identifying 
risks, developing innovative programs, and  providing broad public access to 
expert advice, Heritage  Preservation assists museums, libraries, archives, 
historic  preservation and other organizations, as well as  individuals, in 
caring for our endangered heritage.
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