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SERVPRO disaster mitigation specialists in the New Albany-area urge residents to create a disaster management and recovery plan before the unexpected happens

New Albany, IN (Grassroots Newswire) August 20, 2021 – September is National Preparedness Month, part of the ongoing “Ready”¹ initiative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). According to FEMA’s “Are You Ready”² guide, the first step in effective disaster preparedness is to understand your specific risks – first by identifying the hazards that could possibly affect you and then by evaluating your actual vulnerability to those sources of danger.

“Once you understand your risks, you can effectively plan to mitigate them by decreasing your vulnerability and then manage their consequences quickly and effectively if the worst does happen,” say the disaster mitigation specialists with SERVPRO® in the New Albany area. “Of course, individual home or business owners’ risks vary depending on their location, but regardless of where you live or work, FEMA’s guide has some basic steps that everyone can take to prepare for the unexpected.”

1. Create a family communication and shelter plan.
2. Sign up for emergency alerts, including FEMA alerts³.
3. Build your savings if possible and keep a small emergency fund of cash on-hand at home.
4. Create an Emergency Financial First Aid Kit⁴: Gather and safeguard critical documents like deeds, medical information, insurance policies, and a list of your household belongings.
5. Create an emergency kit⁵ with basic tools and enough food and water to last 72 hours and keep the contents fresh and up to date.

In addition to the planning tools and checklists provided by FEMA, businesses like SERVPRO that specialize in disaster mitigation and restoration offer free tools that make disaster recovery easier. The free SERVPRO READY app⁶ allows home and business owners to store essential contact and property information electronically where it can be accessed in seconds with a mobile device. New Albany-area business owners who designate their local SERVPRO franchise as their disaster mitigation and restoration provider benefit from a no-cost assessment of their facility along with help completing a comprehensive Emergency READY Profile® (ERP) to be stored in the READY app.

“The uncomfortable truth is that no amount of preparedness will prevent disasters from striking, but preparedness can help disaster victims survive and then recover,” says Rick Isaacson, CEO of Servpro Industries, LLC. “When disaster strikes, sometimes it’s difficult to even know where to start picking up the pieces. Having critical documents and details at your fingertips helps, but so does having access to professionals who know how to help you return to normal, ‘Like it never even happened.’ The disaster remediation specialists at SERVPRO know what to do when you don’t know which way to turn. They are there to help when you need them.”

For more information on SERVPRO® and the SERVPRO Emergency READY Program, please visit https://ready.servpro.com. For more information on SERVPRO in the New Albany area, please contact one of the local business owners below.

* For SERVPRO®, of Clark County, please contact Jason Wilson who can be reached at (812) 949-2201 or jasonwilson.servpro@gmail.com.
* For SERVPRO®, of Floyd County, please contact Jason Wilson who can be reached at (812) 949-2294 or jasonwilson.servpro@gmail.com.
* For SERVPRO®, of Harrison, Perry, Crawford, Orange, Washington, Scott, please contact Jason Wilson who can be reached at 812-952-3444 or jasonwilson.servpro@gmail.com.

¹ https://www.ready.gov/calendar
² https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2021-03/are-you-ready-guide.pdf
³ https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-app-text-messages
⁴ https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2020-03/ready_emergency-financial-first-aid-toolkit.pdf
⁵ https://www.ready.gov/kit
⁶ https://ready.servpro.com/home/mobileapp

About SERVPRO
For more than 50 years, SERVPRO has been a trusted leader in fire and water cleanup and restoration services, mold mitigation, and biohazard and pathogen remediation. SERVPRO’s professional services network of more than 1,900 individually owned and operated franchises spans the United States and Canada, responding to property damage emergencies large and small – from million-square-foot commercial facilities to individual homes. When disaster strikes, homeowners, business owners, and major insurance companies alike rely on SERVPRO to make it “Like it never even happened.”

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The Zotec Foundation, the corporate foundation and philanthropic arm of Zotec Partners, grant will provide students with access to school-based therapy during a challenging year.

For immediate release (08/12/2021)
Misty Ronau
Youth Link Southern Indiana
Development and Communications Manager
(502) 387-6617
mronau@cisclark.org

Thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Zotec Foundation, the corporate foundation and philanthropic arm of Zotec Partners, Youth Link Southern Indiana (formerly Communities In Schools of Clark County) will continue their partnership with Centerstone to provide school-based mental health therapy to students in Clark County.

Youth Link Southern Indiana Executive Director, Tabitha Underwood said “school-based therapies are the services provided by our organization that are rated most in demand among school administrators. Partnering with clinicians to provide school-based therapy eliminates barriers for families needing to access services, including the inability to pay, lack of available clinicians in the community, or missing time from school to attend treatment.”

Youth Link Southern Indiana is excited for the 2021-22 academic year and the return to the consistent schedule, and providing access to services that families depend upon. To learn more about Youth Link Southern Indiana and the many ways they support students and families in Clark County, visit www.cisofclark.org

(JEFFERSONVILLE, IN)—LifeSpring Health Systems announced the selection of their new President/CEO, Beth Keeney, DrPH. Current President/CEO, Dr. Terry Stawar, is set to retire at the end of the year.

Dr. Keeney currently serves as Executive Vice President of Community Health Initiatives and has been with LifeSpring since 2008. She was instrumental in the process of LifeSpring becoming certified as a Federally Qualified Health Center and the continued expansion of primary care services in Southern Indiana.

Dr. Keeney’s goals for the agency include the expansion of community health programming in rural areas and the development of strategic partnerships in order to continue the expansion of affordable healthcare. Dr. Keeney stated, “Access to behavioral health, addiction treatment, and primary care services, is a human rights issue. We are going to continue our efforts to grow our service delivery models to ensure patients have access to the services they need, when they need them, regardless of their ability to pay. No one should be
without necessary healthcare.”

Said Randy Dennison, Chairman of the LifeSpring Board of Directors, “Throughout her many years of service to LifeSpring, Beth has demonstrated an unyielding commitment to ensuring the availability of quality, comprehensive, integrated services to every individual in every community across LifeSpring’s service area.”

Dr. Keeney is a lifelong resident of Clark County and received her Bachelor’s degree in Business and Master’s degree in Business Administration at Indiana University Southeast. She received her Doctorate in Public Health from the Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Indiana Primary Health Care Association and serves on various committees for the National Association of Community Health Centers, the Indiana Council for Community Mental Health Centers, and the Indiana Rural Health Association.

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LifeSpring Health Systems is the state designated community mental health center in Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Jefferson, Orange, Perry, Scott, Spencer, and Washington counties and a Federally Qualified Health Center. LifeSpring serves more than 12,000 clients annually by providing a comprehensive spectrum of behavioral health and primary care services. To learn more, visit LifeSpring’s website at www.lifespringhealthsystems.org.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information:
Kenton Wooden
Executive Director, Falls of the Ohio Foundation
kenton@fallsoftheohio.org
812.283.4999

The Falls of the Ohio announces LightFall
Former Louisvillian Annie Mitchell to create meditative light and sound experience

(Clarksville, Ind. – July 22, 2021) – Louisville and Southern Indiana residents will see the Falls of the Ohio in a new light thanks to LightFall, an event showcasing a Sept. 5-8 art installation that will transform the iconic natural landmark.

The art installation, Aleuria, will be a meditative, immersive light and sound experience, created by Louisville-born artist, Annie Mitchell. The name Aleuria comes from a brightly colored edible fungus found in Indiana and reflects Mitchell’s focus on natural landscapes.

The Falls of the Ohio Foundation, teamed with River Heritage Conservancy, and SoIN Tourism, to develop the first annual LightFall event. It will be open to the public 9 p.m. to midnight September 6-8, with a special night for donors of the Falls of the Ohio Foundation and River Heritage Conservancy, who are partnering on the event.

“LightFall was developed to engage people in our landscape in a completely new way,” said Kenton Wooden, executive director of Falls of the Ohio Foundation. “We wanted to bring a new energy to this place and remind people of the incredible outdoor spaces that we all share along the Ohio River. We are thankful for the support of the Bales Foundation, River Heritage Conservancy, SoIN Tourism and Louisville Public Media for their partnership on this unique event.”

Artist Annie Mitchell
Annie Mitchell is a light and sound artist who creates site-specific land sculptures that combine light and sound with the natural environment. She uses handcrafted fiber optics and rhythmic soundscapes and employs “brainwave entrainment,” a method that induces the brain’s frequency following response. Designed to be therapeutic, her work often results in meditative or even trance-like states.

Leveraging a 20-year career in design, Mitchell directed her training in technology and behavioral sciences to create immersive sound and light experiences that slows the tempo of the surrounding world. Her art helps people disconnect with the frenetic pace of the modern world. By slowing the tempo of both the natural world and the audience, she aims to create a meaningful connection between the two.

“Shaping how we encounter darkness, light, sound, and land, Annie creates wonder in unexpected places,” said Scott Martin, executive director of River Heritage Conservancy. “Her work elevates the power of natural landscapes on the human soul.”

Mitchell’s installations have been seen across in the globe in Alaska, Belgium, Finland, and the Netherlands. Locally, her work The Forest Rises was installed in Kentucky at the Big Four Bridge in March of 2015.

The Falls of the Ohio Foundation and River Heritage Conservancy will host an invitation only event September 5 for organization supporters. Tickets for the general public will be available in August for September 6-8. To best experience it, LightFall will be a timed, ticketed event. Patrons will be encouraged to attend the event without a cell phone in hand. No flash photography will be allowed during the walk through.

For more information, visit LightFallEvent.com or call Kenton Wooden at 812.283.4999. For more information on Annie Mitchell and her work, visit AnnieM.me.

About the Falls of the Ohio Foundation
The mission of The Falls of the Ohio Foundation is to raise funds and support in order to preserve and interpret the scientific, historical, and cultural heritage of the Falls of the Ohio and to promote educational initiatives for a better understanding of this unique natural resource. For more information visit www.fallsoftheohio.org.

About River Heritage Conservancy
The globe’s greatest communities are defined by great public park systems.  The Conservancy was created by local business and philanthropic leaders to bring a great public park system to the North Shore of the Ohio River, the first element is ORIGIN Park.  For more information visit riverheritageconservancy.org.

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CLARKSVILLE, IN – If laughter is the best medicine, then Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is writing a prescription for everyone in southern Indiana. The department will be hosting its popular “Comedy in the Park” series this Friday night inside the air-conditioned clubhouse of Wooded View Golf Course.

Two professional comedians, Shawn Reynolds and Dave Dugan, will be entertaining visitors with their ‘clean comedy’ routines from 8:00-9:30pm. Admission is FREE, but you must be 21 years old or older to enter. Space is limited! Snacks and beverages (including beer/hard seltzers) will be available for purchase. Sorry, no outside food or drinks allowed.

About the Comedians…

Shawn Reynolds is a nationally touring comedian and funny dad of six. He is the winner of the “Funniest Comic East of the Mississippi” contest, the host of “Family Outside The Box” and founder of Stand-Up For Adoption; a comedy benefit series that has raised thousands of dollars for families trying to adopt special needs children.

Dave Dugan’s act has been featured on HBO, Comedy Central, Fox, and several other networks. Dave puts his own one-of-a-kind spin on life’s experiences by sharing his own candid, personal stories of obstacles and triumphs delivered in his inimitable, dry and laidback manner.

WHAT: Comedy in the Park
WHEN: Friday, July 16th – 8:00-9:30pm
WHERE: Wooded View Golf Course Clubhouse – 2404 Greentree N., Clarksville
COST: FREE

BLOOMINGTON, IN – Storage Express acquired Mt. Tabor Storage in New Albany, Indiana, a city of 45,000 people across the river from downtown Louisville, KY. The 370-unit facility marks the company’s fourth location in New Albany.

Hunter Sells of SkyView Advisors represented both Buyer and Seller in this transaction, which closed within 30 days of going under contract. This deal represented Hunter’s first closing at SkyView.

“At 40,000 SF, this two-year-old facility is in terrific shape. It presented a pick-up opportunity for us in the suburban Louisville market. This purchase brings us to a dozen locations in the metro 10-mile radius. We’ve just rebranded it to our portfolio standard. And we’ve already replaced the former office with our 24/7 Rental Center – and extended customer service hours,” added Shreve.

Convenience is key. “Customers can call, text, or jump online any hour to rent a unit, make a payment, or get answers,” added Shreve. “They can also manage their account at their fingertips — 24/7 and contact-free.”

Storage Express owns and operates 114 properties — most about the size of this one — across Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio. The company has four expansions underway in Indiana. Rentals are centralized out of the company’s Indiana headquarters with their in- house customer care team — a component of the Storage Express hub-and-spoke remote management platform. Local Field Service Reps are on the road daily, keeping properties in tip- top shape.

For more information, visit StorageExpress.com.