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EWS AND INFORMATION
ICE (In Case of Emergency) Could Save Your
Life!
We
all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in
its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of
these numbers belong to our closest family or friends.
If
we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the
people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't
know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored
but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency?
Hence this 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) Campaign
The concept of 'ICE'
is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during
emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by the
majority of the population, all you need to do is store the
number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted
during emergency under the name 'ICE' (In Case Of Emergency).
The
idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went
to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones
with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. He
therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a
nationally recognized name for this purpose. In an emergency
situation, emergency service personnel and hospital staff
would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply
dialling the number you have stored as 'ICE.'
For more than one
contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3, etc. A great
idea that will make a difference!
Let's
spread the concept of ICE by storing an ICE number in our
mobile phones today!
ICE
will speak for you when
you
are not able to do so.
REGISTRATION OF AMERICAN
CITIZENS
Registering with the US Embassy has never
been easier. You can do it online at
<https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/>.
What does
registering do for
me?
Well,
if you here or family in theU.S. are ill or
have an emergency, it is a rapid means of putting you in
contact with each other.
Visiting Americans are also encouraged to
register so we know how to contact them here or their family
at home in case of an emergency.
Another potential benefit is inclusion of the size
of our American resident community in the US
Census. Knowing the number of Americans living
overseas could provide benefits such as better representation
of your unique needs, as foreign residents, to
our government, by example, ample time and information
for voting from overseas and improve access to other citizens'
rights.
More
indirectly, it provides a measure of the number of Americans
resident in the district and supports arguments for more
staffing on American Citizens issues at the Embassy’s consular
section, and to convince IRS, for example, to visit Nairobi
to tend to their
customers.
Thanks
for reading this and please do
register.
Rich
Appleton
U.S.
Consul General Nairobi
Posted on
12/8/2007
Interested in
Quilting?
The Kenya Embroiderers Guild was
set up exactly one year ago. We now hold regular monthly
meetings with a tutorial/workshop at each meeting. These
tutorials cover new techniques, and ways to improve techniques
you already know. We also hold a general "helpdesk"
where members can bring their work to seek advice and
help.
Next Kenya Embroiderers Guild
meeting will be held on Thursday, 10th April at the East
Africa Women’s League Headquarters, WEAL House, onRalph Bunche
Road.
Cost: Members 50/= - Guests 150/=
(membership from 1st April for 2008 -
1000/-) Tea and coffee will be provided.
Doors open at 9.30 am. Meeting
starts at 10 am. Talk - Tutorial at 10.30. Attendees
"Show and Tell" and raffle at 11 am.
Workshop starts at 11.15
(approximately!)
Raffle - 20/- a ticket
Library of cross stitch books, etc
for will be available for members to access.
This months tutorial workshop will
be HARDANGER - workshop kits 200/=
All are welcome.
Gail Langton
langton@swiftkenya.com
INTERESTING
LINKS
Overseas Expat Life: Tales
from a Small Planet
Expat-Blog: The Online
Expatriate Community
Expat Women: Helping
Women Living Overseas
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