My USA Ike experience

Assignment: Hurricane Ike response, Staff Relations Manager, Houston, Texas, USA
Volunteer: Bob Dendoff
Hometown: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

In order to provide a clear concise service delivery I have designed and implemented a six person team of Canadians and Americans. Our task is to provide Staff Relations on a 24/7 basis in order to serve all of the affected areas of Hurricane Ike.

Our "office" hours are down to 8-6pm, so we are now on a 10 hour shift. We also have a 24/7 cell phone, affectionately named "Bat", because it has a tendency to ring after dark.

It is my 8th day on the job and I have travelled to Baytown and Galveston. Yesterday at Baytown I met and briefly spoke to First Lady Laura Bush.

There is still lots of work to do, and as of Monday we are re-locating our HQs.

All is well here, more hotels are coming available, and new recruits are coming in to takeover the lead.