SEPTEMBER 2019

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Taking time to prepare can help keep your family safe when disasters or other emergencies strike. September is National Preparedness Month, where government agencies and businesses spotlight the importance of planning ahead for emergencies. This year’s theme: “Prepared Not Scared. Be Ready For Disasters”. One of the simplest things you can do is sign up for ReadyPhiladelphia alerts.

To receive notices about emergencies or severe weather, simply go to www.phila.gov/ready.

There you can select the types of information you want delivered by text, email or voicemail.

Here are some additional emergency preparedness tips:

• Keep important documents – insurance, financial,healthandlegalpaperwork–stored inafireproofandwaterproofboxorsafe.

• Make sure you have cash available because ATMs may not be available if a disaster hits.

• Develop a way to contact family members to let them know you’re safe.

Taking time to prepare before an emergency happens can ease your stress and worries as you recover.

For additional information on creating an emergency plan, go to www.ready.gov/make-a-plan.

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Helping Philadelphia Score a Greener Future

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Our Philadelphia Eagles open the football season this month, and PGW is continuing the Field Goal Forest program.

For every Eagles field goal made this season, PGW pledges to plant 10 trees around the Philadelphia community.

More than 700 trees have been planted in the Philadelphia area since the program started, a benefit to the local environment.Here’s to a winning season filled with many more field goals.#FlyEaglesFly

School supply drive helps local families PGW employees understand the power of educationinhelpingchildrenfulfilltheirdreams.

With this in mind, employees donated school supplies for children living at the Salvation Army Red Shield Family Residence, which provides emergency housing for families in need.

We hope the backpacks, pens, crayons and more lift a burden on the children and their parents.

PGW employees work every day in and out of the officetomakePhiladelphiaabetterplacefor all our neighbors.

This compassion comes from not only working here, but knowing Philadelphia is the place we call HOME.