March to 1 Million
Since 2009, nearly 1.2 million people have participated in Safe America readiness drills during National Preparedness Month.
In 2011 the Safe America Foundation is focused on getting a million Americans to “pledge to drill” some form of preparedness exercise. Launched as a part of the Foundation’s new Be Safe America campaign, March to 1 Million™ builds on the foundation created by earlier Safe America programs to increase American grassroots readiness. The overall goal of this effort is to create a critical mass of Americans drilling at home, work or school, whereby being prepared for a natural or man made disaster is the rule and not the exception.
March to 1 Million sponsors include companies such as Travelers, Motorola Solutions, UPS, Federal Signal, Motorola Mobility, Alcatel-Lucent and Rayovac.
Other partners include more than 30 key organizations including: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, International Association of Emergency Manager (IAEM), National Emergency Manager Association (NEMA), Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), National Parent Teacher Association, National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL), American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT), National Association of State Emergency Management and Safety Officials (NASEMSO), National Association of Government Contractors (NAGC), Northeast Disaster Recovery Information X-Change (NEDRIX), All Hazards Consortium (AHC), National Opinion Research Council/University of Chicago, University of Missouri and Collaborative Fusion.
March to 1 Million kicked-off with visits to key U.S. cities, mobilizing over 600 people and establishing “task forces” in key cities like Chicago, Dallas, Hartford, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. Briefings will continue through fall 2011, below is a line-up of tour cities:
| City | Date | Venue |
| Columbia, MO |
8/10 |
University of Missouri |
| Des Moines, IA | 8/12-14 |
Des Moines Marriott |
| Birmingham, AL | 8/16 |
Alabama Business Continuity Association |
| Hartford, CT |
8/17 | WVIT-TV NBC Hartford |
| Philadelphia, PA | 8/19 | Dilworth-Paxson |
| Chicago, IL |
8/23 | WMAQ-TV NBC Chicago |
| Dallas, TX |
8/25 |
MRC/Dallas County Health & Human Services Bldg. |
| Washington, DC |
8/31 | USA Today HQ |
| Atlanta, GA |
10/12 | TBD |
| San Francisco, CA | 11/01 |
TBD |
| Seattle, WA | 11/03 | TBD |
| New York, NY | TBD | TBD |
For more information on how you can enroll your firm in the March to 1 Million campaign, contact Mary Lou Pagano at (770)-973-7233, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
