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ANNIE GRATTET and her friends enjoyed celebrating her 8th birthday w ith a doll party.They enjoyed playing w ith their dolls and eating pizza and cupcakes. In lieu of gifts, Annieopted to receive money that would be donated to those in her area that had recently lost

homes in a fire. -(Photo Submitted).

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THE IL I P T-DEM I RAT Ail n S kl himt APRIL 2 2 12 PA E FI E

AT&T is first company in nation to earn HomelandSecurity Certification for Disaster Preparedness

OKLAHOMA CITY—AT&T is the first company

in the nation to earn

Department of HomelandSecurity (DHS) certification

for disaster preparedness.

AT&T's certification is thefirst under the DH S V oluntaryPrivate Sector PreparednessProgram. The PS-Prep(tm)program is administered by

DHS's Federal EmergencyManagement Agency. Theprogram enables privatesector organizations toenhance their capabilitiesfor planning, responding to,and recovering from natural

disasters and other threats.

"AT&T has a long-

standing commitment tobusiness continuity anddisaster preparedness. Weare proud to be the firstcompany in the nation

to secure this HomelandSecurity certification,"said Bryan Gonterman,state president of AT&T

Oklahoma. "Our businessand network operationsare state-of-the-art whenit comes to performingduring and after a disasteror emergency. This doesn'thappen by accident. We areconstantly pumping newinnovation and technologyinto our networks, to thetune of $95 billion over the

last 5 years."

Gonterman said the

strength of the company'scontinuity program coupled

with its industry-leadingGlobal Network Operations

Center helps the companyand its customers effectively

continue operations duringand after emergencies.

"We are prepared, as well,to help customers achieve a

Blood donors can feelgood knowing they are sav-ing lives of communitymembers with their dona-tion at the Healdton MercyHospital blood drive. Okla-homa Blood Institute (OBI)

will host a blood drive from2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Fri-

day, April 27, at 3472 Hos-pital Road. Anyone who is16 years and older* can do-nate; blood donations canbe made every 56 days. All

blood donors will receive an

OBI insulated travel mug,free health screenings andDonor Reward Points. Alldonors will also be enteredin a drawing for door prizes.

Additionally, if blood do-

nors choose to forgo the do-

nor appreciation item, funds

designated for this item will

be directed to our partneringorganization, the American

Heart Association. Okla-homa Blood Institute andthe American Heart Asso-ciation (AHA) share a com-mon goal, to keep peoplehealthy. The American HeartAssociation wants everyone

to know their numbers andact on them. That's the first

step in changing cardiovas-cular health statistics. Be-

high level of preparednessfor their own business

networks and IT systems,"Gonterman said, notingthat AT&T offers businesscontinuity consulting to itscustomers. "We encourageother companies and privateentities to seek certification

under this program. Beingproactive about continuity

planning helps keep thecountry as prepared as

possible for emergencies,"said Gonterman.

AT&T'smergency

preparedness tips include:

• Keep your wirelessphone batteries charged atall times. Have an alternativeplan to recharge your batteryin case of a power outage,such as charging your

wireless device by usingyour car charger or havingextra mobile phone batteriesor disposable mobile phone

batteries on hand.• Keep your wireless

phone dry. The biggest threatto your device during ahurricane or tornado is w ater,so keep your equipment safe

from the elements by storingit in a baggie or some other

type of protective covering.

• Have a familycommunications plan inplace. Due to the changein wind patterns of the

direction of a fire, it can be

hard to predict if or whenyou need to evacuate yourhome. Designate someoneout of the area as a centralcontact, and make certainthat all family membersknow whom to contact ifthey become separated.

• Program all of youremergency contact numbersand e-mail addresses into

cause blood donors receive amini health check, including

blood pressure and choles-terol results, every time they

come to donate, those num-bers are readily available to

each donor.Although all blood types

are needed to maintainOBI's typical three-day sup-

ply, those with 0-negativetype blood are especially en-

couraged to donate. Accord-

ing to the American Associa-tion of Blood Banks, thosewith 0-negative blood typemake up only nine percentof the national population.However, 0-negative bloodcan be used by anyone in an

emergency situation, regard-

less of their type.

Oklahoma Blood Institute

is the ninth largest, non-prof-it blood center in America.For more information or tomake an appointment, con-tact Oklahoma Blood Insti-

tute at 877-340-8777 or visitus at www.obi.org .

* 16 year olds must weighat least 125 and providesigned parental permission,

17 year olds must weigh atleast 125 pounds, 18+ yearolds must weigh at least 110

pounds.

your mobile phone. Numbersshould include the policedepartment, fire stationhospital, evacuation center,

as well as your family

members.• Forward your home

number to your wirelessnumber in the event of

evacuating your home.Because call forwarding is

based out of the telephonecentral office, you will getincoming calls from yourlandline phone even if your

local telephone service isdisrupted at your home.In the unlikely event thatthe central office is notoperational, services such asvoice mail, call forwardingand call forwarding busyline/don't answer may beuseful.

• Track local news andweather information on your

wireless device. Many homesmay be burned, damaged, or

lose power during wildfires.

If you have a wireless devicethat provides access to the

Internet, you can surf theWeb for the latest news inyour area or check weatherreports through MobiTVA®

or AT&T Mobile TV or keepupdated with local radarand weather alerts throughMy-CastA® Weather, if you

subscribe to those services.

• Camera phones provide

assistance. If you have acamera phone, take, storeand send photos - even videoclips - of damaged propertyto your insurance company

from your device.

• Try text messaging.During an emergency

situation, text messagesmay go through more

quickly than voice callsbecause they require fewernetwork resources. All ofAT&T's wireless devicesare text messaging capable.Depending on your text ordata plan, additional chargesmay apply.

• Take advantage oflocation-basedapping

technology. Services such asAT&T Navigator and AT&TFamilyMap can help youseek evacuation routes oravoid traffic congestion fromdowned trees or power lines,

as well as track a familymember's wireless device in

case you get separated.

• Keep non-emergencycalls to a minimum, andlimit your calls to the mostimportant ones. If there issevere weather, chancesare many people will beattempting to place callsto loved ones, friends andbusiness associates.

ANNIE GRATTET

Annie Grattet celebratedher 8th birthday on April

13, 2012, with some spe-cial family celebrations. She

awoke to eight balloons tied

to her bed, and enjoyed thefamily birthday breakfast of

chocolate beignets. Her fam-ily had fun hiding and hunt-ing eggs in their yard. After

a birthday of dinner Brussels

sprouts, sugar snap peas,hamburgers and chocolatechip cake, she enjoyed open-ing birthday presents fromher family.

Saturday after her soccergame, Annie hosted severalof her friends at her home fora fun time of playing with

dolls together. They had piz-za and cupcakes for dinner.

Instead of birthday pres-ents, Annie asked her friendsto bring donations for those

who recently lost their

homes in the Lower NorthFork fire in Colorado. Withthe help of her friends, An-

nie collected $164.58.

Helping Annie with theparty were her parents Vaunand Robin and her siblingsLela, Mari and Jonathan. Herfriends at the party wereClaire and Delaney Roen,Elena and Haven Monk, Em-ily McHugh, Teagan Stellar,

Amelia and Eliana Clark,and Emma Helgesen.

Sending gifts but unableto attend were Grammie JeanGrattet, Grandmom BettyCraft, Aunt Risa and Uncle

Mark Kerns and Aunt Stacy

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Healdton Mercy Hospitalhosts blood driv e April 27