{"id":9,"date":"2016-09-14T19:12:47","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T19:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/Race2Ready\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2017-02-27T17:37:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T17:37:48","slug":"start-the-race","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/Race2Ready\/start-the-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Start the Race!"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Awareness &#8211; 1 point<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Race2MonarchReady\">Complete registration for Race 2 Ready<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waze.com\/\">Download the Waze app and create an account<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/VAHH\/\">Read the Virginia Homeowner&#8217;s Guide to Natural Hazards\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/msc.fema.gov\/portal\">FEMA Flood Map Service Center<\/a> and determine if you live in a flood zone<\/li>\n<li>Sign up for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/\">Nextdoor\u00a0<\/a>with your current address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Education &#8211; 2 points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ss2.climatecentral.org\/#11\/36.8596\/-76.4635?show=satellite&amp;projections=1-RCP85-SLR&amp;level=5&amp;unit=feet&amp;pois=hide\">Assess your neighborhood\/community&#8217;s vulnerability\u00a0with the Surging Seas tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vdemgis.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/PublicInformation\/index.html?appid=3f72cc77421448ceb84312413a9e7dd0\">Find out\u00a0what it would take for your location to be affected by Storm Surge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.org\/greenliving\/carboncalculator\/\">Calculate your carbon footprint<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/readyvirginia\">Visit the VDEM website to learn more about preparedness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/readyvirginia\/additional-resources\/mobileapp\">Download the ReadyVA app<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/Race2Ready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2074\/2016\/09\/Adaptation-Solutions-for-web.pdf\">Download and read &#8220;Planning for Resilience&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch one of the TED Talks on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/playlists\/78\/climate_change_oh_it_s_real\">this playlist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/quizzes\/extremeweather-quiz\/\">Take NASA&#8217;s Extreme Weather Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Take the Homeowner&#8217;s Guide Quiz on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/odu.edu\/forms\/d\/1Tc0fu2Wahr3gHoQKAMKBdbM1hIUK37Z2CHnmxMa_Azk\/edit\">Overview of Natural Hazards<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Take the Homeowner&#8217;s Guide Quiz on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/odu.edu\/forms\/d\/1BMDkyGS6EzpVRdgULPV1vFbL8yuopO8pDIvXPQLpXV4\/edit\">Protecting Yourself and Your Family<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Take the Homeowner&#8217;s Guide Quiz\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/odu.edu\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdMBfH7ouIoT1GS93rNM_vmEfwvpbJKnnWEVFwHqwY9wnRHHg\/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1\">Insurance<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Take the Homeowner&#8217;s Guide Quiz on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/odu.edu\/forms\/d\/1sZpCLMdiL8lR2OIuvnOif3MCrdCtO8RP187SpQQEimQ\/edit\">Climate Change<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Action &#8211; 3 points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attend the Chesapeake Bay Foundation&#8217;s Blue Planet Forum (on campus\/March, exact location\/date TBD)<\/li>\n<li>Participate in Wetlands Walk (MonarchTeach students only)<\/li>\n<li>Take the ODU\u00a0Green Infrastructure Tour (more info coming soon)<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer in resilience-related service opportunities\n<ul>\n<li>i.e.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/odu.givepulse.com\/event\/10642-Open-opportunities-at-Elizabeth-River-Project?referring_group_id=1140\">Elizabeth River Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Take public transit<\/li>\n<li><del><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/before-the-flood-public-screening-and-discussion-tickets-31290053392?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&amp;utm_term=eventname_text\">Attend &#8220;Before the Flood&#8221; showing at ODU\u00a0<\/a><\/del><\/li>\n<li><del><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/ocean-frontiers-iii-world-film-premiere-at-the-virginia-aquarium-tickets-30466401828\">Attend &#8220;Ocean Frontiers III&#8221; at the Virginia Aquarium<\/a><\/del><\/li>\n<li><del><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1286182191433255\/\">Attend the Race 2 Monarch Ready Spring Kick-off Resilience event (2\/16 &#8211; activity hour, North Lobby, Webb)<\/a><\/del><\/li>\n<li><del><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1286182191433255\/\">Volunteer during Preparedness Event (9\/27)<\/a>\u00a0<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1286182191433255\/\">Attend &#8216;Facing the Surge&#8217; \u00a0(9\/28)<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/Race2Ready\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2074\/2016\/09\/Facing-the-Surge-1.docx\">PDF<\/a>)<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1286182191433255\/\">Participate in Monarch Service Day and Urban Farming (10\/29)<\/a>\u00a0*originally scheduled for 10\/1, rescheduled due to inclement weather*<\/del><\/li>\n<li><del><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vastage.org\/risingsea\/\">Attend &#8216;I Sing&#8217; 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