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Tis the Seasonfor Hurricanes

More than 35 million people live in areas that could potentially be affected by hurricanes this year. With the busiest part of hurricane season approaching (August through September), websites like www.WeAreSafeandSound.com are working to make sure that natural disasters don'st separate families and create communication problems.

We Are Safe and Sound is a free emergency and disaster communications service. Users can register ahead of time and in the event of a natural disaster such as a hurricane, they can post a message on the site for their friends and family ensuring that people can find each other when they need to.

I personally live in the Gulf Coast area and saw first-hand the worry that a breakdown in communication can create during a natural disaster, said Alvin Brown, WeAreSafeandSound.com President. We started the site to make sure that families can stay connected when it matters most.

As a guest Brown can discuss:

- How Gulf Coast families can prepare for natural disasters like hurricanes

- What other factors to consider when you are preparing for hurricane evacuation

- Why people should consider a provider other than government agencies for help during a natural disaster

- And much more

2008 was a tumultuous year for hurricanes in the Gulf Coast and yet according to AT's38;T, more than 1/3 of residents say that they have not even thought about what their emergency communications plan should be.

People don'st understand the importance of having an emergency communications plan until the emergency happens and they'sre stranded without a way to communicate, said Brown. Our service really focuses on decreasing the time it takes people to reconnect after being evacuated or displaced.

About WeAreSafeandSound.com:

Members of the site are assigned a username and password, and a voicemail box extension. In the event of a natural disaster, they can call their voicemail box via a toll-free number and leave a Safe's38;Sound message loved ones. Members associated with the account call the same toll-free number and can listen to messages after they provide proper identification.

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