FLASH, New SC Safe Home Program Offering Free Hurricane Home Mitigation Workshops June 27-29
Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Hilton Head, S.C., are sites for do-it-yourself workshops

TALLAHASSEE (June 19, 2007) - The nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes – FLASH®, Inc., and SC Safe Home, a new grant program to help South Carolinans strengthen their homes against hurricanes, are holding free, do-it-yourself home mitigation workshops June 27-29.  The workshops will be held at Home Depot stores in Myrtle Beach, Charleston, and Hilton Head, S.C.  A FLASH engineering and construction expert will talk to homeowners about the "Seven Steps for a Wind-resistant Home."

Homeowners can attend either afternoon or evening workshops at these locations:

Other topics that may be discussed at the clinics include: making and installing plywood shutters, securing double entry doors, and garage door reinforcement.  Also included will be a presentation by Georgia Pacific.

The Federal Alliance for Safe Homes – FLASH®, Inc.  is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization of government agencies, professional associations, and private industry committed to strengthening homes and safeguarding families from disaster.  Based in Tallahassee, Fla., FLASH is the nation's fastest-growing disaster preparedness organization with more than 90 partners from academic, government, leadership, nonprofit, private and public sector organizations.  To learn more about FLASH and access free homeowner and homebuilder resources, visit www.flash.org or call toll free (877) 221-SAFE (7233).

SC Safe Home is a new program of the South Carolina Department of Insurance.  Visit www.doi.sc.gov/Eng/Public/safehomes/ or call 803-737-6160.

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