CIAO! is excited to announce a new mission for the organization: starting in 2015, CIAO! will be increasing awareness of natural hazards, their signs and dangers, and how to make your family and community more resilient. CIAO! will be using a number of tools to support the "disaster-resilience cause," including social media, government publications, survivor anecdotes, and lessons learned manuals.
CIAO! will continue to research and organize disaster relief opportunities for Space-A travelers.
~Bill Merkle, Founder, CIAO!
Sunday, July 19, 2015
CIAO! Reflects on Past Mission Successes
CIAO! is pleased to contribute to the HA/DR community in our own unique way. Take a look at the projects that CIAO! has planned and executed since its inception in 2011:
In response to the 2011 Great East Japan Eartquake:
Japan Ayukawa Project, March 22-31 2012
Seven cadets led by CIAO! president and founder, Bill Merkle, cleared over 390 meters of sludge from drain pipes in this northern fishing village. This had a direct impact on returning running water to Ayukawa that lost 11% of its population the day of the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. This project was organized in part by Helping Hands and in conjunction with the Ayukawa Community Center.
In response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake:
Haiti Petion-Ville Project, December 15-23 2012
Eight cadets led by CIAO! president and founder, Bill Merkle, painted and rehabilitated an orphanage home to over 20 children that had lost family members in the earthquake. The cadets also acquired a tree and brought a Christmas Spirit with them to the orphans. This project included donations of childcare supplies by the da Vinci Academy in Colorado Springs.
In response to the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines:
CIAO! raised awareness to fellow servicemen of Air Force capabilities to provide rapid response and planned a relief trip to Samar, Philippines.*
*Cadets in Action Overseas, CIAO!, and any reference to this organization are not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense in any way. While comprised of members of the U.S. Air Force, it is an independent relief organization. All CIAO! members affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense use their personal leave time to engage in CIAO! relief missions.
~Bill Merkle, Founder, CIAO!
In response to the 2011 Great East Japan Eartquake:
Japan Ayukawa Project, March 22-31 2012
Seven cadets led by CIAO! president and founder, Bill Merkle, cleared over 390 meters of sludge from drain pipes in this northern fishing village. This had a direct impact on returning running water to Ayukawa that lost 11% of its population the day of the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. This project was organized in part by Helping Hands and in conjunction with the Ayukawa Community Center.
In response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake:
Haiti Petion-Ville Project, December 15-23 2012
Eight cadets led by CIAO! president and founder, Bill Merkle, painted and rehabilitated an orphanage home to over 20 children that had lost family members in the earthquake. The cadets also acquired a tree and brought a Christmas Spirit with them to the orphans. This project included donations of childcare supplies by the da Vinci Academy in Colorado Springs.
In response to the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines:
CIAO! raised awareness to fellow servicemen of Air Force capabilities to provide rapid response and planned a relief trip to Samar, Philippines.*
*Cadets in Action Overseas, CIAO!, and any reference to this organization are not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense in any way. While comprised of members of the U.S. Air Force, it is an independent relief organization. All CIAO! members affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense use their personal leave time to engage in CIAO! relief missions.
~Bill Merkle, Founder, CIAO!
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