AvalonBay Communities and American Red Cross Announce Emergency Preparedness Week
June 13 2016 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
─ Helping Residents and Employees to be “Red
Cross Ready” ─
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB) – AvalonBay Communities,
Inc., a leading multifamily real estate investment trust (REIT),
today announced its second annual Community Emergency Preparedness
Week from June 13-17. In collaboration with the American Red Cross,
AvalonBay will provide information and best practices that help
prepare its more than 140,000 residents and 3,000 employees in the
event of an emergency or disaster.
“The safety and well-being of all AvalonBay residents and
associates is important,” said Sean Breslin, AvalonBay’s Chief
Operating Officer. “As an American Red Cross Disaster Responder
Member, our partnership gives us access to Red Cross’ considerable
resources which we are pleased to share with our residents and
associates.”
During the week, AvalonBay will provide Red Cross emergency
preparedness resources to residents and employees, including:
- Access to the Red Cross Emergency
app
- Tips on planning for disasters ranging
from home fires to hurricanes to earthquakes, including the Red
Cross’ four easy steps to become better prepared
- A culminating event on Friday focusing
on fire prevention, including hand-delivering fire safety and
prevention information to all residents. A separate webinar will be
held for AvalonBay associates to review its internal fire
prevention procedures and emergency guidelines plus the Red Cross’
best practices for fire safety.
“The Red Cross is well known for helping people during
emergencies,” said Linda Mathes, CEO at the American Red Cross in
the National Capital Region. “It’s also part of our mission to help
make individuals and communities safer. We commend AvalonBay for
working with their residents and employees to become ‘Red Cross
Ready’ for emergencies and providing them with our simple steps to
follow in advance of a disaster to ensure they can weather a crisis
safely and comfortably.”
About AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
AvalonBay is an equity REIT in the business of developing,
redeveloping, acquiring and managing apartment communities in the
leading metropolitan areas in New England, the New York/New Jersey
Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and the
Northern and Southern California regions of the United States. As
of March 31, 2016, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect
ownership interest in 282 apartment communities containing 83,049
apartment homes in 10 states and the District of Columbia, of which
24 communities were under construction and 11 communities were
under reconstruction. More information may be found on the
Company’s website at http://www.avalonbay.com.
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