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  "title": "AVERT Press Kit | Reporting, Photos & Documents",
  "description": "Find AVERT’s public background, media contact, original field photos, logo and links to independent reporting about its disaster relief work.",
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  "bodyText": "Press and media\n\nThe facts, the coverage and the photos.\n\nFor reporters, partners and anyone writing about AVERT. Every fact here links to where it comes from.\n\nFact sheet\n\nAVERT at a glance.\n\nIn the news\n\nCoverage of AVERT.\n\nWUSA9, October 4, 2019Virginia veteran works to make sure all donations reach those in need in Bahamas, unlike in Puerto Rico Michael Brewer on the lesson from Puerto Rico, where supplies sat at the airport, and how the team ran daily needs checks and supply runs in the Bahamas.\n\nCBS12, September 22, 2019Local volunteers help Canadian government locate missing man in Bahamas Michael Brewer and Dr. Gwen DeLeon, on search and rescue missions with AVERT after Hurricane Dorian, find a missing Canadian man on Treasure Cay.\n\nFireRescue1, from the Daily Commercial, September 20, 2019Fla. Firefighter EMT returns from Bahamas, says it’s “like a war zone” Tony Rosado on the Florida team’s work on Abaco: triage, medical aid, search and rescue, and a clinic that got patients airlifted to Nassau.\n\nDaily Commercial, September 6, 2019Mascotte man heads to Bahamas to aid with relief efforts Tony Rosado and four other members of AVERT’s Florida team accept deployment to the Bahamas by Florida Search and Rescue, coordinated with Michael Brewer.\n\nAmerican Thinker, October 5, 2017Hurricane Maria: What I Saw on Puerto Rico A first hand account from Ponce that quotes Michael Brewer of AVERT on the people cut off from food, water and supplies after the storm.\n\nDaily Commercial, October 4, 2017“Grateful for any help” Tony Rosado, born in Puerto Rico, on what he saw helping people there after Hurricane Maria.\n\nMedia kit\n\nLogo and photos.\n\nField photos were taken by AVERT volunteers. To publish one, send a request through the contact form so we can confirm the credit line.\n\nThe AVERT logoPNG, 1200 by 1200 pixels, white backgroundDownload\n\nMichael Brewer, organizerJPG portrait, the Bahamas, 2019Download\n\nAfter Hurricane DorianJPG, the Bahamas, 2019Download\n\nSearch and rescue teamJPG, the Bahamas, 2019Download\n\nThe crew and the supply trailerJPGDownload",
  "markdown": "Press and media\n\n# The facts, the coverage and the photos.\n\nFor reporters, partners and anyone writing about AVERT. Every fact here links to where it comes from.\n\nFact sheet\n\n## AVERT at a glance.\n\nNameAVERT, the American Volunteer Emergency Response TeamPlease spell out the full name on first mention.\n\nHome baseFort Smith, Arkansas. Deploys wherever disaster hits.\n\nWhat it isAn all volunteer disaster relief team, funded by donations, that carries donated supplies into disaster areas and works alongside first responders and other charities. [About AVERT](https://avertusa.org/about/)\n\nOrganizerMichael Brewer. President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, 2023, for 4,480 hours of volunteer service; Kentucky Colonel and Arkansas Traveler, 2022. [See the documents](https://avertusa.org/about/#recognition)\n\nDeploymentsTexas and Florida, 2017 (Harvey and Irma). Puerto Rico, 2017 (Maria): medical and support volunteers delivered aid to over 400 families, according to a letter from Senator Mark R. Warner. The Carolinas, 2018 (Florence), according to a letter from Congressman Darren Soto. The Bahamas, 2019 (Dorian): triage and medical aid on Abaco with Florida Search and Rescue, supply runs and search missions, covered by WUSA9, CBS12 and the Daily Commercial. Puerto Rico in 2017 was covered by American Thinker and the Daily Commercial. [Field record](https://avertusa.org/about/#field-record)\n\nHow it worksAsk first, then deliver. Every load is matched to a request from the people on the ground. [Read the charter](https://avertusa.org/charter/)\n\nNowRelaunching in 2026 with an advisory board, regional distribution centers and a development team. [Open roles](https://avertusa.org/volunteer/)\n\nGivingOnline gifts go to [AVERT’s GoFundMe](https://www.gofundme.com/f/avert-disaster-relief), organized by Michael Brewer since September 5, 2017. Gifts are not tax deductible.\n\nContactMichael Brewer, [mike@tornbergllc.com](mailto:mike@tornbergllc.com), or [send a media request](https://avertusa.org/contact/?topic=media#message). AVERT on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/avertteam).\n\nIn the news\n\n## Coverage of AVERT.\n\n- WUSA9, October 4, 2019[Virginia veteran works to make sure all donations reach those in need in Bahamas, unlike in Puerto Rico](https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/va-veteran-working-make-sure-all-donations-reach-people-need-bahamas-unlike-puerto-rico/65-04afa063-181e-4b27-bc5c-3bf0ca7955b5)\n\nMichael Brewer on the lesson from Puerto Rico, where supplies sat at the airport, and how the team ran daily needs checks and supply runs in the Bahamas.\n\n- CBS12, September 22, 2019[Local volunteers help Canadian government locate missing man in Bahamas](https://cbs12.com/news/local/local-volunteers-help-canadian-government-locate-missing-man-in-bahamas)\n\nMichael Brewer and Dr. Gwen DeLeon, on search and rescue missions with AVERT after Hurricane Dorian, find a missing Canadian man on Treasure Cay.\n\n- FireRescue1, from the Daily Commercial, September 20, 2019[Fla. Firefighter EMT returns from Bahamas, says it’s “like a war zone”](https://www.firerescue1.com/search-rescue/articles/fla-firefighter-emt-returns-from-bahamas-says-its-like-a-war-zone-hSrQjV9rr6pKPIJj/)\n\nTony Rosado on the Florida team’s work on Abaco: triage, medical aid, search and rescue, and a clinic that got patients airlifted to Nassau.\n\n- Daily Commercial, September 6, 2019[Mascotte man heads to Bahamas to aid with relief efforts](https://www.dailycommercial.com/story/news/local/clermont/2019/09/06/mascotte-man-heads-to-bahamas-to-aid-with-relief-efforts/3476750007/)\n\nTony Rosado and four other members of AVERT’s Florida team accept deployment to the Bahamas by Florida Search and Rescue, coordinated with Michael Brewer.\n\n- American Thinker, October 5, 2017[Hurricane Maria: What I Saw on Puerto Rico](https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/10/hurricane_maria_what_i_saw_on_puerto_rico.html)\n\nA first hand account from Ponce that quotes Michael Brewer of AVERT on the people cut off from food, water and supplies after the storm.\n\n- Daily Commercial, October 4, 2017[“Grateful for any help”](https://www.dailycommercial.com/story/news/local/2017/10/04/mascotte-resident-helps-maria-victims-through-response-team/18621696007/)\n\nTony Rosado, born in Puerto Rico, on what he saw helping people there after Hurricane Maria.\n\nMedia kit\n\n## Logo and photos.\n\nField photos were taken by AVERT volunteers. To publish one, send a request through the [contact form](https://avertusa.org/contact/?topic=media#message) so we can confirm the credit line.\n\n- The AVERT logoPNG, 1200 by 1200 pixels, white background[Download](https://avertusa.org/assets/img/press/avert-logo.png)\n\n- Michael Brewer, organizerJPG portrait, the Bahamas, 2019[Download](https://avertusa.org/assets/img/press/michael-brewer.jpg)\n\n- After Hurricane DorianJPG, the Bahamas, 2019[Download](https://avertusa.org/assets/img/press/bahamas-survey.jpg)\n\n- Search and rescue teamJPG, the Bahamas, 2019[Download](https://avertusa.org/assets/img/press/bahamas-search.jpg)\n\n- The crew and the supply trailerJPG[Download](https://avertusa.org/assets/img/press/team.jpg)\n",
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