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HURRICANE RELIEF FOR MEMBERS T he SAG-AFTRA Foundation and the SAG-AFTRA Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund have created a Hurricane Relief Fund specically to provide nancial support grants to SAG-AFTRA members affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The Actors Fund has partnered with the two organiations to provide the social services and coordinate the grant reviews and approvals. Donations to this crucial effort may be made online at sagaftrafoundation.org donate. SAG-AFTRA members are eligible to apply for the Hurricane Relief Fund if they are currently active and have paid their dues through April , , and have been affected by the storms and ooding. Affected and eligible members may apply by contacting The Actors Fund intake services directly: For Texas residents -, ext. or intakelaactorsfund.org. For ouisiana, Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico residents - ext. or intakenyactorsfund.org. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SAFE S afety for SAG-AFTRA's broadcast members is a top priority, and the union has recently facilitated meetings at two locals with the help of our friends in law enforcement. n two separate safety sessions on April at R T in Seattle, members got useful information and practical advice from their union and local police veteran im Fuda. Fuda spent years with the ing County Sheriff's Department, then worked for the .S. Department of ustice overseas in volatile places such slamabad, Pakistan. ow Fuda is with Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound, and was eager to share his vast experience. n une , San Francisco ay Area unions, including ATSE, AET, E and SAG-AFTRA, along with station management and local law enforcement, came together for their biannual news crew safety summit in akland. The meeting was held to discuss the safety of photographers, reporters and anchors when in the eld. The next one will take place in the coming months. From left, Bob Butler of KCBS Radio, Oakland Police Department ocers Johnna Watson and Marco Marquez, and Joe Vazquez of KPIX TV at the safety summit in Oakland on June 21.