Summer Camp Alerts Keep Parents And Counselors In The Loop

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DialMyCalls helps Summer camp counselors keep in touch with the parents of the children attending via an automated alert system.

Summer is just around the corner and all across America parents are making last minute preparations for their kids' summer camps. Counselors and staff are also eagerly awaiting to entertain all of the children who have signed up for camp which in the United States is over 10 million per year - that is a lot of kids!

Kids who attend Summer camp will learn all about the outdoors via various physical and athletic activities as well as learn about being a team player. Of course most children who attend a camp during the Summer will be away from their parents for the first time which at first might be difficult.

To help ease the anxiety that some parents might feel while their child is away at Summer camp, DialMyCalls has set up a brand new alert system. Camp counselors and parents can keep in constant contact by using our automated web-based notifications.

Summer camp counselors can use DialMyCalls' voice + SMS broadcasts to send out parent notifications, emergency alerts, event reminders and much more. Once signed up for a free account, counselors are then able to add the names and numbers of the parents for all of the kids that signed up to attend their Summer camp. Within minutes a message can be broadcast to every single contact via voice message, text message and email - don't waste time individually calling hundreds of numbers when it can accomplish instantly with the click of a button.

Prepare your Summer camp for the 2013 season by setting up automated parent notifications today using DialMyCalls!



DialMyCalls How To: Send Text Messages Using The New iPhone App

DialMyCalls now offers the ability to send text messages right from your mobile phone with our brand new iPhone app - it's completely free to download in iTunes.

Members, new and old, have a great new way to utilize the power of DialMyCalls' voice + SMS broadcasting service - a completely redesigned iPhone app! The newly revamped app has one major addition in version 2.0 - SMS broadcasts are now available on the go.

The free iPhone mobile app offers members the ability to login to their account, create a text message, select a list of contacts, whether it be 10 or 10,000, and then send that message to everyone instantly - you no longer have to use the web-based admin to send out your SMS broadcasts.

Setting up a text message using the DialMyCalls iPhone app only takes a couple of minutes - let's take a look at just how easy it is below:

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Step One: Login to the DialMyCalls iPhone app with the email address and password that you used when you signed up for a free account - if you have not already done so, Create A Free Account Now!

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Step Two: Once logged in you will be directed to the "Setup Blast" tab within the app - to send out a text message you will want to click on the "Send SMS Blast" button.

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Step Three: Members can now type the text message that they want to send out to their contacts.

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Step Four: The next step in setting up an SMS broadcast on your iPhone is choosing the settings and contacts for your blast. Select your personal SMS keyword as well as the contact groups that you want to receive the message.

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Step Five: It's now time to send out your SMS broadcast! Members can schedule the text message or send it out to their contacts immediately.

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Step Six: A final confirmation screen appears to verify that all of the information regarding the text message broadcast is correct - if it all looks good then go ahead and hit "Confirm My Blast Now" and you are finished.

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Step Seven: You have just sent out your first SMS broadcast using the free DialMyCalls iPhone app! Recipients of your message will receive it within a couple of minutes.

Our members asked for the ability to send out text messages through the iPhone app and we have delivered. Whether you are a brand new user or DialMyCalls veteran, check out the free DialMyCalls iPhone app today and start sending out messages on the go!



Atlantic Hurricane Season 2013: Prepare For The Worst With Automated Weather Alerts

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DialMyCalls.com offers automated weather alerts for its members to prepare for hurricane season 2013.

The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season will officially begin on June 1, 2013 and according to experts, it's going to be an "above average" season this year. Philip Klotzbach and William Gray, meteorologists at Colorado State University, predict 18 storms, nine of which will strengthen into hurricanes. (Source: ibtimes.com)

Residents living in areas of the United States that must prepare for hurricane season 2013 can sign up for an account with DialMyCalls and begin setting up their own automated weather alerts. Our system offers families, businesses, churches, and even entire cities an extremely easy and effective way to send out important messages via phone and text.

Let's say that during the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, a storm is projected to hit your city and you must evacuate. DialMyCalls would allow cities to send out an evacuation message to every single resident in a matter of minutes. Families can use our weather alert system to quickly communicate with their friends and fellow family members, alerting them that they are safe once the storm has passed. Small business owners and large corporations can use our system to send out messages to their staff, alerting them of office closures and updated work schedules.

June 1, 2013 is right around the corner and with 18 storms projected, it is time to start preparing early for the Atlantic hurricane season - sign up for a DialMyCalls account today to begin setting up your own personal weather alerts.


School Bullying: Bully Prevention Methods and Nationwide Statistics

bullying-preventionBullying in schools has become an epidemic in the United States as the statistics mentioned below will show - it's time to take a stand and explore a unique method of prevention. 

Statistical data that has been acquired over the past couple of years depict that bullying in schools is on the rise. Several task forces have been created in an effort to prevent bullying and raise awareness on the emotional, physical and verbal abuse that happens daily while children attempt to receive an education at school. 

Campaigns such as StopBullying.gov are educating the nation regarding bullying with statistics, warning signs and prevention methods but it still needs to become a more important topic than where it currently stands on the national agenda - bullying is causing irreparable damage to our future generation and it needs to be stopped. 

DialMyCalls has scoured the internet to gather information regarding the bullying epidemic in an effort to raise awareness. While providing the following statistics is one step in the right direction, we would also like to help aid in the anti-bullying cause by offering our voice and text message broadcasting services. Schools are able to set up their own anti-bully campaign by using our system to create a bully hotline or a text message campaign which would allow students to report bullying to an instructor immediately. 

Please take a quick look at the following data regarding the bully epidemic that continues to grow. To find out more information regarding how DialMyCalls can be used to create an anti-bullying campaign in your school, please read more about our bullying notifications or call our customer support at (800) 928-2086. 

2012 Bullying Statistics: (Source: National Education Association
  • 1 out of 4 kids are bullied. 
  • 77% of students are bullied mentally, verbally, & physically. 
  • 1 in 5 students admit to being a bully, or doing some "bullying." 
  • Each day 160,000 students miss school for fear of being bullied. 
  • 43% of kids fear harassment in the bathroom at school. 
  • 100,000 students carry a gun to school. 
  • 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month. 
Frequency Of Bullying In School:  
  • Incidents Per School Year (1-2) - 67.2% 
  • Incidents Per Month (1-2) - 18.7%
  • Incidents Per Week (1-2) - 7.8% 
  • Every Day - 6.3%



New York Experiences Extreme Flu Outbreak

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New York declares state of emergency due to the extreme influenza outbreak throughout the state.

According to Fox New Latino, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a public health emergency as a result of the extreme outbreak of influenza in the state. The online new agency goes on to state that at least two children have died since October (2012).

Governor Cuomo stated that the flu season will not be over until May and the health epidemic is "the worst since at least 2009." According to a recent study, approximately five times the amount of flu cases have been registered in New York this season as compared to last season. (19,128 cases vs. 4, 404) That number is quite staggering which is why a system needs to be in place to alert citizens of extreme medical conditions which directly poses a threat to the entire state.

For more information regarding the flu outbreak in New York, please visit Fox News Latino.

DialMyCalls' capability of sending a voice broadcast to thousands of people in an instant is an effective communication tool when it comes to medical emergencies. For example, New York just changed the age of which pharmacies could administer flu shots from 18 years and older to 6 years and older. Many citizens might not be aware of this change which is where DialMyCalls comes into the picture. Using our system, the state of New York could send all of its residents a medical alert via voicemail that would immediately notify them of the age change for flu shots.

Start using DialMyCalls to send out important medical alerts via voice broadcast by signing up for a free account today!




DialMyCalls' School Notification System Alerts Faculty, Students and Parents Instantly!

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Use the power of our voice broadcasting service to set up an extremely efficient, effective and reliable school notification system.

Whether you are a public, private or charter school, DialMyCalls offers a unique school notification system that can send out an urgent message via voice, text and email. Using our system is extremely easy and setup only takes a matter of minutes - sign up, add your contacts, record a message and send that message to everyone instantly.

One great feature of our service is that schools and larger universities have the ability to send out their message through the DialMyCalls online admin panel or via a telephone - the phone-in system is extremely helpful when access to a web browser is not an option.

What are the benefits of having a school notification system? Our service has several different purposes and here are a couple of great examples:

Emergency Notification System: Emergencies often arise during school hours that may or may not affect the safety of faculty and students on campus. Emergency alerts can be instantly sent out to staff and students as well as the parents of the students at the school. Whether it be an intruder on campus or the threat of severe weather, keep everyone in the loop via voice, text and email messages.

School Closings: Is there a change in your bus schedule? Are the roads too dangerous for children to be dropped off at school? Our school notification system is the perfect tool to send out snow day calls and other cancellation alerts.

Truancy Alerts & Absence Notifications: Do you worry that your child is skipping a certain class or ditching school altogether? Using DialMyCalls for truancy/absence notifications, teachers and guidance counselors can alert parents immediately should their child be absent or late for school.

Upcoming Event Reminders: Do you want to send report card reminders to parents letting them know that their child's evaluations are being sent home? Perhaps you would like to let the community know of an upcoming school play, open house or field trip - our system can handle thousands of messages per minute to ensure everyone receives your important news quickly.

Set up your own school notification system today by signing up for a free DialMyCalls account. We do offer a free service that will let you test drive our voice broadcasting by sending out 1 call with a 30 second message to up to 25 contacts once a week. (Schools and Universities are also eligible to receive a 15% discount on all credit packages and monthly plans)

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