King County Executive Dow Constantine will present the fourth annual Community Preparedness award on Thursday at the Fauntleroy Church CC at 9140 California Ave SW at 1pm.

Each year, the Executive recognizes one or more community organizations for their efforts in one or more of the four phases of emergency management:

• Mitigation
• Preparedness
• Response
• Recovery

The organizations honored go beyond the basics to promote disaster survivability and build community resiliency.