Week 39 (for 2 people)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,2016

Food Storage:

- 8 cans of fruit

 -1 case Potato Flakes (click for online ordering)

For local pick up, one case will cost you $30.
This is on the Items of the Month order form handed out at church.

Extra Item:

 8 rolls of toilet paper

This is considered a valuable commodity in an emergency. In a long term emergency situation, you may be able to trade toilet paper for something even more valuable.

Family Gear Box:

 Pet supplies, such as food, leash, extra set of ID tags, and one gallon of water for each pet.

Family Preparedness:

 Fill out emergency information and resource sheets and place next to all telephones.

What to Include in Your Emergency Contact Sheet

Make sure a list of emergency contact information is easily accessible to family, children, friends, babysitters and anyone else who cares for your kids. Keep a copy near the phone, on the refrigerator, in your wallet, in your glove compartment, at work, in the family first aid kit - wherever it would come in handy.

Be sure to include:

• Emergency numbers. Include numbers for poison control, your preferred hospital, the local police and fire departments, your doctor and your dentist, as well as your health insurance contact information and policy number.

• Family contact info. Write down your address, the closest major intersection, the names of family members, and the work and cell phone numbers where parents can be reached.
• Child info. Include information specific to each individual child. Write down any allergies, medication, health concerns and anything else caregivers should know.

• Emergency contacts. In the event that you're unavailable, who else can your child or caregiver contact? List contact information for reliable family members, neighbors and friends of the family.
• Household info. List information for your alarm company, plumber, electrician, veterinarian and any other important contacts.

Keep It Updated

Phone numbers change, people move, we get new jobs... Be sure to check your emergency information sheets at least once a year and make any necessary changes. Keeping these forms up-to-date and readily available will prevent a situation from becoming a disaster and give you peace of mind while you leave your kids at home. Hopefully you'll never have to use your emergency contact sheet, but you'll certainly be more at ease knowing that if there is ever an emergency in your household, you or whoever is home will know what to do.

Spiritual Preparedness:

Ponder this quote by President Hinckley.

 "I do not predict any impending disaster. I hope that there will not be one. But prudence should govern our lives. Everyone who owns a home recognizes the need for fire insurance. We hope and pray that there will never be a fire. Nevertheless, we pay for insurance to cover such a catastrophe, should it occur. We ought to do the same with reference to family welfare."

 President Gordon B Hinckley, October 2002 Priesthood Session.