tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73971803552608261772024-02-20T11:04:58.313-05:00Cambridge Stake Two Year Preparedness PlanWelcome to the two-year path to complete preparedness in the areas of food storage, emergency preparedness, and financial preparedness. Developed by the Cambridge MA Stake Provident Living Specialists.Sheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548383021117361768noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-13682086702306283232014-04-30T20:05:00.001-04:002014-04-30T20:05:31.766-04:00Changes at the CanneryThe LDS Cannery in Worcester has changed how it operates. It
used to be that you would go to the cannery to pack food in #10 cans for
your food storage. Now, MOST items are already packed. You simply go
to the cannery (without an appointment!) on Thursdays or Saturdays
between 9am and 4pm and pick up the food you'd like. There are still a
few foods you can pack yourself - you can see which ones when you view
the order form from this site:<br />
<br /><a href="http://providentliving.org/self-reliance/food-storage/home-storage-center-order-form?lang=eng" target="_blank">http://providentliving.org/<wbr></wbr>self-reliance/food-storage/<wbr></wbr>home-storage-center-order-<wbr></wbr>form?lang=eng</a><br /><br />You
can buy prepackaged items by the case (of 6 cans) or by the individual
can. Prices and weights on the order form are for individual cans.<br />
Happy Storing!Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-80497885697509122902014-03-10T21:55:00.002-04:002014-03-10T21:55:53.163-04:00Financial Preparedness, Month 8 (March 2014)<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You're
almost there! Just a couple things to wrap up. First, go through your
emergency kits: replace any food or medication that has expired and
replace old batteries if necessary. This is something you will want
to do every 6 months or so (General Conference serves as a great
reminder). Use this time to replace the batteries in your smoke and
carbon monoxide detectors.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You
will visit the cannery this month for the last time and get 2 months
of food per person. Continue saving $11 per person per month or
reallocate it toward some of your financial goals!</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">After two years of consistent effort you are now prepared in the way the prophets have counseled. You have food storage – 3
months of everyday foods and a year of long term storage. You know
where to get more should you use some, or should your family
situation change. You have a complete emergency kit (and one for your
car). You have emergency plans in place. You have a budget and a
financial action plan. You have the necessary legal documents. Congratulations!</span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Refresh
your emergency kit</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Visit
the cannery and get 2 months worth of food storage </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply (use this trip)</span></span></div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-83988737967436747392014-02-02T21:29:00.001-05:002014-02-02T21:29:50.109-05:00Financial Preparedness, Month 7 (February 2014)<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Now
that you have your budget and plans to become financially
self-reliant, there are a few more considerations to becoming legally
prepared. The following documents are recommended to protect yourself
and your loved ones should emergencies, injury or accident happen:
Durable Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy, Simple Will, and
Declaration of Homestead. These sometimes differ state to state so if
you have moved since you created these documents, or if you plan on
moving, you'll need to make sure they are acceptable in your new
state. You can either have an attorney prepare these for you or, if
your finances are very simple, you can search online for free
fill-in-the-blank versions to use. Make sure you include copies of
these documents in your emergency kit.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Read
attached information on legal documentation and then create your
legal documents (put copies of them in your emergency kit)</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;">See
“EstatePlanning.doc” in the “Financial Preparedness” section
at the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/twoyearpreparednessplan/home/financial-preparedness">Two
Year Preparedness Plan Documents Website</a>.</span></span></span></div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-45578233129157495342014-01-23T22:04:00.001-05:002014-01-23T22:04:14.721-05:00New Storage Items Available OnlineFor some time lds.org has offered white and red wheat as well as some kinds of beans in cases of six #10 cans. Now there are new items available for online ordering including dried apples, potato flakes, macaroni and spaghetti bites. For more information, visit their site: <a href="http://store.lds.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Category3_715839595_10557_3074457345616706237_-1_N_image_0">store.lds.org</a>. <br />
<br />
Happy Storing!Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-66181431271874834602014-01-20T22:07:00.001-05:002014-01-20T22:07:46.550-05:00Financial Preparedness, Month 6 (January 2014)<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
month you get to consider and set financial goals. Where would you
like to be financially in 2 years? 10 years? 40 years? Creating a
Financial Action Plan by completing Step 12 in <i>The Family Finance
Workshop</i> booklet gives you the power to prioritize where you
spend your money. You won't let your financial state just “happen”
to you with only a vague notion of future goals, you will decide your
financial fate and make it the culmination of careful planning.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Complete
Step 12 in <a href="http://store.lds.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product3_715839595_10557_21004_-1__3074457345616893246"><i>The
Family Finance Workshop</i></a></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*
Your ward specialist may schedule a ward cannery trip, or you are
welcome do so individually or with a small group of friends. If
you are planning to can food, schedule your next cannery appointment
for 2 months from now. </span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-1771309889096557692013-12-06T20:18:00.002-05:002013-12-06T20:18:39.426-05:00Financial Preparedness, Month 5 (Dec 2013)<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<br />
Happy Holidays! This month's goals are less time-consuming so you can spend more time enjoying the holidays. </div>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Incorporate
savings into your budget this month by completing Steps 6 and 7
(under “Build a Reserve”) in <i>The Family Finance Workshop
</i>booklet. Start saving any amount - you'll see it add up over
time (as you're seeing just $11 per month do in this preparedness plan!).</span></span><br />
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You
will also visit the cannery this month and get two months of food storage per
person. Your ward specialist may have
organized a ward cannery trip to save on money and canning time. You
are now 5/6th of the way toward your goal of having a year supply of
food! </span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Compete
Steps 6 and 7 in <a href="http://store.lds.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product3_715839595_10557_21004_-1__3074457345616893246"><i>The
Family Finance Workshop</i></a></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply (use this trip)</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Visit
the cannery and get 2 months worth of food storage </span></span>
</div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-40135359239627209512013-11-20T20:17:00.001-05:002013-11-20T20:17:58.623-05:00Financial Preparedness, Month 4 (November 2013) <div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's
now time to eliminate your debt, or at least make a concrete,
month-by-month plan to do so. Complete Steps 8 through 11 (under
“Eliminate and Avoid Debt”) in <i>The Family Finance Workshop</i>
booklet. (We're switching the order of Steps in November and December
to give you more time in December to celebrate the holidays.) If you
have a large amount of debt, this can seem like a
daunting task, like it will take forever. The booklet shows you how
you actually <i>can</i> conquer debt, payment by payment. It will
take some faith and perhaps some real sacrifice, but once you are
debt-free, the relief and freedom you feel will be worth it and you
will have become stronger for it. Read “Peter's 'Power Down'
Story” in Appendix E of the finance booklet. It is truly
inspirational and will increase your hope that you too can be free
from debt. </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Complete
Steps 8 through 11 in <a href="http://store.lds.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product3_715839595_10557_21004_-1__3074457345616893246"><i>The
Family Finance Workshop</i></a> and read Appendix E</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></div>
</div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-15618822806514905962013-10-22T21:05:00.002-04:002013-10-22T21:05:27.487-04:00Financial Preparedness, Month 3 (October 2013)<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
month you'll begin recording your expenditures to help you keep track
of what you're currently spending (which in turn helps you keep to
your budget in real time) by completing Step 4 in <i>The Family
Finance Workshop</i>. The booklet suggests you use something called
a spending register to keep track of your expenditures: this is
available to order for $0.40 from church distribution (<a href="http://store.lds.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product3_715839595_10557_21004_-1__3074457345616887724">click
here</a>) or you can use regular paper or a computer spreadsheet to
keep track instead. </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Begin
Step 5 – this step asks you to make sure your total spending, and
the bank's record of withdrawals from your account match up. This
will be an ongoing process as you learn to budget and point your
spending toward worthwhile goals.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Complete
Step 4 and begin Step 5 in <a href="http://store.lds.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product3_715839595_10557_21004_-1__3074457345616893246"><i>The
Family Finance Workshop</i></a></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-59914205803278269272013-09-02T22:37:00.000-04:002013-09-02T22:37:07.702-04:00Financial Preparedness, Month 2 (Sep 2013)<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
month you get to set your budget! Complete Step 3 (page 9) in <i>The
Family Finance Workshop</i> and you gain the power to decide the
financial outcome for you or your family. This will pay off big –
it's an education only you can give yourself in how you spend your
money. then with full knowledge you can act and not be acted upon –
you decide (instead of letting advertising media or others decide)
what you can and can't afford and what you do and do not need.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Realize
that you will make adjustments as you figure out exactly what will
work for you. For example you may want to spend $2 per month for
cleaning supplies only to discover that you really need $4 per month.
Experimenting and figuring it out as you go is okay. </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Make
sure you budget in that $11 per month for food storage – a little
can do a lot in two years! Even after you acquire all the food
storage you need, keep that pattern of saving to accomplish whatever
meaningful ends you can dream up.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You
have completed your 3-month storage. Hooray! Maintain it by replacing
what you use (which should be easy because they are foods you normally
eat!). </span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Complete
Step 3 from <a href="http://store.lds.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product3_715839595_10557_21004_-1__3074457345616893246"><i>The
Family Finance Workshop</i></a> </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Your ward specialist may schedule a ward cannery trip, or you are
welcome do so individually or with a small group of friends.
Schedule your visit for 2 months from now. </span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*For 3-month storage: buy 1 week of everyday foods </span></span></div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-57270246465893827452013-08-06T21:07:00.002-04:002013-08-06T21:07:26.753-04:00Financial Preparedness, Month 1 (August 2013)
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;">Welcome
to the financial preparedness section! Eight months from now you will
have in place a concrete financial plan to be out of debt, have
savings and have basic legal documents in place to safeguard your
assets for your family. Plus, you will better understand your income
and spending habits, create and live within a budget, and allow and
prepare for financial goals and dreams.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;">The
LDS Church 2010 booklet, called <i>The Family Finances
Workshop: Participant's Guide</i>, takes you through the
process of financial preparedness step by step. It's available to
order for $3.50 from church distribution (<a href="http://store.lds.org/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product3_715839595_10557_21004_-1__3074457345616893246">click
here</a>), or it's available in free digital format to view online or
print (<a href="http://store.lds.org/images/estore/products/eng/2033_08582000_o06.pdf">click
here</a>). This month, read the Introduction and complete Steps 1
and 2. That means you'll calculate the amount of your income that's
“spendable,” and calculate what you've spent over the last few
months. The booklet suggests you look at the last 12 months (which
is a great way to see what you spend for, say, Christmas as compared
to a normal month). Not everyone will have access to a record of
their spending habits for that period of time. If not, calculate
what you spent in the last 3 months. If not that, begin keeping
track right now of what you spend day to day. There are detailed
instructions for this in Step 4 of the booklet.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">SUMMARY: </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Read
Introduction and Complete Steps 1 and 2 from <i>The Family Finance
Workshop</i> </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Review
the pamphlets “All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Finances” and
“One for the Money”</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif;">*For 3-month storage: buy 1 week of everyday foods </span></span> </span></span>
</div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-19218345921203028442013-07-12T20:15:00.002-04:002013-07-12T20:15:30.047-04:00Emergency Preparedness, Month 8 (July 2013)<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">The
last kit to put together is one for your vehicle. Now that you’ve
prepared a full emergency kit, the car kit should feel easy.
The attached list is from </span></span><span style="color: #000099;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ready.gov/">ready</a><a href="http://ready.gov/">.</a><a href="http://ready.gov/">gov</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">
. Make sure you include a copy of your emergency plan in your
kit.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">This
month, go to the cannery and pick up 2 months worth of food storage.
Use your $11 for food storage toward this cannery trip.
You are 3/4 of the way toward your goal of having a year supply of
food! </span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Put
together a car kit</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Visit
the cannery and get 2 months worth of food storage</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">(use
this trip) </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*For
3-month storage: Buy 1 week of 3-month-type food this month</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">See
“Car Kit” under Emergency Preparedness on the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/twoyearpreparednessplan/home">Document
Website</a>.</span></span></span></div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-41589542545646833372013-07-12T20:13:00.001-04:002013-07-12T20:13:27.180-04:00Emergency Preparedness, Month 7 (June 2013)<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Family
disaster plans allow you to keep track of loved ones in case of
separation during an emergency. If one person is at work, one at
home and several more at several schools when an emergency hits, you
need to plan how you will all get in touch with and find each other
afterwards. An excellent tool for making a such a plan is the Family
Emergency Plan created by FEMA and available at</span></span><span style="color: #000099;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">
<a href="http://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan">ready.gov/make-a-plan</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">.
The wallet-sized cards in the attachment do not include the regional
meeting place so you will want to write that in. Familiarize
yourself with this information and be sure to include a copy of your
plan in your emergency kit.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">This
month is a great time to prepare for one more emergency, that of
sickness. By the time you realize you or one of your family
members are sick, it's usually too late to go to the store for what
you need. Stock things you might need that are non-perishable,
such as: ginger ale, sports drinks or something to keep you hydrated;
medicines, especially fever and pain reducers; simple crackers that
are easy on an unsettled stomach; canned chicken noodle soup. </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Create
a family disaster plan and put copies of it in each family member's
wallet and in your emergency kit</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Prepare
foods and medicines you might need in case of sickness</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*For
3-month storage: Buy 1 week of 3-month-type food this month.</span></span></div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-64569383635890139652013-07-12T20:07:00.001-04:002013-07-12T20:12:07.920-04:00Emergency Preparedness, Month 6 (May 2013)<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">In
case of fire you should know (and practice) how to evacuate in two
ways from each room in your home. You might want to draw a map of
your floor plan to help with this. Choose a familiar point a
short distance from your home as a place to meet once you get out of
the building. Make sure you have all necessary smoke and carbon
monoxide detectors in place with fresh batteries – and plan on
changing the batteries at least once a year. This is a good time to
bring up fire safety with kids - they need to know how safe you are
in case of a fire because you’ve planned and practice a home
evacuation. </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Locate
your gas and water turn-off valves and make sure you have a wrench
that can turn them off (righty tighty, lefty loosey!). You may
need to turn off your gas and water if you need to leave your home
prior to an expected disaster (a hurricane for example). You
should also know how to turn off your electricity. For more
information see <a href="http://www.ready.gov/utility-shut-safety">http://www.ready.gov/utility-shut-safety</a></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Learn
how to shelter in place. An excellent resource for this is
Massachusetts’ emergency web page teaching <a href="http://www.mass.gov/eopss/home-sec-emerg-resp/plan-prep/family/shelter-in-place.html">how
to take cover in your own home</a>. You will want to have on hand
things like heavy plastic garbage bags and plenty of duct tape.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Create
and practice a house evacuation plan (in case of fire); Update smoke
detectors </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Know
how to shut off your gas and water</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Learn
how to shelter in place</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Prepare
to visit the cannery again in two months (July) – notify the
cannery if you plan to purchase 8 or more of any one item so they can
have it in stock</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*For
3-month storage: Buy 1 week of 3-month-type food this month</span></span></div>
<br />Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-32017352759491604062013-04-03T21:34:00.004-04:002013-04-03T21:34:39.213-04:00Emergency Preparedness, Month 5, April 2013<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Month 5 (April 2013)</b></u></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">It is time to put your emergency kit into one, easy-to-carry bag just in case you need to leave in a hurry. This bag is for emergencies only so the only requirements are that it holds together and you can carry it for a fair distance. It does <i>not </i>need to be beautiful. You can use an old school bag, shoulder bag, carry-on, beach bag or even an old church bag. If you can sew, you can make your own out of sturdy materials. Now, pack everything you’ve collected in the bag and voila - You have a finished kit! Place it near the door you would be most likely to use in an emergency – maybe the one where you keep your keys – and you're ready to go.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Acquire/re-purpose/make carrying bag for your emergency kit</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Finish Month 4 (March) if necessary</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Save $11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*For 3-month storage: Buy 1 week of 3-month-type food this month.</span></span></div>
Sheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548383021117361768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-18709242716424747992013-04-03T21:33:00.005-04:002013-04-03T21:33:48.456-04:00Emergency Preparedness, Month 4, March 2013<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">For your emergency kit, the basics listed in Month 1 (December) and first aid will get you pretty far, but extras like tools, some money and important documents and information will make life-under-stress much easier. Attached is the complete emergency kit list: the basics, first aid, and “extras” like tools, diapers, medications, and useful gadgets. Use your discretion as to what items are absolutely necessary (and what items you would be willing to carry) for your kit. </span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">The extended list suggests you’ll want a little money: some cash in small bills and some quarters would be most useful. Consider carrying enough to completely fill your car’s gas tank and buy a meal for your family, and possibly enough for a hotel stay –perhaps around $200. This may require saving for several months. For example, you could withdraw $5 cash every time you use your debit card at the grocery store, as long as you remember to put it in your emergency kit! $200 can seem like a lot, but having cash on hand in an emergency could be a lifesaver, literally. </span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Documents that would be useful would be <i>copies </i>of titles, deeds, wills, bank account info (this is listed on a check too), birth certificates, government IDs, power of attorney documents, etc. These should all be photocopies, and they should be in a large plastic, watertight bag along with the cash.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">This month you will go to cannery and pick up 2 months worth of food storage from the cannery. (If it seems a bit overwhelming to collect emergency gear and visit the cannery, there’s built-in wiggle room next month to finish collecting emergency gear). Use your $11 this month toward the cannery trip. You are <b>½ </b>of the way toward your goal of having a year supply of food! </span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Round out the kit with any desired extras: tools, money, documents, etc. </span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Visit the cannery and get 2 months' worth of food storage. </span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Save $11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">(use this trip)</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*For 3-month storage: Buy 1 week of 3-month-type food this month.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">See“Full Emergency Kit” under Emergency Preparedness on the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/twoyearpreparednessplan/home">Document Website</a> . </span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span> </div>
Sheriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08548383021117361768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-72432646477220228772013-02-11T21:56:00.001-05:002013-02-11T21:56:38.806-05:00Emergency Preparedness, Month 3, Feb 2013<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A
first aid kit is an important part of your general emergency kit. This
month, using the list on the website (linked below), look around your house for the
necessary first aid items. You will likely have most of what’s
on the list and perhaps even use the items regularly (our family uses bandaids
all the time!). If you’ve already got a first aid kit you
use, relocate it to be right next to your emergency kit. That
way you can still use your existing supplies while maintaining the
grab-and-go benefits of the emergency kit. Going in with
friends to purchase supplies is a great way to save money—you can
get them in bulk and split up a big package. </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As
with emergency kits, first aid kits can be purchased pre-made.
Here are some examples of stores that sell them: </span></span><span style="color: #000099;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://target.com/" target="_blank">target</a><a href="http://target.com/" target="_blank">.</a><a href="http://target.com/" target="_blank">com</a>
, <a href="http://rei.com/" target="_blank">rei</a><a href="http://rei.com/" target="_blank">.</a><a href="http://rei.com/" target="_blank">com</a>
, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Emergency
Essentials: </span></span><span style="color: #000099;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://beprepared.com/" target="_blank">beprepared</a><a href="http://beprepared.com/" target="_blank">.</a><a href="http://beprepared.com/" target="_blank">com</a>
, <a href="http://redcrossstore.org/" target="_blank">redcrossstore</a><a href="http://redcrossstore.org/" target="_blank">.</a><a href="http://redcrossstore.org/" target="_blank">org</a>
, <a href="http://cvs.com/" target="_blank">cvs</a><a href="http://cvs.com/" target="_blank">.</a><a href="http://cvs.com/" target="_blank">com</a>
.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*
Purchase, or make from the list provided, a good first aid kit to add
to your emergency kit</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*For
3-month storage: Buy 1 week of 3-month-type food this month</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">See
“First Aid Kit” under Emergency Preparedness on the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/twoyearpreparednessplan/home">Document
Website</a>.</span></span></div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-11974266707469403322013-01-13T07:03:00.004-05:002013-01-13T21:59:57.150-05:00Emergency Prep - Month 2 (January 2013)<br />
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Grab
the shopping list you made last month and acquire the items you
need to finish your basic emergency kit. When you build your own kit, you can do so quite
economically by buying in bulk and splitting a large package (of
batteries for instance) between friends, or by watching for sales.
Drug stores, dollar stores, grocery stores and national chain box
stores often carry canned goods and bottled water at very reasonable
prices. You can also get individual kit items from most of the sources mentioned last month.<br />
</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Second,
try out a water purification technique so you’re comfortable with
how to do it. There are two steps to water purification (or you
can purchase a water filter made by companies such as Katadyn,
Berkey, Sawyer, etc.):</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">1.
Clarify: Cloudy or dirty water must be made clear. It may be
passed through a filter (paper, cloth or other) or allowed to settle
and the clear water on top carefully drawn off. </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">2.
Disinfect: Boil or add bleach. To disinfect by boiling, bring
the water to a rolling boil in an uncovered pot for 3 to 5 minutes;
boiling longer is not necessary. To disinfect with bleach, add
8 drops or ⅛ tsp household chlorine bleach (unscented; 5% to 6%
sodium hypochlorite) to 1 gallon warm water (colder temperatures keep
the bleach from working as well).</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Note:
These methods do not address non-biological toxic contamination.
To learn more, visit the US EPA’s website:
</span></span><a href="http://water.epa.gov/drink/emerprep/emergencydisinfection.cfm"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">http://water.epa.gov/drink/emerprep/emergencydisinfection.cfm</span></span></span></a></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<a href="http://www.ready.gov/managing-water" target="_blank">Ready.gov
provides information</a> on storing and treating drinking water.
Browse both the "Water" and "Managing Water"
options in the left-hand column. There's also a page for water
storage and treatment on the Church's providentliving.org.
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Use
list from month 1 to purchase supplies to complete the basic kit
list </span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Learn
a water purification technique or purchase a commercial water filter</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*<span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;">Prepare
to visit the cannery again in two months (March) – notify the
cannery if you plan to purchase 8 or more of any one item so they can
have it in stock</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*For
3-month storage: Buy 1 week of 3-month-type food this month</span></span></div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-81831560779571335182013-01-13T06:55:00.001-05:002013-01-13T06:57:43.080-05:00Cannery UpdateThe Worcester Cannery is now open again on Thursdays and on Saturdays from 9am - 4pm. This should make scheduling easier. Hooray! See Food Storage - Month 2 for details on scheduling the Cannery.Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-4626745341939949632012-12-03T22:20:00.001-05:002012-12-03T22:20:20.002-05:00Cannery UpdateThe cannery in Worcester has changed its hours of operation. Instead of being open on Thursdays and Saturdays, <i>it is now only open on Saturdays from 9am - 4pm</i>. Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-40982968802826705432012-12-03T22:18:00.004-05:002012-12-03T22:18:56.898-05:00Emergency Preparedness, Month 1<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Month
1 (December 2012)</b></u></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Welcome
to
emergency preparedness! December is a great time to think about
emergency kits - you can get some great gift ideas looking at neat
gadgets that might go in an emergency kit. And the work load for the
month is pretty light: saving some money (you've already been doing
that), collecting emergency items <i>you already have</i> in one place, and getting a couple extra things when you grocery shop.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Emergencies happen quickly and you
don’t have time to search or shop for things you need, so the heart
of any emergency preparedness is a well-stocked emergency kit that will last you 3 days (or 72 hours, the time when it's most
difficult for outside aid to reach you). The goals for the next 8
months are: complete 72-hour emergency kits for each person; kits for each vehicle; and complete emergency plans.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">You
can buy an already stocked kit from many places (a few of which are
listed below), but it’s also surprisingly easy to make one out of
things you probably already have around your house. The first
step is bringing together all those parts of a kit
that are scattered around your house or appartment. Use the
attached basic kit list and treat it like a scavenger hunt (FHE
lesson anyone?) to collect in one place what you already have.
Then make a shopping list for next month from what you don’t have
on the list. We’ll address first aid in an upcoming month.
</span></span>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Potential
sources for purchasing pre-made emergency kits: </span></span><span style="color: #000099;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://redcrossstore.org/" target="_blank">redcrossstore</a><a href="http://redcrossstore.org/" target="_blank">.</a><a href="http://redcrossstore.org/" target="_blank">org</a>
, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">Emergency
Essentials: </span></span><span style="color: #000099;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://beprepared.com/" target="_blank">beprepared</a><a href="http://beprepared.com/" target="_blank">.</a><a href="http://beprepared.com/" target="_blank">com</a>
, <a href="http://rei.com/" target="_blank">rei</a><a href="http://rei.com/" target="_blank">.</a><a href="http://rei.com/" target="_blank">com</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">
, </span></span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.costco.com/" target="_blank">costco.com</a>
.</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">SUMMARY:</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*
Using a basic emergency kit list, find as many things from around the
house as you can, put it all in a box and write down what you need to
complete the list. (Or buy pre-made kits)</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*Save
$11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">*For
3-month storage: Buy 1 week of 3-month-type food this month</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255,255,255);">See
“Basic Emergency Kit” attached to this email or under Emergency Preparedness on the
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/twoyearpreparednessplan/home" target="_blank">Document
Website</a>.</span></span></span></div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-58729215584224123602012-11-12T20:44:00.000-05:002012-11-12T20:44:06.169-05:00Food Storage - Month 8, November<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.25pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This
month take advantage of the Thanksgiving food sales and buy 1 week's
worth (or more if you feel up to it!) of everyday food storage items
(that you made a list of last month. This
is also the time to visit the cannery as you planned in Month 6
(September) and pick up 2
months worth of long-term food storage. Use your $11 per month per
person for
food storage toward this cannery trip. You are 1/3<sup>rd</sup> of the way toward your goal of having a year supply of food - hooray! </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.25pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">*For 3-month storage: Buy 1 week of 3-month-type food this month</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">*Visit the cannery and get 2 months worth of food storage. </span><br />
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.25pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">*Save $11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> (use this trip)</span></div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-85261772166862414322012-10-21T21:28:00.006-04:002012-10-21T21:28:56.453-04:00<u><b>Food Storage, Month 7 (October)</b></u><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This
month the goal is to acquire and store your second week's worth of
water. Now you have your two week supply of water! Celebrate!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">For your 3-month storage of everyday foods, look at your
data collected over the last several months of keeping track of what you
eat. Find the average of what you eat per month for each item, and then
divide that average by 4 to see what you eat every week. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Make a
shopping list out of your one-week needs and spread this shopping list
out over the month so that you’re only buying a couple extra things each
trip. Obviously you’ll want to only buy non-perishable foods or the
non-perishable equivalent of fresh foods (think canned corn
instead of fresh or frozen). This slow accumulation will continue over
the next 12 months until you have built up 3 months worth of foods you
use on an everyday basis. See the "FreshFoodConversion" document at <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/twoyearpreparednessplan/home" target="_blank">sites.google.com/site/<wbr></wbr>twoyearpreparednessplan/home</a> for more details. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">*Buy and store 1 week’s worth of water per person (7 gallons per person)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">*Save $11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></div>
<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% yellow; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: white;">See "FreshFoodConversion" in the Food Storage section of the<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/twoyearpreparednessplan/home"> Document Website</a>.</span></span>Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-41618004261682257422012-10-21T21:28:00.004-04:002012-10-21T21:28:41.193-04:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.25pt;">
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<b><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Food Storage, Month 6 (September) </span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This
month the goal is to acquire and store 1 week of water . The common
consensus no matter what authority you consult (church, civic,
humanitarian, etc.) is that it is critical to have a two week supply of
water, which consists of 1 gallon of water per person per day. Make
sure your water supply is in a low area, so that if it should leak, it
won't ruin what is under it. You can either buy smaller containers of
water and rotate through them, or you can buy a large, food-safe barrel
to store tap water and rotate that water every 6 to 12 months.
Emergency Essentials has some of the <a href="http://beprepared.com/category.asp_Q_c_E_137_A_c2c_E_tn_A_name_E_WaterStorageandWaterFiltration" target="_blank">best prices for barrels</a>
though I'm sure there are other great deals out there (again, not
endorsing this company). The prices get better if you buy several at a
time - group order anyone?</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ready.gov provides information on <a href="http://www.ready.gov/managing-water" target="_blank">storing and treating drinking water</a>.
Browse both the "Water" and "Managing Water" options in the left-hand
column. There's also a page for water storage and treatment on the
Church's <a href="http://www.lds.org/family/family-well-being/home-storage/drinking-water-guidelines?lang=eng" target="_blank">providentliving.org</a>.</span></span> <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">You'll cover water purification techniques in January.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">*Buy or order storage for 1 week’s worth of water per person (7 gallons per person)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">*Prepare
to visit the cannery again in two months (November) - notify the
cannery if you plan to order 8 or more of any one item so they can have
it in stock</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">*For 3-month storage: Keep track of everything you eat this month </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">*Save $11 per person for your year’s food storage supply</span></div>
Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-11842852027183932692012-08-08T20:29:00.000-04:002012-08-08T20:29:29.205-04:00August - Food Storage, Month 5<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-family: times new roman,serif;"><u></u></b></span>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">This
month is usually a busy one for most people so just keep saving that
$11 per month and tracking what you eat for your 3-month storage. When you get a spare 10 minutes, </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">read "WhyWheatandBeans" from the Food Storage section of the </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% yellow;"><span style="background-color: white;"> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/twoyearpreparednessplan/home" target="_blank">Documents Website. </a></span></span>This
answers the question of how wheat and beans can supply the nutrition
needed to keep you alive and healthy. They turn out to be super foods!<br />
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Though
the cannery was closed for a while last month, preventing many of us
from picking up the food storage we planned on, the good news is that
it's up and running again! The cannery is now open only on Saturdays
from 9am to 4pm (no longer open on Thursdays). You can squeeze in a
trip to the cannery in the next couple months or wait until the next
scheduled visit in November, and make that trip serve double.
</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><br />*Save $11 per person for your year’s food storage supply<br />*For 3-month storage: Keep track of everything you eat this month </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">See "WhyWheatandBeans" from the Food Storage section of the Documents Website. </span>
</div>Saralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7397180355260826177.post-21388554201555903012012-06-02T14:03:00.003-04:002012-06-02T14:04:17.938-04:00June - Food Storage, Month 3Welcome to Month 3 of the Two Year Preparedness Plan!<br />
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A quick
reminder from May: if you haven't called the cannery yet about large
purchases you'd like to make (8 or more of a single item) you'll want to
do so now to make sure they have it on hand when you visit in July.<br />
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This month find 5 food storage recipes (recipes that require
shelf-stable ingredients or that help you rotate what you've got stored)
and keep them with your preparedness packet that was handed out in
Month 1. The idea is to become familiar with where to find food storage
information. Good options include a google search, church materials,
preparedness blogs, or friends who are knowledgeable. We are
purposefully not including recipes in the attachments (except one at the
end of this post, after the summary!) because in looking yourself you
will find recipes tailored to your taste and dietary needs, and will
find more resources than we could list. Just poking around looking for
things, you can find a lot more than you'd expect!<br />
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Try at least one of the recipes you find. Experimenting and
practicing can do a lot to build your confidence toward using what you
will be storing. It doesn’t have to be fancy. You may not have the
stored ingredients yet so, for instance, buy whole wheat flour from the
store instead of grinding it from your wheat storage yourself (using
half white flour if you are not used to 100% whole wheat is just fine).
Just make it work for you and where you are right now. Any change in
the preparedness direction will get you there in the end. We (stake
provident living chairs) have both tried many recipes we'll never use
but in the process we've found standbys we use for our families on a
weekly basis.<br />
To begin preparing your 3-month everyday food storage, keep track of
everything you eat. Keep track of what you eat, not buy, since that
isn't always the same. Don’t worry if what you keep track of is
shelf-stable - just write it down and you can figure out how to store
its equivalent in Month 6 (September). The food that you'll be storing
for the 3-month storage is the same as you would store for the 2-week
storage that was encouraged in the past few years in the stake. The
"FoodRecordPrintout" or "FoodRecordSpreadsheet" documents in the Food
Storage section of the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/twoyearpreparednessplan/home/food-storage" target="_blank">Documents Website</a> can help with this.<br />
This is a great time to brush up on some nutrition know-how: dry food
storage has a lot more to offer than might first appear! The document
"WhyWheatandBeans" on the Documents Website was approved by a
nutritionist, so look it over.<br />
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*Find and add 5 food storage recipes to your preparedness packet and try at least one recipe<br />
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*Save $11 per person for your year’s food storage supply<br />
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*For 3-month storage: Keep track of everything you eat this month<br />
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*Read "WhyWheatandBeans" in the Food Storage section of the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/twoyearpreparednessplan/home/food-storage" target="_blank">Documents Website</a>.<br />
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See "FoodRecordPrintout" and "FoodRecordSpreadsheet" in the Food Storage section of the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/twoyearpreparednessplan/home/food-storage" target="_blank">Documents Website</a>.<br />
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Here's a 100% wheat bread recipe you can make from just a few,
shelf-stable ingredients. I (Saralynn) have looked for a good whole
wheat bread recipe for a long time, one that I could make without a
mixer or any special equipment, and one that would taste good enough for
my family to eat too! This is it!<br />
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100% Whole Wheat Bread<br />
1 1/2 Tbsp yeast<br />
1/4 to 1/3 cup honey<br />
3 cups warm water (hot bath water temp, not too hot)<br />
1/4 cup olive oil, vegetable oil, or melted butter<br />
1 Tbsp salt<br />
6 to 8 cups whole wheat flour, divided<br />
1 Tbsp vital wheat gluten *<br />
Dissolve the yeast and honey in the warm
water. Let sit 5 minutes until the mixture becomes foamy. Stir in oil,
salt, 3 cups of the wheat flour and the gluten. Add flour 1 cup at a
time, stirring thoroughly in between. When dough forms a rounded lump
and pulls away from the side of the bowl, put it on a floured surface to
knead by hand. Knead by pulling the far side up and towards you then
pushing it into the near side. Rotate a quarter turn and repeat. Knead
for 5 to 10 minutes (this really helps tone your triceps :) until dough
is soft and elastic. Put back in the bowl and let rise 1 hour, covered
with a towel.<br />
Take dough out of the bowl and divide into 3 equal lumps. You can form
these into logs and place in greased, medium loaf pans or form into
round discs and place on greased cookie sheets. Let rise 1 hour,
covered. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes, until loaves are
nicely browned. Remove from pans and let cool on wire racks. Wait 30
minutes before cutting for better texture.<br />
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*Bob's Red Mill makes vital wheat gluten and you can find it in most
large grocery stores and online. This is the protein in the bread that
stretches and supports the shape of the loaf as it rises. Since the
bran in whole wheat flour cuts the strings of gluten, you need a little
extra to help it hold together and keep it's shape.<br />
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--<br />
Stake Provident Living ChairsSaralynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02077027367794079870noreply@blogger.com