Emergency Expo

As part of my church calling, I was involved in putting together an Emergency Expo. The purpose of this activity was to get everyone prepared for possible natural disasters. We touched on topics such as 72 hour kits, earthquake preparedness, food storage, water purification, making a family plan, cooking over a fire, First Aid, and making sure you had the right insurance to cover your losses in such events. A service missionary from the Reno Cannery came, she was so full of information, it almost needed a night of it's own. She got me really interested in food storage and eager to try out the cannery. I'm just not sure I am ready to replace butter and oil with beans. I put together the display for earthquakes and Dan was nice enough to put a booth together about insurance. He thought it would be fun to bring the stand up of Flo.

Here are a few that participated in the fun:

Brya Steffens and Jalyssa Christensen.

Tressa Card.
Michelle LaMont, our Relief Society President.

Jack spent the evening playing with Parker Guisti.

Parker is about 3 weeks older than Jack, he belongs to my friend Lindsey. It has been fun watching these two become more interactive with one another. They are the only boys in their age group. They will need to stick together when it comes to the handful of girls that will go through primary and school with them.

It was a very successful activity. I think the most positive feedback we have gotten in awhile. The attendance was great too, especially since we invited the other Ward to participate with us.

We have a long list of ideas for follow up classes. There is so much to learn and prepare for.