ARE YOU PREPARED?
Disasters come in all sizes. Tornadoes, chemical spills, fires, flooding or ice storms can change our daily activities in the blink of an eye. Is your family ready to evacuate or shelter in place depending on what you’re instructed to do? Each family needs to have a disaster kit and a plan to be prepared. When a disaster strikes, you need to know what to do and implement the plan. Over the next 21 weeks we will be guiding you how to become informed, make a plan and build a kit. Build a disaster kit. Focus on your family's needs, catering to children, elderly or those with special needs.We will provide the basics for each week and you will have the opportunity to enhance the list to meet your family’s needs.
Participating stores will assist you in obtaining items for your kit.Inside the stores you will find displays showing that week’s items. Several stores will also offer sale prices on those items during that week.Shelf talkers (signs designating disaster items) will be on the shelves next to items as a reminder.Each month we will also be providing articles that will assist you in helping your family prepare.February, Dr. William Pfohl will discuss preparing children for times of stress in a disaster.
Start today to Prevent, Prepare and Respond for the unexpected - the Red Cross Way!
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Participating Stores:
Ace Hardware
600 US Highway 31-W Bypass, Bowling Green
Batteries Plus
1150 US Highway 31-W Bypass, Bowling Green
Crossroads IGA
3954 KY Hwy 185, Bowling Green
2560 Mt. Victor Lane, Bowling Green
7604 Russellville Road, Bowling Green
5499 Scottsville Road, Bowling Green
Houchens Markets
3170 Louisville Road, Bowling Green
1901 Russellville Road, Bowling Green
1347 Hwy 185 Sugar Maple, Bowling Green
IGA
318 North Main Street, Lewisburg
779 South Main Street, Morgantown
313 Jacks Shopping Center, Scottsville
151 Vincent Street, Smiths Grove
704 North Main Street, Tompkinsville
Piggly Wiggly #10
402 N Main Street, Franklin
The Cee Bee Food Store
584 S Main Street, Brownsville
True Value Hardware
123 W GL Smith Street, Morgantown
Wal-Mart
1201 Morgantown Road, Bowling Green
150 Walton Avenue, Bowling Green
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