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!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 21 WEEK CALENDAR

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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