As the busy months of summer approach there is no better time to get your 72 hour kits prepared and ready! Sister Carla Kanokoa has found links to some valuable resources to help us out! Don't delay! Prepare now!
This is a great blog for emergency preparedness: www.preparedldsfamily.blogspot.com. For those who attended the R.S. activity last Thursday, this is the 12 steps for preparing a 72 hr. kit. For those who weren’t there and want to get a kit prepared for your family, a great step by step resource.
Here is a list of items to include in the kit from FEMA.
Emergency Supply List - FEMA.pdf
Monday, June 6, 2016
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Relief Society Activity Thursday June 2nd 6:30pm
Join us this Thursday for a fantastic evening of service and sisterhood! Many options for contributing:
- Come and lend a hand putting together the many projects
- Donate items or cash for the Chemo Care kits (we still need everything except sanitizer and chapstick)
- Donate pillowcases
- Bring your sewing machine
**Bring a fun food to share!
We are meeting at the church at 6:30pm on Thursday June 2nd! See you there!
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Chemo Care Kit for Kids
We announced on Sunday an upcoming Relief Society Quarterly Activity on June 2nd. We will share all the details on Sunday! One part of the activity will be collecting and creating Chemo care kits for kids. I've attached the document that explains the type of items we need donated. We will have a collection box on Sunday and for the next few weeks. Thank you for your continued support!
TIPS
For each kit include: five Items to Help with Side Effects plus one activity and/or comfort item.
Buy travel-sized items.
Plan to budget approximately $1 for each item. The comfort and activity items seem to range in price from $3-$5. Most kits put together cost: $8-$12.
Focus each kit for a specific group (age range and gender: boy, girl, or either)
Make sure all the items in each kit are age appropriate for the same age range. (For example: cozy size 1 Spiderman slippers would be a mix-match with nail care kit.)
Items to Help with Side Effects (include 5 or more of the following)
□ Tissues
□ Mints
□ Lemon drops or Lemonheads
□ Gum
□ Ring pops
□ Fragrance-free lotion
□ Two sets of plastic utensils (highly recommended—Best ones from IKEA)
□ Hand sanitizer (for family members to use)
□ Lip balm
□ Antibacterial hand wipes
Comfort Items (include 1 of the following)
□ Soft socks, slippers, or hat
□ Washable, cuddly item
□ Blanket or pillow case
Activity Items (include 1 of the following)
□ Coloring book and crayons or colored pencils
□ Simple craft
□ Small toys
□ Nail care kit (for teenage girls)
□ Fun, twisty straws
□ Activity or joke book
□ Stickers and notebook
□ Travel-sized games, card games, or puzzles
□ Notepad and color pens
□ Gift cards (Red Box, iTunes)
Chemo Care Kits for Kids will help with managing side effects from chemotherapy and in providing needed distractions for kids and their families during this stressful time. These items have been “Mom approved” by REAL moms that are currently helping their children conquer cancer.
Pennies of Time http://penniesoftime.blogspot.com/
Sunday, April 3, 2016
It was a bit
difficult to compare the 2 sources I spot checked (Walmart vs. Costco) because
they have different sizes, or price per serving rather than ounce.
However, it was interesting to see the different things available. These
are local stores, and some of the products are on the shelf. I think the larger
size items are online mail order from both. The 72 hour kits are pretty
inclusive, and reasonable, in my opinion.
The Walmart site
has some specialty things that are probably more realistic for food storage,
other than in true natural disaster emergencies scenarios. Things like
biscuit and bread mix, etc. That is probably a good source to get things
to add to food storage outside of the 'stave off starvation' items you'd
normally have and want on hand.
Costco
Walmart
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Costco
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Walmart
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1 yr/1 person
complete (no water)
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$ 999.00
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1 year/4 ppl
complete (no water)
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$ 4,000.00
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7 day kit - 2 ppl
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$
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180.00
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55 gal water
system
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$
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130.00
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$ 80.15
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72 hour kit (inc.
fuel and power) - 4 ppl
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$
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250.00
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72 hour kit (food
only) - 4 ppl
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$
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65.00
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$ 128.00
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72 hour kit
(inclusive) - 4 ppl; 5 yr shelf in backpack
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$
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140.00
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BULK ITEMS:
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Freeze dried
fruit
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$
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0.50
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Freeze dried
veggies
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$
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0.35
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Canned beef
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$
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1.04
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Canned pulled
pork
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$
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0.42
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Canned chicken
breast
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$
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0.66
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Powdered Milk
(non fat)
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$
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0.23
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Mac & Cheese
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$
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0.50
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Macaroni
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$
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0.19
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Lentils
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$
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0.28
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Red beans
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$
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0.27
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Black beans
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$
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0.25
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Oats
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$
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0.16
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$ 0.14
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Rice
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$
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0.19
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Organic Seed Kit
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$
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47.99
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Dried Beef
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$
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1.63
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$ 4.46
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Dried Chicken
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$
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1.79
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$ 3.36
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40 lb. Honey
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$
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160.00
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Sugar/oz
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$
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1.67
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$ 1.32
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36 lb. Flour
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$
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48.00
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Granola Cereal
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$
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0.94
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Powdered Butter
per ounce
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$ 0.60
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Powdered
Margarine per ounce
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$ 0.32
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Powdered Honey
per hounce
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$ 0.33
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Hash browns per
ounce
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$ 0.28
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Powdered Peanut
Butter/ounce
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$ 0.32
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Powdered tomato
sauce/ounce
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$ 0.35
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Potato slices/oz
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$ 0.34
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http://www.costco.com/emergency-kits-supplies.html
http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=emergency%20essentials&typeahead=EMERGENCY
Kathee Nelson
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