Food Glorious Food

Dear readers...During the month of December, I will focus on FOOD STORAGE.

I gave out a flyer at church today about "stocking".

In December, we think of what we will put in our loved one's Christmas stocking. But I am talking about "stocking" your pantry so your loved ones will feel secure and well fed in an emergency.

Consider this quote:

“There’s no escaping the Depression. I’ve been saying throughout my long life that money and love take on their various significances when they’re totally absent. Same is true of food. Food becomes most important when there isn’t any.”

- Stetson Kennedy, WPA writers project

California Prepares

Arnold Schwarzenegger, our governor, authorized the Golden Guardian program to coordinate efforts to prepare California's citizens for earthquakes. See Link on the side.

We had the statewide ShakeOut November 13th. Wherever you were that day, did you "Duck, Cover and Hold On" at 10:30 am? We at the Family History Center did that. We had good sturdy tables to duck under. Every household in the ward, I believe,(or they should have) got a phone call from someone to see if they were OK.

In our son's ward in Santa Ana, they pretended that all phone lines (including cell towers) were down and there was no electricity. Members walked to each others homes to check on them.

There are so many resources to help us get prepared. I implore you to seek them out and evaluate what your weaknesses are in this area and resolve to strengthen them.

SHAKE OUT

The Great Southern California ShakeOut


At 10 a.m. on November 13, join millions of Southern Californians in the ShakeOut Drill, the largest earthquake preparedness activity in U.S. history! Please register today.

The Great Southern California ShakeOut includes the ShakeOut Drill and other events to help us get ready for big earthquakes, and to prevent disasters from becoming catastrophes.

Go to....

www.shakeout.org It has great links! You can learn a lot!