This year as we approach Emergency Preparedness,

as a ward we will concentrate on one theme each month.

For January, our theme is Organizing.

 

We will organize our vital documents, insurance documents, and financial documents. As we go through each week, you may realize those areas that you have not yet provided for. Ultimately, you should organize these in a binder along with your other Emergency Preparedness information that you can easily grab in an emergency, if necessary. This week, please concentrate on Vital documents. Start searching and put everything in one place. These may include:

 

Birth certificates, Passports, Immunization records, Military and church papers, Diplomas and transcripts Marriage certificates, Adoption papers, Pet records, Proof of citizenship, Current pictures for family members, CASH – keep a variety of small bills on hand, Medical information, prescriptions and  Copy of your will, living trust, power of attorney etc.  

 

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January 13, 2013

This year as we approach Emergency Preparedness,

as a ward we will concentrate on one theme each month.

For January, our theme is Organizing.

 

For January, please continue to Organize and Plan by gathering your vital documents, insurance documents, and financial documents in one binder. This week concentrate on your INSURANCE DOCUMENTS. These may include:

Homeowners insurance policy, Auto insurance policy, Life insurance policy, Medical insurance policy, Pictures and lists of all your personal belongings for insurance.

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January 20, 2013

This year as we approach Emergency Preparedness,

as a ward we will concentrate on one theme each month.

For January, our theme is Organizing.

 

For January, please continue to Organize and Plan by gathering your vital documents, insurance documents, and financial documents in one binder. This week concentrate on your FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS. These may include:

Copies of your credit cards front and back, Bank statements, Retirement/social security statements, Internet passwords (banking, personal, work etc), Utility statements, Work/tax documents that would be difficult to replace, Deeds to properties, Titles to cars, boats etc., Warranty information

 

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January 27, 2013

This year as we approach Emergency Preparedness,

as a ward we will concentrate on one theme each month.

For January, our theme is Organizing.

 

We will organize our vital documents, insurance documents, and financial documents. As we go through each week, you may realize those areas that you have not yet provided for. Ultimately, you should organize these in a binder along with your other Emergency Preparedness information that you can easily grab in an emergency, if necessary. Gather and organize in a 2 ½” View Binder with page protector pages and index tabs. We will add other Emergency Preparedness topics in this same binder so that everything is together for Emergency situations that may occur. Please see the Ward Emergency Blog for additional helps.

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Alpine 12^th Ward Emergency Preparedness

January Theme - Organization

 

This month we want to get our Plan in order. Plan is the glue that makes everything else work. A plan is crucial in Emergency situations and gives us peace of mind, if ever needed. If someone may need to take over in your absence, would you be organized for that? Let’s begin organizing an Emergency Binder with everything in one place.

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR EMERGENCY BINDER?

VITAL DOCUMENTS

•       birth certificates

•       passports

•       immunization records

•       CASH – keep a variety of small bills on hand

•       copy of your will, living trust, power of attorney etc

•       medical information including prescriptions

•       military and church papers

•       diplomas and transcripts

•       marriage certificates

•       adoption papers

•       current pictures for family members

•       pet records

•       proof of citizenship

INSURANCE DOCUMENTS

•       homeowners insurance policy

•       auto insurance policy

•       life insurance policy

•       medical insurance policy

•       pictures and lists of all your personal belongings for insurance

FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS

•        copies of your credit cards front and back

•        bank statements

•        retirement/social security statements

•        internet passwords (banking, personal, work etc)

•        utility statements

•        work/tax documents that would be difficult to replace

•        deeds to properties

•        titles to cars, boats etc

•        warranty information

 

Please take one area each week in January and attempt to gather and organize. Make plans to acquire those things you don’t yet have. We will continue to add to this binder in other areas of Emergency Preparedness, so be sure and purchase a large enough binder to fit everything together.  I suggest using page protectors as sleeves for those items that could slide out. Suggestions: 2 ½” View Binder with page protector sheets for storage, a set of 5-tab or 8-tab index pages, and lots of enthusiasm! Use the above categories to preface each section. We will be adding to our sections. As this material is very important, valuable, and private, please find a safe, but accessible place to store it.  Happy New Year and let’s be prepared!                                 

Shari Wheeler, Ward Emergency Preparedness Specialist

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As you can see, I have posted the entire month of December's assignments and comments. I hope you and your families have a wonderful Christmas and have come several steps closer this year to having your Emergency Preparedness Supplies and a Year Supply of Food. I have enjoyed being your guide and prompter and hope that this coming year will be a new beginning to getting even closer to our goals! Keep watching for our New Year format to come! Merry Christmas!

 

 

Week 52 (December 23, 2012)

O Come Let Us Adore Him!

At this special time of the year when we celebrate Jesus Christ and his all importance in our lives, let us keep him in our thoughts, prayers, and words, and look to Him to guide us in those things we are striving to do to become more like Him.

 

Assignment: Empty your water containers and refill with fresh water.

Assignment: Make a plan to purchase the remainder of any Long Term Food Storage items still needed

 

Week 52 again! (December 30, 2012)

While contemplating your goals for the New Year, create a list of goals you see as a need for the coming year regarding Food Storage and Emergency Preparedness.

 

Assignment: Happy New Year! Now, let’s begin again!

 

Week 51 (December 16, 2012)

The church has produced many helpful materials to assist with understanding and teaching important welfare principles. They include videos, pamphlets, books, and handbooks. A sample of available materials follows:

All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Finances (04007) pamphlet

All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage (04008) pamphlet

Basic Self-Reliance (32293) handbook

Essentials of Welfare (53045) video

One For The Money (33293) pamphlet

Providing in the Lord’s Way (32296) pamphlet

A complete list of available materials is posted on the Internet at www.providentliving.org.

Assignment: Re-evaluate your emergency Preparedness Plan and remind young children of the plan.

Assignment: Go through your Disaster Kit and swap out outgrown/ seasonal clothing.

 

 

Week 50 (December 9, 2012)

President Gordon B. Hinckley reminded us in October 2005 general conference of our need to be prepared: “We can so live that we can call upon the Lord for his protection and guidance. This is a first priority. We cannot expect His help if we are unwilling to keep His commandments. …I have faith … that the Lord will bless us, and watch over us, and assist us if we walk in obedience to His light, His gospel, and His commandments.”

 

Purchase: 6 lbs. of fruit flavored drink mix or other drink to enhance living on your stored food.

Purchase:  12 lbs. of non-instant dry milk (double this amount if you can only find instant dry milk)

 

 

Week 49 (December 2, 2012) These will be our last assignments for the year! We are almost there.

͓͓͓Pres. Henry B. Eyring shared the following life experience in March, 2008:

“Once, I went with my missionary companion to visit a family we had taught and baptized just a few weeks previously. The parents took us down into their basement to show us a room. It had been the bedroom of one of their two daughters. But she had now moved in with her sister. The bedroom she vacated was filled with everything the family would need in an emergency. We had not taught them anything about emergency preparedness. When we asked why they had done something so difficult so quickly, the reply was that they had read in a Church magazine that the Lord would like families to be prepared to take care of themselves and others. They said, “Isn’t that what Latter-day Saints do?” That simple faith extended to everything they felt the Savior would have them do. And their desire to follow Him lasted. And it changed them.”

Purchase: Purchase something to replenish your 3 month Food Supply List. Hopefully by now it is a habit ingrained in all of us and we naturally do it in our normal grocery shopping.

Purchase: One spare of each of your favorite condiments. Wouldn’t you like to buy mustard on sale for $0.25, instead of full price when you are desperate and have none left? Also, in an emergency situation, condiments can add a lot of flavor and “comfort” to the food that you will be living off of. At least ketchup and mustard are a must!