This year, we incorporated a Lunch and Learn session into the reunion agenda, featuring a presentation on practical approaches to developing disaster emergency plans. Given the significance of addressing real-life challenges that may arise unexpectedly, this topic proved highly relevant. The session received exceptionally positive feedback, and notably, participants expressed a strong commitment to initiating their own family emergency plans, demonstrating the effectiveness of the program.

Step 2:  Consider specific needs in your household. 

Create your own personal network for specific areas where you need assistance. Keep in mind some these factors when developing your plan:

• Different ages of members within your household

• Responsibilities for assisting others

• Locations frequented

• Dietary needs

• Medical needs including prescriptions and equipment

• Disabilities or access and functional needs including devices and equipment

• Languages spoken

• Cultural and religious considerations

• Pets or service animals

• Households with school-aged children

Step 3: Create a Family Emergency Plan 

You may not be together when disaster strikes, so it’s important to know how you’ll reconnect if separated. Use this outline to create a readily available form. Save it to your phone, [photo will work] and print the information and secure it in a leak proof folder in keep in easy access safe location. Remember you may not have access to your phone!

• Household Information [address, phone number etc].

• Family Members - list each persons name, mobile #, other # or social media tags, emails.  Important medical or other information.

• Emergency Plans - names of schools, childcare, caregivers and workplace for all members in your home.

• Emergency Contacts - Your circle, those people who you need to inform of your status and who can help you in a crisis.

• Emergency Meeting Place - This is predetermined location to meet up when you are scattered from one another during an emergency, alos good to have a back up.

• Medical Information - Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 - Doctors info for each family member. List of allergies or medical issues. Medical Insurance inform

• Medical Other - Assistive device: maker, moderl, supplier and serial numbers.  Vet Name and ifnormation

• Insurance - Life, Home, Car policy #'s and contact information

DON'T DELAY START PREPARING YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR HOME TODAY!!!!!!!