Sunday, March 29, 2009

If Ye Are Prepared, Ye Have No Need to Fear

The weather was beautiful and the mood upbeat among many dozens of people from Bloomington 4th and 7th and Southgate 1st and 2nd wards who gathered on Saturday, March 28 for the annual preparedness fair at the church. From 8 a.m. until nearly noon, ward members filled 3578 cans with rice, sugar; white, red and pinto beans, powdered milk, potato pearls, dried carrots and dried onions, red and yellow wheat and other assorted food storage totaling 20,466 pounds (though that total did not include Roy and Carol Stephen’s cans of Kraft macaroni and cheese and a year's supply of candy bars!)

According to event chairman Eric Smith of the Bloomington 7th Ward, this is certainly Bloomington’s biggest preparedness event ever and included representatives from the local cannery, as well as instructors on such topics as "Cooking with Food Storage," "Family Finance," "Essentials of Food Storage," "Employment Options for the Un - and Underemployed," "Shopping with a Plan and Coupons," and "Healthy Living."

It was a busy Saturday on which ward members were reminded in numerous ways what FEMA has been saying for many years, "If the community experiences a flood, fire, earthquake or tsunami, your comfort level will be determined by how well prepared you are personally. The government has no responsibility for making you comfortable!"

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