Assembling disaster-preparedness kit can be fun

COPE Preparedness suggests that assembling a disaster-preparedness kit can be fun!

We all know that those New Years resolutions make it to about the third week in January and then are forgotten as quickly as they are made. Maybe if we could make one of those resolutions just a little more fun, it would be something we could follow through with.

Preparing a disaster supply kit is like going to the dentist: You know how important it is, but you put if off because it really isn’t that much fun. What if we could make this important, but often overlooked, part of your family insurance plan just a little more fun?

Think in terms of hosting a  Preparedness Party. Think Tupperware without the hard sell. Show your friends and neighbors how to make their own low-cost preparedness kit to store in their vehicles and homes. The only thing we ask is that you invite people to your own “preparedness potluck” in which your guests bring disaster-kit items instead of dinner dishes.

For example, someone may bring 10 flashlights while another guest brings 10 boxes of bandages. Each guest needs to bring a bucket or bag to the party, and then items are exchanged so that all who attend have at least a good start to their emergency kits.

This is an easy way to not just cross your fingers and hope that you and your family are prepared during an emergency in our community. A prepared community is a safer community in which we all can live.