Sunday, January 15, 2012

Emergency Preparation Starts With A Black Shoulder Bag GIVEAWAY

Are you ready for a disaster?
Does your family know their meeting place?
Do you know your area's evacuation centers?

Make a resolution for 2012 and be prepared for anything.

While we haven't seen snow since that freak storm in October, we are still in the thick of winter which means we could still get snowfall in the New York area.

Many of you work in New York City, go here to find out the order in which the city will plow the streets to help you prepare for your work commute.

Another way to be ready is by visiting the Readiness Challenge – an interactive, online emergency simulation –  a tornado tears through the city, knocking out power and jamming phone lines – that forces them to make quick decisions at every turn.  The Readiness Challenge also ties in the My Meeting Place Facebook application and other OEM materials to help users get started on their emergency plans.
 
My friends over at New York City's Office of Emergency Management wants your family to be ready for the worst. Getting educated on just a few important things could be the difference between life and death.  As the mom of a two, planning and taking some steps to ensure their safety as well as mine and my husband's gives me peace of mind that we will be OK, if we need to take care of ourselves for a couple of days. 

To help you get started with your readiness plan the OEM has sent over a Go Kit for one of our readers.

Go Kit Bag with a Pocket Radio, Flashlight, First Aid Kit, Batteries, Worker's Gloves, Light Sticks, Emergency Blankets and More!


a Rafflecopter giveaway


*Open to US only.
Disclosure: I am hosting this giveaway on 
behalf of the Ad Council and the New York City 
Office of Emergency Management’s
Ready New York campaign
who provided the giveaway product.
I received no monetary compensation.

92 comments:

  1. We are developing a plan and making sure all know what it is and where to meet
    sylviawhit@gmail.com

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  2. Anonymous12:56 AM

    We do not have a meeting plan...that is a great idea!
    radeeolover at yahoo dot com

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  3. Since our last storm, I bought extra flashlights and batteries.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  4. Your button is on my sidebar:
    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

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  5. Debbie D1:51 AM

    I think this is a great idea .I'm starting my emergency pack right away .

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  6. I am weatherproofing my house by getting a few new windows.

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  7. I have extra batteries, water and a radio in my closet.

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  8. Beings I am from a small town, it will be much easier for us to locate each other, but we did choose an easy to reach location.
    wallindeb@yahoo.com

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  9. I relieves stress to have a family plan for emergencies and supplies set aside. I recommend this to all.

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  10. We have extra food stocked up that doesn't have to be heated in case we lose electricity.

    slb3334@gmail.com

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  11. I wasn't a Girl Scout but, I know you can't be to prepared. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  12. Anonymous12:48 PM

    You don't panic

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  13. I always carry extra blankets and batteries with a flashlight sweaters and candles in my truck ....a lesson from my grandfather....

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  14. I always have a flashlight, batteries, candles, emergency radio, first aid kit, blankets, water and cans goods like beans, tuna and crackers put up for emergencies.
    heartnsoulcooking at gmail dot com

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  15. Have your button my my sidebar @
    http://heartnsoulcooking.blogspot.com/
    heartnsoulcooking at gmail dot com

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  16. We are in the process of buying a generator. We lose power quite a few times every year so we also have plenty of flashlights, batteries and bottled water.
    fatmeatloaf1 at gmail dot com

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  17. Anonymous4:23 PM

    Thank you for the good giveaway. Have a great day! Jack Palmer jcpalmer25@yahoo.com

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  18. Anonymous6:23 PM

    We recently bought a generator and a lots of candles.

    clary711@yahoo.com

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  19. I need a plan for my Mom and Dad, (age 80 and 87)

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  20. We recently replaced batteries in all flashlights.

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  21. We bought a generator. We learned a lesson after living almost 3 weeks with no power before. Also bought a battery operated radio. It came in soooo handy!

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  22. I could use this in my apartment for frequent emergencies. Please accept my entry. Thank you.

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  23. We try to prepare for earthquakes where I live. We have supplies of water in our home and car, an out of state contact, protein bars in the kids backpacks, and we've taken an emergency preparation course.
    pauline15_01(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  24. We are going to stock up on extra stored food

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  25. Dont have a plan but should really work on it.
    amasfuntime at yahoo dot com

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  26. We have extra food and water, a way to cook it, extra lights and candles, blankets and warm clothes.

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  27. We are going to prepare an emergency tote this year--I have been doing some research!

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  28. Anonymous5:09 PM

    This is something every family should have.

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  29. We have a back up battery on our heater and one lamp.

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  30. getting a new smoke detector crystletellerday@yahoo.com

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  31. I took the NYC Readiness Challenge.

    I'm packing a storm readiness kit for our family.

    abfantom at yahoo dot com

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  32. Google+ and GFC ids: abfantom fantom

    abfantom at yahoo dot com

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  33. We have flashlights with extra batteries, bottled water, canned food, hand operated can opener,hand crank radios.

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  34. I just had this conversation with my mother--always make sure my car is never less than half full of gas.

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  35. We have food and water, extra clothing, blankets, flashlights, batteries, a radio, cell phone, first aid kit, extra medications and copies of important documents, phone numbers and email addresses set aside for emergencies...hopefully never need to use them, but always want to be prepared. Thanks!

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  36. Cindy M11:41 AM

    We live in a cabin deep in the woods with a woodstove for central heating. I'm always trying to keep extra food in the house, but some MREs would be nice for backup, too. writer61(at) yahoo./com

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  37. This quiz definitely made me aware that I'm not totally prepared for an emergency. I need to spend a little time getting my kids ready for an emergency too, I see, something I didn't really think about. I am, living in MN, ready for a snow emergency. We are trained from a young age to be ready for the cold. I have a bag in my car with all the supplies for a snow emergency like extra clothes, flashlights, snacks, water, and some entertainment for the kids!

    coriwestphal at msn dot com

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  38. We have an emergency kit with water,flashlight, batteries, food, extra clothes.
    Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill12@gmail.com

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  39. I have canned food, bottled water and flashlights (and a radio with fresh batteries).

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  40. due to a rescent storm we now have a stockpile of batteries and flashlights and i also know to fill the tank before the storm
    nannypanpan at gmail.com

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  41. elizabeth p11:57 PM

    Irene showed us we are not prepared at all. We are starting to build our preparedness kit. I am queenesperfect at yahoo.com

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  42. we have flashlights with new batteries handy and a weeks worth of canned goods and bottled water in the pantry
    rmartinclarke at gmail dot com

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  43. stocked up on canned goods & batteries for the flashlights
    jofo120 at yahoo dot com

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  44. i follow on gfc mverno mverno@roadrunner.com

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  45. Preparing a hurricane preparedness kit!

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  46. We keep flashlights, portable radios and plenty of batteries around along with bottled water and some food you can eat without cooking.

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  47. I have an out of state phone contact to relay messages.

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  48. i am going to prepare an emergency bag for my home

    madamerkf at aol dot com

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  49. I try to be prepared for Spring storms here in Texas. We keep a battery powered radio, flashlights, and charged cell phones ready.
    eswright18 at gmail dot com

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  50. bottled water mverno@roadrunner.com

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  51. I keep food on hand!!!

    freebiegoddess03@aol.com

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  52. I'm making sure all our emergency supplies are in one location

    rtrexel@gmail.com

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  53. We are woefully unprepared. However I have a blanket, small snow shovel, first aid kit in the car. I see where we could add a lot of essentials and be better prepared.

    nblack at twcny dot rr dot com

    Goggle circle

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  54. Looks wonderful :)

    ktgonyea at gmail.com

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  55. I've got to put a shovel and blanket in my trunk!
    ericacarnes(at)gmail(dot)com

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  56. I have extra batteries, water, food and a radio set aside. Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
    Renee Walters
    Bored2quickly@hotmail.com

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  57. We have an Emergency Kit and food and water and a portable generator.
    jodysis at windstream dot net

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  58. melissa miller12:20 AM

    I have extra batteries, water, food
    melissamiller2002@yahoo.com

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  59. Anonymous7:09 AM

    we have an emergency suitcase in our car in case we need to evac during fire season
    marie h

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  60. We are going to develop a meeting plan!
    smatos04@hotmail.com

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  61. I have several steps that I need to take before I can rest assured that my family is prepared for emergencies, but I'm sort of horrified to realize that we do NOT have a designated meeting place! That's like a very basic thing! Ugh...need to get that in order first.
    h4schaffer at gmail dot com

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  62. I have water, batteries and food stored back

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  63. I like to keep all of my Winter gear in the back of truck. Boots, pants, hats, gloves, you name it. I am from MN so I am prepped naturally!

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  64. I'll get new fire extinguishers.

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  65. Gina P11:55 PM

    i keep an emergency kit in my trunk just in case i'm stuck in a big snow storm

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  66. We've checked all the batteries in our flashlights (and we have a drawer of batteries) and have plenty of snackable foods and drink, blankets, etc.

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  67. We keep a one month supply in our basement of food and water at all times and our kids know where to meet in case of emergency.

    dhealey123@yahoo.com

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  68. Anonymous8:23 AM

    I learned I need to pack an Emergency Bag.

    Desiree Dunbar
    desireedunbar@hotmail.com

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  69. I have extra batteries, canned foods and bottled water in case of an emergency.

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  70. I have been stocking up on batteries for flashlights!
    onecheaplady@yahoo.com

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  71. I have lots of bottled water and food,a few flash lights and that is about it I know I need to do a lot better :(

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  72. We're actually working on a 72 hour emergency kit that we can grab and go if we need to. We are also storing water in our basement (we live in a desert!)

    sweepyhead at gmail dot com

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  73. extra flashlights and batteries
    vmkids3 at msn dot com

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  74. I'll fix up an emergency pack with batteries, flashlight, battery operated radio and a first aid kit for starters.

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  75. So far, I have purchase additional flashlights and batteries and have two small first aid kits
    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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  76. We have a battery backup for our heater.

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  77. Anonymous11:40 PM

    i have flashlights, candles, recently purchased a radio you can power by cranking
    sherriejackson1 at hotmail dot com

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  78. Im stocking up on batteries.



    clarkmurdock@yahoo.com

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  79. I keep extra bottle water and food in the house
    dez3b@yahoo.com

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  80. We have a bin with three days worth of food, water and supplies to help us through an emergency.

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  81. barb hunt2:46 PM

    Thanks for the great contest!
    bahjeep@aol.com

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  82. Anonymous5:24 PM

    I keep extra batteries and bottle water on hand.

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  83. Took the challenge. I keep my vehicle on full, with jumper cables, blanket extra boots and blankets.

    daveshir2005@yahoo.com

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    google +/ shirley pebbles

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  84. I stocked up on water and canned food.

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  85. Thanks for the giveaway...we recently purchased a solar powered weather radio !

    senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  86. I'm going to have a kit prepared because I currently have nothing.

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  87. All I can afford to do is keep a little water in the house.

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  88. I have stocked up on batteries,water and canned goods.Also
    have plenty of blankets.

    CharlieGurl57@aol.com

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  89. we have a preplanned meeting place incase of an emergency thanks crystal allen

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  90. I have emergency supplies.

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  91. We always keep a case of water in the pantry and also extra batteries and a fully stocked first aid kit ready.

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  92. i took the test and it said i was ready, i have put togeather a kit

    lmurley2000@yahoo.com

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