Resolve to be Ready! Emergency Preparation Kit Giveaway including $25 Target GC

Before a disaster turns your world upside... Resolve to be Ready!!!

OEM would like to encourage New Yorkers to Resolve to be Ready this year and be prepared for an emergency by taking three steps: (1) Make a Plan, (2) Get a Kit, (3) Be Informed.


It is so important to be ready!!! The main goal of the Ready New York City campaign is to encourage parents to Resolve to be ready and be prepared in the case of an emergency, both small and large, partially by staying informed through OEM’s Facebook page.

Make a Plan:
Develope a Disaster Plan with your Family. Prepare for what to do, how to find each other, and how to communicate in an emergency. Disuss a meeting place and emergency exits. It's always helpful to go over this information and practice your plan.

Get a Kit:
Gather Supplies! It's important to keep at least 3 days worth of supplies.
Important items include:
- Water (one gallon of water per day/per person)
-Non-Perishable,ready to eat food (& Can Opener)
-First aid kit
-Flashlight
-Battery-operated AM/FM radio & extra batteries (you can also buy wind-up radios that do not require batteries)
-Personal hygiene items:like soap,feminine hygiene products,toothbrush & toothpaste
-Phone that does not rely on electricity
-Child care supplies or other special care items(like Baby formula or medicine)

Be Informed!
OEM is branching out and sharing information with New Yorkers in more ways than ever before. On OEM’s Facebook page you can find more information and even take the first step in making a plan by selecting and sharing your own meeting place using the Get Ready NYC: My Meeting Place Facebook application. Also, you can download a Resolve to Be Ready preparation calendar from the site which contains quarterly, monthly, and weekly reminders to help prepare for emergencies, large and small, throughout the year.


Please be ready!! We never know when an emergency is going to happen. Resolve to be Ready!!! Do you have a plan or a kit?



Win it!!!One of my lucky readers can win an Emergency Preparation Kit! The kit consists of a $25 Target gift card, flashlight, AA batteries, travel first aid kit, and protein bars.

MANDATORY/REQUIRED ENTRY:
Visit www.readynyc.org and check out the guides for tips & information. Leave a Comment telling me a tip you found most useful or ways you are preparing for an emergency.

EXTRA ENTRIES:
To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill the first REQUIRED entry. But in addition you can:

■Follow me via Google Friend Connect (1 extra entry)
■Subscribe via e-mail (1 extra entry)
■Add @Shawnmh to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (1 extra entry)
■Add @NYC OEM to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (2 extra entries)
■Tweet this giveaway on Twitter. Be sure to include a link to this contest page (Leave me the link)(1 extra entry/this may be done daily)
■Add my button to your site AND/OR add me to your blog roll.(1 entry for each)
■Like the NYC Office of Emergency Management Facebook and submit a photo showcasing how you are preparing for emergencies in the New Year.
(3 extra entries)
■Use the Get Ready NYC: My Meeting Place Facebook application (2 extra entries)
■Blog about this contest: Add a link to this post (5 extra entries)

This giveaway is open to US Residents only. Please leave a separate comment for each entry.(Please make sure if you are anonymous you leave your email address with your comments.)

This giveaway will end on February 8th at 11:59 pm Est. The winner will be notified and have 48 hours to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen.


*Disclosure: I am helping to spread awareness to prepare families for emergency situations. This information and giveaway was provided by the Ready NYCity Campaign*

Please visit OEM-New York City Office of Emergency Management for Important information.