READYColorado School Preparedness Project
Release Date: September 10, 2009
Release Number: FNF-09-049
As part of READYColorado's School Preparedness Project, several schools are adopted each year during National Preparedness Month (NPM) to provide the preparedness message to students, and in turn their families. One of the schools for NPM 2009 is Elbert Elementary, which is located in Elbert, Colorado, a small rural community about an hour outside of Denver.
Elbert Elementary received one shelter in place kit for each classroom, which included food, water, blankets and additional items to assist teachers and students for up to 12 hours in the event of an emergency situation. Teachers were educated on the kit and encouraged to add to it as needed.
READYColorado and Elbert Elementary kicked off preparedness events with a Radio Disney Party. As part of each assembly, Radio Disney educated the children on various elements of preparedness, including fire safety, emergency kit packaging, pet safety in emergencies, and flu readiness. Radio Disney also featured fun contests including various preparedness trivia games, a Readiness Toss, kit creation, and a Readiness Scramble. There also was plenty of dancing and singing with Radio Disney DJs. Kids received prizes and were encouraged to think about preparedness actions they can take at home and at school.
Other school preparedness parties are scheduled throughout the state during the month of September.
Visit www.fema.gov/medialibrary/media_records/1082 to view video from the preparedness event.
Last Modified: Thursday, 10-Sep-2009 15:39:33