Egg wrap up!

Although our egg laying troop was out bright and early getting ready to hide candy and preparedness filled eggs for those attending our Preparedness Education Egg Hunt this afternoon, the hail, snow and cold kept us from actually hiding any! However we didn't let that stop us.  Our brave egg hunters still came out to learn more about emergency preparedness and, of course, eat some candy

Candy, pictures of necessary preparedness items you should have in your emergency kits (I.e. water, a can opener, a radio), golden tickets that you redeem for some amazing giveaways (I.e. first aid kits, book bags, and water bottles) and of course, emergency whistles were stuffed inside over 900 eggs for our excited egg hunters!

And that's not all we sent them home with! They also got a Ready Rex preparedness activity books and a fun stress ball!

Thanks to the great participation between the American Red Cross and the BMHA Citizen Corps Council, BMHA Resident Services and Frederick Douglass Resident Council this event was a great success with over 70 people in attendance who all went away with a better understanding of how to be Red Cross Ready and how to get a kit, make a plan and stay informed… with the added excitement of an egg hunt and sweet reward of candy and preparedness themed prizes!!
Click here to see YNN's story on the Preparedness Egg Hunt!

If you are interested in learning more about how you can be Red Cross Ready, you can visit us online or contact Denise Herkey-Jarosch, Regional Coordinator, NYS Citizens Preparedness Program, at (716) 878-2231 or Louise Porter, Prepared and Ready Coordinator at (716) 878-2230 to schedule a Be Red Cross Ready presentation that addresses issues such as fire preparedness.

Egg hunting season!!



Photo courtesy of www.achildgrows.com

What’s better than an egg hunt? How about an egg hunt that also highlights the importance of emergency preparedness!? 

We thought so too!! That’s why we here at the American Red Cross and the BMHA Citizen Corps Council, BMHA Resident Services and Frederick Douglass Resident Council are helping to run the Preparedness Education Egg Hunt!!

This Thursday, April 21st from 12:00pm until 2:00pm at the Frederick Douglass Community Center, kids age 5-11 and their guardians are welcome to participate in our outdoor, weather permitting, egg hunt! While the kids search outdoors for their candy filled treats, preparedness items will be randomly raffled off… so everyone that attends has a chance to win! 

When: Thursday, April 21st from 12:00pm-2:00pm

What: Preparedness Education Egg Hunt

Where: The Frederick Douglass Community Center, 234 Jefferson Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14204

Who: Kids aged 5-11 and their guardians

For more information contact Erica Smith of the Frederick Douglass Resident Council at 716-605-7951. We hope to see you there!!