National Preparedness month is celebrated every September in the United States. It is sponsored by FEMA and encourages Americans to take steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, schools and communities. For the next 3 weeks, I will do a series of news columns focusing on Emergency Preparedness in the home. One of the many things that is essential to have on hand in case of an emergency is food. We all have to eat and you can begin “stocking up” for as little as $5 a week over the course of a year. Here’s the list of what to buy each week for the first half of the year:
Week 1: 6 lbs. salt
Week 2: 5 cans cream of chicken soup
Week 3: 20 lbs. sugar
Week 4: 8 cans tomato soup
Week 5: 50 lbs. wheat
Week 6: 6 lbs. macaroni
Week 7: 20 lbs. sugar
Week 8: 8 cans tuna
Week 9: 6 lbs. yeast
Week 10: 50 lbs. wheat
Week 11: 8 cans tomato soup
Week 12: 20 lbs. sugar
Week 13: 10 lbs. powdered milk
Week 14: 7 boxes macaroni & cheese
Week 15: 50 lbs. wheat
Week 16: 5 cans cream of chicken soup
Week 17: 1 bottle 500 multi-vitamins
Week 18: 10 lbs. powdered milk
Week 19: 5 cans cream of mushroom soup
Week 20: 50 lbs. wheat
Week 21: 8 cans tomato soup
Week 22: 20 lbs. sugar
Week 23: 8 cans tuna
Week 24: 6 lbs. shortening
Week 25: 50 lbs. wheat
Week 26: 5 lbs. honey
Stay tuned next week for the second half of the list. For more information about emergency/disaster preparedness, please call the Extension office at 325-646-0386 or visit our Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) website at http://texashelp.tamu.edu.
