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Don’t wait — communicate

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The Prepare Kansas online challenge* takes place each year during September.  September is also National Preparedness Month (NPM). The month finishes big on September 30 with a national day of action, National PrepareAthon! Day.

National Preparedness Month 2015
National Preparedness Month 2015

One of the challenge tasks for Week 1 is to complete a family or workplace communication plan to use in the event of a disaster and communicate the details with everyone who needs to know about it.

If you aren’t sure what to include in your plan, check out this information and the resources at ready.gov

We’ve also posted some helpful links here on the blog.

* There is still time! Take steps ahead of disaster and register by September 6 at http://bit.ly/1pwiiFE

 

 

Today’s the day — the 2015 Prepare Kansas online challenge starts today!

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Welcome to the 2015 Prepare Kansas challenge. The program focuses on a few activities every week during September. For example: access alerts and warnings, develop communication plans, assemble or update supplies, and drill or practice an emergency response.

Challenge activities for September 1 – 6 are to:

  • complete a family or workplace communication plan to use in the event of a disaster and communicate the details with everyone who needs to know about it, and
  • purchase a bin, bag, or box and add 5 items to your emergency supply kit.

Throughout the week we will post helpful information about how to accomplish each of the challenge tasks.

Haven’t signed up for 2015 Prepare Kansas online challenge yet? There is still time! Take steps ahead of disaster and register by September 6 at http://bit.ly/1pwiiFE

Still time to register for the 2015 Prepare Kansas challenge!

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Where will your family be when disaster strikes? They could be anywhere – at home, at work, at school, in the car. How will you find each other? Will you know if your children are safe? Take the #PrepareKS challenge and develop your family communication plan.

Learn more as K-State climatologist Mary Knapp describes the challenge in her August 24, 2015 Weather Wonders program.

The online challenge kicks off on September 1. Register now!

 

Keeping Your Financial Records Secure

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October has been Cyber Security Awareness Month. Learn how to manage your financial records — paper, electronic, and web-based — to keep them secure and accessible at all times.

Image Source: Burglary by Luis Prado from The Noun Project

WHAT: A webinar will be presented by Sara Croymans, Lori Scharmer, and Steve Judd. Croymans is a family resiliency Extension educator with University of Minnesota; Scharmer is a North Dakota State University Extension family economics specialist; and Judd is manager of information technology and distance education, at University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. The webinar will be moderated by Elizabeth Kiss, Kansas State University assistant professor and Extension specialist.

WHEN: Thursday, October 30 from 1 – 2 pm central time

HOW: Log-in at http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/eden as a guest and enter your name. This will allow you to watch the webinar.

The free webinar is open to anyone interested in keeping personal papers secure!