Emergencies Happen! Natural Disasters and Acts of Violence can happen with no warning at all. Do you have a plan for your family? Children are the most vulnerable in emergency situations. That’s why Save the Children encourages everyone to act to better protect kids BEFORE disaster strikes. I remember the fear I felt after September 11th and one thing that helped me get through the panic that ...
Emergency Preparedness
Are You Ready for an Emergency?
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Milkman. A while back when my husband was out for the night there was a tornado warning. I was home with the kids and our dog Finnegan. We don’t have a basement, no downstairs tub to hide in and honestly I had no idea what to do if something happened. How would I get both kids and Finnegan out the door? Would out the door be the right place to even go in ...
2-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy: #GetReady with Save The Children
It's hard for me to believe but today is the 2-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy’s U.S. landfall. Two years ago my children and I hunkered down for the night in our dining room. I brought mattresses, blankets, pillows and lots of stuffed animals downstairs and we all “camped out”. I tried hard to not scare them and make it like we were having a fun camp out. All the while I was petrified for ...
HAVE A PLAN! National Preparedness Month #NatlPrep
September is National Preparedness Month and According to FEMA, 50% of Americans have not discussed or developed an emergency plan with family members about where to go and what to do in the event of a local disaster. Does your family have a plan? When I was younger I thought nothing could ever happen to me, that I was invincible. Then came September 11, 2001 and my entire life and being was ...
Save the Children’s Get Ready, Get Safe Initiative
Here we are one year after Hurricane Sandy demolished so much of our area and I still can't believe such a huge storm beat up our area. Many parts of my hometown of Staten Island were totally destroyed. Our beloved New Jersey Shore was devastated and so many other parts of our area as well. People lost their homes, others without power for weeks. When I saw a photo of the Tide Loads of Hope ...
