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The Red Cross is a leader in National Preparedness Month, which occurs every September. Preparedness Week is a five-day campaign that aims to motivate students to prepare themselves and their peers for a disaster by encouraging their classmates to 1) complete an luckywin Emergency Contact Card and/or 2) answer preparedness questions correctly.听

You can also utilize this opportunity to establish contact with your peers and advertise the Red Cross Preparedness Mobile Apps. While this activity is meant to focus our efforts and complement the other activities of National Preparedness Month, it can be held at any time of the year.听听

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Purpose

Being prepared makes all the difference during a disaster, and developing a personal communication plan is easy. By participating in this activity, you are playing a vital role in Red Cross efforts to educate and prepare. We can鈥檛 do it without you!听听

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How to Get Started

Step 1: Set Clear Goals and Objectives

Define your desired outcomes for the activity and create measurable goals and objectives to guide the planning process. We encourage you to integrate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations into your activity and be creative with your approaches.听听

Step 2: Plan the Details

Identify competition groups听 听

听 听鈥⑻鼶ecide who will be involved in the competition. Will it be between homeroom classes, grades, or other student groups?

Finalize the format of the activity

听 听鈥� Formulate the preparedness questions

听 听听听听听鈥⑻齉uestions that are relevant to your school will be even more impactful because they help students to become more aware of emergency features, such as:

听 听听听听听听听听听鈥⑻�鈥淲hat is our school's emergency evacuation plan and routes?鈥�

听 听听听听听听听听听鈥⑻�鈥淲here can you find fire extinguishers at our school?鈥�

听 听听听听听听听听听鈥⑻�鈥淲here can you find first aid kits at our school?鈥�

听 听 听 听鈥⑻鼿ere are more resources to craft the preparedness questions.

听 听 听 听 听 听鈥⑻�Hurricane Safety Quiz | luckywin

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Determine an approach to measure and incentivize participation.

听 听鈥� You can set up a table/booth for students to visit during lunch and morning hours where they can fill out Emergency Contact Cards and turn in answers to the preparedness questions.

听 听鈥⑻鼿ave a point system in place. For example, each question answered correctly could be worth one point, while each completed card could be worth two points.

听 听鈥� Determine the reward for the winning group.

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Step 3: Coordinate the Logistics

Set a date and time

听 听鈥⑻齈reparedness Week is typically a five-day campaign,

听 听鈥⑻鼺irst day of the campaign

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听 听 听 听鈥⑻齈rint out enough听Emergency Contact Cards听for your peers to complete.

听 听鈥⑻齃ast two days of the campaign

听 听 听 听鈥⑻齌able around your school to remind everyone about the Emergency Contact Cards. Students will be on the edge of their seats waiting to hear who won the challenge, so tally the totals and deliver the news. And that鈥檚 a wrap!听

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Secure a venue

听 听鈥⑻鼺ind a location in your school or a public place with more foot traffic, such as a mall or a park.听

Assign roles and responsibilities

听 听鈥⑻齌his activity requires volunteers to prepare and facilitate. We also suggest assigning volunteers to create flyers with preparedness tips and put them on walls to kick-start the preparedness week. Here are some sample poster messaging:

听 听 听 听鈥⑻齋martphones are great, but hedge your bet:听Carry a paper card.听Fill out your Emergency Contact Card today.

听 听 听 听鈥⑻齃ove free Apps and bonus points?听Download the Red Cross Preparedness App on your cell phone and earn badges to help your class win the prize!听Each badge you earn helps keep you safe and gets you an extra point.

听 听 听 听鈥⑻鼶o you and your family know what to do in an emergency?听Plan. Tonight, I will spend some time creating a household communication plan.

听 听 听 听鈥⑻齀f you were separated from your family during a disaster, would you know how to find each other?听Talk to them tonight and pick an out-of-town emergency contact.

听 听 听 听鈥⑻齓ou may be text savvy, but is everyone in your family?听After a disaster, text messages may go through even when phone calls do not. Today, I will teach a family member how to send a text message.

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Gather supplies

听 听鈥⑻鼵reate a list of supplies needed and arrange to acquire them in advance.

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Spread the Word

听 听鈥⑻鼳dvertise the activity through various channels such as social media, email, and school announcements.

听 听鈥� Send a reminder with important details prior to the activity.听

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Step 4: Facilitate the Activity

听 听鈥⑻齊un through Step 2 and Step 3 in advance and engage the participants throughout the activity.

听 听鈥⑻鼳rrive early to set up for the activity.

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Step 5: Debrief and Thank Your Volunteers

听 听鈥⑻齀nvite participants to discuss their experiences and capture lessons learned.

听 听鈥⑻齌hank everyone who contributed and participated.

听 听鈥⑻齊emind volunteers to record their hours through Volunteer Connection.听