Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Prepare for Back-to-School - Let your children know about your plans to take care of them during an emergency. Make sure your children's school has current emergency contact numbers for you, your spouse and for a trusted friend or relative. In addition, a laminated card with contact numbers tucked into your children's school packs could be very useful.

Don't forget to prepare your college age students, too, as they leave home. Do they have current family numbers and contact information? Be sure they know the name, location and phone number of your family's out-of-state emergency contact, so they can report their status during an emergency. That's easy to add to a cell phone directory.

Being prepared means peace of mind in confusing situations.