And the winner is...

...Denise Chipman.

Congratulations, and thanks to everyone who participated in our giveaway. I appreciate all of your input!

I Dare You To Eat It

Another Emergency Preparedness Specialist I know recently attended a fireside given by Liesa Card on food storage. Liesa centers her food storage around the 7 cannery foods that the church provides for us. She has created a system to make sure you use your supplies before they expire and talks extensively about incorporating these items into your everyday meals with ease. She has written a book titled "I Dare You to Eat It" which discusses her system for short and long term food storage very thoroughly. This book also includes recipes using these long term staple items. She believes that our prophets and leaders have been inspired to have us store these particular food items for a reason, and stresses the importance of building our food storage around these items. Normally her book is $14.94 at Deseret Book, but by combining our order with this other ward, we're able to get this book for $8 a piece. This is an amazing deal! I have been limited to 15, so it will be first come first serve. This book would not only make a great resource, but also a great gift!

Please contact JoEllen if you are interested.

I have also heard rumor of a fireside of this nature taking place on this side of town (this one last week was in Henderson) so be on the look out for more information on that.

Shipping

And update for those who ordered storage buckets:

I just received an email stating that our order should ship within the next 3 days. I will let you know by phone when it arrives.

The shipping was slightly more than expected. I am asking for $4 per person to be contributed to cover the difference.

Delayed

If you ordered storage buckets, please be advised that some of the pieces we ordered are being delayed. Our entire order should be shipped sometime next week.

I'll keep you updated!

Storage Containers

I have placed an order for the food storage buckets. I am just waiting to hear back on the shipping costs.

If you are interested in placing a personal order you can check out their website here.

These storage buckets are food grade and are great for storing bulk purchases. Items stored in these buckets should be items you rotate through and use frequently.

Pricing on Basics:

5 gallon white bucket $4.49

gamma lid $6.25

flat lid $1.99

lid remover (for flat lid) $8.95

Giveaway

The gift giving isn't over yet...

Annoucing our first ever

GIVEAWAY!!

Our Stake has set some new goals for us this year which include building up our 3 month supply of food storage.

To help our Ward get some ideas on how to accomplish this goal, or even get started, we are hosting a Preparedness Fair

Saturday February 19th from 9 to1.

Save the date!!

This fair will offer 5 45 minute classes of which you will be able to attend 3. We will have a guest speaker and giveaways within each class you will be able to qualify for. We will also be serving a light lunch.

Our current giveaway consists of a 3 month supply starter bag. To qualify for this giveaway you must complete this survey and leave a comment on this posting. Your opinions and thoughts mean so much to us as we look out to the year in front of us. Let us know how we can best serve you! The winner of this awesome giveaway will be chosen at random from the comments section of this post on Sunday January 23rd.

Thank you in advance!!

Long-Term Food Storage for December

Here is our suggested list for items to be collected this month to add to your long-term food storage. Remember, these items are suggested per person.

toothbrush

toilet paper and individually packaged handiwipes

batteries and flashlight

waterproof matches and candles

Due to the nature of our Stake's goals for 2011, we will be canceling further Project Noah updates. A full list of suggested long-term food storage items will be available on this blog in the near future. (I'm trying to make a printable version of the entire year.) Keep in mind that even the smallest effort will bring us blessings. You have to build your long-term storage one item at a time and our Father in Heaven is mindful of our efforts and sacrifices.