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>>> WE
>>> WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY LIKE
AN EARTHQUAKE.
AN EARTHQUAKE. >>> THE RED CROSS AND PEMCO
INSURANCE ARE HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET
I HAVE TO HELP MY KIDS WITH
COMFORT.
COMFORT.
COMFORT. >> IF YOU ARE THERE BUT IF YOU
ARE NOT TRYING TO MAKE THEM AS
COMFORTABLE.
COMFORTABLE. THIS IS A PILLOWCASE PROJECT.
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> THE PILLOWCASE PROJECT HELPS
KIDS TO PREPARE FOR A DISASTER.
IT CAME ABOUT DURING KATRINA
WHEN RESCUE WORKERS NOTED THAT
COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE STARVING
STUFFED INTO THEIR PILLOWS TO
GET OUT OF THE WAY OF KATRINA.
THE RED CROSS JUMPED ON THAT
AND DEVELOP THE CURRICULUM
AROUND PILLOWCASES AND
PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER
SAFETY.
SAFETY.
SAFETY. THEY CAME UP WITH THE
PILLOWCASE PROJECT.
PILLOWCASE PROJECT. >> HOW DID PEMCO GET INVOLVED?
>> NOT ONLY DOES IT HELP PEOPLE
PICK UP THE PIECES AFTER AN
EMERGENCY IT HELPS TO BE
PROACTIVE AND PREPARE BEFORE AN
EMERGENCY WHICH IS HUGE.
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH
AN OUNCE OF CURE.
THE WORKLOAD IN THE PAST AND WE
ARE ANTICIPATING ANOTHER
SUCCESSFUL ENDEAVOR AND WE WANT
TO FOCUS ON YOUTH AND SAFETY
THIS IS PERFECTLY ONLINE.
>> HOW DO YOU BALANCE IT.
>> A LITTLE TEDDY BEAR WE LOST?
YOU STICK A TEDDY BEAR BUT
PEOPLE DON'T NEED THAT SO WHY
DO YOU ENCOURAGE THIS.
.
.
. >>
. >> A
. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY
KIDS, DO NEED THE FAVORITE
STUFFED ANIMAL TO SURVIVE A
DISASTER.
DISASTER.
DISASTER. IT HELPS THEM TO BE CALM AND ON
THE PILLOWCASE WE PUT WHAT SOME
GREAT THINGS WOULD BE TO PUT IN
THE PILLOWCASE.
THE PILLOWCASE. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TEACHING
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. THINGS LIKE A FIRST AID KIT,
TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE, WATER,
FLASHLIGHTS, BATTERIES, AN
IMPORTANT MEDICATION IN YOUR
FAVORITE STUFFED ANIMAL.
>> THIS IS COOL.
WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE THIRD
THROUGH 5TH GRADERS AT THREE
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND WE WILL
NAME THEM IN A LITTLE BIT IN
THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THE STUDENTS
BECOME THE TEACHERS AND SO THEY
TAKE WHAT THEY LEARNED IN THE
CURRICULUM ABOUT SAFETY AND
BRING IT BACK TO THEIR
HOUSEHOLDS AND LOVED ONES SO
THE MESSAGE GETS AMPLIFIED.
>> CAN I ASK WHY YOU HAVE THIS
T-SHIRT?
T-SHIRT?
T-SHIRT? >> CHANGE OF CLOTHES.
>> WE WERE THINKING OF WHITE T-
SHIRT.
SHIRT.
SHIRT. >>
SHIRT. >> IT'S WRINKLY BUT CLEAN.
>> IS THE IDEA THEY ARE DOING
THIS AT THEIR SCHOOL OR DOING IT
AT HOME?
AT HOME?
AT HOME? HOW DOES THE PROJECT WORK?
>> WE TEACH THE KIDS IN THE
SCHOOLS WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO
TALK WITH THEIR PARENTS AND
FAMILIES TO DEVELOP A
PREPAREDNESS STRATEGY SO IF AND
WHEN A DISASTER HITS THEY ARE
READY TO GO.
YOUNG KIDS ARE REALLY GOOD TO
GET THE PARENTS TO DO WHAT THEY
WANT THEM TO AND THE KIDS TEACH
THE PARENTS AND HOPEFULLY THEY
WILL HAVE A PILLOWCASE STUFFED
WITH THESE IMPORTANT ITEMS.
>> 'S A WEEK REACHING OUT TO
MORE THAN 550 STUDENTS ACROSS
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
ACCORDING TO TWO SCHOOLS
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. SEATTLE NOVEMBER 5TH RISING
STAR ELEMENTARY AND THEN WE HAD
TO SPOKANE TEACH KIDS AT LIGIER
WERE SCHOOL.
WERE SCHOOL. >> TEACHERS ADMINISTER THIS.
DO THEY DO IT ON THEIR OWN.
ANYWAY TO GET THE KIDS SAFE AND
PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY.
>> THE MORE SCHOOLS THAT WANT
TO PARTICIPATE THE BETTER AND
THE MORE KIDS PREPARED FOR
DISASTER THE BETTER.
IN THE FORM MORE FAMILIES KNOW
ABOUT PREPAREDNESS AND DESIRE
SURVIVING A DISASTER.
>> THIS IS A PILLOWCASE PROJECT