Spotlight on: Provident Living

http://www.providentliving.org/ is a great place to start if you are looking for LDS resources on self-reliance, emergency preparedness, adoption, employment and and many other topics. There are links to other resources as well. Take a look!

Spotlight on: Buffalo Red Cross

Want to know how to volunteer for the Red Cross? Looking for a Blood donation location? Want to know more about heating your house safely? Care to learn how to stay healthy? Need a job in Emergency Preparedness? Want to get trained in CPR, Babysitting Safety or Lifeguarding? You can do all this and more by visiting the American Red Cross website at: http://www.redcross.org/.

Or visit our local Red Cross website at: http://www.buffaloredcross.org/. You can find out about local events, classes and sign up to volunteer in your own part of town. You can also sign up for their free monthly newsletter and get some great tips straight to your inbox!

Spotlight on: Dehydrate2Store.com

Tammy from Dehydrate2Store.com is a local Amherst, NY woman doing amazing things with dehydrating. She has a fabulous website we hope you will check out!

By simply removing the moisture from many foods, you can prolong their shelf life and create your own food storage items that will help you and your family be prepared. Tammy's site includes tutorial videos that give you step-by-step instructions on how to dehydrate and store almost all kinds of foods. Not only does she tell you how to dehydrate the food, but then she gives you great recipes for using this storage.

http://www.dehydrate2store.com/ is a great place to get started with your food storage.