Counselor: Connie Packer
Sponsor: Utah National Guard Youth Programs
Earned: April 22, 2011
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| To prepare myself for an emergency I assembled a Personal Emergency Service Pack. It wasn't too difficult to put together because my dad is in the Army and had all of the necessary items- like the packs of MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) in the center of the photo. |
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| My little sister, Boo, wanted to get into the action. I think she'll make a great Girl Scout someday. |
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| As part of this merit badge I had to walk through our entire home and check nearly 100 areas for safety. Here I'm checking off the box, "Emergency Water Supply." This blue drum holds 50 gallons of water. |
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| In the Emergency Preparedness class I had fun making a few items. I waterproofed these matches by dipping them into wax. Now, if it rains during one of my scout camps I'm prepared. |
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| During the Emergency Preparedness class, I also made this"fire starter". I placed lint (from the dryer) and wood shavings in an egg carton, then dipped the entire thing into wax. I'm actually going to use it tonight (April 29th) on our scout camp to Chimney Rock, Utah. I hope it works! It's supposed to be 30 degrees tonight and I know we are going to need a fire. |
