The youth split up into teams with their leaders and visited the homes, and gave each family the following tasks. The groups earned points according to what tasks they could complete.
Example: “There was a major hurricane 9 days ago. You are still without power.
Task #1- Find every working flashlight or lantern or candle.
Earn points: 1 pt for every working flashlight or candle.
10 pts for lighting a lantern that has a mantle.
Family #2- Blake and Amelia: We have lots of candles, more than I realized.
Task #2- Boil water without using electricity.
Earn points: 1 pt for finding matches or a lighter
1 pt for finding a camping grill or camping stove
1 pt for finding a coffepot or pot with a lid.
1 pt for having fuel (propane or charcoal, etc.)
10 pts for boiling water.
Family #1- Our kids knew where to find the candles. We have a propane grill that we could use to boil water.
Family #2- Blake and Amelia: We have a gas kitchen stove, a camping stove, and propane for a lantern and for our camping stove.
Family #3-Mike and Mitzi: We have plenty of candles, we have a battery-powered lantern and batteries, and we highly recommend buying headlamp flashlights, if you wear one you still have two hands available. We have a propane gas grill outside.
Task #3- You need to get information, and you need to go places. There is no electricity, and gas pumps are not working.
EARN POINTS: 1 pt if you can get the news from a battery or solar powered radio or TV.
1 pt if your cell phone has more than 3/4 charge.
1 pt if you have a cord phone which doesn’t use electricity.
1 pt if your car has at least half a tank of gas.
Family #2- Blake and Amelia: We have a battery radio, and our cell phones were more than 3/4 charged.
Family #3-Mike and Mitzi: We have a wind-up radio that has a radio, flashlight, and cell phone charger. We have an old phone that isn’t cordless. Our car had more than 1/2 tank of gas.
Example: Because of extreme weather, there are no stores open for several weeks, and no electricity. All your fridge/freezer food is gone. Find complete shelf-stable meals that you could fix. You must have ALL the ingredients.
Earn points: 5 pts for each shelf-stable main dish you can pull from your cupboards, (up to 5)
5 pts for each shelf-stable dessert you can pull from your cupboards (up to 5)
5 pts for each shelf-stable breakfast you can pull from your cupboards (up to 5)
Family #3- Mike and Mitzi: We have lots of mac and cheese and powdered milk and canned milk.
Example: You have had no electricity for a week. Your children have all wet their beds, there are no more clean sheets.
Earn points: 10 pts to handwash a bedsheet in a bucket or sink.
10 pts if you can use only stored water.
5 pts if you can find a place to hang it to dry.
Family #2- Blake and Amelia: We need to get a lot more water for washing.
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