Okay, most of us should have food stored away as part of our emergency preparedness. Keep in mind that only specially prepared products like camping meals, MREs and true emergency rations have multi-year expiration dates. That means those cans of beans, boxes of oatmeal and jars of peanut butter all have varying shelf lives.
This website lists expected shelf life for a wide variety of goods and is a great reference for folks maintaining their supplies. Here is what the page looks like:
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At the December meeting, Lt Pat Halleran distributed polo shirts to those that had passed the volunteer application process and also took photos for new ID’s that will be issued at a later date. A dessert potluck was also organized to mark the holiday season. More information to come when the meeting minutes are ready.
On December 13th, Belmont Fire Station 14 hosted Santa Claus who brought a pile of snow for the kids to play in. A very successful toy drive was also held, filling the Training Room with donated gifts.
Belmont FD Chief Doug Fry and San Mateo-Foster City Fire Chief Michael Keefe were also in attendance to enjoy the festivities. CERT volunteers were also on hand to assist the event. Thanks to Tim Wong and Terese Ruth for the photos.
Photos from our recent Winter Social event have been posted to the CERT Photo Album. Here are just a few examples.
I hope the attendees enjoyed the event as much as we (the Social Committee) did getting it all together!
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Here is how the room looked for last night’s Winter Social. What a great evening, this was the best one we have had so far. Redwood City FD Chief Skinner also attended and expressed his thanks for what CERT provides to the community. We can’t thank Christy enough for the job she does. More photos to come.
In less than a week, this bare room will be hosting this year’s gathering of CERT members. Be sure to RSVP to Terese Ruth via email (tcbsccert.aol.com)
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