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Hi ya'll,

Just thought I would let you know what we did at our Provident Living Fair today.  It was great, if I do say so myself!!  It really came together well.

People seemed most intersted in the exhibits.  The Using Wheat class, Handling Local Emergencies, & 72 hr kits,  were the most popular classes (in that order).  Gardening and Power Shopping were next.  While the others were not as well attended, I think they were valuable.  We had almost 100 children (Provident Children was the theme) and they were kept so busy we hardly knew they were in the building.

Fredericksburg VA Stake Provident Living Fair

Classes:

1. 72 Hour Kits
2. Wheat
3. Canning
4. Gardening Producing food on whatever size space you have
5. Handling Emergencies For Our Local Area  [ what is the plan for the stake/ ward/ county?  How to handle different situations]
6. Power Shopping - covers groceries, good buys, lg. Appliance purchases - getting the most for your money
7. Long Term Financial Planning
8. What Uninsured Families need to know
9.  Save On Health Insurance & Long Term Health Care
10. Children's Area ( for ages 4 to 12 ) will be fun and educational. Basic first aid and CPR for older children, Nursery.(ages 18 mos - 3)

Exhibits in Cultural Hall:

· 72 hour kits
· pediatric health
· first aid
· should have had CPR but it did not work out
· Stake Employment services
· dehydrating food at home
· water purification
· alternate fuel sources
· food storage plan - personalized using the computer program put out by the church years ago
· dry pack item from LDS cannery - lots of tastes
· wet pack items from LDS cannery - lots more tastes
· homemade bread- yummm
· homemade butter - yummm
· lots of handouts from FEMA and the Red Cross
· a demonstration of using llama wool - carding, spinning, felting - felt mittens on display
· emergency communications - ham radio set up
· Bloodmobile - Red Cross took blood donors