Kickoff Meeting
We kicked off the Preparedness Project to help the residents of Morgan County become better prepared to handle man-made or natural disasters through building relationships, learning and sharing knowledge and skills.
Meeting Presentation (30 MB PDF)
Link to video replay
Medical #1 – Bleeding, Shock & Wounds
Retired paramedic Art Cucinotta covered Patient Assessment (hands-on training), Recognition & Treatment of Shock, Types of Wounds, Treatment of Bleeding (hands-on training)
Class Presentation PDF (3MB)
Foraging for Foods & Natural Medicine
Topic #1 – Identifying & Investigating the Wild Plants growing in one’s backyard. Instructor – Abby Porter Topic #2 – How to make concentrate herbal extracts, referred to as Tinctures. Instructor – Lucie Crosby Topic #3 – Homeopathy – What to have on hand for acute conditions. Instructor Kathleen Miller
Plant samples were available.
Class Presentation PDF (9.5MB)
Foraging Handout
Homeopathy Handout
Bug In or Bug Out
Led by Art Cucinotta and Lori Marino, this class provided information to help attendees decide when to stay or when to go during a natural or man-made disaster and what to include in a 72-hour Go Bag. A display of various products was available and a To Go Bag was given away.
Class Presentation PDF (20 MB)
72 Hour Survival Kit Checklist
Home Preparedness #1 – Backup Food & Water
This class provided information about backup food, water supplies (storage & purification) and cooking options and was led by Art Cucinotta and Lori Marino
Class Presentation PDF (672 KB)
One Year Food Supply Handout PDF
Master Food Storage List Handout PDF
Basic Food Storage List Handout PDF
Azure Standard link – online ordering with local delivery in Martinsburg that was mentioned during the session
WaterBrick link – water and food storage, also available on Amazon
SunOven link – solar oven
Medical #2 – Treatment of Fractures, Dislocations and Sprains,
This class provided information about how to stabilize fractures & dislocations
Class Presentation PDF (2MB)
Home Preparedness #2 – Backup Heating, Lighting & Power
Art Cucinotta and Kent Becker provided information about various options for backup heating, lighting & power during a power out situation. A display of the various products covered in the presentation was available.
Class Presentation PDF (5MB)
Water Bath Canning
This class, led by Lisa Leisher, provided the basics of water bath canning along with hands-on experience in making and canning apple sauce and grape juice. Participants took home a jar of each.
Fisher’s Country Store – for grapes
Norpro Sauce Master – used in class
Weston Sauce Master
Various steam juicers – Amazon
Lehmans Steam Juicer
Steam canner – used in class
Basic steam canner 1
Basic steam canner 2
Ball automatic electric canner
For a source other than Amazon, Lehman’s has a LOT of great supplies
Immunity Building Workshop
Lisa Leisher and Lori Marino led this hands-on class to make both fire cider and elderberry syrup which help build immunity and fight off illness. Participants took home a bottle of each
Benefits of Elderberry handout
Elderberry Syrup Recipe handout
History of Fire Cider handout
Fire Cider Recipe handout
Mecical #3 – Emergency Medical Techniques
Art Cucionatta and Rebeckah Lord provided information about identifying and treating burns and overdoses and gave a hands-on demonstration of techniques for moving a patient. War Memorial Hospital provided boxes of Narcan, used to treat opioid overdose, which were distributed to all participants. Note: free additional boxes of Narcan can be obtained from Warm Memorial Hospital
Class Presentation PDF (2MB)