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Keeping Kids Safe Around Electricity

Did you know that October 9 – 15 is National Fire Prevention Week? Each year, nearly 500 people are killed in the United States in home fires that involveelectrical failure or malfunction. According to the National Fire Protection Agency, these types of fires injure more than 1,400 people and resultin more than $1.3 billion in property damage annually.

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Tom Hanks Helps Bring Radios and Education to Africa

Two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks, dad of Colin, 30, and the U.S. Ambassador of the Freeplay Foundation, has lent his voice and his autograph to benefit learning programs in Africa. The Freeplay Foundation produces Lifeline radios, the first radios ever produced specifically for use in humanitarian projects. They are not sold commercially, but are used in Africa for distance-learning programs in English, math, science and life skills.

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The Complete Family Emergency Kit Checklist

I know that it’s hard to think about all the disasters which could happen: power outages, blizzards, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, earthquakes…. But, if there is anything we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that disasters can happen to anyone, anytime.   Instead of getting stressed by dwelling on all the possible disasters, it’s…

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Remembering September 11th – That Fateful Day

Today is a heavy day for many. I’m getting ready to head to Pepperdine University to visit the 9/11 Memorial and pray. I will never forget my close call that day. My children ask many questions, and my oldest knows how lucky we were to secure seats at on the first AA flight out of JFK. There are no ordinary moments. Here is my family’s story…