Eagle P.R.E.P. Bags for Kids

McKenzie Locals Helping Locals is partnering with several McKenzie River organizations in sponsoring a program specifically offered to children living within the McKenzie School District boundaries.

Any child or student Kindergarten – Grade 12 is eligible!

The Eagle P.R.E.P. Bags for Kids program as designed will offer personal emergency supplies that would be helpful in the event of a natural disaster or other physical disaster.

The overarching purpose for this program is to help reduce children’s emergency concerns and anxieties by educating, answering questions, meeting First Responders, and helping them purposefully filling their own P.R.E.P. Bag supplies. 

Age appropriate supplies will be available to the “shoppers” as well as opportunity to meet and ask questions to key Emergency and First Responder folks, such as Fire Departments, Forest Service, Lane County Sheriff, Lane County Emergency Management, McKenzie School District, etc.

Dates and Locations:

August 12th from 4-7pm at McKenzie Fire and Rescue in Leaburg

August 17th from 9am- 12pm at the new Blue River Fire Station in Blue River

September 2nd at the McKenzie Community Celebration at the McKenzie Community Track in Blue River

Those parents and kids not able to attend one of these event dates will have the opportunity to participate later and there will be more information at the McKenzie Community Celebration.

McKenzie Locals Helping Locals sponsorship is partnered by the McKenzie Valley Long Term Recovery Group, McKenzie Masters, McKenzie Riverside Cottages, McKenzie River Clinic, and Soft Peaks Cakery.

It is the hope of all of the above organizations and folks working for them that McKenzie kids and parents can come, learn, and participate in the Eagle P.R.E.P. Bags for Kids Program.

To register contact Mary Ellen Wheeler at 541-852-9605