The NEW Office Hours drop in approach provides a way for residents to join for all or part to ask questions and/or request help or support. You might be a current, lapsed or inactive block coordinator. Or, you would like to hold a simple block party (or something even easier) and you would like someone […]

MPC Ready Monthly Community meeting Get medically prepared for disasters and short-term emergencies, such as power outages due to winter storms. Learn ways to stock a 30-day supply of prescriptions, back-up power for medical devices, first aid bags for travel and more. Location: Trinity Hall at the Trinity Church campus.                  330 Ravenswood Avenue., Menlo Park. […]

Speaker Erika Bailey, preparedness experts, mother of three, Scout leader and MPC Ready Board Member will focus on the 72-hour kit or "go bag" and how these kits can be the foundation for household preparedness. Topics will include how to organize these bags and how to get started cost-effectively with on-hand supplies. She will show […]

Don't miss the 3rd annual LOVE OUR EARTH FESTIVAL where you'll learn (from people who know and who've done it) how to GO Electric to Build Healthy and Resilient Communities. This FREE, educational and FUN event will be family-friendly and outdoors. You can look forward to art, storytimes, reptile shows, vegan cooking demos and lunch […]

Atherton's annual Earth Day Festival is being held on Sunday, April 21 at Holbrook-Palmer park, 150 Watkins Ave, Atherton. MPCReady and Atherton's ADAPT will be there with information on how to prepare your household and family for major emergencies and disasters. Please visit us at the MPC Ready table. The event is a fun celebration […]

Please join members of the MPC Ready Board for a hosted pancake breakfast and neighbors talking preparedness for disasters. The meeting is focused on "subscribers" we would like to get to know better, and hear their thoughts. You are welcome to bring a guest, and possibly a few (well-behaved kids too. Please RSVP here by […]

This meeting will continue the discussion about Neighborhood pre-planning for a disaster, when evacuation might not be possible or practical, that we started at our April 27 Pancake Breakfast Listening Session. We will discuss establishing a Neighborhood Gathering Point, and review related forms and supplies designed to help a Block Coordinator quickly set up a […]

Please join us to meet Brandon Bond, the City of Menlo Park's new Disaster Preparedness Coordinator. Mr. Bond will update us on his background, share his initial thoughts after working at MP for about a month, and introduce us to his FEMA Search & Rescue dog! His talk will include Q&A. The meeting will also […]

Speaker: Fred Rice, Financial Advisor, Pettinelli Financial Partners. The financial aftermath of a major disaster can be almost as serious as the disaster itself. Learn ways to get more prepared before the disaster strikes. Mr. Rice holds a BBA in Business Economics and an MBA. As a Navy veteran, he brings a strong service-oriented ethos […]

Disasters can make communications especially difficult for many reasons. Yet communicating timely and accurate information will be vital. Topics include: 1) Using two-way "walkie talkie" (or Family Radio Service) FRS radios to send and receive information. 2) Communicating with other block coordinators and the "next level up." and 3) a brief discussion about August to […]

We are taking a travel break in September. Stay tuned for more details about our October 26 meeting!