Celebrate Get Ready Day on Tuesday, Sept 21, 2010
Mark your calendars: Get Ready Day 2010 will be celebrated Tuesday, Sept. 21, and it will be time to celebrate! Help Americans prepare themselves, their families and their communities 
for all hazards they may face, including pandemic flu and other emerging infectious diseases. APHA's Get Ready campaign can help you plan your Get Ready Day activities. Here are some ideas on what you can do:
- Hold an after-school community preparedness fair and invite students, parents and families.
- Sponsor a preparedness talk at your local senior center or hold a town hall.
- Set up a booth on campus, or pass out materials at your health department.
- Insert preparedness planning materials into your church bulletin, or post information on a bulletin board.
- Work with a local grocery store to promote preparedness and stockpiling to shoppers through displays or fliers.
Event guide: For more great ideas, download APHA's new Get Ready Event Guide (PDF). The free guide includes an event checklist, planning tips, a sample news release and donation letter and a list of suggested activities. No time to hold an event? Then how about adding our logos to your Web site and linking to the Get Ready campaign?
Now that we've given you some ideas, it's your turn! Use the links below for more free materials for your event!
Held each year on the third Tuesday in September, Get Ready Day is timed to coincide with National Preparedness Month, which urges all Americans to "Get a Kit, Make a Plan, Be Informed and Get Involved." APHA held the first-ever Get Ready Day in Washington, D.C., in September 2007 at an elementary school. Check out our photos from the 2007 and 2008 events.
Add your Get Ready Day event to our online calendar
Let the whole world know how you are planning to celebrate Get Ready Day! Add your event or celebration to the Get Ready Calendar of Events.
Free Get Ready fact sheets to share
Visit our fact sheet page for information you can copy and share on infectious diseases, stockpiling, creating an emergency preparedness kit and more. Some of the fact sheets even 
allow you to add your own logo!
Get Ready Games Guide
Hold your own Get Ready carnival for kids with our Get Ready Games Guide. Included are materials and tips for creating and playing games that teach preparedness. Note: This is a large file so download time may be slow. (8MB) (PDF)
More Get Ready materials for kids
Visit the Get Ready Kids Fun Site for games and other materials aimed specifically at kids, including games, a kids guide to pandemic flu and a family checklist.
The Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks campaign offers games for kids as well as preparedness questions for children to ask their parents. (PDFs)
For questions about any of these materials, call us at (202) 777-2742 or e-mail us. We'd love to hear about your Get Ready activities!
