Emergency Preparedness

Although we hope and pray that it will never happen, an earthquake or other disaster could require Mercy to shelter in place for several days until help arrives. In order to make sure we are adequately prepared for such a situation, we need to require each student to provide their own emergency food supply. Students can bring in their own food supply bag to be stored here at school.

Student Bags are Due Friday, August 23rd

Student Emergency 3-Day Food Supply

Requirements/Information for Food Supply Bags:  

• Every student will be required to have a 3-day emergency food supply on campus.  This is not an optional program

• Each student will need to have at least 6,000 calories of food products, 2,000 calories/day for a 3-day supply of food)

• The food supply must fit in one 1-gallon Ziploc bag 

• Items need to be shelf-stable for 10 months with no refrigeration, cooking/heating, or water required for preparation

• Avoid loading up on salty food items that can provoke thirst  

• Mercy will provide water storage for all students - no water is required for the emergency food bags

Suggestions for Food Supply Bag (including Amazon Links)

 

Sample Food Supply Bag

Food Item	Calories	Servings	Total Calories
Gatorade Whey Protein Bars	330	3	930
StarKist Tuna Lunch to Go	260	2	520
Clif Builder's Bar - Protein Bars	290	3	870
Jif Peanut Butter To-Go Cups	250	2	500
PROBAR - Meal Bar	390	3	1170
Quest Cookies	250	2	500
Belvita Breakfast Bars	230	3	690
Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars	200	2	400
Chewy Granola Bars	100	3	300
Goldfish Crackers	130	2	260
		Total	6140 calories

If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to Jillian Loftus, Assistant Head of School for Student Life at jloftus@mercyhsb.com.