Released on = November 4, 2006, 7:31 am

Press Release Author = David M. Bresnahan

Industry = Food & Beverage

Press Release Summary = The Red Cross recommends that families have a disaster
supply kit that contains familiar foods ready to take to an evacuation center. A web
site provides disaster and emergency food storage supply help.

Press Release Body = Salt Lake City, Utah -- Food storage for disasters and
emergencies can be obtained inexpensively without adding to an already tight family
food budget, according to a web site that offers disaster and emergency food storage
help.

\"When a major disaster or emergency strikes, it is important that a family be
prepared with food and other supplies for more than just 72 hours. We have learned
from sad experience that it may take more than 72 hours before evacuations begin. We
have also learned that evacuation shelters may not have supplies for all the people
who go there,\" explained Jeff Augason of http://www.FoodStorageIdeas.com.

The Red Cross and other agencies now recommend that families have a disaster supply
kit ready with their own food that can be taken to an evacuation shelter if needed.
The easiest way to be prepared for a disaster is to have a good supply of all the
foods a family normally eats on hand at all times.

\"You can actually save money when you use an emergency food storage supply for your
normal daily food preparations. When you buy in bulk you can get food for a lot
less, which means your overall food budget should go down when you eat from your
food storage and replenish the supply each month,\" explained Augason.

Past disasters have illustrated the need to have plenty of supplies stored at home.
It may be days before evacuations take place, and if large numbers of people are
evacuated there might not be enough food at the shelters. The solution is for people
to be self-sufficient, according to Augason.

\"Most of the complaints from the hurricane Katrina evacuees centered around the long
delay before they were evacuated, and the lack of food and supplies at the shelters.
We need to prepare in advance so that if disaster strikes we will not be waiting in
long lines of angry people for the government to feed us,\" said Augason.

Augason\'s company, Blue Chip Group, Inc., provides all types of inexpensive bulk
storage foods, with packaging and containers to protect it so it will be ready when
needed. The company offers a web site filled with information and help on food
storage ideas at http://www.FoodStorageIdeas.com.

About Blue Chip Group, Inc.
Founded in 1972 by Phil Augason, Blue Chip Group, Inc. is a family-owned business
that provides high quality storage foods in bulk quantities to save money, and help
customers prepare for troubled times. The company has grown into a thriving
enterprise with 15 employees and a growing customer base throughout the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Saudi Arabia, Africa, and more.

Press Contact:
Jeff Augason
801-263-6667 x24


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