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Ask your Parents and other relatives, especially the older ones, about these
plants used for medicine. Take notes, find the plants and make sketches, and find
out what ailments they are used for and show Akela. Read Martha Hanna-Smith’s
book on local remedies. Obtain some of the seeds, cuttings or tubas and
plant them and watch them grown.

( b ) TALK WITH YOUR PARENTS ABOUT THE WEATHER PATTERNS OF
EARLIER DAYS AND COMPARE WITH THOSE OF TODAY. DISCUSS THIS IN
THE PACK.

Did you know that there was a time when it rained more in certain months
than it does now? Find out from your Parents or Guardians about the difference.
Check the Airport's rainfall records and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and see
how far back their weather records go and see what you can find out about the
rainfall month by month.
15. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Some disasters are caused by man. Amongst
the most common in the Caribbean are:
1. Fire;
2. Motor Vehicle Accidents;
3. Pollution of Water Sources.
( a ) FIND OUT WHAT HAVE BEEN THE MAJOR
DISASTERS FROM THE ABOVE LIST IN THE
BAHAMAS DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS.

For information about fires visit the Royal
Bahamas Police Force, Fire and Rescue Service
Headquarters. For Motor Vehicle Accidents check the
Police Traffic Unit and some of the major Motor
Vehicle Insurance companies. For water pollution
asks at the Department of Conservation and the Water and
Sewerage Department.

( b ) IN YOUR PACK, TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS YOU AND MEMBERS
OF YOUR PACK CAN DO TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE IN DANGER OR HAVE
PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF ANY OF THE ABOVE DISASTERS.

When you hear that the community is helping to clean up after a fire at
someone's home, you and your Pack could also help. Why not visit victims in the
hospital who have been in a fire or in an accident.
Akela could ask the Chief Fire Officer to visit the Pack and give a talk on the
dangers of fire in the home. Invite your parents and their friends to the meeting to
listen to the talk.

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