Sesame Street: Let’s Get Ready and Here For Each Other Long Island Launch (Oct. 9, Long Beach, NY)

In 2013, more than 85 nationally declared emergencies including hurricanes, tornados, floods and fires were recorded, and yet, according to a national survey, 60% of families in the U.S. do not have any emergency plan. In response, Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, has partnered with PSEG Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), to develop Let’s Get Ready: Planning Together for Emergencies, and Here For Each Other: Helping Families After Emergencies, free emergency preparedness and response initiatives in English and Spanish. With the help from Elmo, Let’s Get Ready and Here For Each Other kicked off in Long Island on October 9th, with a community event at the Long Beach Recreation Center.