Emergency Preparedness Activity on Thurs. May 29th

Please join us at our Relief Society Activity on Emergency Preparedness. 

We will be demonstrating 72 hr kits
When: Thursday, May 29th at 7:30 PM
Where: At the Clearwater Ward Building
** Nursery will be provided **

As a reminder Hurricane Season begins on JUNE 1st. 

The tax holiday on supplies begins May 31st - June 8th.

www.myflorida.com/dor

2014 Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday

May 31 through June 8, 2014

Qualifying Items:

Selling for $10 or less:

• Reusable ice (reusable ice packs)

Selling for $20 or less:

• Any portable self-powered light source

• Battery-powered flashlights

• Battery-powered lanterns

• Gas-powered lanterns (including propane,

kerosene, lamp oil, or similar fuel)

• Tiki-type torches

• Candles

Selling for $25 or less:

• Any gas or diesel fuel container (including

LP gas and kerosene containers)

Selling for $30 or less:

• Batteries, including rechargeable batteries

and excluding automobile and boat

batteries (listed sizes only)

• AA-cell

• C-cell

• D-cell

• 6-volt

• 9-volt

• Coolers (food-storage; nonelectrical)

• Ice chests (food-storage; nonelectrical)

• Self-contained first-aid kit (already

tax-exempt)

Selling for $50 or less:

• Tarpaulins (tarps)

• Visqueen, plastic sheeting, plastic drop

cloths,and other  flexible waterproof

sheeting

• Ground anchor systems

• Tie-down kits

• Bungee cords

• Ratchet straps

• Radios (self-powered or battery-powered)

• Two-way  radios (self-powered or

battery-powered)

• Weather band radios (self-powered or

battery-powered)

Selling for $750 or less:

• Portable generators that will be used

to provide light, communications, or to

preserve food in the event of a power

outage

Youth Fundraiser - Brownies needed this Sunday

The Youth are currently having their one time Fund Raiser for the Year and they need our help supplying the dessert for the meal. Please bring a box of Brownies on Sunday, so the youth can bake and include them in the meal on Friday, May 16th.

If you still haven't ordered your Pulled Pork Meal, Sunday is the last day to order/purchase your meal.  You can contact Bro. or Sis. Mallory by email, text, or phone at 901-481-6791 orLinzmallory@aim.com. Order information needed is:
Telephone #, Name, # of Meals.
Meals are $8 each or $35 for a family of 5

There are two pick up times at the church on Friday, May 16th.
Lunch: 11am- 1pm
Dinner: 4:30pm - 7:00pm

Fort Lauderdale temple open house last week

This is the last week of the Fort Lauderdale temple Open House. You can make reservations at  www.templeopenhouse.lds.org. A reservation is not needed to attend.

What to expect during your open house tour:
Open house tours will begin in a tent on the north side of the temple where a ten minute video will be presented. This video will provide an overview of temples and why they are significant to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Following the video, there will be a tour of the temple. After concluding the tour, guests are invited to a reception area where any questions will be answered.
Children of all ages are welcome. Modest attire is recommended. Photography is not allowed within the temple but is permitted outside on temple grounds. Please leave unnecessary packages, strollers, etc. in your vehicle.

Temple Address:
3901 SW 154 Avenue; Davie, Florida 33331

The dedication for the temple will be broadcasted on Sunday, May 4th. Our regular church meetings will be cancelled. You must have a temple recommend to attend. Children ages 8 + can attend if they meet with the Bishop. Please bring a white handkerchief to participate in the ceremony.

Weekly reminders- CPR Class tomorrow, Sister Missionaries and Family History

Activity Tomorrow
Come join us tomorrow, Wednesday, April 9th at 10 am in the church gym.We will be learning basic CPR for Infants, children, and adults. Children and munchies welcome.

Hastening the Work
Now that we have Sister Missionaries in our ward, sisters have an opportunity to go out and teach with the missionaries every Thursday evening from 7- 8:30 pm. Meet at the church building. You will be put in pairs and given a list of people to visit in the area. Casual dress should be worn.

Family History
There will be a Family History Consultant at the church building gym every Wednesday at 7:00 pm and some Tuesday's at 10:00 am (Kids are welcome). Come find your ancestors or learn more about the Family Search website and resources available.  Bring your laptop or work on one of theirs.

Women's Broadcast this Saturday

 Women's Broadcast tomorrow (March 29th) at the Church Building.

 We will be meeting at 7:00 pm with the sisters in Palm Harbor for some light refreshments to celebrate Relief Society's birthday. We will then proceed to the Chapel for the Broadcast at 8:00 pm. For the first time, all women ages 8+ are invited to attend. Don't miss this special event.

Spring Cleaning - Clothes for the Young Women

Help the Young Women with their Personal Progress Project focused on Individual worth -finding out who you are inside and out. They will be creating remixed and remade items to wear in a fashion show to show off their fashion sense and creations. You can help by donating items such as:

Clothes - any kind or size

Jewelry

Accessories

Fabric

All donations are needed by April 1st (no joke about it) and can be dropped off in the YW room. Any leftover items not used for the project will be donated. If you have any questions, please contact K.C. Merrill at 757-778-2433. Thank you in Advance!

Sunday meeting updates

Sunday announcements:

• The Douglas family will be moving shortly and they need your help. They will be having an "inside" garage sale this week at their home. 

                  Tuesday March 4th from 10-4 pm

                  Wednesday March 5th from 1 - 4 pm

                  Thursday, March 6th from 10-4 pm

         Please stop by to see if you can take something off their hands, or simply to wish them well. They have been a wonderful part of this ward and will be missed.

• More items have been added under Dates you should know for March. Please take a look.  
• Stay tuned for a new ward website coming our way soon.