As part of the activities to promote weather safety, Florida's Emergency Management Agencies, American Red Cross Chapters, National Weather Service Offices and Department of Education have sponsored a Hazardous Weather Awareness Week Poster Contest each year since 2000. The contest is open to all students in fourth and fifth grades, and increases awareness of potential disasters and disaster preparedness and mitigation. Chris Floyd shared these ideas on the DisasterDiscussions listserv, in January 2003.
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