Batteries Plus helps consumers prepare for extreme weather and natural disasters with its inaugural emergency preparedness campaign

June 04, 2024 // Franchising.com // HARTLAND, Wisconsin – As part of Batteries Plus’ commitment to helping keep consumers safe during emergencies, is launching a new initiative, urging consumers to get involved , to prepare and feed Up. Those who make this pledge commit to prioritizing emergency preparedness and taking proactive steps to keep their families safe, such as creating and implementing an emergency plan. They also have a chance to win a 300W X2Power portable power station, allowing them to add another element of preparedness with a backup power source that can keep their devices powered in the event of an outage.

By visiting the Batteries Plus Emergency Preparedness page, consumers can take their pledge, download a checklist of items and tasks to prepare, and purchase items to stock their own emergency preparedness kit . By selecting the emergency they are most likely to encounter in their community, consumers can go through a pre-planned checklist of recommended equipment and equipment to include.

in their own emergency preparedness kit and add these items directly to their cart. Batteries Plus is committed to making preparation easier so that families can be ready for any type of situation, including:

• Hurricanes and tropical storms
• Tornadoes and thunderstorms
• Flood
• Forest fires and droughts
• Extreme temperatures
• Winter storms

The launch of Batteries Plus’s emergency preparedness campaign is timely with the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which is expected to be particularly active this year. It also comes in the midst of the most active tornado season since 2017, with more than 850 tornadoes reported since January.

“We have witnessed the devastating impact of people not being properly prepared for an emergency,” said Derek Detenber, director of marketing and merchandising at Batteries Plus. “You always think it won’t happen to you, until it does. We want to provide awareness, education and tools to enable consumers to prepare. We consider ourselves America’s storm preparedness headquarters, and our commitment is another way we try to support families in our communications and help them stay safe during an emergency.

After taking the pledge, consumers have a chance to win an X2Power portable power station. The 300-watt lithium power station can keep lamps lit and keep cell phones and laptops charged in case of an outage. Batteries Plus will award a 300W X2Power portable power station in September and another at the end of the year.

SOURCE Batteries Plus

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