The entries are in and now it’s your time to choose.  Who’s got the best preparedness story?  You tell us!

Students across the country are helping to make the nation more prepared for disasters.  They are encouraging their families and communities to make healthier, safer and smarter choices.   Many of them told us how as part of the My Preparedness Story: Staying Healthy and Resilient Video Challenge.

Over the course of the last three months, over 75 students have answered the challenge by making their own shorts – 60 second videos – showing how they help protect health during disasters and every day. Now, we need your help to decide who has the best story!

Students have so many compelling stories to share about preparing themselves and their communities to stay healthy when disaster strikes.  They help their families make emergency kits and plans.  They organize emergency drills and blood drives.  They volunteer with great organizations like the Medical Reserve Corps. They choose career paths that can give them the skills that they will need to act when seconds count.

You can check out their stories on your computer, tablet or smart phone – just visit challenge.gov, and click on Solutions to view all entries.

Who you think has the best preparedness story?  Whose story was most engaging?  Most exciting? Most original?  Who inspires others to take action?  Who should win best picture for preparedness?

Voting is easy.  Visit challenge.gov and once on the main page, click on the Solutions tab on the left hand side to view all entries. Once there, you will see 5 grayed out stars for voting – simply move your cursor over the stars and select 1-5.

Let us know what you decide and help a young producer – or team – win the challenge.  In addition to bragging rights, the top prize winner will receive a $2,000 prize and the video could be used to inspire others take actions to prepare themselves and their communities so that they are ready when disaster strikes.

Don't delay!  Cast your ballot by April 22, 2016!