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Florida Teen's 'Storm Smart' Program Teaches Hurricane Preparedness to Students – Because the Schools Didn't

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16-year-old Elise Raurell created Storm Smart in 2015 as a Girl Scout Gold Award project to fill a gap in South Florida school curricula, teaching students hurricane preparedness including emergency kit preparation and safety protocols that schools were not covering.

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