<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/04-22/ready-set-go.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>04/22/2025 05:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>Stop the Bleed, Pack the Bag, Ready, Set, Go!</title><sub-title/><description>When you hand the mic to the next generation of leaders, you get an educational, energizing, and game-changing experience—like Downstate’s Youth-Led Emergency Preparedness Day, which introduced middle and high school students to critical skills and knowledge through interactive sessions and peer-led dialogue. For many in attendance, it marked the beginning of their journey as informed advocates and future changemakers in community safety and emergency response.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.downstate.edu/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/04-22/_images/emergency-preparedness-youth.jpg" alt="Emergency Preparedness Youth"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/04-22/ready-set-go.xml</loc><categories/></item>