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Old Westbury mom's emergency kits hit shelves

Quick ReadLeslie Fastenberg's company creates emergency kits that are now for sale at Buy Buy Baby and Bed Bath & Beyond.

Emergency kits for babies are among the packages

Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan | Emergency kits for babies are among the packages manufactured by Leslie Fastenberg, president of Ice-Qube Preparedness Kits. Other packages are designed for the home office, car and pets. (Sept. 21, 2010)

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Don't confuse Leslie Fastenberg of Old Westbury with one of those survivalists who proclaim the world's end. She just likes to be prepared.

And now she has made a business of it. A few years ago Fastenberg started a company in the basement of her home, Ice-Qube Emergency Preparedness Solutions, which creates kits containing first aid items, flashlights and hygiene products to be used in case...

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