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Hurricane and Flood Assistance
Respond to the Hurricane's and Flooding: Be hands and feet for Jesus...
by assembling flood buckets and other kits for distribution from the warehouse at Mission Central in Mechanicsburg, PA.
Texas requested 2,000 flood buckets for Hurricane Ike recovery to be shipped from mission central this past week (the last week of September) and Mission Central only had 1,500 to give them. There is a great need.
Other kits are also welcome, including health kits. Details of how to assemble flood buckets, health kits, and a top ten list of miscellaneous items needed by Mission Central are listed below and attached as a bulletin insert.
Bring the kits/items and money for shipping to these Conference events:
+ Oct. 11 at Cornerstone, Bear DE 10:00 a.m- 2:00 p.m.
+ Oct. 20 Bishop's Day on Dover District, Whatcoat:Camden 7:00 - 9 p.m.
+ Oct. 25 Hurlock: Disaster Response Training 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
+ Oct. 29 Bishop's Day on Easton District 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (location TBD)
+ Nov. 1 Innovative Worship at Jacob's Well, Chesapeake City 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Jacob's Well is at Bohemia Manor H.S. on Route 213 in Chesapeake City, MD. The address is 2757 Augustine Herman Hwy)
+ Nov. 12 Bishop's Day on Salisbury District, Korean UMC 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
If you would like to serve in this effort, you may help receive kits at the site. We will also need 1-2 people to drive to Mission Central (about 2 hours away) to take the items. Please contact Amy Yarnall or Dale Brown to serve.
Directions for Assembling Kits:
Important Kit Assembly Information:
+All items included in kits must be NEW items.
+All emergency kits are carefully planned to make them usable in the greatest number of situations. Since strict rules often govern product entry into international countries, it is important that kits contain only the requested items-nothing more.
+Do NOT include any personal notes, money or additional materials in the kits. These things must be painstakingly removed and will delay the shipment.
+Please include $1-$5 per kit for shipping costs
Flood Bucket:
5-gallon bucket with resealable lid
Bleach (two 1-quart or one 82 oz. bottle. Do not include bleach if you are shipping the bucket through the US Postal Service, UPS or FedEx)
5 scouring pads
7 Sponges
1 scrub brush
18 cleaning towels (reusable wipes)
Liquid laundry detergent (two 25 oz. or one 50 oz. bottle)
1 household cleaner, 12-16 oz. bottle
Disinfectant dish soap, 16-28 oz. bottle
50 clothes pins
Clothes line (two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.)
5 dust masks
2 pair latex gloves
1 pair work gloves
24-bag roll of heavy-duty trash bags, 33-45 gallon (remove roll from box before placing in bucket)
1 Insect repellant spray, 6-14 oz. can (If aerosol, cans must have protective caps. See Special Requirements below.)
1 Air freshener, 8 or 9 oz. can (If aerosol, cans must have protective caps. See Special Requirements below.)
Note: if a requested size is not available, go down to the next available size. If nothing is available in the requested or smaller size, put masking tape on the outside of the bucket saying, "This bucket contains no: "
Top Ten List of Bulk Material Needs (these may be simply donated)
(listed in order of priority)
1. Terry cloth hand towels (15" x 25" or 16" x 27", No kitchen towels)
2.Metal nail files or fingernail clippers (no emery boards, no toenail clippers)
3. Children's blunt scissors
4. Pencil sharpeners (plain, small, individual sharpeners with no emblems)
5. Baby sweaters (open in the front)
6. Cloth baby diapers (cloth only--no disposable diapers)
7. Ruled paper (pad, spiral, or loose leaf)
8. Baby gowns or sleepers
9. School Bags (finished size 14" x 16")
Health Kits: Place these items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag.
1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x 27", No kitchen towels)
1 washcloth
1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)
1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, No child-size brushes)
6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
$1.00 to purchase toothpaste (NOTE: UMCOR Sager Brown is now purchasing toothpaste in bulk to be added to health kits before shipping to ensure that the product does not expire before they are sent.)
For More information and to serve in collection, contact:
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