Kits for Conference

The 2010 Virginia Conference kit collection is being conducted to replenish the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) supply. UMCOR’s Sager Brown Depot reports there is a need for all types of kits. With the situation in Haiti there is more of a demand for the Health Kits. Local churches are encouraged to collect items for any of the following most requested UMCOR kits and bring them to Annual Conference for delivery:
Health Kits: 1 hand towel (15”x25” up to 17”x27”, no kitchen towels); 1 washcloth; 1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized); 1 metal nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers); 1 bath-sized 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 (Band-Aids). (NOTE: DO NOT INCLUDE TOOTHPASTE! 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.) Seal all items in a 1-gallon plastic bag.
School Kits: 1 pair blunt scissors (rounded tip); 3 pads (or loose leaf) of 81/2”x11” ruled paper (approx. 250 sheets total); 1 30-centimeter ruler; 1 hand-held pencil sharpener; 6 unsharpened pencils with erasers; 1 large eraser, 21/2”; 1 box of 24 crayons (only 24). Prepare a 14”x16” (finished size) cloth bag with handles and one of these three closures (Velcro, snap or button) and place items in the bag. Pattern available on the Web at http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/media/reliefsupplypdfsimages/schoolbagpattern.gif.
Baby/Layette Kits: 6 cloth diapers; 2 shirts or 2 one-piece body suits; 2 baby washcloths; 2 gowns or sleepers; 2 diaper pins; 1 sweater open in the front; 2 receiving blankets. Bundle the items inside one of the receiving blankets and secure with the diaper pins.
Sewing Kits: 3 yards of cotton or cotton-blend, solid color or print fabric (must be 3 yards of uncut fabric); 1 pair sewing scissors; 1 package of needles; 1 spool of thread; 5-8 matching buttons. Wrap sewing notions in the fabric and place in a sealed one-gallon plastic bag.
IMPORTANT Packing Instructions: 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 removed and will delay the shipment. Kits should be packed in boxes with only one type of kit in each box, with the contents clearly written on the outside of the box.
Monetary donations include: $1 per kit for processing and shipping; $1 for UMCOR to purchase toothpaste.
If you prefer UMCOR to provide kits for you, include: $12 for UMCOR to provide a health kit; $11 for
UMCOR to provide a school kit; $35 for UMCOR to provide a baby/layette kit; $18 for UMCOR to provide a sewing kit.
Include ALL monetary donations on one check, payable to “Virginia Conference UMC,” earmarked for “Kits” and brought to the collection site. Do not place checks inside the boxes.
IF your church has already collected other kits not mentioned here they will be accepted.
Kits may be brought to the Norfolk Scope and dropped off across from the Scope at the intersection of Brambleton and St. Paul’s (same as last year). Receiving station hours are: Sunday, 3-7:30 p.m.; Monday, 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Questions regarding kit contents should go to the conference Mission Office at 1-800-768-6040, ext. 144, or (804) 521-1144, and by e-mail at Mission@vaumc.org.
Questions about the kit collection site should be addressed to Kits for Conference coordinator, the Rev. David Cunningham, at (252) 429-3544 or by e-mail at hisdisciple@cox.net.

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