Have each member of your Covenant Discipleship group assemble a health kit that will go to help a survivor of Hurricane Katrina. Collect $12 from each member and go shopping for the needed items. Have the group remain after its weekly meeting to assemble the Health Kits.
Items needed:
1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x 27")
1 wash cloth
1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
1 nail file or fingernail clipper
(no emery boards or toenail clippers)
1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)
1 toothbrush
(single brush only in original wrapper; no child-sized brushes)
1 large tube of toothpaste
(4.5 oz or larger, expiration date must be 6 months or longer in
advance of the date of shipment to Sager Brown)
6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
All items should be placed inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag. No money, notes, religious or political literature, or other items should be placed in the kits. The group should also encourage members of the congregation to either assemble a health kit or donate money. Pray for the people who will receive the kits.
Send Health Kits to:
UMCOR Sager Brown Depot
PO Box 850
131 Sager Brown Road
Baldwin, LA 70514-0850
Please also provide $1.00 per kit to cover distribution costs. This may be sent to Sager Brown for the UMCOR Advance #982730, "Contain Your Joy."
Make a contribution of money to UMCOR
Your tax-deductible gift may be placed in United Methodist church offering plates or sent directly to: UMCOR, PO Box 9068, New York, NY 10087-9068. Checks should be made out to: UMCOR. Please list in the memo area of your check: "UMCOR Advance #982523, Hurricanes 2005 Global." Donations are also being taken by phone at 1-800-554-8583.
Or your Covenant Discipleship group may assemble one or more flood buckets.
Kits to Assist in Recovery from Disasters
The following resources are used in places where people may have suffered losses due to natural or human-made disasters. Please follow the directions exactly. Include all items; do not add items. Extra gifts, although given with the best of intentions, render a kit unusable and must be removed. Note: All items sent must be new!
Flood Bucket (Updated: 9/3/2004)
These supplies help people begin the overwhelming cleanup job after a flood or storm.
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-pack 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
Clothesline (two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.)
5 dust masks
2 pairs of latex gloves
1 pair of 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.*)
*Special requirements: Put all items in the plastic bucket and seal the lid. Please ensure that all cleansing agents are liquids (not powder) and in plastic bottles. All aerosols or flammables: If aerosols are included, do not send the bucket by US mail or DHL/Airborne freight. Ship by UPS ground, FedEx ground, or truck. Pack inside the bucket or strong outer boxes. Put the ORM-D mark on the outside of any buckets or boxes containing these items. Get different sizes of the ORM-D mark at http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/print/kits/orm-d.cfm. Copy and tape it on each bucket or box. Boxes cannot exceed 66 pounds each.
Value: $45 per bucket.
In a separate envelope, please send a check for at least $1.50 for each flood bucket to help UMCOR Sager Brown with the costs of processing and shipping.
Thank you for your donations. You are helping to make a difference in people's lives.
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This article first appeared in the Fall 2005 issue of the Covenant Discipleship Quarterly. Copyright © 2005 General Board of Discipleship.
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