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UMCOR’s two relief supply warehouses are asking United Methodists to provide health kits that can be sent to those dealing with emergencies.
“For people who are feeling powerless in being able to help those in need, providing health kits is a tangible way they can make an immediate difference,” said Kathy Kraiza, director of UMCOR’s relief supplies.
The kits, valued at about $12 per kit, contain everything from towels and washcloths to sterile bandages and bar soap. They will be distributed to those who have been forced to leave their homes as a result of recent disasters.
For individuals or groups that want to contribute basic necessities, UMCOR requests that the following NEW items be placed in 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: Toothpaste is purchased in bulk to be added to health kits to ensure that the product does not expire before they are sent.)
Because the emergency kits are carefully planned to make them usable in the greatest number of situations and strict rules govern product entry into international countries, UMCOR requires that the kits contain only the requested items – nothing more.
Each packed box cannot exceed 66 pounds.
Sager Brown Depot provides the following shipping tips for the health kits.
- Complete two packing lists – one for your records and one to be put on the shipping box.
- Paste the shipping label/packing list on the outside of each box sent. The shipping list helps the depot to quickly process kits.
- Processing and shipping costs: Please enclose an envelope containing at least $1.00 for each kit you send. This donation enables kits to be sent without delay to Haiti.
You can send assembled relief supply kits to either relief depot – UMCOR coordinates supply shipments from both locations.
UMCOR Sager Brown Depot
P.O. Box 850, 131 Sager Brown Road
Baldwin, LA 70514-0850
For help contact, 1-800-814-8765
UMCOR West Office and Depot
1479 South 700 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84104-1605
For help contact, 1-801-973-7250
Further instructions on assembling and shipping health kits are available at http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected/supplies/health-kit/ .
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