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The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
has asked United Methodist Churches to assemble what are called Health Kits.
The kits will be distributed to thousands of people and they will have to
receive additional kits over time until basic services are restored and they
can begin to locally receive the basic hygiene items that are contained in
the kits.
People have been asked to do a lot and the
economy has been difficult for a lot of people so just do what you can and
feel led to do. Each kit cost about $12.00 to assemble and must be assembled
exactly as UMCOR requests due to dealing with customs issues and other
considerations. Please do not deviate in the items that are put in the kit
or UMCOR will have to reassemble the kit.
The items must be new and be sealed in a
one-gallon plastic bag (zip-lock)
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 (do not put in
toothpaste)
We will post this to the web-site as well. If
you would like read about what United Methodists are doing in relation to
the relief efforts please go to
www.umc.org. |
