The United Methodist Committee on Relief delivers emergency kits of various kinds in response to disasters around the world. They are responding with these kits to the needs in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The UMCOR Sager Brown storage facility is located in Baldwin, Louisiana, and is ideally situated to respond to the unprecedented needs of this natural disaster.
The following is a list of the contents of the various emergency kits. If you would like to donate individual items, complete kits, or bulk purchases of individual items for many kits, the Morrison United Methodist Church will be happy to see that they get to the Sager Brown depot designated for Katrina Relief. Simply drop items for donations off at the Church, or contact us at 772-4030 to arrange pick up.
Kits to Sustain Everyday Life
Please follow the directions exactly. Include all items; do not add items that are not on the lists. Extra gifts, though given with the best of intentions, render a kit unusable and must be removed.
Note: All items sent must be new!
Health Kit
Health kits provide basic necessities to people who have been forced to leave their homes because of human conflict or natural disaster. Health kits are also used as learning tools in personal hygiene, literacy, nutrition and cooking classes. When people gain the knowledge and materials to maintain personal hygiene, their overall health improves.
1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x 27")
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)
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 UMCOR Sager Brown)
6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
Place these items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag.
School Kit
This UMCOR kit is designed for a variety of ages.
1 pair blunt scissors (rounded tip)
2 pads (or loose leaf) of 8 ½" x 11" ruled paper
1 30-centimeter ruler
1 hand held pencil sharpener
6 unsharpened pencils with erasers
1 eraser, 2 ½"
12 sheets construction paper (varied colors)
1 box of 24 crayons (only 24)
Prepare a 14" x 16" (finished size) cloth bag with handles and a closure (Velcro, snap or button) and place items in the bag. Patterns are available from UMCOR Sager Brown or on our website: UMCOR Sager Brown
Layette Kit
Many women do not have swaddling clothes with which to welcome their child into the world. Layette kits provide basic supplies for their baby's needs.
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 Kit
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
Flood Bucket
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
Sponges, 7 pack, assorted sizes
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)
Insect repellant spray, 6-14 oz. can If aerosol, cans must have protective caps. See special requirements below.*)
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 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 via UPS ground or FedEx ground or by truck. Pack inside the bucket or strong outer boxes. Put the ORM-D mark on the outside of any buckets or boxes containing aerosols. Download the ORM-D mark at ORM-D Shipping Label. Copy and tape on each bucket or box. Boxes cannot exceed 66 lbs. each. If donations are dropped off at church, these requirements do not apply.
Bedding Pak
2 flat double-bed sheets
2 pillowcases
2 pillows
Bulk Materials
The material resources program is always happy to receive kits and buckets fully assembled with all required items. However, the UMCOR Sager Brown Depot can use large quantities of bulk items that may be easier for some churches and church groups to acquire. The top ten list of bulk material needs (listed in order of priority) is as follows:
Terry cloth hand towels (15" x 25" or 16" x 27", No kitchen towels)
Toothpaste (4.5 oz. or larger, expiration date must be 6 months or longer in advance of the date of shipment to UMCOR Sager Brown)
Metal nail files or fingernail clippers (no emery boards, no toenail clippers)
Children's blunt scissors
Pencil sharpeners (plain, small, individual sharpeners with no emblems)
Baby sweaters (open in the front)
Cloth baby diapers (cloth only--no disposable diapers)
Ruled paper (pad, spiral, or loose leaf)
Baby gowns or sleepers
School Bags (finished size 14" x 16")
by Editor, theCity1.com
September 12, 2005
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