Health Kits for Haiti Relief

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 the recent disaster.
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.

Kits will be collected here at Trinity UM Church, OR they may be taken to Shawnee UM Church, 2600 Zurmehly Rd., by
Thursday, February 4, 2010.