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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Health Kits 4 Haiti

Local churches are encouraged to put together Health Kits to UMCOR specifications. A Health Kit contains:
  • 1 hand towel (15"x25" up to 17"x25", No kitchen towels)
  • 1 washcolth
  • 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 (toothpaste purchased by Sager Brown)
  • Include a second dollar for shipping

    Those kits can be taken to a collection site at a United Methodist Church in your district or sent directly to:

    UMCOR West Office and Depot
    1479 South 700 West
    Salt Lake City UT 84104-1605

    Do not attempt to ship directly to Haiti--let UMCOR do that. It should cost about $30 for 50 Health Kits to be shipped by UPS or FedEx to the Salt Lake City UMCOR Depot.

    Thank you for helping those whose need is so great.