Haiti needs Birthing Kits

Birthing Kit Assembly and Shipping Instructions
Birthing kits provide the essential items to promote a safe, clean delivery and to encourage good aftercare. Birthing Kit items Value $8 per kit.

Place these items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag.

• 1 hotel-size bar of soap (1 oz. and up)
• 1 pair of clean latex gloves
• 1 square yard of clear 4 mil plastic sheeting
• 3 pieces of clean string each 12" long
• 1 clean single use razor blade (carefully wrap the blade in paper or plastic to protect it and keep it from causing injury)
• 2 flannelette receiving blankes, each 1 square yard

Important Kit Assembly Information

• All items included in kit must be NEW items.
• All emergency kits are carefully planned to make them usable in the greatest number of situations. Since strict rules often govern product entry into international countries, it is important that kits contain only the requested items-nothing more.
• Do NOT include any personal notes, money or additional materials in the kits. These extra items must be painstakingly removed and will delay the shipment.

Packing Kits

• Box Weight. Each packed box cannot exceed 66 pounds.

Shipping Kits

• Complete 2 packing lists-one for your records and one to put on the shipping box.
• Paste the shipping label/packing list on the outside of each box you send. The shipping list helps the depot to quickly process kits.
• Processing and Shipping. Please enclose an envelope containing at least $1 for each kit you send. This donation enables kits to be sent without delay to areas in need.

Shipping Label

To: UMCOR Sager Brown Depot, P/O Box 850, 131 Sager Brown Road, Baldwin, LA, 70514-0850.

OR

To: UMCOR West Office and Depot, 1479 South 700 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84104-1605.

If you need help, call 1-800-814-8765

Chili: A Call for Prayers and Solidarity

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has sent an initial emergency grant to its relief partners in Chile to help them respond to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked the South American country.
"At this time, the situation continues to be extremely urgent," said Juan Salazar, president of Methodist Social Ministry. "The need for food and water is provoking desperation in the people beyond the looting and disorder shown on TV."
Salazar said that "Regional emergency teams are being created to plan, coordinate, monitor and evaluate distributions of food and other supplies and carry out further needs assesssments."
Tom Hazelwood, UMCOR, responded to Salazar's email message promising that, "We will continue to keep in touch and keep you in our prayers. UMCOR and the people of the United Methodist Church stand with you and will help in any way we can."
At this time, "it is not anticipated that relief supply kits will be needed," says Tom Hazelwood. "Financial support can be made to Chile Emergency Advance #3021178.