Now is the time to stock up on school supplies to donate to UMCOR in Louisiana for inclusion in the school bags they ship to children in depressed countries. Back-to-school sales and tax-free holidays last only a few weeks, so please collect the following items for School Kits:
- plain unsharpened pencils with erasers
- blunt children’s scissors
- 12” rulers with metric markings
- boxes of 24 crayons
- 8.5” x 11” ruled notebook paper or pads
- 2.5” erasers
- handheld pencil sharpeners
While you are shopping, keep in mind UMCOR supplies many other kits. We have provided a list of included items for all kits below to take on your shopping trips and be on the lookout for deals. Individual items from the kits are also welcomed.
Items may be left in the shopping carts throughout the church campus. The UMCOR Sager Brown mission team from First Church will deliver donations to Baldwin, LA in September.
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Bedding Kit
- new flat double-bed sheets
- new pillowcases
- new pillows
Layette Kit
- cloth diapers
- shirts or two one-piece body suits
- baby washcloths
- gowns or sleepers
- diaper pins
- sweater open in the front
- receiving blankets
Health Kit
- 1-gallon plastic bag
- hand towel (15” x 25” up to 17” x 27”, no kitchen towels)
- washcloth
- comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
- nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
- bath-size bar of soap (3-oz. and up)
- toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, no child-size brushes)
- adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
Sewing Kit
- 3 yards of cotton or cotton-blend, solid color or print fabric (must be 3 yards of uncut fabric)
- pair of sewing scissors
- package of needles
- spool of thread
- 5-8 matching buttons
Cleaning Bucket
- 5-gallon bucket with resealable lid
- bleach (two 1-quart or one 82-oz. bottle)
- scouring pads
- sponges
- scrub brush
- cleaning towels (reusable wipes)
- liquid laundry detergent (two 25-oz. or one 50-oz. bottle)
- household cleaner, 12 to 16 oz. bottle
- disinfectant dish soap, 16 to 28 oz. bottle
- clothespins
- clothesline (two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.)
- dust masks
- pair of latex gloves
- pair of work gloves
- 24-bag roll of heavy-duty trash bags, 33 to 45 gallon
- insect repellent spray, 6 -14 oz. can*
- air freshener, 8-9 oz. can*
*If aerosol, cans must have protective caps.
Birthing Kit
- 1-gallon plastic bag
- hotel-size bar of soap (1 oz. and up)
- pair of clean latex gloves
- square yard of clear 4 mil plastic sheeting
- 3 pieces of clean string each 12” long
- clean, single-use razor blade (carefully wrap the blade in paper or plastic to protect it and keep it from causing injury)
- flannelette receiving blankets, each 1 square yard
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