First UMC Hurricane Response

Little Child Shall Lead…
The children at First UMC want to help those whose lives have been destroyed by Katrina. With their families they will pack health kits that will be taken to Sager Brown Depot of the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in Baldwin, LA. All are invited to participate in this project.

A Health Kit contains specific items:

• 1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x 27")
• 1 wash cloth
• 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 brush only in original wrapper; no child-sized brushes)
• 1 large tube of toothpaste (4.5 or larger, expiration date must be 6 months or longer in advance of the date of shipment to Sager Brown)
• 6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
  

All items should be placed inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag. No money, notes, religious or political literature, or other items should be placed in the kits.

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY! These kits need to be at the church by Sunday, September 18th.

Youth Car Wash will be held Saturday, September 10 – 9 to 12 noon at McDonalds on Restaurant Row. Proceeds will go to UMCOR for hurricane relief.

Financial Aid offerings are being received for UMCOR. Make checks to First UMC and marked for UMCOR. All funds will go for relief and none will be spent on administration.

Volunteers needed. Early response teams will be trained and deployed in October, November and probably December. The deployment is for two weeks. All volunteers MUST be trained. Training will be held at College Place UMC, Columbia September 17 from 10:00 – 4 :00.

Help us to show the rainbow of your promise, O God, as we face the days ahead. Bless all who serve as the hands of Jesus. Amen.