Call for Health Kits

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has issued a call for Health Kits, which provide basic necessities to people who have been forced to leave their homes because of human conflict or natural disaster.

· What is Sager-Brown?
Sager-Brown is the UMCOR depot in La. just across the Texas border.

· How often do you accept/send out health kits?
We accept kits year round and your kits will be resupplying the kits that have already left for Haiti.

· How are they shipped?
Shipments will go to military transport departing to the island on a regular basis for now.

· Who is collecting the kits?
Kits will be delivered to: Old River Terrace UMC, 161 I-10 East, Channelview, TX, 77530
Please follow the directions exactly. Include all items; do not add items that are not on the lists.

Note: All items must be new.
Place the following items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag:
1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x 27")
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)
1 large tube of toothpaste (4.5 oz. or larger, expiration date must be 6 months or longer in advance of the date of shipment to UMCOR Sager Brown)
6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
Value: $12 per kit.
ADD: $1 for to UMCOR Sager-Brown for processing and shipping to Haiti.

http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected/supplies/health-kit/
This link will get you to the UMCOR Health Kit page. All information connecting this effort to an international relief organization is there.

Send other Monetary donations payable to:
Texas Annual Conference
5215 Main Street
Houston, Texas, 77002
Memo line: UMCOR International Disaster Response Advance #418325.