Kits for Conference

The 2009 Virginia Conference kit collection is being conducted to replenish the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) supply. UMCOR reports there is a need for all types of kits (except flood buckets). Local churches are encouraged to collect items for any of the following most requested UMCOR kits and bring them to Annual Conference for delivery. If you would prefer, you may donate money to be used for the purchase of items for kits. The costs are: health kit ($12), school kit ($11), baby/layette kit ($35), and sewing kit ($18). If you want to provide a kit, the items needed are:

Health Kit School Kit
1 hand towel (15″x25″ up to 27″x27″, no kitchen towels) 1 pair blunt scissors (rounded tip)
1 washcloth 3 pads (or loose leaf) of 8½”x11″ ruled paper (approx 250 sheets)
1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized) 1 30-centimeter ruler
1 metal nail file or fingernail clippers (no Emery boards or toenail clippers) 1 hand-held pencil sharpener
1 bath-sized bar of soap (3oz. plus) 6 unsharpened pencils with erasers
1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, no child-size brushes) 1 large eraser (2½” pink pearl)
6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages 1 box of 24 crayons (only 24)
Do not include toothpaste 1 14″x16″ (finished size) cloth bag with handles and one of these 3 closures (Velcro, snap or button)
Seal all items in a 1-gallon plastic bag. Place all items in the bag and close.
Baby/Layette Kits Sewing Kits
6 cloth diapers 3 yards of cotton or cotton blend, solid color or print fabric (must be 3 yards of uncut fabric)
2 shirts or 2 one-piece body suits 1 pair sewing scissors
2 baby washclothes 1 package sewing needles
2 gowns or sleepers 1 spool of thread
2 diaper pins 5-8 matching buttons
1 sweater open in the front Wrap sewing notions in the fabric and place in a sealed 1-gallon plastic bag.
2 receiving blankets
Bundle the items inside one of the receiving blankets and secure with the diaper pins.