In the wake of the disaster in Haiti, The
United Methodist Church is responding with financial, physical and spiritual
aid. Please consider how you might respond. There are two important ways
that you can help:
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Make UMCOR Health Kits
- Health kits provide much needed basic items for persons in need, and
they are a simple way that every family can help. Collection boxes will
be set up in the Narthex, the Gathering Space and the Fellowship Hall. An initial shipment
was sent right after January 23rd. Our United Methodist Women will
continue to receive kits through March for another shipment.
And, our Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Women accept
UMCOR kits at all conference & district events throughout the year...and
deliver them to our conference Mission Response Center for shipment to
UMCOR. Members of our West Market Street United Methodist Women
can accept kits at any time.
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Make Financial
Contributions - Support United Methodist Church
relief efforts in Haiti. Through UMCOR, our United Methodist
Committee on Relief, 100% of your gift will be used to support relief
efforts in Haiti. UMCOR provides immediate and long-term disaster
relief around the world, and is among the first on the ground...and the
last to leave. You can be confident that your gifts will make a
difference for the people of Haiti.
Make
UMCOR Health Kits
UMCOR
(United Methodist Committee
on Relief) is asking United Methodists to provide health kits that can
be sent to earthquake-devastated Haiti. “For people who are feeling
powerless in being able to help those in Haiti, providing health kits is a
tangible way they can make an immediate difference,” said Kathy Kraiza,
director of UMCOR’s relief supplies. She estimates that hundreds of
thousands of kits will be needed in the days and months ahead. The kits,
valued at about $12 per kit, contain everything from towels and washcloths
to sterile bandages and bar soap. They will be distributed to those who have
been forced to leave their homes as a result of the recent disaster.
UMCOR Health Kit Contents:
Place the following NEW items inside a sealed
one-gallon plastic bag.
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1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x
27", no kitchen towels)
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1 washcloth
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1 comb (large and sturdy, not
pocket-sized)
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1 nail file or fingernail clippers
(no emery boards or toenail clippers)
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1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and
up)
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1 toothbrush (single brushes only in
original wrapper, no child-size brushes)
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6 adhesive plastic strip sterile
bandages
In
a separate envelope, please include a check payable to UMCOR Sager Brown
for at least $2.00 per kit to help with the costs of buying one
tube of toothpaste, and the costs of processing and shipping the kits
around the world. (NOTE: UMCOR is now purchasing toothpaste
in bulk to be added to health kits before shipping to ensure that the
product does not expire before it is sent.)
Important Kit Assembly Information
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All items included
in kits must be NEW items.
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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 things must be
painstakingly removed and will delay the shipment.
Bring your UMCOR
Health Kits to collection boxes in the Narthex, the Gathering Space, and
the Fellowship Hall. An initial shipment was sent right
after January 23rd. Our United Methodist Women will continue to
receive kits through March for another shipment. And, our
Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Women accept UMCOR
kits at all conference & district events throughout the year...and
deliver them to our conference Mission Response Center for shipment to
UMCOR. Members of our West Market Street United Methodist Women
can accept kits at any time.
Thank you for your
response to the needs of the people in Haiti.
Make
Financial Donations
Financial donations can be made several ways.
Our Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church has
requested that we make the gifts through the conference so that thank you's
and total giving may be accounted for through the conference.
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You may make gifts through West Market
Street United Methodist Church.
Click here to go to our own West Market Connect to make your gift
through the church online, where you can specifically designate your
gift for "Haiti Earthquake Relief" by choosing that on the drop-down
list of "Give to" choices. Or, make your check payable to West
Market Street United Methodist Church and designate your gift for "Haiti
Quake Relief" on the memo line of your check. You may place your check
in the offering plate on Sundays or bring or mail it to the church
office. These donations will be forwarded to the Western North
Carolina Conference to be used by UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on
Relief) and the conference in efforts to help the Haiti. 100%
of the funds will go to those efforts. UMCOR has released its
number for Haiti: Support for relief efforts can be made to Haiti
Emergency, UMCOR Advance # 418325. If you wish to send a contribution
for UMCOR-use only, please use this number. Again, 100% of the funds go
to the efforts.
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You may make gifts directly to the
Western North Carolina Conference.
Click here for a link to the conference online giving page, or make
checks payable to "WNCC Treasurer" with "Haiti quake relief" on the memo
line, and mail to WNCC Mission/Outreach, PO Box 18005, Charlotte NC
28218. These donations will be used by UMCOR and the Conference efforts
to help in the Haiti relief. 100% of the funds go to the efforts.
UMCOR has released its number for Haiti: Support for relief efforts can
be made to Haiti Emergency, UMCOR Advance # 418325. If you wish to send
a contribution for UMCOR-use only, please use this number. 100% of the
funds go to the efforts.
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You may also make online gifts
to UMCOR through their online giving opportunity. You will have
an opportunity to indicate your conference (Western North Carolina) and
local church if you choose to make a gift this way. Again, 100% of the
funds go to relief efforts.
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However you decide to
give...THANK YOU!