Current Events - Women's Guild
Hygiene Kits
The Women's Guild is responding to an appeal from the United Church of Christ Disaster Response Team for urgently needed Hygiene Kits as a result of the recent disasters worldwide. Anyone who can put together a Kit or contribute items are urged to do so.
In the face of natural disasters, violence, or grinding poverty, Hygiene Kits can mean the difference between sickness and health for struggling families.
To assemble a Hygiene Kit you will need:
Hygiene Kit value: $10
Processing/Shipping Cost: $2 per Kit
The Women's Guild is responding to an appeal from the United Church of Christ Disaster Response Team for urgently needed Hygiene Kits as a result of the recent disasters worldwide. Anyone who can put together a Kit or contribute items are urged to do so.
In the face of natural disasters, violence, or grinding poverty, Hygiene Kits can mean the difference between sickness and health for struggling families.
To assemble a Hygiene Kit you will need:
- One hand towel measuring approximately 16" x 28" (no fingertip or bath towels)
- One washcloth
- One wide-tooth comb
- One nail clipper (no metal files or
emery boards) - One bar of soap (bath size in wrapper)
- One toothbrush (in original packaging)
- Six Band-Aids®
Hygiene Kit value: $10
Processing/Shipping Cost: $2 per Kit
School Kits
School Kits give children in impoverished schools, refugee camps, or other difficult settings some of the basic tools for learning.
To assemble a School Kit you will need:
School Kits give children in impoverished schools, refugee camps, or other difficult settings some of the basic tools for learning.
To assemble a School Kit you will need:
- One pair of blunt metal scissors (rounded tip)
- Three 70-count spiral notebooks totaling 200-210 pages. (No loose-leaf or filler paper.)
- One 30-centimeter ruler (12")
- One hand-held pencil sharpener
- One large eraser
- Six new pencils with erasers
- One box of 24 crayons (only 24)
- One 12" x 14" to 14" x 17" finished size cotton or lightweight canvas bag with cloth handles. (Please, no reusable shopping bags or backpacks.)