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What kind of kits will we be collecting this year?
The best things often come in threes, and this year we will be collecting the three official United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Kits. All of the kits collected will be ready to deploy to help communities affected by different disasters. The kits we’re supporting are hygiene kits, cleaning kits, and menstrual (period pack) kits. Below are the links with instructions on what’s inside and how to pack these kits:
Is there an additional cost for shipping and extra supplies?
Yes! Each church that is collecting will be asked to contribute an additional amount to cover the cost of shipping and extra supplies asked for by UMCOR. The formula for each kit is as follows:
- Cleaning Kits: Total Number of Cleaning Kits x $3 = Cost to support the purchase of sponges and shipping
- Hygiene Kits: Total Number of Hygiene Kits x $2 = Cost to support the purchase of toothpaste and shipping
- Menstrual Kits: Total Number of Menstrual (Period Pack) Kits x $2 = Cost of shipping (for instance, your church packs 10 Menstrual Kits x $2 = $20 cost for shipping
Once those are calculated, add them all together and submit them in one payment either via check or through online contribution.
If submitting via check, please make all checks payable to “Virginia Conference UMC” with “Kits (Advance #5041) in the memo line and mail to:
Treasurer
Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 5606
Glen Allen, VA 23058
If submitting via online contribution, please click here.
We kindly ask that any financial contribution be sent in before the Annual Conference event in June and no later than Saturday, August 31, 2024. Additionally, we will NOT be accepting payments at the Annual Conference event in June.
What do we do with our kits once they’re packed, and where do they go?
Once your kits are packed with love, care, and blessings, each district will have at least one designated collection site at a local church to collect the kits for your district. This collection time will happen sometime in late May/early June and is in the process of being finalized. Once that is finalized, we will distribute that information and update the conference website on where to find your collection site.
Once all the kits have been collected and counted, they will be picked up the week after the Annual Conference event in June and sent to Mission Central in Mechanicsburg, PA, which is one of UMCOR’s Supply Depot. From there, they will be ready to serve those most in need when the next disaster happens.
**Please note: we will NOT be collecting kits at the Annual Conference event in June!**
What if we’re not able to assemble/collect kits, but we’d like to contribute financially to enable UMCOR to purchase relief kits, what should we do?
If you’d like to contribute through financial generosity in lieu of making kits yourself, you can contribute using the cost of each kit as follows:
Cleaning Kits: $75/each
Hygiene Kits: $12/each
Menstrual (“Period Pack”) Kits: $24/each
For payment, this can also be done via check or online contribution utilizing the instructions above!
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