Hygiene Kits assembled for Haiti

The Franklin Grove Church of the Brethren is well on its was to meet their goal of assembling 50 hygiene kits for Haiti. The congregation already collected supplies for 30 kits. The target date for shipment is
the first of February.

Other Churches are gathering items for the hygiene kits or school kits to be sent to the people of Haiti. Let us know what your congregation is doing. What should the District goal be for the number of kits sent to the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor for distribution?

Items for the Hygiene Kits are:

• 1 hand towel
  
• 1 washcloth
  
• 1 wide tooth comb
  
• 1 bar of soap
  
• 1 nail clipper
  
• 1 toothbrush
  
• 6 band-aids
  
• all in quart ziplock bag

School kits consist of:

• 1 pair blunt scissors
  
• 3 spiral (8 x 10) notebooks
  
• 1 metric ruler
  
• 1 large eraser
  
• 1 pencil sharpener
  
• 1 box of 24 crayons
  
• 6 new pencils with erasers
  
• all in cotton cloth bag with handles.

Of course monetary donations are also accepted to buy more items or pay for shipping to Haiti. For more information log on to www.brethren.org.