Introduction

Packing a Kit

Notification of Collection Project Completion

International Ministries Needs

U.S. Mission Institution Contacts

AIDS Kits

Arts and Crafts

Baby Kits

Birthday Boxes

Gardening/Agriculture Kits

Health and Hygiene Kits

Holiday Boxes

Household Needs

Label Collections

Miscellaneous Kits

Music Kits

Office Supplies

School Kits

Sports/Recreation Equipments

Tool Kits

Toys and Books

Institutions' Needs

UMCOR Depot

Institutions' Needs


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Please contact the agency to determine the status of the need for material resources.


ALASKA

Alaska Children’s Services, Anchorage

  • boys’ pants (8-14 sizes)
  • afghans (twin size)
  • Scotch tape
  • scrub brushes & sponges
  • bathrobes
  • batteries (all types; new)
  • twin sheet sets
  • Band-Aids
  • First Aid supplies
  • flannel pajamas (adult)
  • slide projector
  • bedspreads (twin size; new)
  • slippers (teen & adult sizes)
  • floor pillows
  • blank audio & video tapes
  • foam core
  • socks (teen & adult sizes)
  • blenders
  • sports socks
  • blue tarps
  • T-shirts
  • clock radios
  • comforters (twin size)
  • night lights
  • turtlenecks (girls & women)
  • relaxing music tapes
  • wrapping paper

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ARIZONA

Wesley Community Center, Phoenix

  • outdoor toys for ages 2 to 5
  • infant seats
  • strollers
  • non-perishable foods, like peanut butter, jelly, beans, rice, cookies (pre-boxed for distribution, enough for 2 days for a family of 4)
  • desk lamps
  • pencil sharpeners (electric)
  • notebooks and pens for adult education classes
  • small combination TV and VCR
  • desk clocks
  • gift certificates (to be used as prizes and incentives)
  • new gymnasium time clock
  • laminator
  • paper cutter
  • Sewing notions

 

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CALIFORNIA

David & Margaret Home La Verne

  • CD/radios
  • televisions
  • VCRs
  • games
  • pots & pans
  • toasters
  • blenders
  • vans

Neighborhood House, Calexico

  • extra large cooking pots, pans and utensils

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FLORIDA

Tampa United Methodist Centers, Tampa

  • Infant/toddler car seat
  • 8-mm blank video taping cassettes
  • Blank audio cassettes
  • Educational videos on parenting skills,
  • interviewing techniques, resume writing
  • Tape deck/CD player
  • Record player
  • Flashlights
  • "Enya" CD -- quiet music
  • Lullaby music -- cassettes or CD
  • Toy medical kits
  • office furniture
  • filing cabinets

Wesley House Family Services, Key West

Wesley House Education Department

  • personal planners/calendars (pocket/purse size)
  • erasable, magnetic memo boards (for refrigerators)
  • growth & development charts (all ages)
  • child-proofing materials (for socket plugs, cupboard & drawer locks)
  • baby & child care books
  • 1, 2, 3 Magic video (5 copies); contact # 1-800-442-4435;$39.95 each
  • 1, 2, 3 Magic parent training guides (50 copies); $10 each

 

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ILLINOIS

Cunningham Children's Home, Urbana

subscriptions to:

  • Ranger Rick
  • Newsweek
  • National Geographic World
  • National Geographic Junior
  • Sports Illustrated for Kids
  • Sports Illustrated Boys
  • blank VCR tapes
  • blank audio tapes
  • disposable cameras
  • batteries (AAA, AA, C, D, 9-volt)

Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House East St. Louis

  • fans
  • infant seats
  • twin and full size sheets and blankets
  • crib sheets

Marcy-Newberry Association, Chicago

  • tape players and recorders
  • VCRs
  • phonographs
  • television
  • fans

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LOUISIANA

MacDonell United Methodist Children’s Services, Inc., Houma

  • microwave oven
  • washer
  • dryer
  • TVs & VCRs
  • coffee pots
  • toasters
  • rice cookers
  • refrigerator
  • freezer
  • irons

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MASSACHUSSETTS

Hattie B. Cooper Community Center

  • math, reading, writing CD-ROMs
  • Microsoft Office/Windows 2000
  • large, all-weather storage shed

 

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MINNESOTA

Emma Norton Services, St. Paul

  • washer/dryer combination
  • beds
  • refrigerator
  • stove
  • snow blower
  • lawn mower
  • teacher’s manuals for after-school program
  • books for after-school program

 

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MISSISSIPPI

Bethlehem Center, Inc., Jackson

  • 15-passenger van
  • 35-mm camera & film
  • bulletin board papers & border
  • small tables for preschool
  • file cabinet
  • book cases
  • room dividers

Moore Community House, Biloxi

  • a van

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NEBRASKA

Epworth Village, Inc., York

  • AA batteries
  • plain alarm clocks
  • Band-Aids
  • 35-mm. film

 

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TENNESSEE

Bethlehem Centers Nashville

  • computers & accessories
  • educational software for youth & adults
  • cell phones for agency buses
  • 15-passenger van
  • newspaper & magazine rack
  • outside-agency marquee

 

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TEXAS

Dallas Bethlehem Center, Dallas

  • IBM compatible educational software

Holding Institute, Inc., Laredo

  • First-Aid kits
  • Freezer (chest type)
  • Teflon-coated cooking utensils
  • Electric can opener
  • Van

Wesley Community Center, Houston

  • 486 computers with CD-ROM (2)
  • laser printers (4)
  • 200 sq. ft. window film
  • fans (150)
  • infant seats (25)
  • World Book Encyclopedia
  • Encyclopedia Britannica

Wesley Community Centers, San Antonio

  • ice machine
  • non-perishable foods (peanut butter, jelly, beans, tuna,
    spam, rice, canned goods,baby food, etc.)
  • VCRs
  • computer desks & chairs
  • overhead projector & screen
  • gift certificates (to area grocery stores, department stores,
    shoe stores, specialty stores)
  • extra large cooking utensils, pots & pans
  • box fans
  • electric can opener
  • commercial refrigerator/freezer
  • laptop computer

Wesley-Rankin Community Center Dallas

  • scientific calculators
  • dictionaries
  • educational books
  • educational computer software

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VIRGINIA

Bethlehem Wilson Communities, Richmond

  • super or regular Nintendo game set
  • electronic floor key board with battery operated music box

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WASHINGTON

Tacoma Community House, Tacoma

  • small desks
  • secretarial chairs, office chairs
  • bookcases
  • newer model computers and software
  • human resources:
  • volunteer tutors for adult literacy program
  • summer volunteer to work with 6 to 12 year olds
  • volunteer to teach healthy, American-style cooking to refugees
  • tutors for middle and high schoolers

consultants:

  • for long-range planning for agency education department
  • for data collection
  • for conflict resolution and intercultural communication
  • for teaching computer programs, such as word processing and spreadsheets
  • for producing a video about Tacoma house

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