UMCOR Sager Brown Material Resources Specifications

Kits to Sustain Everyday Life

The following kit is used in places where people do not have ready access to many essential supplies for everyday life. Please follow the directions exactly. Include all items; do not add items that are not on the lists. Extra gifts, though given with the best of intentions, render a kit unusable and must be removed. Note: All items sent must be new!

Sewing Kit

(Updated: 11/15/2004)

Sewing kits foster independence rather than dependence. Women can make clothing in their own size and in the style of their culture. Cottage industries often grow out of the sewing classes where women use these kits to practice valuable income-generating skills.

3 yards of cotton or cotton-blend, solid color or print fabric (must be 3 yards of uncut fabric)
1 pair sewing scissors
1 package of needles
1 spool of thread
5-8 matching buttons

Wrap sewing notions in the fabric and place in a sealed one-gallon plastic bag.

Value: $18 per kit.
In a separate envelope, please send a check written to UMCOR Sager Brown for at least $1.00 for each kit to help with the costs of processing and shipping kits around the world.

Important: Please do not include any religious, political or patriotic notes or emblems in any kit.

Thank you for your donations. You are helping to make a difference in people's lives.

Print the shipping label and list (2 formats): PDF-Word.

Print this kit (3 formats): PDF-Web-Word.

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