Each year, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America encourages member congregations to participate in God’s Work – Our Hands Sunday, an opportunity to unite with the larger church in service to our communities. On Sunday, September 10th, we will be assembling Personal Care Kits for Lutheran World Relief. These Personal Care Kits provide basic hygiene items to refugees, people affected by natural disasters, and other displaced people. Donations can be dropped off at the church prior to or on the 10th and we will assemble the kits after church that Sunday. In addition to helping assemble the kits, we also need donations of new, unused kit items:
- Light-weight bath-size towels (20” X 40” to 52” X 27”), dark color recommended
- Bath-size bars of soap equaling 8 to 9 oz, any brand, in original wrapping; no mini or hotel size bars
- Adult-size toothbrushes
- Sturdy combs. There are many different types of hair texture, so no picks or fine-toothed combs.
- Metal nail clippers (attached file optional)
- Cardboard boxes to pack and ship kits
Because LWR provides services around the world as an impartial humanitarian organization, they require that items not have any religious symbols, messages, U.S. flags, patriotic or military symbols, or references to the armed forces, including camouflage.
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