Disaster Response Kits
Many Disaster Response Kits have flowed through the door of the Association Office in order to be housed for the next disaster. Thank you… thank you….. thank you…. to all the NWOA Local Churches who have created those Disaster Buckets and Personal Care Kits. You have no idea how well this is received at a moment’s notice during a disaster.
For those churches who may be thinking about creating Disaster Kits, this year, 2021 the Northwest Ohio association, UCC (NWOA) will partner with Church World Service (CWS) and collect CWS clean up buckets and hygiene kits. Please follow the list provided below because contents have changed. In the past CWS disaster kits were shipped to locations for storage. CWS offers designed depot drop-offs through a CWS representative in Columbus, Ohio. (No need to collect funds for shipping) NWOA will be designated as a depot drop-off. The kits will be gathered and a CWS truck will travel to Tiffin for pick-up.
Depot drop-off dates at the NWOA office will be May 3 to May 7, 2021 from 9 am to 3 pm. Please plan to deliver the kits your congregation assembled during this deport drop-off week. NWOA Office, 416 Wentz Street, Tiffin, OH 44883.
Ingredients
Emergency Clean Up Buckets
(5 Gallon Bucket)
- 1 five gallon bucket with re-sealable lid
- Four scouring pads
- Seven sponges, including one large
- One scrub brush
- Eighteen reusable , lightweight dry cleaning towels (e.g. Handi Wipes)
- One 50 oz or two 25 oz bottles of liquid laundry detergent
- One 16-28 oz bottle of liquid disinfectant dish soap
- One 12-16 oz bottle of household cleaner that can be mixed with water (no spray bottles)
- One package of 48-50 clothespins
- Clothesline, two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.
- Five dust masks
- Two pairs heavy-duty, waterproof dishwashing gloves (latex-free, non-surgical)
- One pair work gloves, cotton with leather palm or all leather
- 24-28 heavy duty or contractor type 30-45 gallon trash bags on a roll and removed from carton
- One 6-9 oz bottle of non-aerosol insect repellent
Hygiene Kits
- One hand towel measuring approximately 15" x 28" to 16"x32" (no fingertip, bath, dish towel, or micro-fiber)
- One wash cloth
- One wide-tooth comb removed from the package (found at discount dealers like sallybeauty.com)
- One fingernail or toenail clipper removed from the package (either one is acceptable)
- One bath size bar of soap in the original package
- One toothbrush in the original package
- Ten standard size Band-Aids
- Place all items in a ONE GALLON ZIP-LOCK BAG
- Do not add any extra items or toothpaste. A tube of toothpaste will be added to each hygiene kit just prior to its journey.
Getting "the right stuff" in our kits
Request cash donations, purchase quantities of each item and hold a “kit assembly party”.