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, check out the list provided above. You will notice there are two bucket list. A small & a large bucket. Either bucket will be used in the Heartland (Ohio) Conference area or a close distance in the case of emergency.
For those creating Personal Care Kits, please follow the list provided. All kits are reviewed for the correct ingredients before they are boxed and labeled for storage. The Personal Care Kits are sometimes missing one or more items, the deodorant, shaving cream, razors, nail file or clippers or the toothpaste. Please do include these items in the kit.
Ingredients
The following kits are created for local disasters only
NWOA Small Clean Up Buckets
(Household Bucket)
- One large container of Clorox Cleanup disinfectant cleaner (64 oz bottle, No Clorox Bleach)
- Metal wire cleaning brush (look in paint supplies dept. at home improvement stores - no grill brushes)
- Large, sturdy scrub brush
- Pair of rubber gloves (not vinyl)
- Large, heavy-duty sponge
- 5-10 heavy duty 30 gallon plastic trash bags (no kitchen bags)
- Common household bucket (this bucket must fit in a 12"x12"x12" box
- Personal note
Large 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 cleaning towels (Easy 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
- Personal note
Personal Care Kit
- One bar of soap in the wrapper
- One wash cloth and one hand towel (dark colors) (no fingertip, bath, dish towel or micro-fiber)
- One disposable razor
- One small container of shave cream
- 10 standard size Band-Aids
- One tooth brush
- One small tube of tooth paste
- One wide-tooth comb
- One small container of deodorant
- One nail file or nail clippers (no emery boards)
- Personal note
- Place all items in a ONE GALLON ZIP-LOCK BAG
Getting "the right stuff" in our kits
Request cash donations, purchase quantities of each item and hold a “kit assembly party”.