North Georgia Conference Disaster Response Ministry: Material Donations

Choose from donate bulk supplies that volunteers will assemble at Sager Brown, providing complete kits, donating money, or volunteer to help at the Sager Brown Depot.

Bulk Supplies

The material resources program is always happy to receive kits and buckets fully assembled with all required items. However, the UMCOR Sager Brown Depot can use large quantities of bulk items that may be easier for some churches and church groups to acquire. The top ten list of bulk material needs (listed in order of priority) is as follows: Top Ten List of Bulk Supplies Needed

Complete Kits

The following resources are used in places where people may have suffered losses due to natural or human made disasters. UMCOR Kits are material resources that provide many essential supplies for everyday life. You can donate complete kits

The entrance to the UMCOR Sager Brown campus, on Sager-Brown Road, off LA Highway 182.

Flood Buckets These supplies enable people to begin the overwhelming job of cleaning up after a flood or hurricane

Flood Buckets Urgently Needed After Hurricane Ike

The damage left by hurricane Ike has cause immediate widespread need for flood buckets. We are working on locations where they can be sent. The current list for the Texas Conference is as follows:

La Porte
9601 W. Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, TX 77571
Contact: Rev. Kelley Sullivan, Cell 281-413-4121, Church 281-478-4673, Home 281-998-7736

First UMC Vidor
501 N. Main, Vidor, TX 77662
Contact: Rev. Mark Pedersen, Cell 409-553-3232

League City UMC
1411 W. Main, League City, TX 77573
Contact: Kay, Cell 903-705-9574, Other 281-332-1044

Please begin preparing flood buckets with the following materials:

5-gallon bucket with resealable lid

Bleach (two 1-quart or one 82 oz. bottle).

5 scouring pads

1 scrub brush

18 cleaning towels (easy-wipes)

7 sponges

Liquid laundry detergent (two 25 oz. or one 50 oz. bottle)

1 household cleaner, 12-16 oz. bottle

Disinfectant dish soap, 16-28 oz. bottle

50 clothes pins

Clothes line (two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.)

5 dust masks

2 pair latex gloves

1 pair work gloves

24-bag roll heavy-duty trash bags, 33-45 gallon

(remove from box)

1 insect repellant spray, 6-14 oz. can

1 air freshener, 8 or 9 oz. can

All bottles should be plastic. Send new, un-opened

items inside bucket and seal the lid. Do not include

bleach if shipping.

Equivalent Cost $55.00 if making cash donation Link

Health Kits Health kits provide basic necessities to people who have been forced to leave their homes because of human conflict or natural disaster.

School Kits In some countries, children don't have books or school supplies. Many have no schoolrooms; classes are held in inadequate or half-destroyed buildings, tents, or even the open air. School kits may be these children's only educational resources.

Packing and Shipping Instructions The North Georgia Disaster Response Ministry maintains a limited quantity of the flood buckets and health kits in their storage unit and may be interested in replenishment of their stock.

Donate Money

You may also give to UMCOR's Material Resource Ministry, Advance #901440 Gifts may be made by placing a contribution in the offering plate at a local United Methodist church; by sending a check to UMCOR, 475 Riverside Dr., Room 330, New York, NY 10115; or by calling 1-800-554-8583, where credit card donations are accepted. Be sure to write Material Resource Ministry, Advance #901440 on the memo line of your check.

Volunteer to Help at Sager Brown

More than 3,000 United Methodists came to UMCOR Sager Brown to pack emergency kits, serve in the gift shop, assist in the kitchen and inventory supplies during 2006.

They also serve some of the residents of Baldwin, La., the nearby town, who need home repairs or other assistance. Volunteers have fun and experience "hands-on" mission opportunities.

Find out more about being an UMCOR Sager Brown volunteer in Know Before You Go, a manual for volunteers. In the manual you'll find all sorts of information about what to expect when you sign up for a week or a weekend of service. Click here for the manual.

For more information about Sager Brown Click here.