Material Resources for UMCOR Sager Brown Depot
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
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The entrance to the UMCOR
Sager Brown campus, on Sager-Brown Road, off LA Highway
182.
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Flood
Buckets These supplies enable people to begin the
overwhelming job of cleaning up after a flood or hurricane
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.
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