(Pick a Project - Be Involved!)

1. Lutheran World Relief Kits: *The Fall of 2018, Messiah donated 21 quilts, 4 Baby Care Kits, 12 School Kits, 1 Fleece tie blanket, & 621 bars of soap. An additional 2500+ bars were donated to Perry Conference who Messiah joined to make 1,000 Personal Care Kits. Messiah's kits were sent to villages/schools/hospitals/refugee camps in Angola, Burkina Faso, Nicaragua, Peru, India, Serbia, Tanzania, Ukraine, Thailand, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, Mali & Georgia.

***Any kits that you make can be brought to the church the beginning of October for Lutheran World Relief Ingathering.

1. Fabric Kits

2.School Kits

3. Personal Care Kits  

4. Baby Care Kits

5. Quilts (60" x 80" only)

6. Fleece Tied Blankets (60" x 80")

7. New soap (4-5 oz. size preferred)  

***Specific directions and materials lists are online at lwr.org. You will need to follow the directions carefully so all kits can be accepted and sent to those in need.

8 . The Synodical Unit of Women of the ELCA accepts other sized quilts: Babies - 36" x 36", Crib - 40" x 48", Lap Robes - 40" x 48", Single Bed Quilts - 72" x 54". See Carolyn Reeder for further information.

9.Perry County Food Bank  

(Requested items):

Peanut Butter (16-18 oz.)

Jelly or jam

Pasta

Spaghetti Sauce

Macaroni and cheese

Juice and juice boxes

Dry milk

Vegetable oil

Vegetable oil spray

Helpers—hamburger, chicken, tuna

Canned pasta meals—ravioli, spaghetti, etc.

Pancake mix

Bisquick

Pancake syrup

Ketchup and mustard

Mayonnaise

Powdered drink mixes

Canned chicken, tuna, or beef stew

Instant potatoes; rice mixes

Canned vegetables

Canned fruit and fruit cups

Muffin, cake, bread mixes

Breakfast cereals

Instant oatmeal

Canned milk

Applesauce

Flour; sugar; brown sugar

Pudding or Jell-O

Cookies or cookie mix

Saltine crackers; snack crackers

Salt, pepper

Popcorn

Cleaning/Paper Products Toilet Paper

Paper Towels

Bleach

Dish Washing Detergent

Laundry Detergent 

10. Join Hands 

Most needed items are adult and children

socks and underwear.

11. Plastic Mats for the Homeless - Needed are folks to collect, cut, and crochet used plastic shopping bags. At this time, they are asking that you hang on to any plastic bags as the supply of bags has been more than they can keep up with. See Carolyn Reeder or Barb Woods as to how you could help. *So far 4 mats have been made & 2 more in the making!