Church World Service requests donations of Clean-Up Buckets.

Church World Service (CWS) has requested the donation of Clean-up Buckets, one of the Gift of the Heart Kits that are warehoused and shipped from the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md. These supplies enable people to begin the overwhelming job of cleaning up after a flood, hurricane, tornado, or other disaster here in the US. Because of the volatility of the contents, Clean-up Buckets are not shipped internationally. The value per bucket is $45.

Bucket contents are: one 5 gallon bucket with resealable lid; five scouring pads; seven sponges, assorted sizes; one scrub brush; eighteen cleaning towels (reusable, like Easy Wipes ®); one 50-78 oz. box dry laundry detergent; one 12 oz. bottle of liquid concentrated household cleaner (like Lysol ®); one 25 oz. bottle liquid disinfectant dish soap (like Dawn ®); fifty clothespins; clothesline, two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.; five dust masks; two pairs latex gloves; one pair work gloves; one 22-27 count box heavy-duty trash bags (33-45 gallon); one 6-14 oz. bottle of insect repellant (drops or lotion, not aerosol). Purchase all liquids in plastic bottles. Send only new, unopened materials. Put all items in the plastic bucket, making sure they are packed securely to avoid damage during shipment, and seal lid with packing tape. Place each bucket in a separate box. Buckets may be taken directly to the warehouse in New Windsor, Md., or shipped prepaid to Church World Service, Brethren Service Center Annex, 601 Main St., New Windsor, MD 21776-0188.

Please add $3 per Clean-Up Bucket for processing and shipping. Do not include these funds in the box but send by check, earmarked for processing/shipping, to Church World Service, 28606 Phillips St., P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515.

Source: 9/28/2005 Newsline
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