Shipments of relief goods continue from Brethren Service Center.

Church of the Brethren staff, on behalf of Church World Service (CWS), sent the first shipment of relief materials to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina on the evening of Aug. 30. The 5,000 blankets and the 5,040 Gift of the Heart Health Kits reached their destination, Baton Rouge, La., and were distributed on Aug. 31.

As of Sept. 19, 18 more shipments from the warehouses at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md., have been sent to affected areas. Brethren, along with other CWS partners, are invited to celebrate this outpouring of relief.

Following are summaries of relief materials received, by state:

• Alabama: 1,035 Health Kits and 1,020 School Kits
  
• Arkansas: 540 Health Kits
  
• Louisiana: 6,000 blankets, 22,230 Health Kits, 510 School Kits
  
• Michigan: 315 Health Kits
  
• Mississippi: 6,000 blankets, 19,545 Health Kits, 1,625 Clean-Up Buckets
  
• Texas: 1,000 blankets, 7,065 Health Kits, 1,020 School Kits Virginia: 720 Health Kits, 1,830 School Kits, 25 Kids Kits

Totals as of Sept. 19: 13,000 blankets, 51,450 Health Kits, 4,380 School Kits, 25 Kids Kits, 1,625 Clean-Up Buckets

Source: 9/23/2005 Newsline
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