Hurricane Helene
As the magnitude of #HurricaneHelene's devastation for families, churches, communities and whole regions of the U.S. becomes clearer, UMCOR has awarded solidarity grants to the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church and the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church to assist their relief efforts, with multiple grants in process for other annual conferences.
Additionally, UMCOR-trained Early Response Teams (ERTs) are coordinating efforts to support the removal of debris, tarping of roofs, and cleaning out of homes in hard-hit areas. If you are interested in volunteering and being trained, connect with your annual conference's disaster response ministry team. And remember, please do not self-deploy.
To give in support of this and other disasters throughout the U.S., donate here:
Flood Bucket Efforts at FUMC
UMCOR always has a need for flood buckets as they help families recover from severe weather events. They cost $70 to put together. If you’d like to donate all or part of the cost of a flood bucket, please bring a check to church made out to UMCOR, memo line “flood buckets,” or give at this link:
We've raised over $1100 so far, and now it's time to collect materials to assemble flood buckets! We will be collecting items when we gather for Sunday worship from September 29 - October 27. Please look at the list below to see what specific materials are needed for the cleanup efforts and what sizes are needed to fit together properly during assembly. Whether you are able to purchase a whole flood bucket or bring just one item, it makes a difference! Thank you for your loving compassion and the energy that you bring to help those in need recover from this disaster.
Cleaning Kit Materials:
One five-gallon round bucket with re-sealable lid (14.35” h x 12.19” w x 12.19” d)
No screw lids
May be used, but must be free from all residual product
Advertisements on the outside acceptable
One 32-64 oz. bottle liquid laundry detergent
One 16-40 oz. bottle liquid concentrate household cleaner
No spray cleaners
One 16-34 oz. bottle dish soap
One 4-8 oz. pump spray air freshener (liquid, not gel)
One 6-14 oz. pump spray insect repellent (pack of 10-20 wipes also acceptable)
Pump spray bottles must have protective covers
One scrub brush
With or without handle
18 re-useable cleaning wipes
No terrycloth, microfiber or paper towels
Remove from packaging
Five scouring pads
No stainless-steel pads with soap in them
Remove from packaging
36-50 clothespins
One 50-100 ft. clothesline (cotton or plastic line)
24 roll of heavy-duty trash bags (33-45-gallon sizes)
Remove from packaging
Five N95 particulate respirator dust masks (1-3 mm thickness)
No surgical masks
Two pairs kitchen gloves
Durable for multiple uses
Remove from packaging
One pair work gloves
Cotton with leather palm or all leather
Assembly Instructions:
All items must be new with the exception of the bucket and lid which may be recycled but must be clean and free of debris.
All cleaning agents must be liquid form. No powders are accepted.
If items have been omitted, label bucket. Please indicate which items are missing.
Important Notes:
Sponges have been removed from the list of supplies due to the challenge of locating the non-cellulose sponges that prevent mildew. Non-cellulose sponges will be added to each bucket upon arrival at the affiliate warehouse.
Do not include any personal notes, money or additional material in the kits.
Contents of kits or the containers of kits should not be imprinted with cartoon characters, advertisements, religious, patriotic, military or camouflage symbols.