The Raleigh District of the UMC

Make sure to check out this post from the United Methodist News Service (UMNS) regarding UMCOR food distribution in Haiti.

Haitian Church Members Distribute UMCOR Food – http://bit.ly/bQn0ax

Sharad Aggarwal (left) and Melissa Crutchfield of UMCOR unpack a food ration in . . . → Read More: Haitian Church Members Distribute UMCOR Food

Sheila Prosser of Knightdale UMC in response to seeing the following UMCOR video:

Watch and see the Thanks upon the lips of God’s people, pray for the hands that work and pray together, Rejoice that we as United Methodists and all God’s children have been able to donate and see the receiving of our efforts. You . . . → Read More: UMCOR Haiti Multimedia Presentation

We continue to collect specific donations to send to Haiti. As before, we will collect, sort, pack and palletize the items and then take them to MERCI for distribution. Our re-located warehouse space is located at 1053C East Whitaker Mill Road, on the northwest corner of Whitaker Mill and Atlantic. You will note the address 1053C on one of the warehouses. Thanks to Trevor Spear, owner of the warehouse and Hayes Barton UMC member!

Important details follow. Please read through to the end so you are fully informed. Continue reading Haiti Response – Update January 29

Thanks for the amazing generosity in preparing health kits for Haiti. The servant volunteers at the collection site asked that a picture of a health kit be shared as encouragement for creating a proper health kit. Proper packing is important! The inventory must be included as listed to insure transport and distribution. This also saves time . . . → Read More: Packing a Health Kit

Thanks to all for your gifts of supplies and service! As of Friday, January 22, at lunch, over 45 tons of aid had been packed and palleted for Haiti at the Raleigh District collection point. Thanks also to the owners and staff of Clayton Global Packaging for hosting our relief efforts. Continue reading Collection Center MOVING – Haiti Response Update Jan 22

In, A Tales Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens once wrote:  “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness . . . it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Even though these words were penned well over a hundred years ago, they describe so well our most recent days.  Last week’s earthquake in Haiti has made the world a different place.

Continue reading Hearts and Hands Helping Haiti

Even as we begin to think about additional ways to help Health Kits will still be needed beyond the first wave of rescue and recovery. You can deliver completed kits or bulk quantity of materials to the Clayton warehouse through Friday, January 22, 2010.

Health Kit Inventory:
1 hand towel (15” x 25” up to 17” x 27”)
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