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October 16th, 2010 Keeping the Garden Green
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Haiti Earthquake: Festival of Sharing Response
Special Call for Kits: This is a special call for Health Kits, IMA Medicine Boxes and Layettes. These kits will be picked up on February 2nd and shipped to Church World Service immediately.
What is the Festival of Sharing?
The earthquake in Haiti has devastated many lives. The response from partnering organizations of the Festival of Sharing are responding and we can respond as well!
Donations of the following Festival of Sharing kits will be needed: IMA Medicine Boxes, Health Kits and Layettes. Please start collecting for these kits so that we can be ready to send a shipment when needed. Kit contents include:
Download a Bulletin Insert in PDF or Word
Health Kit
In the face of natural disasters, violence, or poverty, these kits can mean the difference between sickness and health for struggling families.
$10 value Shipping-$2/kit
1 hand towel (16" X 28"), 1 wide-tooth comb, 1 nail clipper, 1 bar of soap (bath size in wrapper), 1 washcloth, 6 Band-Aids, 1 toothbrush (in original packaging). Seal all items in a one-gallon plastic bag with zipper closure. Toothpaste will be added by Church World Service.
IMA Medicine Box
Each IMA Medicine Box contains enough medication and supplies to treat the common ailments of several thousand people. IMA accepts donations of specific over-the-counter items to include in Medicine Boxes. Please follow these guidelines for donations, which should be new products with unbroken seals and expiration dates of 18 months (April 2012) or longer. Generic products are welcome!
$325 full kit value Other items and Shipping $175/kit
500 tablets or more Acetaminophen (Tylenol) 325 mg or 500 mg 500 tablets or more Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) 200 mg 500 tablets or more Multivitamins with iron (One-A-Day) without herbs or special formulas 500 tablets or more Children's Multivitamins with Iron (Flintstones Chewables with Iron) 6 tubes or more Triple antibiotic ointment(Neosporin)˝ oz. or 1 oz. tube 50 pads or more 4x4 inch gauze pads, any brand 2 rolls or more ˝ inch adhesive tape, any brand Place all items in a box and label "IMA Medicine BOX". Please include only one complete kit per box. (i.e. each box is equal to one IMA Medicine Box kit.)
Layette
Layettes provide gentle warmth for infants and basic tools for young mothers struggling with poverty or the consequences of natural disaster.
$39 value Shipping-$2/kit
6 cloth diapers, 2 diaper pins, 2 t-shirts or undershirts (no onesies), 2 washcloths, 2 gowns or sleepers, 1 sweater or sweatshirt, 2 receiving blankets (1 can be a knitted blanket). All items must be new and under 12 months in size. Bundle items inside one receiving blanket and secure with diaper pins.
What is the Festival of Sharing?
The third Saturday of October is the day that people of faith, from many different denominations all over the state, gather at the Missouri State Fairgrounds, in Sedalia. The groups and families bring money that has been raised and “kits” that have been assembled during the year. Volunteers help to sack rice, beans and potatoes for distribution to Missouri agencies. In the afternoon state agencies bring their trucks and trailers to receive the kits, rice, beans and potatoes to distribute to their clients. Kits, assembled for Church World Service, are loaded on a semi truck to continue their journey to other parts of the world.
The Festival is now in its 28th year and generates approximately $1 million annually.
The interfaith event is an expression of mission support and involvement that has helped improve the lives of countless individuals in Missouri and around the world.
THE PURPOSE AND MISSION The Festival of Sharing seeks to: ¨ generate financial, material, and personnel resources for hunger, poverty, crisis, and injustice, ¨ meet and challenge injustice through advocacy and systemic change, ¨ promote awareness of hunger and justice issues, local and international outreach opportunities, and resource steward ship possibilities, ¨ encourage and enable hands-on experience with mission projects and local outreach agencies. |
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Visitors:
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The Office of Creative Ministries / Festival of Sharing 3009 David Dr., Columbia, MO 65202 - Phone: 573-474-3332 - Fax: 866-247-5755 Email: festival@socket.net |
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