Each year as part of our ELCA Day of Service in September, we assemble school kits or health kits to be donated to Lutheran World Relief. This year, we will be collecting materials for the school kits.
Although LWR accepts pre-made cloth drawstring bags, we prefer to have volunteers make the bags from scratch, which are much sturdier than those that are purchased from stores. Beginning in June, we will be collecting donations of material such as LIGHT-WEIGHT DENIM, CANVAS, TWILL or CORDUROY which make great drawstring bags. You can drop your donations off in the container located in the Welcome Center, labeled “Material for School Kits.”
In July, we will start collecting the school supplies that go into the school kits. Items needed are:
· 70-sheet notebooks
· 30-centimeter rulers or rulers with centimeters on one edge and inches on the other
· Pencil sharpeners
· Blunt scissors
· Unsharpened pencils
· Black or blue ballpoint pens
· Box of 16 or 24 crayons
· 2 ½ inch eraser
Please do not donate items with any religious symbols, messages, or your group’s name. Please do not donate any items decorated with a U.S. flag, patriotic or military symbols, or references to the armed forces, including camouflage.
Contact Loralee Daily or the Outreach office (330-836-8811) with questions. Thank you in advance for your generosity in donating these items!
