Coordinator: Health and Wholeness Ministry
Health and Wholeness Ministry assembles Personal Care Kits for Lutheran World Relief (LWR).
These kits are distributed by LWR around the world, providing hygiene, dignity and hope to those in crisis situations. The kits are sent to areas of the world where an emergency has occurred, and people are left with very little. The kits supply basic items for survival.
Current Opportunities:
Lent and Easter 2024
The Health and Wholeness Ministry Committee is once again holding the Baskets of Promise drive during Lent. We are collecting articles to be put into Personal Care Kits. You can help us fill these kits by donating the items listed below. We will assemble the Kits in late April, so any items received before April 28, 2024 will be included in this spring shipment to Lutheran World Relief. Please place donations in the box near the elevator in the Narthex.
- bath towels (lightweight, dark colored, size: 20″ x 40″ to 27″ x 52″)
- large sturdy combs (sturdy, no picks or fine tooth combs)
- metal nail clippers (large or small, attached nail file optional)
- bars of soap (4-5 ounces in original packaging)
- adult-sized toothbrushes (in original packaging; can be multi-packs)
Ongoing
We collect items for Personal Care Kits year-round, and have special collections during Lent and the Fall. The items needed are:
- bath towels (lightweight, dark colored, size: 20″ x 40″ to 27″ x 52″)
- bars of soap (4-5 ounces in original packaging)
- adult-sized toothbrushes (in original packaging; can be multi-packs)
- large sturdy combs (sturdy, no picks or fine tooth combs)
- metal nail clippers (large or small, attached nail file optional)
Donations can be placed in the basket near the elevator in the Narthex. Kits are assembled and sent to LWR twice per year.
We also accept monetary donations. Make the check payable to Saint Andrew’s and note “Kits – Lutheran World Relief” in the memo line.