Midwest Mission Distribution Center Trip

Midwest Mission Distribution Center Needs

by Friday, May 7 – List and Tub by Missions Table

ANY ITEMS WELCOME

Urgent Needs

• Cleaning Bucket Supplies – see below
• Hand towels (15” x 25” up to 17” x 27”, no
• kitchen towels) (new)
• Toothbrushes (single brushes only-in original wrapper, no child-size brushes) (no multi-
• packs) (no dentist names or phone numbers)
• Tubes of toothpaste (6.4 oz or larger. Check expiration dates - must be good for at least
• one more year)
• Cloth diapers (birdseye 3-ply diapers) (new)
• Gowns or Sleepers (new)
• Diaper pins
• Onesies (new)
• Receiving Blankets (new) (no quilts or knitted)
• Spiral notebooks (8”x10 1/2”)(70-80 pages)
• 3 yards of 44”-45” cotton or cotton-blend fabric - solid color or print (there must be
• 3yards of fabric for the sewing kit)
• Large spools of thread to match the fabric
• Package of Needles

Cleaning Bucket Supplies

• Bleach, 32–82 oz.
• Scouring Pads (not steel wool)
• Sponges
• Scrub Brushes
• Cleaning Towels (reusable wipes or absorbant cloths)
• Liquid Laundry Detergent, 25–50 oz.
• Liquid Household Cleaner, 12-16 oz.
• Liquid Disinfectant Dish Soap, 16–28 oz.
• Clothes Pins
• Clothesline
• Dust Masks
• Latex Gloves
• Work Gloves
• Heavy Duty Trash Bags, 33-45 gallon
• Insect Repellant Spray (not killer), 6–14 oz.
• Air Freshener, 8-9 oz. can

More information is available on our website: www.midwestmissiondc.org under “Kits and Needed Supplies.”

Thank you for your support of MMDC.

Mercy threads

Mercy Threads is an ongoing missions project for anyone who likes to sew or knit.  Patterns are available at the church for cover-them-with love quilts, cheerful hospital gowns, knitted sweaters and school bags. The finished items are sent to MMDC which distributes them throughout the world.  The photo displays a recent shipment.   Cover-them-with-love quilts are easy one step quilts with no batting. They are quite lightweigh, often given to children and their parents in very warm countries.  Knitted sweaters are added to layette kits for new mothers’ babies throughout the world. In response to the recent Haiti earthquake, MMDC sent over 200 layette kits and plans to send more. Cheerful hospital gowns are sewn from an easy available pattern.  Colorful fabric is used because children take the outfits home after their hospital stay and use them for play outfits.  After the Haiti earthquake MMDC sent 2,655 gowns to Haiti, with plans to ship more. School bags are made of durable fabric and filled with school supplies.  They are sent to developing countries and Native American reservations.   More information is also available from Sharon Sherrow at tpssmg@aol.com or 248-620-6052