St. John’s is taking a special offering for Louisiana Flood Relief and will also collect supplies for flood buckets, which we will assemble on June 6 at 5 p.m. Drop off any of the items in the church office during the week or during the Drive-Thru Grocery Bag Sunday Drop Off on June 6 from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
If you would like to make a financial donation to the relief efforts, we have set up a special Disaster Relief Fund on our website. Choose the Missions Fund, and then the Disaster Relief Fund. Or write “Disaster Relief” on your check’s memo line.
Flood Bucket/Cleaning Kit Donations Needed:
- One five-gallon round bucket with re-sealable lid (14.35” h x 12.19” w x 12.19” d)
- No screw lids
- May be used, but must be free from all residual product
- Advertisements on the outside acceptable
- One 32-64 oz. bottle liquid laundry detergent
- One 16-40 oz. bottle liquid concentrate household cleaner
- No spray cleaners
- One 16-34 oz. bottle dish soap
- One 4-8 oz. pump spray air freshener
- One 6-14 oz. pump spray insect repellent (pack of 10-20 wipes also acceptable)
- Pump spray bottles must have protective covers
- One scrub brush
- With or without handle
- 18 re-useable cleaning wipes
- No terrycloth, microfiber or paper towels
- Remove from packaging
- Five scouring pads
- No stainless-steel pads with soap in them
- Remove from packaging
- 36-50 clothespins
- One 50-100 ft. clothesline (cotton or plastic line)
- 24 roll of heavy-duty trash bags (33-45-gallon sizes)
- Remove from packaging
- Five N95 particulate respirator dust masks (1-3 mm thickness)
- No surgical masks
- Two pairs kitchen gloves
- Durable for multiple uses
- Remove from packaging
- One pair work gloves
- Cotton with leather palm or all leather
*Please note that the list does not contain clothing. This is often a misunderstood part of disasters. The system gets inundated with clothing, and it becomes a burden to manage. Please understand that there is no need for clothing.