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Wisconsin UMC Conference Ingathering Mission – Personal Dignity Kits

It’s time for the Wisconsin Conference of the United Methodist Church’s annual Ingathering Mission. Each year UMCs throughout Wisconsin are asked to donate items for people in need or suffering from disasters. The items will be taken to Annual Conference in Madison on June 4, gathered into a semi-truck and delivered to Midwest Mission Distribution Center in Pawnee, IL. Our Conference’s Mission Motivation committee works with the MMDC to determine the greatest needs. Personal Dignity Kits are once again being collected. Midwest Mission distributes the kits locally, nationally and internationally to those in need during times of crisis, as requested by UMCOR. All supplies are given free of charge regardless of gender, race or religion. The items for each PD kit are listed below. You DO NOT need to assemble your kit(s). Bring all items to church in a grocery bag, including the resealable plastic bag and $2 donation. Our Mission Team will assemble them and add prayer cards. All $2 cash donations will be collected and one check will be sent to Wisconsin Conference. Monetary offerings will also be accepted. Make checks out to FUMC and write “PD kits” on the memo line or place cash in an offering envelope and write “PD kits” on the envelope.

1 hand towel (Lightweight. Plush towels will not fit in the bag) - no kitchen towels

1 washcloth - no dishcloths

1 toothbrush - no multipacks

1 bar soap – 3 - 4 oz.

1 shampoo -12 - 19 oz. (No pump) **

1 deodorant – 2 - 3 oz. (stick, roll-on, or pump)

1 lotion – 8 - 10 oz. (No pump) **

1- 1 gallon resealable plastic bag (into which all items will be placed) No slider closure bags please

$2 donation (for toothpaste and carrying bag)

** Tubes and flatter shaped bottles are easier to pack than tall, round bottles.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Fox Valley Chapter

Our second April mission is financial support for the Wisconsin National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), and more specifically for the Fox Valley chapter of NAMI which serves Waupaca County. The types of services provided include support groups, educational classes, youth programs, online resources, (including suicide prevention lifeline chat), crisis intervention training (with law enforcement, hospital staff, etc), in-person, telephone and online peer support groups, advocacy for non-discriminatory policy change and community outreach to promote better understanding of mental illness. They also operate Iris Place Peer Run Respite in Appleton, a self-directed, strengths-based, holistic respite, free to all Wisconsin adults age 18 and over. Iris Place provides a safe and welcoming environment that offers an opportunity for individuals experiencing emotional distress or crisis to grow and change through the support of others with lived experience. For additional information, visit namifoxvalley.org. 

Make offering checks payable to FUMC and write NAMI on the memo line.