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  • 801 South Madison Street
  • Bloomington, IL, 61701
  • United States

DORCAS CIRCLE - LWR PERSONAL CARE KITS DRIVE DURING LENT

Lent may be a time of waiting, but it need not be one of inaction. When natural disasters strike or war drives families from their homes, our hearts ache with compassion, but often we don’t know how to help. Making Lutheran World Relief Personal Care Kits is a simple and tangible way to offer comfort to those suffering. These kits are specifically designed to help people coping with poverty, disaster, conflict, and more. For many years Trinity's Dorcas Circle, with your help, has assembled and shipped care kits, delivering tangible hope to our neighbors in need around the world.

To this end, Dorcas circle will again be collecting the components to assemble kits throughout the season of Lent. Their goal is to collect and ship 100 kits.

HOW YOU CAN HELP?

1) PURCHASE NEW and drop off in the chapel narthex any of the following items between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday:

  • LIGHTWEIGHT, DARK COLORED BATRH TOWEL between 20" x 40" and 52" x 27" inches available at Walmart. Target, and Dollar General. (we know it is tempting to donate a lovely plush towel, however, conditions where many of the recipients live make it difficult to wash and dry large plush towels)

  • Two or three BATH-SIZE BARS OF SOAP equaling 8 to 9 ounces, any brand, in original wrapping.

  • Adult-sized TOOTHBRUSH in its original packaging.

  • Metal NAIL CLIPPERS (attached nail file optional).

2) VISIT the Dorcas Circle/Personal Care Kit bulletin board at the bottom of the north stairs in the lower narthex and pick up a donation envelope to assist in shipping Care Kits. Each kit costs $2.65 to ship.