The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
The Luster Cluster of the United Methodist Church in the Spoon River District is reaching out and asking for your support in helping the hurricane victims in Florida and wherever there is need of cleanup.
Some of the ways that we as communities can help are by our prayers, monetary gifts, presence to help clean up, and by putting together Flood Buckets. The Flood Buckets as many of you know helped in the Flood of 1993 in Henderson County, which they found the buckets to be useful as victims began their cleanup and to sanitize their homes. The United Methodist Churches of the Luster Cluster are Oquawka, Gladstone, Biggsville, Kirkwood, Smithshire, Monmouth, Roseville, Swan Creek, Fairview Center, Carman, and Stronghurst. These churches are inviting you to help the hurricane victims by putting together Flood Buckets. The items that are listed below may be dropped off to any of the United Methodist Churches listed here.
Note: All items brought to the churches must be new items.
5-gallon bucket with resealable lid
Bleach-two 1-quart or one 82 oz. bottle
5 scouring pads
7 pack sponges
1 scrub brush
18 cleaning towels (reusable wipes)
Liquid laundry detergent (two 25 oz. or one 50 oz. bottle)
1 household cleaner, 10-16 oz. bottle
Disinfectant dish soap, 16-28 oz. bottle
50 clothes pins
Clothes line (two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.)
5 dust masks
2 pair latex gloves
1 pair of work gloves
24-bag roll of heavy-duty trash bags, 33-45 gallon
1 insect repellant spray, 6-14 oz. (Aerosol cans must have protective caps).
1 Air freshener, 8 or 9 oz can (Aerosol cans must have protective caps).
If you would like to make a monetary donation the flood buckets cost $45.00 to put together. Your check may be made out to any of the churches stated above and the money will be used to buy these supplies. Your prayers and how ever you can help to bring relief to the victims are sincerely appreciated.