LWR Care Kits

If you would like to help Peace Lutheran Church along with babies, children and adults world-wide, you will find the items we need to complete Baby Care Kits, School Kits and Personal Care Kits listed below.

Please make sure there are no holiday or Americana motifs, nor corporate logos on any of these items. 

“Give instruction to the wise and they will become wiser still; teach the righteous and they will gain in learning.” 

~ Proverbs 9:9 

• Four 70-sheet notebooks of wide or college ruled paper approximately 8” x 10.5”; no loose leaf paper
• One 30 centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other
• One pencil sharpener
• One pair of blunt scissors
• Five unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secure together with a rubber band
• Five black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink); secure together with a rubber band
• One box of 16 or 24 crayons
• One 2.5” eraser

🔹SOME IMPORTANT GUIDELINES TO REMEMBER🔹

• • If you are looking to purchase backpacks, the preferred style is often used in the U.S. for youth to carry athletic equipment. Try your local sporting goods store or search online using the keywords, “buy drawstring backpacks.”
• • Before purchasing backpacks, make sure they meet the size requirements (14” x17”) and guidelines below. You can download a list from our website of suppliers who have appropriate bags available for purchase in bulk.
• • Please give new items only.
• • Please do not donate items with any religious symbols, messages or your group’s name.
• • Please do not donate any items decorated with a U.S. flag, patriotic or military symbols, or references to the armed forces, including camouflage.
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“Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.” ~ Proverbs 31:25

• One light-weight bath size towel (20” x 40” to 27” x 52”); dark color recommended 
• Two or three bath-size bars of soap equaling 8 to 9 ounces, any brand, in original wrapping; no mini or hotel size bars
• One adult-size toothbrush in its original packaging
• One sturdy comb, (no picks or fine toothed combs); remove packaging
• One metal nail clippers (attached file optional), remove packaging

*Toothbrush multi-packs may be used by sealing an individual toothbrush in a business-size envelope; no plastic bags or wrap

🔹SOME IMPORTANT GUIDELINES TO REMEMBER🔹

• • Be sure to shop for light- or medium-weight towels, which are easier for Kit recipients to hand wash and air dry, take up less storage space and are considerably less expensive than the fluffier towels we may prefer to use.
• • Bath towels vary in size. The 52” X 27” size listed in the guidelines is the maximum size. 20” x 40” is a good guideline for a minimum size.
• • Please give new items only.
• • Please do not donate items with any religious symbols, messages or your group’s name.
• • Please do not donate any items decorated with a U.S. flag, patriotic or military symbols, or references to the armed forces, including camouflage.
• • All items should be new and in good condition.
• • Do not enclose the Kit or any of its contents in plastic bags.

“He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep.”~ Isaiah 40:11

• Two lightweight cotton T-shirts (no onesies)
• Two long- or short-sleeved gowns or sleepers (without feet)
• Two receiving blankets, medium-weight cotton or flannel, or crocheted/knitted with lightweight yarn, up to 52” square
• Four cloth diapers, flat fold preferred
• One jacket, sweater or sweatshirt with a hood, or include a baby cap
• Two pairs of socks
• One hand towel, dark color recommended
• Two or three bars of gentle soap equaling 8 to 9 ounces, any brand, in original wrapping; no mini or hotel size bars
• Two diaper pins or large safety pins

🔹SOME IMPORTANT GUIDELINES TO REMEMBER🔹

• Please include sizes between 6 and 24 months. Varying the sizes of the clothing items included will make the Baby Care Kit useful as the baby grows.

• Sweaters may be knitted or crocheted from leftover yarn, or made from heavy double knits or fleece. Select a pattern that suits your skill level. Preferred styles have buttons or ties down the front.

• Diapers can be made from flannel or even by recycling t-shirts. Download a Diaper Tip Sheet from our website.

• If knitting or crocheting receiving blankets, including one knitted/crocheted blanket and one flannel blanket will provide maximum versatility.

• Onesies can be cut and hemmed or serged to make a simple t-shirt.

• Gowns, rompers or top/pants sets can be substituted for sleepers.

• Gently used, clean clothing and blankets (no stains or tears) may be substituted for new ones. It is especially important that the items be in excellent condition, as used clothing is increasingly difficult to get through customs in many countries. Even one item that looks worn or stained to local officials can jeopardize the status of a whole shipment. All other items (diapers, towel, soap) inthe Kit must be new.

• Please do not donate items with any religious symbols, messages or your group’s name.

• Please do not donate any items decorated with a U.S. flag, patriotic or military symbols, or references to the armed forces, including camouflage.