Once a year, there is a group that goes to Midwest Mission Distribution Center located in Chatham, IL.:
http://www.midwestmissiondc.org/
Volunteers stay for 5 days, from Monday to Friday. A dorm is available -- bedrooms, complete bathrooms, and a kitchen.
For more info, view the Volunteer booklet:
http://www.midwestmissiondc.net/Volunteer/volunteerbookletcolorb.pdf
While there, these are asembled--
UMCOR kits http://www.umcor.org/UMCOR/Relief-Supplies
student"s desks
other items, (bikes, sewing machines, etc.)
The cost is about $110 + with about half in advance for registration.
If you are interested, please see...
- Gretchen Combs
- Marge Arndt
- Pam Lancy