MERCI Center needs Cleaning Buckets
In response to the flooding in Tennessee, MERCI Center Ministries is taking immediate donations of cleaning kits (previously called flood buckets). Delivery of cleaning kits should be made to MERCI Center located at: 676 Community Dr., Goldsboro, NC 27530. To coordinate the time of your delivery, call MERCI at: 919-739-9167 or 888-440-9167.
Cleaning kits must be packed exactly as indicated below. Additional items should not be placed in the kit. If a requested item size is not available, go down to the next available size. If nothing is available in the requested or smaller size, put masking tape on the outside of the bucket with the following written on the tape: “This bucket contains no (name of missing item)”
Cleaning Bucket Kit Items Value: $55 per bucket.
(Note: 5-gallon bucket with resealable lid)
Bleach – two 1-quart or one 82 oz. bottle
5 scouring pads
7 Sponges
1 scrub brush
18 cleaning towels (reusable wipes)
Liquid laundry detergent (two 25 oz. or one 50 oz. bottle)
1 household cleaner, 12-16 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 work gloves
24-bag roll of heavy-duty trash bags, 33-45 gallon (remove roll from box before placing in bucket)
1 Insect repellant spray, 6-14 oz. can (If aerosol, cans must have protective caps. See Special Requirements below.)
1 Air freshener, 8 or 9 oz. can (If aerosol, cans must have protective caps.
See Special Requirements below.)
Important Kit Assembly Information
All items included in kits must be new items.
All emergency kits are carefully planned to make them usable in the greatest number of situations. Since strict rules often govern product entry into international countries, it is important that kits contain only the requested items—nothing more.
Do not include any personal notes, money or additional materials in the kits. These things must be painstakingly removed and will delay the shipment.
Shipping Kits
Processing & Shipping Costs: Enclose an envelope containing at least $1.50 for each kit being sent. This donation enables kits to be sent without delay to areas in need