MERCI will be open for volunteers to help pack UMCOR Cleaning/Hygiene/School Kits on Saturday, September 22 from 9 am – 4 pm. We Need Supplies & Volunteers Volunteers are welcomed, but if you come, please bring complete kits or supplies for the three kits below: Cleaning Kits Hygiene Kits School Kits Please do not send… Continue Reading→
MERCI Looking for Supplies and Volunteers
The MERCI Warehouse, (676 Community Dr., Goldsboro) will be open on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 18-19 from 8:30am-4pm to receive items needed for health kits and cleaning kits ONLY. Volunteers are also needed to assemble the kits. Please bring only the items listed – https://www.umcor.org/UMCOR/Relief-Supplies/Kits The warehouse will also be open on Saturday, Sept. 22… Continue Reading→
Send Photos & Stories
Send the Conference tornado photos*: Send photos showing the storm effects or work teams in your area to communications@nccumc.org. Photos should be high resolution, at least 300 dpi and not have a date stamp. Also, please identify photos with the name and phone number or email address of the photographer and where the photo was… Continue Reading→
Van & Bus Drivers Breaking The Law? (Updated)
NC law requires that any driver of a single vehicle, or combination of vehicles designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, must have a commercial driver’s license. Beginning in first quarter 2010 MERCI will offer a program to train and certify your drivers to fully comply with our state laws. For more… Continue Reading→
Volunteers and Tools Requested
In the early hours of Nov.15, tornadoes ripped through Johnston and Wilson counties, claiming lives and leaving about 70 homes with damage or total destruction. MERCI is in the area organizing relief efforts. Many people have responded and offered help to the grieving victims of the tornadoes. More help will be needed in the future… Continue Reading→