Blackhawk Presbytery churches have a long tradition of collecting supplies for school kits, hygiene kits and emergency clean-up buckets, challenging each other to reach ever greater participation. Church World Service Kits can be gathered, assembled and sent year-round!

Here’s How:

1. ASSEMBLE KITS:

• • Contents are listed at https://cwskits.org/
  • Contents have been selected with care based on years of experience so please follow the instructions exactly. (Extraneous donations would surely be welcomed at local ministries.)
  • Please remove excess packaging

2. PACK THE ASSEMBLED KITS IN BOXES

• • Pack the kits in boxes with lids (separate boxes for school and hygiene kits), marked with the name and address of your church and the kind and number of kits inside. SEAL THE BOXES!
  • Buckets should just have the name and address of your church. You may write this right on the bucket or tape a paper with this information onto the top of the bucket.

3. BRING THEM TO the drop off location at:

• • Elgin Brethren CenterChurch of the Brethren General Office
    1451 Dundee Ave.
    Elgin, IL 60120
    Office: 847-429-4341 – Salvador Campero (SCampero@brethren.org) to make an appointment. Leave a message several days prior to dropping off the kits. The staff at this location will respond within 48 hours to confirm your drop-off arrangements.
    Mon. – Fri: 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (these hours may be outdated)

4. SEND A CHECK FOR SHIPPING COSTS

• • Although CWS transports the kits for free, CWS does ask for a donation of $2 per kit ($3 per bucket) to help with transport costs from the warehouse to the hands of people in need.
  • Please mail your check – the dropoff location will not accept them
  • Checks can be made to: CWS
  • Find a printable coupon for your boxes and shipping donation here.

5. REPORT TO PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN IN BLACKHAWK

• • After you have completed your kits project for the year, please email Jill Sunday with your kit totals. And Thank You!