Dear Coralville UMC Family,
Together with the Iowa City metro area churches, we are encouraged to be able to offer COVID-19 Quarantine care packages for those in Johnson country who find themselves facing quarantine.
Our aim with the care packages is to help brighten their days through this difficult time. If you’d like to help out, here’s what you can do:
1. Items can be brought to North Liberty First UMC or to Coralville UMC, or if you choose to order on Amazon you can have them shipped directly to North Liberty First UMC (85 N Jones Blvd, North Liberty, IA 52317). Here’s a list of suggested items:
- New, unopened playing cards/jigsaw puzzles/puzzle books (word searches, crosswords, sudoku, etc.)
- Non-perishable snacks (granola bars, fruit snacks, crackers, canned drinks, etc.)
- Hand lotion and hand soap
- Fuzzy socks
- Magazines
- DVDs/Blu-rays
- Children’s activity books & games
- Premium facial tissues (the kind with lotion to soothe irritated noses)
- Please DO NOT bring any homemade food, items with nuts, or used items that could carry germs or allergens.
2. If you are unable to shop for or drop off these items, you can donate through Coralville UMC (please note your intention on your online gift or check)
3. At this time, we do not need items for care packages to aid the sick/ill. Our care packages will have a form for those quarantined to fill out indicating their highest and most specific needs, which we will work through our community pantry partners to supply as many of those needs that we are able to fulfill to those in quarantine.
It’s part of our DNA as a church to be together for our neighbors, the next generation and those in need, so that we all can flourish. We believe God calls us to be agents of love and care for those who are hurting, especially in times like this. Thanks for being part of helping those at risk, however you can.