Sligo Church members have mobilized to provide much needed relief to refugees in and around Takoma Park.
These relief efforts include furnishing refugee homes with donated furniture items.
Support is also provided through volunteers who prepare and deliver welcome bags containing culturally relevant food items, general hygiene products, and children’s toys to families that are most vulnerable.
Some refugee families have expressed the view that Seventh-day Adventists share common beliefs and values with them.
Contact the Youth and Young Adult Pastor for more information. Jonathan Gantt jgantt@sligochurch.org
ITEMS BEING COLLECTED BY ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES OF GW FOR NEW ARRIVALS
Suggested items to outfit 1 apartment
**If you would not want to use an item due to its condition, please keep it**
**Gently used items must be very clean/laundered** **Due to capacity limitation NO furniture is accepted**
Kitchen Items:
- Fork, knife
- Spoon
- Plate
- Bowl
- Cup
- Glass 5 (10 preferred) New/Gently used
- Saucepan
- cooking pot
- frying pan
- baking dish 1 (2 preferred) New/Gently used
- Can opener
- mixing bowls/spoon
- ladle, spatula
- cutting knife
- cutting board New/Gently used
- Small Microwave 1 New/Gently used
- Tea pot/Hot Pot/cups set 1 New/Gently used
Linens/Other Household Items:
- Bath towel 5 New/Gently used
- Kitchen towel 2 New/Gently used
- Set of sheets and pillowcases 1 full size set, 3 twin size sets New/Gently used
- Twin blankets 3 New/Gently used
- Full blanket 1 New/Gently used
- Pillows 5 New
- Iron and Board New/Gently used
School/Office Supplies:
- Notebooks
- pens/pencils
- scissors, etc. New
Cleaning Items:
- Dish soap
- Bucket/mop
- Broom/dustpan,
- Trash bin, pack of trash bags
- Bathroom bin
- Laundry detergent
- Toilet brush 1 New
- Sponge
- Paper towels roll 3 New
Toiletries:
- Shampoo
- Bar of soap 2
- Toothbrush 5
- Toothpaste 2
- Deodorant 2 male, 2 female
- Pack of razors
- Shaving cream 2
- Toilet paper rolls 16