CELEBRATING 39 YEARS OF GIVING

39th Annual Thanksgiving Ingathering

Saturday, November 3, 2018

The Thanksgiving Ingathering is a way for Iowa United Methodists to address hunger problems locally and around

the world

THIS BOOK CONTAINS VERY IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE 2017 THANKSGIVING INGATHERING BOOK

USE THIS BOOK FOR 2018

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United Methodists of Iowa Thank you for your support of the 2017 Ingathering

We did not quite make our million dollar target in 2017. We still had a wonderful Ingathering day with everyone participating. A big thank you to those who help in the kitting areas and working at the various activities at each site. The two UMCOR trucks brought 64,000 lbs. of kits to Baldwin, LA. We are proud that 2018 will be our 39th year of following God’s expectations. We are still amazed how well the five sites (Cedar Falls, Cherokee, Greenfield, Mt Pleasant and Webster City) work together throughout the year to make each Ingathering a success. In addition to the kits and other in kind items, we support Church World Service, Heifer International, Self-Help International, and Mobility World Wide of Hawarden (formerly called P. E. T.). We are able to donate more funds to the eight districts this year because we had all the data available to make a better decision. The task force has set undesignated funds for 2017 ingathering to each of our eight districts of $6,250 for distribution to local food pantries and other hunger alleviation agencies. UMCOR has changed how they are assisting countries outside the United States. There will be no overseas shipments starting in 2018. Therefore the only kits they are asking for in 2018 are CLEANING KITS, SCHOOL KITS (WITH OR WITHOUT BAGS OR BAGS ONLY) AND HYGIENE KITS. At this time ingathering will not be collecting cleaning kits unless another U.S. disaster happens. We pray this does not happen. Each host site is just that, a host. They need the cooperation of all of our churches to make Saturday, November 3, 2018 a success. Each site needs volunteers to help set up, serve meals, run bazars, auctions and bake sales, taking care of the vouchers and funds, packing kits and loading of the UMCOR trucks. To help, contact your site’s contact person listed in this booklet. Let’s make 2018 another success with a goal of over $1,000,000.00. We are always looking for people to serve on the Thanksgiving Ingathering Task Force. We have two meetings a year in Des Moines.

Thanksgiving Ingathering Task Force Harvey and Mary Davis, Coordinators

1-800-228-2853 mhdavis@windstream.net

Conference: www.iaumc.org/thanksgivingingathering National: www.umcor.org Sager/Brown Depot

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REMITTANCE FORM INSTRUCTIONS

1. Fill out Remittance Form, list your 6-digit Church Number, Church Name and City. List name of contact person and home phone or cell number in case any questions arise. Make a copy of Remittance Form for your records. 2. Left-hand column is for Cash & Checks. Designate the amount on appropriate line that your church wishes to donate. We ask for $1 per Hygiene kit for purchase of toothpaste. We encourage churches to donate $2 per kit to defray shipping expenses. Sub-total cash column. Enclose matching amount of money with Remittance Form. It is preferred that one check be written to "Thanksgiving Ingathering". Bring Remittance Form and money to Ingathering Site Office or mail in advance to Site Treasurer. 3. Right-hand column is for Kits. List the number of kits and multiply by assigned value. Sub-total the In-Kind column. Your church receives credit for the value of complete kits donated. Bring Remittance Form to Ingathering Site Office. 4. NEVER put cash inside kits or inside boxes. All money should be with Remittance Form. 5. List ONLY cash & kits brought on Ingathering Day. 6. Do NOT list any gifts previously given. Cash sent to the Conference and identified for Thanksgiving Ingathering will receive credit. 7. Each bazaar item must be tagged with your Church Number and Price. Auctioned quilts and woodcrafts require the Quilt/Woodcraft Form in booklet be completed and attached. 8. The lower part of Remittance Form will be completed by Site Treasurer after Bazaar and Auction. 9. All kits are to be in separate boxes by type of kit. Do NOT mix kit types. Pack only complete kits. Do not seal the boxes. Mark on outside of box the number and type of kits. They will be repacked into uniform boxes at the site. 10. December Church Remittance Statements will show credit for in-kind donations. In-kind donations qualify as World Hunger/Poverty or Local donations for Rainbow Covenant credit. Cash donations qualify according to Rainbow Covenant Workbook. 11. For any questions about the Remittance Form or other procedures, call your Site Chair, Site Treasurer or Harvey and Mary Davis at 800-228-2853.

A form fillable version of the Remittance Form is on line for your convenience

www.iaumc.org/thanksgivingingathering

NOTE: Please send late checks after Ingathering Day to Iowa Annual Conference, 2301 Rittenhouse Drive, Des Moines, IA 50321-3101.

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THANKSGIVING INGATHERING REMITTANCE FORM

November 3, 2018

District ______________________________________Church #________________________________________________

Church Name and City___________________________________________________________________________________________

Ingathering Contact Person _________________________________________________________Phone ___________________________________

WH/P = World Hunger/Poverty

CASH & CHECKS GIFTS IN KIND Rainbow Rainbow

Spectrum Spectrum

WH/P

UMCOR

Church World Service 651

Cash for Blankets+ WH/P

Local

Hygiene Kits UMCOR

Kits @ $12 each

WH/P

UMCOR

UMCOR cash for Toothpaste

$1.00 per Hygiene Kit 664

WH/P

Local

Empty School Bags UMCOR

@ $3 each

WH/P Money for shipping UMCOR

kits 655

WH/P

Local

School Kits UMCOR

Kits @ $11 each

UMCOR

World

Heifer International 668 WH/P

Local

School Kits w/o Bag UMCOR

Kits @ $8 each

Iowa

World

Self-Help International #229

Feeding Project 657

WH/P

World

P.E.T. Iowa #386 Mobility Worldwide 694

Local Undesignated Cash Gifts 650

WH/P

District Hunger Grants

Other Projects (Identify)

Cash & Checks Sub-Total A In-kind Sub-Total F

Do Not Write Below - - - - - For Site Use Only

WH/P Bazaar Items 600 B WH/P Silent Auction 610 C WH/P Quilts/Other Auction Items 620 D

Total Cash & Checks E Cash, Checks In-Kind G

Churches: Bring 1 copy of this form with your check payable to “Thanksgiving lngathering” to the

lngathering site and keep a copy for yourself. Do not put the form, cash, or checks in the

boxes of kits.

Churches who will donate cash or checks only (NO KITS) and will not attend an Ingathering site should

mail their check to their site Treasurer THE WEEK BEFORE INGATHERING so your funds will be

included in the final site balance. Treasurers are listed with site information.

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THE UMCOR DEPOT

A PLACE OF MISSION FOR UNITED METHODISTS

UMCOR collects hygiene, school, and cleaning kits for distribution within the United

States. Kits help sustain everyday life for people who lack ready access to essential supplies

when a disaster strikes. International distribution of relief supplies were discontinued by

December 31, 2017. Relief grants will be offered to international partners to allow for local

purchase and assembly of kits which are more culturally appropriate.

Note: Patriotic symbols, such as flags, do not need to be removed from relief kits. In the past,

UMCOR requested that these were removed to ensure relief kits could move easily through

international customs.

UMCOR KITS

HYGIENE KITS help disaster victims reclaim their dignity and self-respect and are used

as teaching tools with children. When people can maintain personal hygiene, their overall

health improves. Please include $1 per kit in the Thanksgiving Ingathering check

delivered to the site. It will be used by the UMCOR Depot to purchase toothpaste.

1 new hand towel (15”x25” up to 17”x27”) 1 new washcloth 1 bath-sized bar of soap in wrapper (3 oz. or larger); No Ivory or Jergens 1 large, sturdy comb (longer than 6 inches)

1 new toothbrush in original sealed wrapper, not child-sized

6 band aids (3/4”-1”)

1 metal nail file or fingernail clipper (no emery boards or toenail clippers)

Lay out hand towel and lay washcloth flat in center. Place rest of items on top of washcloth. Fold sides of towel to cover items. Fold one end of towel so it covers all items. Grasp bundles

of items and roll over rest of towel tightly. Place rolled bundle in one gallon zip-lock bag. VALUE $12 plus $2 shipping

SCHOOL KITS provide tools for education, which changes lives.

3 Notebooks, approx. 8½x11” 1 eraser, 2-inch or longer

(total of 210-250 sheets of paper) 1 blunt-end scissors (metal blades)

1-30 cm metric ruler 1 pencil sharpener (1” minimum) 1 box of 24 crayons (ONLY 24) 6 unsharpened pencils with

erasers

All items are placed in a STURDY cloth bag, 14” wide x 16” long (finished size) with 1”x19”

finished-size handles OR a zip-lock bag. See www.UMCOR.org/umcor/relief-supplies for

updated instructions. Turn school items sideways and slide into cloth bag. Fold over top of bag

so loose items don’t fall out. DO NOT put items in both zip-lock bag and in the cloth bag.

VALUE with items in cloth bag $11 plus $2 shipping

VALUE with items in zip-lock bag $8.00 plus $2 shipping

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REMINDERS FOR ALL KITS

Use ONLY the list of items for the kits in this book (Throw away old lists)

Use ONLY new and unwashed items in kits.

Send money for toothpaste separately on remittance form, NOT in kit.

May send empty school bags; they are valued at $3 each.

May send school kits in plastic bags; they are valued at $8 each.

Pack no more than 10 school kits per box.

BAZAAR & LIVE AUCTION INFORMATION

BAZAAR ITEMS All bazaar items should be of outstanding quality and are to be handmade and new. At sites where allowed, baked goods are also in high demand. Check individual site schedules for any restrictions.

Each bazaar item must be tagged with the church name and number and price in order for your church to receive credit. (Please pin tags on cloth items).

Churches donating items with no church name or number will not receive credit for these items.

The site committee will donate any unsold items not claimed by the donating church at the end of the day.

QUILTERS AND CRAFTERS Both quilts and woodcraft items will be featured at our Ingathering auctions. Your creativity and long hours of work will be the highlight of the show! Auction items will be displayed and then sold during the auctions. POLICIES The quilt/woodcraft auction cashier will have available an “Acknowledgement of Donation” form for the buyers when they pay the cashier after the auction. This donation form may be needed by the buyer of any outstanding large quilt or woodcraft item depending upon the purchase price, because the donation form is necessary for tax purposes if the buyer has paid more than $250 ABOVE the Fair Market Value (appraised value) for the item. The form attached to the auction item may be used to fill out the “Acknowledgement of Donation” form. The donation form can be signed by the auction cashier and the site chair. Only the person or church donating an auctioned craft may designate it to any of the five Thanksgiving Ingathering projects. This information must be attached to the Remittance Form for proper crediting. ATTENTION! Churches looking for sturdy material for making school bags for UMCOR: the Wilton UMC has rolls of material available. This material is from Allsteel in Muscatine and is good quality upholstery material. If you want, they will send it to you. Twenty yards costs about $10 to $13 to ship. You can also pick up material at the Wilton UMC, 1401 Maurer, Wilton, IA. Call for church hours at 563-732-2084.

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QUILT/WOODCRAFT FORM

MAKE COPIES OF THIS FORM AND BRING COMPLETED FORM WITH EACH QUILT OR

WOODCRAFT PIECE TO YOUR INGATHERING SITE NOVEMBER 4, 2017.

Item number (assigned at site) ___________________________________________________________

Church Name _____________________________________________________________________

Church Address (including town) ________________________________________________________

Church Number (6 digit number) ________________________________________________________

Size of Quilt or Woodcraft ______________________________________________________________

Is top hand or machine pieced? Is quilt hand or machine quilted? ____________

Quilt Pattern

Cost of Materials

Fair Market Value (appraised) Contact Person

Phone

The quilt/woodcraft auction cashier will have available an “Acknowledgement of Donation” form for the

buyers when they pay the cashier after the auction. This donation form MAY be needed by the buyer of any

large item depending on the purchase price, because the donation form is necessary for tax purposes if the

buyer has paid more than $250 above the Fair Markel Value (appraised value) for the item. The form

attached to the auction item may be used as the “Acknowledgement of Donation” form, when signed by

the auction cashier and the site chair.

The Fair Market Value (appraised value) should be determined by the donating church group for each of their donated items and written on the above form before the quilt or woodcraft item is brought to the Thanksgiving Ingathering auction site. For most tied comforters, baby quilts, wall hangings, or other small projects, it would be very rare for them to bring the $250 above the appraised value that would require the “Acknowledgement of Donation” form required for tax purposes.

The tax deduction may be taken for any price paid above the appraised or fair market value as a donation to the Thanksgiving lngathering.

A good way to promote quilts is to display them in the donating church and take reserve bids. Highest bids for a given item often come from a local church member or person in the community.

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HEIFER INTERNATIONAL

This year, instead of sending material gifts to your friends and family, send the gift of an animal in their name to a struggling family. It will help families improve nutrition and income and help get children to school. Gift of an ark — $5,000 includes: 2 sheep, 2 trios of rabbits, 2 pigs, 2 oxen, 2 flocks of chickens, 2 beehives, 2 trios of ducks, 2 goats, 2 donkeys, 2 camels, 2 flocks of geese, 2 cows, and 2 llamas Your gift makes a difference in the lives of people all over the world. Heifer has a ripple effect. One gift turns into many, as more and more lives are transformed through Heifer’s cornerstone of passing on the gift. Each recipient of an animal promises to give back to the community by passing an offspring of their animal on to a neighbor in need — extending the reach of hope.

Information is available from: Heifer International Headquarters

1015 Louisiana St., Little Rock, AR 72202; 800-422-0474 or www.heifer.org

Iowa Conference HPI coordinator: John Brockschink, 319-227-7512, JHBrockLL@aol.com

P.E.T. Project (Personal Energy Transportation) Advance #386 is now

MOBILITY WORLDWIDE Mobility Worldwide was formerly known as Personal Energy Transportation, or P,E.T. It is a global charity that builds and provides three-wheeled, off-road wheelchairs to those unable to walk in the developing world. The name, Mobility Worldwide, better

focuses attention on our mission of mobility for those unable to walk. Mobility Worldwide first began as the P.E.T. Mobility Project by Reverend Mel West and missionary Larry Hills in 1994. Today, Mobility Carts are distributed in over 100 countries. Each cart is built at one of 23 production facilities and donated to distribution partners who handle the shipping, importation and assessment of beneficiaries. Mobility Worldwide is a tax-exempt 501 (C) (3) organization with a mission of: Seeking to reflect the love of God by bringing mobility and dignity to those in developing countries who are unable to walk. While the “flagship” operation is located in Columbia, MO, Mobility Worldwide is a virtual organization with staff located throughout the US and Zambia. The executive director works out of the Atlanta, GA area.

Through a network of 23 Affiliates throughout the US and another in Zambia, Mobility Worldwide has manufactured over 57,000 Mobility Carts and offered them free of charge to people who have lost the use of their legs due to landmines, birth defects, disease or other injuries. Contact Information: Ron Green, President Mobility Worldwide of Hawarden Ron’s phone: 712-541-8566 803 13th Street Ron’s email: rlcbgreen@hotmail.com Hawarden, Iowa 51023 Shop phone: 712-551-4072

Shop email: pet_hawarden@gohitec.com

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SITE INFORMATION

CEDAR FALLS SITE First United Methodist Church 718 Clay Street

319-266-1713

CONTACT PERSONS

Jan Benson, Chair Bonita Davis, Treasurer

3925 Briarwood Dr. 704 Pine Dr. SW Cedar Falls IA 5061 Independence IA 50644 319-268-9111 319-327-0674 319-269-2211 bonita@indytel,com jbenson@cfu.net

jbenson@cfu.net Chuck Norman, Youth Event Contact 319-230-9489 loveisthelaw134@gmail.com

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 7:30 to 10:30am Check-in kits, quilts, bazaar, and bake sale items

Fellowship time with coffee and rolls VOUCHER room open

8:30 to 10:00am Self-guided tours of kit packing area

Mission Presentations in library 9:00 to 12:30 pm Bazaar in Parlor

10:00 to 11:00am Worship with Communion, various mission speakers

11:00 to 12:45pm Hot meat sandwich lunch ($6-adults; $3-age 5-12, under 5 free) 1:00 pm Quilt auction-large & baby quilts, wall hangings, table runners

NOTE: All kits must be turned in by 10:30. The truck leaves promptly at 11:00.

NO cash, NO checks, No Remittance forms in the kit boxes

Make checks payable to THANKSGIVING INGATHERING

Churches who will donate cash or checks only (NO KITS) and will not attend an Ingathering site should mail

their check to their site Treasurer THE WEEK BEFORE INGATHERING to be included in the final site

balance.

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CHEROKEE SITE Western Iowa Technical Convention Center

200 Victory Drive

(Highway 59, across from McDonalds)

712-885-0238

CONTACT PERSONS

Sally Wilkie, Chair Pam Mitchell, Co-Treasurer

1626 470th St. 3412 S. Nicollet

Cherokee, IA 51012 Sioux City, IA 51106

712-437-2519 712-253-0001

sswilkie@netins.net psmitch@cobleone.net Youth Retreat contact: Cleone Brown, Co-Treasurer

Judi at the NW District Office 524 Sunset Dr SW #8

712-732-0812 LeMars IA 51031

judi.calhoon@iaumc.org 712-546-7864

712-540-2903 cell browncleone@gmail.com

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

8:00 to 10:00am Check-in of kits, quilts, bazaar items (NO FOOD ITEMS)

Coffee and rolls

7:30 to 10:30am Loading trucks

8:00 to 12:15pm Silent quilt and woodcraft auction

10:00am Program

11:30am Lunch

12:30pm Live quilt auction

NO cash, NO checks, No Remittance forms in the kit boxes

Make checks payable to THANKSGIVING INGATHERING

Churches who will donate cash or checks only (NO KITS) and will not attend an Ingathering site should mail

their check to their site Treasurer THE WEEK BEFORE INGATHERING to be included in the final site

balance.

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GREENFIELD SITE Greenfield United Methodist Church

108 SW 5th St. or PO Box 92

641-743-2715

CONTACT PERSONS

Site Co-Chairs

Jim McIntosh Jim Tussey

2155 170th St. 3277 Hwy 25

Creston, IA 50801 Orient, IA 50858

641-347-8863 641-782-8704

bubbajr@iowatelecom.net jim_w_tuss@yahoo.com

Marilyn Jensen, Treasurer Co-youth Retreat Coordinators

2706 Fallow Ave Kelli Bush and Bobbye Schubert

Fontanelle, IA 50846 Greenfield United Methodist Church

641-745-2923 PO Box 92

Rmjensen40@gmail.com Greenfield, IA 50849

Contact Person: Kelli Bush

712-830-9781

kellijobush@gmail.com

Youth Retreat registration 7 to 8 p.m. Friday. Please return registration forms so we can plan. Please

send at least one adult per 10 youth; both a male & female adult, if both youth are in your group.

Registration fee is $10 for grades 7-12.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 8:00 a.m. View Mission displays in the foyer

8:00 to 10:30 a.m. Check-in kits, quilts, woodcraft items, crafts & baked goods, check-

in remittance forms and checks.

Homemade Rolls and coffee available

8:30 to 1:00 p.m. Bazaar and baked items sales. Check-in at 8:30 a.m.

9:05 to 9:35 a.m. Two 30-minute Mission project presentations

9:40 to 10:10 a.m. Two 30-minute Mission project presentations

10:30 a.m. Worship Service in sanctuary, UMCOR and Pastor speakers,

communion; a collection

After worship Lunch served in Fellowship Hall by UMW

1:00 p.m. Quilt and woodcraft auction (NO silent auction)

*Babysitting service will be available.

All kit boxes MUST arrive at Greenfield by 10:30 a.m. as the truck leaves at 11 a.m.

NO cash, NO checks, No Remittance forms in the kit boxes Make checks payable to THANKSGIVING INGATHERING

Churches who will donate cash or checks only (NO KITS) and will not attend an Ingathering site should mail their check to their site Treasurer THE WEEK BEFORE INGATHERING to be included in the final site balance.

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MOUNT PLEASANT SITE

Iowa Wesleyan University

Howe Student Activity Center

Broadway & North Main Streets

319-385-8021

CONTACT PERSONS

Judy Brotherton, Chair Lucas Van Tol, Treasurer

2512 Mulberry Ave 1450 Westview Dr

Muscatine IA 52761 Iowa City, IA 52241

563-264-5372 319-621-1933

judyb@machlink.com l.d.vantol@gmail.com

judyb@machlink.com

Jason Collier, Youth Event 563-343-3390

jwcyouth@gmail.com

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

8:00 to 9:00 am Check-in of bazaar and auction items

PLEASE HAVE ALL ITEMS HERE BY 9:00 am

8:00 to 10:00 am Check-in of kits outside Howe Activity Center

Remittance forms and money taken inside Howe Activity Center

PLEASE HAVE YOUR KITS HERE NO LATER THAN 10:00 am

9:00 to 10:30 am Bazaar and mission displays open

8:00 am ongoing Coffee and rolls available by bazaar area

10:15 am Special Music

10:45 am Celebration and Communion – music by IWU music students 11:45 am Professionally-called quilt and antiques auction

Lunch is available in the Iowa Wesleyan cafeteria beginning at 11:00 am.

The cafeteria is located on the upper level of the Student Union.

There may be some sack lunches available outside Social Hall. All volunteers will receive a lunch and any extras may be purchased for $5.00.

NO cash, NO checks, and No Remittance forms in the kit boxes

Make checks payable to THANKSGIVING INGATHERING

Churches who will donate cash or checks only (NO KITS) and will not attend an Ingathering site should mail

their check to their site Treasurer THE WEEK BEFORE INGATHERING to be included in the final site

balance.

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WEBSTER CITY SITE Asbury United Methodist Church 921 Des Moines St. 515-832-5369

CONTACT PERSONS

Cathi Griswold, Co-Chair Tami Hejlik, Co-Chair, Treasurer

P.O. Box 63, 426 Wagner 515-571-7858 (cell)

Duncombe IA 50532 tamera_hejlik@yahoo.com

515-543-8165 (home) Address (for early checks)

515-573-0630 (cell)

griz@wccta.net

Jennifer Peterson, Youth Retreat contact

515-832-5369 (church) Asbury UMC, Webster City

Friday evening: Youth Retreat, grades 6-12. Join us for fellowship, swimming, and games at Fuller Hall. Food, fun, and rewarding hard work Saturday morning. Watch District newsletter for information or contact Asbury UMC.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

8:00 to 11:00 am Registration, check-in kits, funds and in-kind gifts

Coffee and rolls available

8:30 am Mission displays open outside the sanctuary 10:30 am Worship Service

11:45 am Luncheon

NO AUCTION

NO cash, NO checks, and No Remittance forms in the kit boxes

Make checks payable to THANKSGIVING INGATHERING

Churches who will donate cash or checks only (NO KITS) and will not attend an Ingathering site should mail

their check to their site Treasurer THE WEEK BEFORE INGATHERING to be included in the final site

balance.

www.iaumc.org/thanksgivingingathering

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CONTACT INFORMATION

COORDINATORS CHAIR Mary & Harvey Davis Dan Houston

1471 Bryantsburg Blvd. 15303 Airline Ave

Hazleton, IA 50641 Urbandale, IA 50323

319-636-2990 515-991-4797

319-440-2990 (cell) danhouston84@yahoo.com

800-228-2853 mhdavis@windstream.net davmary41@gmail.com

DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES

NORTHWEST NORTHEAST

Harold Werley Jan Benson

712-873-3555 319-268-9111

haroldew@hotmail.com jbenson@cfu.net

NORTH CENTRAL CENTRAL

Alaire Willits Mary and Bruce Baker

712-212-5333 Bruce 845-216-8509

Alairew@gmail.com Mary 845-216-8508

rangels4us@hotmail.com

EAST CENTRAL SOUTHEAST

Danhouston84@yahoo.com Jan Kittrell Judy Brotherton

319-377-5514 cell 319-350-9224 563-264-5372 z2jlk@netins.net judyb@machlink.com

SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTHWEST

Jeanine Owens (east) Jim Tussey

641-673-8558 641-782-8704

dbljfarmjeff@yahoo.com jim_w_tuss@yahoo.com

Mary Morris (west) Leona Barker

641-782-2715 712-566-2947

Mjmorris_jm@hotmail.com nancyloub@msn.com

Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church

2301 Rittenhouse St., Des Moines IA 50321 https://www.iaumc.org/thanksgivingingathering

Kit information and patterns: http://www.umcor.org/umcor/relief-supplies

Anything in this booklet may be copied for use by local churches

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