Anaheim United Methodist Church collects all the items below for use by many great programs and agencies in our community and throughout the world. Bring your collected items to the Information Booth on Sunday morning, or to the church office. If you have any questions, please call the church office, 714-776-5710.
We encourage you to check out the "RESOURCES" drop-down box above for even more donation opportunities.
BOX TOPS for EDUCATION
Box tops are sent to a United Methodist mission project called Epworth Village in York, Nebraska. This is a home for at-risk youth. The box tops are used to purchase necessary equipment, including a van, sports equipment, computers and library books.
CAMPBELL SOUP LABELS
Campbell Soup and other Campbell product labels are collected, bundled in groups of 100, and sent to Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Kentucky. This is another United Methodist mission project. Proceeds from the labels have been used to purchase a van, computer, sports equipment and books.
CANCELED STAMPS
Canceled postage stamps are collected and sent to the Sons of Norway, where disabled persons are employed to sort them for large stamp collection companies.
COMPUTER PRINTER INK CARTRIDGES
Empty printer ink cartridges are recycled. Funds gained are used to defray costs in our church office, including a fund to allow us to celebrate our volunteers on special occasions.
EYEGLASSES
We collect used prescription eyeglasses and send them to Dr. Will Brinker in Ohio. He takes them annually to Central America and reuses them to fit those living in Central America who need glasses.
HEARING AID BATTERIES
Used hearing aid batteries are taken to the Anaheim Hearing Center (on Euclid St.) for recycling. Monies received are used for scholarships for low-income women to receive free mammograms.
POP TOPS
We collect the flip-tops off soda cans for the Ronald McDonald House near CHOC (Children’s Hospital of Orange County). This offsets the cost to parents staying at Ronald McDonald House while their children are hospitalized at CHOC.
TRAVEL TOILETRIES
These are collected and given to SHIP residents and homeless people throughout Orange County. (For more information on SHIP, see "Self Help Interfaith Program" under "Ways to Serve", "Outreach" Opportunities.)
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