Emergency Response

$20 or more Maintain Food Supplies in Zimbabwe

The agriculture sector in Zimbabwe, once a source of wealth, has been steadily declining since 2000. The nation is now importing food rather than generating it. UMCOR is providing food for families in need as the country continues to face critical food shortages.

In 2009, UMCOR delivered 500 metric tons of milled maize throughout 12 United Methodist districts in Zimbabwe, in addition to medical supplies to help fight the cholera epidemic. The relief supplies benefited more than16,000 vulnerable families and supplemented their meager diets.

Your gift of $20.00 can help feed a family of five by providing about two months of maize meal.

$40 can feed 10 people
$60 can feed 20 people

Zimbabwe Emergency
UMCOR Advance #199456

$100 Help Displaced People in South Pacific

In October 2009, four powerful tsunamis crashed into the South Pacific islands of Tonga, Samoa and American Samoa, killing more than 170 people and displacing tens of thousands.

Your gift of $100 or more can help provide basic relief supplies like blankets or dry food goods to those displaced in their own country.

South Pacific Earthquake and Tsunami, International Disaster Response
UMCOR Advance #982450

$150 Rebuild Earthquake-Hit Homes in Indonesia

Two devastating earthquakes struck West Sumatra in October 2009, killing more than 700 people. The earthquakes triggered landslides that swept away about 90 percent of the nation’s homes.

Your gift of $150 or more will assist UMCOR in long term reconstruction work that will help the people of Indonesia return to a state of normalcy.

Indonesia Emergency
UMCOR Advance #217400

$175 Restore Homes Hit by Tornadoes in the US

In February 2009, damaging tornadoes swirled destruction in Southern Oklahoma, destroying several hundred homes, including mobile homes.

Your gift of $175 or more helps repair roofs or walls damaged by natural disasters in the US.

Domestic Disaster Response
UMCOR Advance #901670

$200 Provide Relief to the Typhoon-Hit Philippines

Typhoon Parma landed in the northeast part of the country a week after Typhoon Ketsana, the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines since 2006, hit Manila on September 28, 2009. The typhoons killed more than 265 people and forced more than 567,000 people from their homes.

Your gift of $200 supports UMCOR Philippines in its emergency relief efforts to help families get much-needed food, water or medical supplies.

Philippines Emergency
UMCOR Advance #240235

HOW TO GIVE

Please write the UMCOR advance number and name on the memo line of your check.