Help Fill UMCOR Flood Buckets

The WNY Mission Central Hub provides essential supplies for families facing emergencies and disasters. We’re helping by collecting items to help assemble Flood Buckets and Hygiene Kits. Please notice the specific sizes needed.

Donations can be labeled and dropped off in Mission Central.

Want to shop online? Visit the Amazon wishlist to purchase items and have them shipped directly to the UMCOR hub.

Every contribution helps share God’s love in a practical, life-changing way. Thank you!

Flood Bucket Items (in order of need):

  • 50–100 ft. clothesline (cotton or plastic)

  • Durable kitchen gloves

  • Reusable cleaning wipes (no terrycloth, microfiber, or paper towels)

  • Scouring pads (no stainless steel or soap pads)

  • 4–8 oz. pump spray air freshener

  • 6–14 oz. pump spray insect repellant (or 10–20 count wipes)

  • Scrub brush (with or without handle)

  • 16–40 oz. liquid concentrate household cleaner (no spray cleaners)

  • 32–64 oz. liquid laundry detergent

  • 16–34 oz. liquid dish soap

  • Clothespins

  • Work gloves (cotton with leather palm or all leather)

  • Heavy-duty trash bags (33–45 gallon)

  • 5-gallon bucket with lid (no screw lids; may be used if clean)

  • N95 dust masks (1–3 mm thick; no surgical masks)

Hygiene Kit Items (in order of need):

  • Towels (15x24 to 17x27 inches; no kitchen or microfiber towels)

  • Quart-size Ziplock bags

  • Sturdy combs (4–7 inches; no pocket combs or picks)

  • Bar soap (3 oz. or larger; no Ivory or Jergen’s)

  • Fingernail clippers (no files or emery boards)

  • Washcloths (no kitchen or microfiber)

  • Toothbrushes (single packaging)

  • Adhesive bandages (¾in x 3in)

  • One-gallon Ziplock bags

Menstrual Hygiene Kit Items:

  • 2 oz. hand sanitizer bottles

  • 4-gallon bathroom trash bags

  • Travel packs of wet wipes

  • Unscented tampons (regular and super absorbency)

  • Unscented sanitary napkins (long, super, ultra-thin)

  • Flushable wipes (42-count, unscented)

  • Laundry detergent sheets

  • One-gallon resealable bags