Pathfinders and students from Golden Valley Church and school in Clinton, Missouri, recently issued a Bucket Challenge to their church and community. The challenge was to fill one disaster response flood cleanup bucket per day for a month (30 buckets total).
Church members personally contributed more than $330, plus supplies for three buckets. Pathfinders and students also raised funds in the community, collecting an additional $572.
When the challenge was over, all 30 buckets were filled. “We are so grateful for the leadership given by David Webb and the contribution of the Golden Valley Church to an important initiative,” said Jody Dickhaut, Adventist Community Services Disaster Response coordinator for Missouri.
Last fall, the Missouri Pathfinder and Adventurer clubs partnered with ACSDR to fill 2,000 personal care kits, each containing over a dozen personal care items. These are stored in an ACSDR warehouse at Sunnydale Academy for distribution during future disaster response efforts in the Iowa-Missouri Conference.
“We hope to assemble an additional 1,000 cleanup kits to have on hand,” said Dickhaut. “Following the example set by the Golden Valley Church, we invite other churches and schools around the conference to consider taking up the same Bucket Challenge. Materials for each bucket cost about $30 if purchased at Dollar Tree stores.”
For a list of materials and more information, email jdickhaut@imsda.org.
