Packing your quilts and kits
Once you’ve made your quilts and kits, the next step is to get them packed and sent to one of our warehouses for processing and shipping overseas.
- Pack completed quilts and kits separately in boxes. Please pack like items together (pack School Kits separately from Personal Care Kits, etc.).
- Label each box in LARGE, BLOCK LETTERS with Lutheran World Relief (or LWR), the name and address of your Church or Group and the type and quantity of contents.
- Use strong cartons secured with packing tape, not exceeding 40 pounds.
- Do not use plastic or paper bags to pack donations.
How to ship quilts and kits
There are two options for getting your quilts and kits to Lutheran World Relief: ship or deliver them directly to one of our warehouses, or take them to a local collection event, called an LWR Ingathering.
1. LWR warehouses
Drop off your boxes at the LWR warehouses, or ship them prepaid to:
Lutheran World Relief
398 East Richmond Street
South St. Paul, MN 55075 USA
651.457.9009
Lutheran World Relief
c/o Mission Central
5 Pleasant View Drive
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 USA
717.766.1533
The warehouses accept items year-round. If you are dropping items off, please call ahead for driving directions and hours of operation.
2. LWR Ingatherings
An Ingathering is a coordinated collection event where quilters and kit-makers can drop off their donations to be delivered to an LWR warehouse. Ingatherings allow many people to send their donations of quilts and kits together in a coordinated and efficient manner, saving time and money.
Click here for a list of Ingathering locations and dates.
No Ingatherings near you? Consider starting one! New volunteers are always welcome to help organize local collections.
Call 410.230.2708 or contact us to learn about starting an Ingathering in your area.
Ensure LWR Quilts & Kits reach those most in need
Your gifts to the Quilt & Kit Shipping Fund make ensure LWR Mission Quilts reach people coping with poverty, disaster, conflict and more.
- $40 delivers 10 LWR Mission Quilts where needed most.
- $200 delivers 50 Personal Care Kits to individuals displaced by disaster.
- $500 honors a special person with an engraved brick at LWR headquarters.
Have Questions?
Need help with your project or want to coordinate organizing for a larger group? We're here to help.