I'm a new ward clerk. The Bishop asked me to clean out all the cupboards - and I found a number of surplus manuals, pamphlets, etc that are available online or are older.
After keeping a representative few of each kind for us, what should I do with the remainder? I hate to throw them out if there are wards or branches in the world without them.
I still have a tremendous amount, for example -
-over 60 "A Word of Wisdom" pamphlets with Mark E. Peterson's talk (the orange ones)
-over 150 Duty to God sheets (sold in packs of 10, over 15 packs)
-10 each of Restoration of the Gospel and Plan of Salvation booklets for the lobby
-10 older Gospel Principles manuals (from 1997, although I don't think the content changed that much)
-over 60 of the maroon "Family Guidebooks"
-10 Gospel Teaching and Leadership manuals (the green ones)
-miscellaneous other items
I'm willing to mail these to a needy ward or branch. or do they just get mailed back to SLC?
Any suggestions?
Surplus Hard Copies of Manuals/Pamphlets/etc
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Re: Surplus Hard Copies of Manuals/Pamphlets/etc
I would suggest you check with the Stake and see if another Ward in your Stake could use any. Another option is to put them on a table in the foyer with a sign telling members they can take any/all they want for home use.
Family Guidebooks could be provided to each family by the Bishop during tithing settlement...
Family Guidebooks could be provided to each family by the Bishop during tithing settlement...
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Re: Surplus Hard Copies of Manuals/Pamphlets/etc
While i don't have the "official" info, I don't expect you can or should "mail them back to SLC."
Obviously, anything confidential (old church handbooks, outdated recommend books, etc) must be destroyed securely by your unit.
I think I would contact stake leaders (like the stake clerk) for direction, but I would imagine those items that still have worth could be offered to your ward/stake members as already suggested, and the remainder donated to Deseret Industries (if you have a local one) or recycled. Just my thoughts....
Obviously, anything confidential (old church handbooks, outdated recommend books, etc) must be destroyed securely by your unit.
I think I would contact stake leaders (like the stake clerk) for direction, but I would imagine those items that still have worth could be offered to your ward/stake members as already suggested, and the remainder donated to Deseret Industries (if you have a local one) or recycled. Just my thoughts....
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Re: Surplus Hard Copies of Manuals/Pamphlets/etc
Thanks for the replies...I put out a lot on the lobby table that have been taken, also sent an email to entire ward membership. Gave relevant items to the emergency prep coordinator. I will contact Stake clerk next. But we do have a local desert industries, so that's where any left overs will go.