This Holiday Season, please, remember our troops with cards or gifts. These brave people are thousands of miles from home, away from their families, friends and loved ones...alone during this special time of year fighting for our freedom. The very least we can do is make their Holiday a little brighter.
Below is a list of suggested items that our soldiers desperately need or can use to make their life a little easier.
Remember, our soldiers are hungry, dirty, tired, and need our letters, and continuing support right up until the day they return safely to us, not only during the Holidays.
Thank you in advance for your thoughtfulness and support.
HIGHLY SUGGESTED ITEMS
AT&T international phone cards
disposable cameras
batteries
drink mixes
cooling misters
OTHER SUGGESTED ITEMS
FOOD AND TOILETRIES
single serve packet drink mixes
(crystal lite, kool-aid, Gatorade, ice tea, lemonade)
beef jerky/slim jims
sunflower/pumpkin seeds (salted)
trail mix
salted nuts (all varieties)
granola/protein/breakfast bars
fruit roll ups
pretzels
cookies
snack foods (all kinds)
hard candy
gum
peanut butter (small plastic jars or tubes)
hot chocolate packets
single serve coffee packets (like tea bags)
tuna in packets (no canned tuna)
licorice
ramen noodles
cheese -n- crackers
life savers
instant mac and cheese (microwaveable)
CHOCOLATE ONLY OCT thru MARCH (otherwise it melts))
toothbrushes
toothpaste
dental floss
mouthwash
chapstick
razors
shaving cream (no aerosols, tubes only)
sun screen (no aerosols)
bug spray with DEET (no aerosols)
Q-tips
Kleenex (individual packets)
shampoo
hand/body lotion
baby wipes
hand sanitizer
travel toilet tissue
natural tears eye drops
foot powder
band-aids
cough drops
ibuprofen/tylenol
anti-perspirant
moleskin
nail clippers
anti-itch creams
baby powder
OTHER AND ENTERTAINMENT
batteries (AA, AAA, C)
pens, mechanical pencils
writing paper
envelopes
pre-paid phone cards (AT&T international preferred)
disposable cameras
white cotton socks
hand/foot warmers
warm gloves
flashlights
zip lock bags
shoe insole cushions
room deodorizers
playing cards
DVD's (new or used)
CD's (new or used)
crosswords
joke books, mad libs
water guns
nerf balls
hackey sacks
card games (UNO, etc)
hand held electronic games
silly putty
portable CD players
X-box games (new or used)
PS2 games (new or used)
travel size games (yahtzee, etc)
DO NOT SEND THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
No Pork Products
No Perishable Products
No Chocolate (from October through March, it melts)
No Religious Material of Any Kind
No Pornography (even Swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated or Maxim or anything like those)
If you don't have a specific service person to send gifts or cards to, watch for future blogs with addresses where items can be sent.
ALL ITEMS & CARDS NEED TO BE SENT BY DECEMBER 1, 2007, TO ASSURE THEIR ARRIVAL IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!!
Again, Thank You!!
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