Items Needed

Serving our troops since 2003 - over 12,000 packages sent!

What Is Needed Over There? Here is a list of suggested items for the troops.

Black or white heavy socks (Note: they often cannot wash socks, so keep the socks coming!)

HARD CANDY - The conditions are so hot and dry over there in the desert that the men and women are wanting hard candy. Their bodies are not able to produce saliva very good, and their mouths are dry. The hard candy helps to relieve this problem.

Gold Bond Medicated Foot Powder

ZIP LOCK BAGS are used to hold bar soap in their Alice Packs and Ruk Sacks. They are also used to hold baby wipes, toothbrushes, gallon servings of Gatorade, beef jerky, and razors.

Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Razors
Deodorant
Shaving Cream

TAMPONS & MAXI-PADS are used not only as feminine hygiene products, but the guys carry around tampons to temporarily plug bullet holes until they can get men evacuated for medical treatment. Maxi pads are good for the temporary application of pressure/absorbency to wounds.

Shampoo
Bar Soap

Magazines that bring memories of home back to them (for women and men - not of a negative nature please!)

Q-Tips

*** No longer collecting ink cartridges. ***

Lotion

Pringles in cans

Small cans of fruits and vegetables

Sunscreen

Small cans of fruit

Canned chicken and tuna

Lip Balm

Plastic utensils

Foil pkgs of tuna, chicken, turkey, ham

Baby Wipes

Vitamin C

V8 Juice 5.5oz cans

Band-Aids

Greeting Cards/

Hormel pasta cups

World-wide phone cards

Letters of Encouragement

Instant Oatmeal (10 pouches per box)

AA Batteries

Assorted music CD's

Instant Grits (12 pouches per box)

Toilet Tissue

Dry soup mix

Beanee Weenee cans

Bubble Gum

Gatorade powder (Sam's - we separate into serving bags)

Campbell's Select soups (in plastic bowls)

Writing Tablets

Pre-sugared Kool-Aid

Tortillas

Envelopes

Crossword puzzle books

Any vacuum-packed meats

Pens

Plastic fly swatters

Playing Cards

Beef Jerky

Dinty Moore Microwave Bowls: Roast Beef & Gravy, or Turkey & Dressing

"On The Go" single serve pastas (one minute microwave)

And Phone Cards - the cards can be for US calls. They are patched to Jacksonville and then the call becomes long distance

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