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Recommended Items
for Care Packages
Remember "small" for shipping and "portable" for the troops |
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Food/Snacks- Individually wrapped single serving |
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Snack Cakes |
Chips |
Granola Bars |
| Cookies |
Hard Candy |
Power Bars |
| Crackers |
Cereal Bars |
Dry Cereal Packages |
| Canned Fruit |
Canned Meat (no pork) |
Soft Package Tuna |
| Beef Jerky |
Toaster Pastries |
Gum |
| Fast Food Condiments |
Nuts |
Peanut Butter Plastic Jar |
| Plastic Spoons |
Hot Chocolate |
Sports Drinks |
| Coffee/Tea Bags |
Ramen Soup |
Pre-sweetened Powdered Soft Drinks or Tea
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Entertainment Items |
| Books |
Playing Cards |
CDs |
| Stationary Pads |
Envelopes |
Pens/Pencils |
| Phone Cards |
Sponge Footballs |
Frisbees |
| Disposable Cameras |
Puzzle Books |
Magazines (no nudity) |
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Toiletries- Travel size when possible |
| Pillowcases (pre-wash) |
Cotton Socks |
Shower Flip-flops |
| Underwear (olive/brown) |
Socks (olive drab/black) |
Mesh Laundry Bags |
| White underwear (Med-Lg) |
White T-shirts (Med -Lg) |
Odor Eaters |
| Bug Lotion with Deet |
Freezer Bags |
Cotton Swabs |
| Sunscreen |
Shampoo |
Soap w/dish |
| Deodorant |
Toothbrush |
Toothpaste |
| Eye Drops |
Hand Sanitizer |
Baby Wipes |
| Feminine Hygiene Products |
Foot/Body Powder |
Hand Held Fan w/batteries |
| Clothes Pins |
Sunglasses |
Nail Cutter |
| Lip Balm |
Facial Tissues |
Travel Mugs |
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| Most
Important Item |
| A small note of love and
encouragement. Consider this.... if you were in a foreign
country with sand, heat, no corner store, no storage place except
for what you can carry, and carrying a gun for your fellow
Americans, what would you want to know or receive from them.
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INFORMATION
LINKS
Operation Dear Abby
Operation Interdependence
Defend America
USO Cares
Thank a Service Member
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