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This page is a list of items that I have bought or am looking to
send on behalf of our community. The complete and thorough list is located at
Anysoldier.com, here. Their list is much more thorough and updated often so please take the time
to look.
Toiletries:
(Target Stores has a whole aisle dedicated to travel sized items that are perfect)
- Baby wipes
- Sunscreen
- Small containers of Tylenol, Motrin, etc.
- Small tubes of toothpaste
- Toothbrushes
- Deodorant
- Soap
- Shampoo.
- Mach 3 Razors
- All varieties of shaving cream
- Feminine Hygiene Products
- Lip Balm
- Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard
- Moisturizer
- Icy Hot
- After shaves,
- Isopropyl alcohol,
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Tissues,
- Toilet paper
- Mouth wash
- Q-tips
Food
and Snacks:
- Breakfast-type foods and drinks
- Beefaroni, ravioli, spaghetti & meatballs, etc.
- Easy Mac
- Powdered drinks, pre-sweetened, Kool-Aid, Gatorade, Tang,
etc.
- Snacks, brownies, Lil Debbie, snack cakes, etc, nothing with
icing that will melt.
- Soups, chunky, chicken, beef, etc.
- Tuna, canned and packs.
- Candy, gum, trail mix, etc.
- Fruit, in the small flip top cans. (Put zip-top cans in a
plastic bag!)
- Cereal bars, granola bars, Special-K bars, etc.
- Coffee, instant and regular, and filters.
- Coffee cups. (metal, camping types are good.)
- Coffee makers, hot plates.
- Canned nuts.
- Canned chips, like the potato sticks or the small canned Pringles,
Doritos, etc.
- Cup 0 Noodles
- Beef Jerky (no pork)
- Candy
- Cookies of all varieties
Misc.
- DEET insect spray
- Letters to the soldiers
- Pictures (could be a picture of
your family or one of the New York skyline or something along those lines)
- Microwaves
- Power Converters
- Beanie Babies (soldiers give them
to children)
- Stuffed Animals (soldiers give them
to children)
- Pens, paper, envelopes. (NO stamps!
They get free mail.)
- Phone Cards. AT&T has a special
deal for service members and their familys
- Batteries, alkaline - Mostly
AA-size, but some AAA also.
- Batteries, rechargeable, and chargers
- Mostly AA-size, but some AAA also.
- Disposable cameras.
- Decent can openers.
- Did I mention Letters
Entertainment:
- Books new and old
- CD's (newer releases are better
but any are welcome)
- DVD's (newer releases are better
but any are welcome)
- PS2 and Xbox Games (newer releases are better but any are welcome)
- Game Boys, the ones your kids don't
use anymore, and the games...
- Sports stuff (baseballs, footballs,
old gloves, Frisbees...)
- Magazines
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