A clean slate:

Goods have started Coming. If you look to the right of each item you may see a number in parenthesis indicating what has been received.

Before you buy anything: 

No Cans 
No Spray Cans 
No Glass Bottles 
No Chocolate 
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Food & SNACKS: 

Beef Jerky / Slim Jims (2lbs)
Flavored Coffee (Hazelnut, French Vanilla, etc..)  (3lbs).... remember NO CANS.
Hot Chocolate packets (60)
Tea Bags (8 boxes)
Instant Drink Mixes (Gatorade, Kool-Aid, Crystal Light) 
Sunflower Seeds (salted)/Pumpkin Seeds 
Tuna in foil pouches (no cans) (4)
Protein Powders / Protein Bars / Cliff Bars 
Hard Pretzels / Cheetos / Fritos / Chex Mix / Wheat Thins 
Chewing Gum (Orbit, Eclipse, Dentyne, Stride, etc..) 
Granola Bars / Power Bars / Cereal Bars (140 bars) 
Small Packs of Fig Newtons, Oreos, Cheese-Its 
Trail Mix, Dried Fruit, Granola
Fruit Roll-Ups / Fruit By The Foot / Fruit Gummies (105)
Dry Soup (Ramen Noodles / Cup-O-Soup: just add water) (72 cups)
Nuts: Peanuts, Mixed Nuts (salted) 
Microwave Food (Chef-Boy-R-Dee, Mac'n'Cheese...) (18)
Microwave Popcorn (24)
Cookies / Girl Scout Cookies (No Chocolate) 
Cheese & Cracker packs (30)
Condiments, Spices; Sugar; Salad Dressing 
Oatmeal Packs (Instant: just add water) (55)
Cereal (Small, individual boxes) (30)
Rice Krispie Treats (Store-bought only) 
Caffeinated gum or candy (to stay alert) 
Hygiene Items: 

Baby wipes (travel size) (3 pks of 40)
Liquid Hand Sanitizer (travel size) (4)
Body Wash , Liquid Soap, Facial Cleanser 
Soap (16 bars of Irish Spring... just had to mention the brand)
Shampoo /Conditioner (travel size) ( 4 bottles)
Hair Gel (for female troops to pull hair back) 
Combs / Brushes, Bobby Pins 
Eye Drops (i.e. Visine) (1)
Nasal Spray 
Deodorant (travel size) (9)
Razors (disposable: "Intuition" or "Mach 3" type) (6)
Shaving Cream (No Cans) 
Cotton Swabs (i.e. Q-tips) (2 boxes)
Band-aids, Gauze Pads, First Aid Kits 
Lip balm / Chap Stick / Carmex 
Baby Powder (3 Bottles)
Foot Powder (2 Bottles)
Loufa Sponges / Buff Puffs / Washcloths 
Tissues (individual packs; travel size only) 
Sunblock, SPF 45, Zinc, Vitamin E, Aloe Vera Gel 
Bug Spray / DEET / Skin-So-Soft (44 Deep woods off wipes)
Hand & Body Lotion / Moisturizer (travel size) 
Mouthwash (travel size) 
Dental Floss (25)
Toothpaste  (3)
Toothbrushes (11) 
Aspirin ( 2 boxes)
Hydrocortisone ( 2 boxes)
Vitamins (multi-vitamins are always needed!) 
Breath Mints / Breath Strips (7)
Lozenges / Cough Drops (2 bags)
Nail files / Emery Boards / Nail Clippers 
Feminine Hygiene Products 
Cotton Balls 
Moleskin 
Shoe Insole Cushions 
Athletic Socks (30 pair)
Entertainment & Sports: 

Batteries: “AA” (16 batteries)
Batteries "AAA" and “C” (In original package) 
DVD Movies (new or used)  
Xbox Games (new or used) 
PS2 Games (new or used) 
Music CDs (new& used) 
Portable CD players / head phones 
Small homemade gifts - little comforts of "home" 
Pens & mechanical pencils 
Stationery & Envelopes; blank cards to send home (50) 
Double-sided tape 
Crossword Puzzles / Word Search Books / Math Puzzle books / MAD LIBS / Logic Problems / Sudoku 
Yo-Yo's, Dominoes, playing cards, poker chips, dice 
Board games (UNO, Othello, checkers - travel size is great, too!) 
Nerf footballs / Whiffle balls / Mitts / Sports equipment 
Frisbees / Hackey sacks 
Electronic handheld games 
35 mm disposable cameras 
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