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
Downloadable copy of this list.
- Beef Jerky / Slim Jims (2lbs)
- Flavored Coffee (Hazelnut, French Vanilla, etc..) (9lbs)
- Hot Chocolate packets (250)
- Tea Bags (11 boxes)
- Instant Drink Mixes (Gatorade, Kool-Aid, Crystal Light) (7 Packets)
- Sunflower Seeds (salted)/Pumpkin Seeds
- Tuna in foil pouches (no cans) (8)
- Protein Powders / Protein Bars / Cliff Bars
- Hard Pretzels / Cheetos / Fritos / Chex Mix / Wheat Thins (8 Packs)
- Chewing Gum (Orbit, Eclipse, Dentyne, Stride, etc..) (38 Packs)
- Granola Bars / Power Bars / Cereal Bars (180 bars)
- Small Packs of Fig Newtons, Oreos, Cheese-Its (1 Pack)
- Trail Mix, Dried Fruit, Granola
- Fruit Roll-Ups / Fruit By The Foot / Fruit Gummies (110)
- Dry Soup (Ramen Noodles / Cup-O-Soup: just add water) (124 cups)
- Nuts: Peanuts, Mixed Nuts (salted) (9 Packs)
- Microwave Food (Chef-Boy-R-Dee, Mac'n'Cheese...) (20)
- Microwave Popcorn (80)
- Cookies / Girl Scout Cookies (No Chocolate) (2 Packs)
- Cheese & Cracker packs (155)
- Condiments, Spices; Sugar (5lbs); Salad Dressing(5)
- Oatmeal Packs (Instant: just add water) (75)
- Cereal (Small, individual boxes) (30)
- Rice Krispie Treats (Store-bought only) (1 Pack)
- Caffeinated gum or candy (to stay alert) (90 Packs)
- Baby wipes (travel size) (8 pks of 40)
- Liquid Hand Sanitizer (travel size) (67)
- Body Wash , Liquid Soap, Facial Cleanser (122 packs)
- Soap (120 bars)
- Shampoo /Conditioner (travel size) ( 65 bottles)
- Hair Gel (for female troops to pull hair back) (4 Hair Gel)
- Combs / Brushes, Bobby Pins (1)
- Eye Drops (i.e. Visine) (25)
- Nasal Spray
- Deodorant (travel size) (62)
- Razors (disposable: "Intuition" or "Mach 3" type) (81)
- Shaving Cream (No Cans) (33)
- Cotton Swabs (i.e. Q-tips) (20 boxes)
- Band-aids, Gauze Pads, First Aid Kits (12 kits)
- Lip balm / Chap Stick / Carmex (31)
- Baby Powder (8 Bottles)
- Foot Powder (3 Bottles)
- Loufa Sponges / Buff Puffs / Washcloths (4)
- Tissues (individual packs; travel size only) (80 Packs)
- Sunblock, SPF 45, Zinc, Vitamin E, Aloe Vera Gel (15)
- Bug Spray / DEET / Skin-So-Soft (50 Deep woods off wipes)
- Hand & Body Lotion / Moisturizer (travel size) (92)
- Mouthwash (travel size) (17 bottles)
- Dental Floss (220)
- Toothpaste (53)
- Toothbrushes (150)
- Aspirin ( 250 packs)
- 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 (12)
- Feminine Hygiene Products (13 packs)
- Cotton Balls (6 bags)
- Moleskin
- Shoe Insole Cushions (4 packs)
- Athletic Socks (30 pair)
- Body Spray (65)
- Batteries: “AA” (54 batteries)
- Batteries "AAA" and “C” (In original package) (24)
- DVD Movies (new or used)
- Xbox Games (new or used) (16)
- PS2 Games (new or used) (2)
- Music CDs (new& used)
- Portable CD players / head phones
- Small homemade gifts - little comforts of "home"
- Pens & mechanical pencils (370)
- Stationery & Envelopes; blank cards to send home (8 boxes)
- Double-sided tape
- Crossword Puzzles (9) / Word Search Books / Math Puzzle books / MAD LIBS / Logic Problems / Sudoku
- Yo-Yo's, Dominoes, playing cards(18 packs), 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
- Books (43)
