​Items Most Requested:​​
 

FOOD, SNACKS AND DRINKS:

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(Please - no expired or canned food)

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PROTEIN POWDER & PROTEIN BARS

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(Top request!)



POWDER DRINK MIX (Gatorade, Kool-Aid, Crystal Light)



TUNA & CHICKEN SALAD (in foil pouches, or ready-to-eat kits (no cans)BEEF JERKY / SLIM JIMS / SUNFLOWER SEEDS & PUMPKIN SEEDS

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CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS - Accepted only OCT. through FEB(it will melt in high temperatures!)

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Hard Pretzels / Cheetos / Fritos / Chex Mix / Wheat Thins / Ritz Crackers / Granola Bars / Power Bars / Cereal Bars / Cliff Bars / Fig Newtons / Oreos / Cheese & Crackers / Small Packs Trail Mix / Dried Fruit /Granola / Fruit Roll-Ups / Fruit By The Foot / Fruit Gummies /

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NUTS:

Peanuts, Mixed Nuts, Almonds (salted preferred)

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MICROWAVE FOOD

 (Chef-Boy-R-Dee, stews, etc.)



COOKIES / Girl Scout Cookies (with chocolate: Oct. - February only!) Rice Krispie Treats / Little Debbies & Hostess cake products / Cereal (Small, individual boxes)

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Condiments 

Spices; Sugar; Salad Dressing (no glass jars)Caffeinated energy gum or candy (to stay alert)

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TOILETRIES: NO HOTEL SAMPLES!

(Note: Some troops have allergies & need Brand Name toiletries which list all ingredients. The military issues and/or sells toiletries to our troops, however troops often miss their favorite brand of shampoo or soap. Our goal is to send troops reminders of home & items they miss ... not free samples.) Body Wash / Liquid Soap / Facial Cleanser / Hair Gel / Hair Ties / Bobby Pins (in original packaging please) (for female troops to pull hair back) Combs / Brushes / Deodorant (travel size) / Shaving Cream in Tubes / Shaving Soap (No CANS of Shaving Cream!)Lip Balm / Chap Stick / Carmex / Blistex / Hand & Body Lotion / Moisturizer (travel size) / Sunblock, SPF 45, Zinc, Vitamin E, Aloe Vera Gel / Bug Spray / DEET / Skin-So-Soft / Mouthwash (travel size) / Breath Mints / Breath Strips / Lozenges / Cough Drops / Loufa Sponges / Buff Puffs / Nail files / Emery Boards / Nail Clippers / Feminine Hygiene Products / Moleskin & Shoe Insole Cushions (gel kind is best) / Tylenol, Motrin, Advil or Aspirin Packets (Please check expiration dates) / Eye Drops (i.e. Visine) / Nasal Spray / Vitamins (These are always needed. Please check expiration dates)

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ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS: 



DVD Movies (new or used - recent releases only, please!) / Xbox Games / PSP, PS2 & PS3 Games (new or used) / iTunes® Gift Cards (Top request!) / Computer Flash Drives & Thumb Drives / Portable CD players / head phones / Electronic handheld games / Small homemade gifts - reminders & comforts of "home" / Small photographs or posters of scenery for their tents & walls / Double-sided tape / small crafts kits / scrap-booking items / Day planners / Small / Pocket Calendars sent in Dec. & Jan. / Game Books: (Crossword Puzzles / Word Search Books / Math Puzzle books / MAD LIBS / Logic Problems / Sudoku) / Yo-Yo's, Dominoes, Poker Chips & Mats / DiceBoard games (UNO, Othello, Checkers - travel size is great, too!)Dart Boards (regular or magnetic - any size) / Nerf Footballs / Whiffle bats, balls & Mitts / Sports equipmentFrisbees / Hackey sacks!



CANNOT ACCEPT these items:

HOME-BAKED FOOD (Does not include cookies, etc) GLASS BOTTLES or GLASS JARS; AEROSOL CANS, AEROSOL SPRAYS or any PRESSURIZED CANISTERS;  EXPIRED FOOD; CANNED FOOD; CANDLES, LIGHTERS, MATCHES or LIGHTER FLUID; HOTEL or AIRLINE SAMPLES; VHS TAPES, CASSETTE TAPES; CONTRABAND ITEMS (live plants, tobacco, alcohol, knives, nudity, etc.) BOOKS or MUSIC CDS (iTunes® is commonly used now)PRESCRIPTIONS OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING THOSE FOR CANINES)USED OR STAINED CLOTHING, LINENS, TOILETRIES, ETC.