A committee is making plans to send care packages to the servicemen in harmŐs way whom we pray for each Sunday. We need your help to get this project going.
We need a current full mailing address for each person on our list, as well as a contact person (thatŐs YOU) who will let us know when his/her address changes. Some of these names have been on the list for a long time and may no longer be serving in hot-conflict locations.
We need items to send. Below you will find a list of suggested items, as well as a list of things NOT to send. We will put boxes in Lowe Hall and hope that you will help us fill them with things the servicemen are asking for. When we have enough, we will pack them up and send them off to Iraq or AfghanistanŃor wherever they are needed.
Toiletries (small size, not sample or hotel size)
Shaving soap , Razor blades
Deodorant stick
Tooth brush & Toothpaste
Shampoo, soap, Hand sanitizer
Visine eye drops, Q tips
Bandaids, First Aid kits
Baby powder and foot powder
Hand & body lotion
Tylenol, Advil, Aspirin packets
Gel insole foot cushions
Suggested Snacks:
Roasted peanuts, Cashews, Healthy Nut Mix
Pistachios, hard pretzels
Gum & hard candy (individually wrapped)
Granola bars, Powerbars
Propel Powder Packs or Gatorade Powder Packs (individual powdered drink to mix with bottled water)
Oreos, Fig Newtons, Cheese-its
Cheez N Crackers, mints, cough drops
Tuna in foil packages
Microwave popcorn, Mac N Cheese, Chef Boy R Dee
Instant Oatmeal packets, individual cereals
Dry soup, ramen noodles, Cup of Soup (just add water)
Other:
Batteries (AA and AAA and CŐs)
DVD movies (new and used)
Xbox games, PS2 games, new or used
Pens and mechanical pencils
Pocket calendars
Crosswords, dominos, playing cards, poker chips
Nerf footballs, Whiffle balls, Frisbees,
DonŐt Send:
No chocolate, No homemade cookies, candy
No cans of shaving cream, no sprays
No glass jars, canned food
No lighters, matches, lighter fluid
No hard cover books
No music CDŐs |