Summer Care package list

Current Wish List for Care Packages:

This list is current and updated on July 5th, 2009. Our packages go to all branches of the military and to locations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Korea and any other troops who request support from home. All items are sorted and packed according to the requests we get directly from the troops or their families. Our mailing address is posted at the top of the page. Please use the street address ONLY for shipping via UPS, FedEx, DHL or common carrier! For all mail and packages via USPS you must use the Fleetwood post office box.                     

• *Cold drink mixes – Gatorade, Crystal Lite, Kool Aid or the individual flavor straws you add to bottled water
• Ground Coffee (not instant) and hot tea. Coffee creamer and sugar packets too!
• *Power Bars, cereal bars, trail mix, granola bars and healthy snacks
• Ramen Noodle packs (the big cups are hard to pack and limit what we can fit in the packages)
• *Slim Jims, *Beef or Turkey Jerky                                                                                                                                           
• Sunflower Seeds & Nuts
• *Individual snacks like chips, crackers, cookies, cheese/cracker kits
• *Peanut Butter & Jelly – small size plastic jars please
• Small sewing kits and manicure kits
• *Sunscreen and insect repellent, Chap Stick with sunscreen, Carmex, Blistex                                              
• *Body wash mens and ladies
• Shampoo - mens and ladies
• Toothbrushes only, NO toothpaste  
• Deodorant
• *Foot Powder and foot cream for athlete's foot
• Odor Eaters (for boots), Dr. Scholl's foot pads, blister pads
• Hand Sanitizer - small size bottles to carry with them
• Shave cream – non-aerosol only and good razors  
• Mens and Ladies underwear in sizes Small, Med, Large
• Mens and Ladies calf high socks or boot socks in black or white.
• New or used game systems like PS3, PS2, WII, Xbox or Xbox 360
• Video games for the systems above or small hand-held games
• *CDs and DVDs - New or used are fine. Current releases are appreciated
• *AT&T Global Pre-Paid Calling Cards (available at www.aafes.com)
• ****Money for shipping costs. Please!  

****Monetary donations are needed to help us ship the care packages. This is always our biggest need by far. Shipping costs have increased and it doesn't matter how much "stuff" we have if we don't have money to ship it. We really need to be able to get the packages out every week. We ship Wednesday and Saturday and are currently sending at least 50 boxes every week. There are thousands of troops who are counting on us to send them some love and cheer from home!

You can print this list to share with others or take shopping with you by clicking the link at the top of the article! You are welcome to print as many copies as you like so please pass them on to others who are interested in supporting our troops.

  Please do not send any more cans of vegetables or outdated food items. They cost a lot to throw away. If it is not good for you to eat, it will not be good for our troops either. We are NOT accepting any books right now. Please consider sending underwear or DVDs instead.

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**Please note: 1) The U.S. Postal Service regulations do not allow anything in aerosol cans to be shipped. 2) We do not need any chocolate candy until late October. 3) Shipping currently takes about 14-21 days to the combat zones. It takes us about a week to get everything sorted and boxed. Please keep this in mind when you are checking expiration dates on food items.

Thanks for your continued support!

~Lordzmom