Suggested Items for Tampa Bay Troop Support Packing Events
Remember — travel-size and single-serving sizes work best.
CLOTHING &ACCESSORIES
Long underwear during winter months
Fingerless gloves
72″ Bootlaces (brown or tan preferred)
Stocking caps (plain, gray, black or dark green)
Black or white cotton boot socks
T-shirts (olive green or white)
Note: color of underclothing and socks is not as important as 100% cotton.
TOILETRIES & MEDICAL
Baby wipes for personal hygiene (alcohol-free)
Women’s feminine wipes
Small boxes of tampons and pads for women
Disposable hand sanitizing wipes
Disposable, instant hand warmers
Toothpaste (in hard-side tubes rather than traditional tubes)
Toothbrushes
Nail clippers
Shampoo
Men’s and Women’s Deodorant
Liquid body wash soap, liquid anti-bacterial soap
Lotion, unscented, for dry skin (no pump-style dispensers)
Disposable multi-blade razors (no single blade razors please)
Razors and replacement blades
Kleenex (travel-size packets)
Oral B Brush Ups™
Tylenol tablets or caplets
Advil tablets or caplets
Pepcid 30 tablets
Claritin 10 tablets box
Antibacterial ointment
Anti-bacterial soap
Cough drops
Eye drops (for DRY eyes, not red eyes)
Deodorant
Band-aids
Travel size packages of Q-tips
Throat Lozenges
Anti-fungal treatments
Boot liners/insoles
Odor eaters for boots
Lotrimin AF or Tinactin for athlete’s foot
Medicated Foot Powder, Medicated Foot Swabs
Moleskin (for pads on sore feet)
Band Aids (sweat/water resistant)
Sun block (travel size or stick preferable, SPF 30+)
Blistex, Chapstick (in stick-tubes rather than tubs, not tinted)
Saline spray/drops for sensitive nasal passages
Eyeglass wipes
FOOD & DRINK
Ground coffee
Instant coffee
Hot cocoa mix
Gatorade mix (powdered only)
Crystal Light (or other brand) “On The Go” flavor packets
Sugar and creamer packets for coffee
Slim Jims individual sticks
Cookies & Crackers individual serving packages
Ramen chicken noodle
Gum, Lifesavers, Mints (blister pack gum is most requested)
Hard Candy (single wrapped)
Chocolate candies
Cookies
Pudding cups
Fruit: single serving size cans with pop-top
Nuts, sunflower seeds, peanuts, trail mix, dried fruit
Power bars, protein bars, nutritional bars
Beef jerky, beef summer sausage (non-perishable; labeled USDA Beef)
Single-serving bags of snacks, crackers
Pop Tarts, cereal bars, granola bars
Ramen Noodles, Cup-O-Noodles serving cups, Easy Mac®
Ravioli and other canned ready-to-eat meals with pop-top
Chicken or Tuna lunch kits (includes tuna, crackers, condiments in each single-serving kit)
Canned sardines, smoked oysters
Jalapeño Velveeta® and crackers
Taco Bell® Sauce Packets
Seasoning salts, flavoring salts
Popcorn
Canned cheese dips (NO glass please)
HOLIDAY ITEMS
Spring packing
- St. Pattie’s Day decorations
- Easter decorations
- Spring stationery
- Memorial Day items
Summer packing
- Independence Day decorations
- Beach decorations
- Summer stationery
Fall packing
- Halloween decorations, candy, etc
- Fall stationery
Winter Packing
- Christmas Ornaments small ornaments – non-breakable
- Christmas cards For OUR Troops & signed with your name
- Blank Holiday cards for the Troops to have for sending home.
FUN & NECESSITIES
Duct Tape large rolls
DVD’s & CD’s new releases, old classic movies, TV shows, etc.
Magazines new (auto, motorcycle, hunting, sports, etc.)
Video games & small game players
Nerf footballs & pro/college team logo items
Travel size board games & dominoes
Card games (Uno, etc.)
Hacky sacks, Tennis balls
Beanie Babies (in “like new” condition or better; the troops enjoy giving these kinds of items as gifts to local children)
Small hand-held games
Portable DVD Players
Portable CD Players
Soft cover books
AA, AAA, C, and D Batteries
Disposable cameras
Envelopes
Small pads of paper
Pens and unsharpened pencils
Small, blank journals
Small pocket notebooks (no large spiral notebooks)
Cigars
Tactical Duct tape: military green, tan or black
Electrical tape
Super glue
Leatherman All-in-One Tool
Snack, Sandwich, Quart-size Ziploc plastic bags
2012 Autumn
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August 11th @ 9:00am
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