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