LIST OF ITEMS NEEDED

  Indicates items that are needed the most by our troops overseas 

Food and Snacks

• Peanut Butter (20 oz or less) 
• Jelly (20 oz or less) plastic only 
• Crackers (Standard 14.4 box) to put peanut butter or tuna on 
• Beef Jerky (Troops love this) No Slim Jims 
• Nuts in a 20 oz or less container; no glass please 
• Hot Chocolate, Tea Bags
• Pringles (in a tall canister) 
• Mints, Spices in plastic jar, individual Mayo packets
• Granola Bars 
• Individually Wrapped Snack Items (peanut butter & crackers, cheese & crackers, and cookies) 
• Cereal (small individual boxes please) and Cereal Bars
• Instant Oatmeal or Grits (indiv. packaged) 
• Pop Tarts
• Mints (Altoids, Lifesavers, TicTacs, Starling mints) 
• Raisins, Dried Fruit, Trail Mix 
• Nuts in canisters or plastic jars 
• Spices
• Canned Pasta (ravioli, beef-a-roni, ready to eat soup)
• Ramen Noodles in flat packages 
• Canned Meat such as Tuna, Chicken or Turkey 
• Spam
• Tuna Lunch Kits to Go 
• Cold Drink Mix Packets for bottled water (such as Crystal Lite To Go) and Powdered Gatorade 
• Microwave Popcorn

 

Personal Items

• Dental Floss 
• Individual packets of Toothbrushes
• Mouthwash (only in 3 oz or less plastic bottles please) 
• Toothpaste 
• Chapstick
• Eye Drops 
• Saline Nasal Spray
• Large Band-Aids
• Anti-Itch Cream (2 oz or less)
• Antibiotic Ointment
• Antacid Relief Tablets
• Vitamins (200 count or less)
• Over the Counter Allergy/Cold/Flu Medicine
• “Hot Hands” 
• Pain Relievers
• Muscle Rub
• Heat Wraps
• Q-Tips 
• Shaving Cream 
• Deodorant 
• Hand Lotion (no pump please)
• Hand Sanitizer 
• Body Wash (16 oz or smaller - no bars of soap)
• Foot Powder 
• Moleskin and/or Blister Pads 
• Small flat packages of unscented Wipes (diaper bag size) 
• Twin Size Bed Sheets

 

Non Food Items

• CDs and DVDs (new and used) 
• Toilet Paper
• Laundry Detergent Tablets
• Dryer Fabric Softener Sheets
• Fabreeze
• Puzzle Books (cross, word search & Suduko) 
• Writing Home - pencils, blank birthday cards,
• 5”x7” writing paper
• Disposable Cameras
• Pocket Packets of Tissues
• Batteries (AA & AAA) 
• Playing Cards 
• Flip Flops (Shower Shoes)