Bring one of the following to the polls on
Election Day:
Please consider donating from the "most requested" items list here. Travel-size and single-serving size work best.
Single-serving size snacks and
non-perishable food items, particularly tuna kits, beef jerky, canned fruit
(small
containers; pop-top lid), dried fruit, nuts and other healthy
snacks
Pre-sweetened
flavored beverage mixes (smaller sizes please)
Toothbrushes
Body
wash liquid (no pump dispensers please)
Undershirts
(olive green, short sleeve)
Socks
(bootcut, black)
AA
Batteries
Letters of support (letters from
you, from children, or from your business, office, school, or other organization
in
support of our troops)
AT&T Global Pre-Paid Military
Calling Cards (calling cards to
work in
Gum, Lifesavers, Mints
Fruit: single serving size cans of fruit, dried fruit (Note: Plastic fruit cups with the plastic seal are not recommended as they can
open in transit; individual-size
cans are preferred.)
Nuts, sunflower seeds, peanuts,
trail mix
Power bars, protein bars,
nutritional bars
Beef jerky, beef summer sausage
(non-perishable; labeled USDA Beef)
Single-serving bags of snacks,
crackers, snack mixes
Pop Tarts, cereal bars, "milk
& cereal" bars, granola bars
Ramen Noodles, Cup-O-Noodles serving
cups
Ravioli and other canned
ready-to-eat meals (canned or styrofoam single serving are best)
Tuna lunch kits (includes foil pouch
of tuna, crackers, and condiments in each single-serving kit)
Canned sardines, smoked oysters
Jalepeno Velveeta® and crackers
Taco Bell® Sauce Packets
Seasoning salts, flavoring salts
Cheese dips in plastic or canned (NO
glass please)
Do not send glass containers. Pork
and pork by-products are not allowed to be shipped to most
Ground coffee, coffee drink powder
Hot cocoa mix
Lemonade mix, Kool-Aid® mix, Tang®,
Iced Tea mix
Gatorade® mix (powdered only)
Crystal Light® (or other brand) "On The Go" flavor packets (these come in a box of several sleeves of flavoring that can be added
to a 16-20 oz. water bottle)
Sugar and creamer packets for coffee
Hacky Sacks, Tennis Balls
Deck of cards
Hand-held games
Movie DVDs (new or used; original
only)
Music CDs (new or used; original
only)
Portable DVD Players
Portable CD Players
Long underwear during winter months
Fingerless gloves
Stocking caps (plain, gray, black or
dark green)
Cotton socks
T-shirts (olive green or white)
Cotton boot socks, green or black
(try military surplus stores)
Color of underclothing and socks is
not as important as 100% cotton.
Disposable cameras
Envelopes, paper, pens
Small pads of paper
Notebooks (a size they can keep in a
pocket and keep dry)
Drawing pads (small)
Small, blank journals
Batteries (AA are most requested,
then AAA)
Cigarettes, chew, cigars
Tactical Duct tape: military green,
tan or black
Electrical tape
Super glue
72" Bootlaces (brown or tan
preferred)
Leatherman All-in-One Tool (see
photo)
Quart-size and 1-gallon ziploc
plastic bags
Disposable, instant hand warmers
(during the winter months only)
Cotton socks, black, green, or white
Boot liners/insoles
Odor eaters for boots
Lotrimin AF or Tinactin for athletes
foot (tubes of ointment or cream, or the bottle of drops; please do not send the
type)
Medicated Foot Powder, Medicated
Foot Swabs
Moleskin (for pads on sore feet,
you'll find it with Dr. Scholls type things at WalMart or drug stores)
Throat Lozenges
Eye Drops (to relieve dry eye, not
redness)
Blistex, Chapstick, Carmex (in
stick-tubes rather than tubs)
Aspirin, Motrin, Tylenol, Pain
Relievers (small containers)
Saline spray/drops for sensitive
nasal passages
Q-tips
Eyeglass wipes
Baby wipes for personal hygiene
(alcohol-free)
Liquid body wash (no pump-style
dispensers)
Liquid hand sanitizers (no
pump-style dispensers)
Disposable hand sanitizing wipes
Toothbrushes
Nail clippers
Shampoo
Deodorant
Liquid bodywash soap, liquid
anti-bacterial soap (liquid is easier to use than bar soap) (no pump-style
dispensers)
Lotion (no pump-style dispensers)
Disposable multi-blade razors (no
single blade razors please)
Kleenex (travel-size packets)