Care Package Boxes for Our Troops in Afghanistan
The box to collect goodies for the soldiers is at the church with a list of suggested items posted with it. Now, the list is not comprehensive, but if you’re looking for some ideas, that might give you some. Additionally, if anyone else has any friends/family that is deployed, please contact Lauren Skidmore with their address and we will make sure they get goodies too.
Samples Ideas of Items You can Contribute:
- Baby wipes
- Q-tips
- Cotton balls
- ink pens
- Stamps
- Playing cards
- Gun, car, or sport magazines
- Baby Powder
- Tooth Brushes
- Eye drops
- Glasses wipes
- Chap stick
- Sun screen
- Travel size games
- Individual bags of chips
- Gummy candy
- Gum
- Fruit snacks
- Beef Jerky
- Cookies (no chocolate)
- Granola bars
- Snack bars (no chocolate)
Note: Much of the personal items belonging to our friends was destroyed in an attack from insurgents. Our friends in Afghanistan lost most of their personal belongings. Now there is a great need for basics like:
- Shampoo
- body soap
- toothpaste
- floss
- toothbrushes
- chapstick
- lotion
- deodorant
- hand sanitizer
- baby wipes
- flip flops/shower shoes
- underwear
- socks
- t-shirts
- pillows
- blankets
- gym shorts
UPDATE- May 8, 2012
THANK YOU to all of your for your wonderful support for our soldiers! The pictures of the boxes all loaded are below. I have been able to mail around FIFTY pounds of supplies to them (and we have more to go that will be in the mail next week!)! It’s incredible all the support we’ve received and I can’t express my gratitude enough!
