Canned fruit
Chicken and/or packs; pop-top
Peanut butter
Tuna and/or packs (tuna in pouches are best)
Condiments
Cajun seasoning
Ground Coffee / Tea / Hot Chocolate
Microwavable Foods
Mac & Cheese
Popcorn
Instant oatmeal
Instant soups / soups in pop-top containers
Powdered Drink Mix Singles
Crystal Light
Gatorade
Juice boxes
Kool-Aid
Propel, etc.
Snacking Foods
Beef Jerky / beef sticks, summer sausage
Cheese spreads / small Velveeta cheese blocks
Dry Cereal
Chex Mix
Chips
Cookies
Crackers for snacking
Dried fruit
Energy bars / Cereal Bars / high protein bars
Granola Bars
Gum, Hard Candy wrapped (no chocolate in
Summer)
Nuts (all kinds)
Pudding cups
Toiletries
Advil, Tylenol, Cold/Cough drops, Sinus Meds
Antacids
Antibiotic Cream (Neosporin)
Anti-Bacterial Wipes
Baby Oil, Baby Powder
Baby Wipes
Body Wash / soap (be sure to triple pack the
Soap and not put it near the food as it leaves the
Smell of soap on the food/liquid works best)
Chap Stick
Contact Lens Cleaner
Cotton Balls
Dental Floss
Deodorant
Disposable hand and feet warmers
DUSTING CLOTHS for removing the sand from
everything and every surface
Eye Drops
Face Soap (liquid type the best)
Foot Inserts for boots
Foot/Boot Powder
Insect Repellent Wipes/ non aerosol spray
with Deet (need in spring/summer)
Air Freshener
Lotion for body and hand
Mirror
Mouthwash
Nasal Spray/Drops
Packaged Wet Ones / baby wipes
Puma Stones for feet
Q-Tips
Shampoo
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Toenail/Fingernail Clippers
Tooth Paste / Tooth Brush
Men
: Razors, Shaving Cream in a tube, aftershave
lotion (no fragrance)
Women
: Panty Liners, feminine hygiene
products, conditioner, brush/comb hair
clips/bands, non-aerosol hair spray, hair gel
Suggested Fun Time Materials
Balls: soccer ball, baseballs, basketballs, volley
ball sets, football
Batteries: AA- C -D -9 volt
Beanie Babies or stuffed animals (new please and used for packing)
Board Games
Playing Cards
CD Player with CDs / send batteries
Dart Board with darts
Disposable cameras
DVDs (you can tape from television too)
Electronic/Battery Hand held games (include
batteries)
Frisbee
Greeting Cards they can send back home
(variety)
Mailing Envelopes (no stamps) / Pens with
Stationary
Magazines (all kinds)
Mini Hand-held Fan or Water Misty fan
Nerf Balls
Packaged Poker Sets
Plastic bowls, spoons, forks, knives
PlayStation with games
Puzzle Books/Word Find Books
Sewing Kits
Small flash light for reading at night
Water guns
Yo-Yo’s
Zip Lock Bags & Plastic lock containers for
sealing leftovers and personal items
What cannot be sent overseas: Religious items, Pork products, alcohol,
pornographic materials, liquid hand sanitizer, or aerosol cans (they
may explode). Do not send products in glass containers (unless
they are bubble-wrapped a few times. Package all food items that
may leak in zip-lock bags. No home baked items, (troops are told to throw them away)
Put all liquid items in a zip-lock bag. Due to the extreme heat, chocolate is not mailed during the
summer months.
Items for Wounded Warriors being evacuated from combat zones, those traveling through Scott AFB and those being treated at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri
Canned Items
Canned fruit
Peanut butter
Tuna and/or packs (tuna in pouches are best)
Ground Coffee / Tea / Hot Chocolate
Microwavable Foods
Mac & Cheese
Popcorn
Instant oatmeal
Instant soups / soups in pop-top containers
Powdered Drink Mix Singles
Crystal Light
Gatorade
Juice boxes
Kool-Aid
Propel, etc.
Snacking Foods
Beef Jerky / beef sticks, beef summer sausage
Cheese spreads / small Velveeta cheese blocks
Chex Mix
Chips
Cookies
Crackers for snacking
Dried fruit
Energy bars / Cereal Bars / high protein bars
Granola Bars
Gum, Hard Candy
Nuts (all kinds)
Pudding cups
BACK PACKS
TOTE BAGS
Toiletries
Advil, Tylenol, Cold/Cough drops, Sinus Meds
Antacids
Antibiotic Cream (Neosporin)
Anti-Bacterial Wipes
Baby Oil, Baby Powder
Baby Wipes
Body Wash / soap (be sure to triple pack the
Soap and not put it near the food as it leaves the
Smell of soap on the food/liquid works best)
Chap Stick
Contact Lens Cleaner
Cotton Balls
Dental Floss
Deodorant
Eye Drops
Face Soap
Foot/Boot Powder
Lotion for body and hand
Mirror
Mouthwash
Nasal Spray/Drops
Packaged Wet Ones / baby wipes
Puma Stones for feet
Q-Tips
Shampoo
Toenail/Fingernail Clippers
Tooth Paste / Tooth Brush
Tooth Picks
Men
: Razors, Shaving Cream in a tube, aftershave
lotion
Women
: Panty Liners, feminine hygiene
products, conditioner, brush/comb hair
clips/bands, non-aerosol hair spray, hair gel
Suggested Fun Time Materials
Batteries: AA- C -D -9 volt
Board Games
Playing Cards
CD Player with CDs / send batteries
DVDs (you can tape from television too)
Electronic/Battery Hand held games (include
batteries)
Greeting Cards they can send back home (variety)
Mailing Envelopes (stamps needed) /
Pens with Stationary
Magazines (all kinds)
Mini Hand-held Fan or
Packaged Poker Sets
Puzzle Books/Word Find Books
Sewing Kits
Items may be dropped of at: Jack Schmitt Chevrolet O’Fallon
For further Info or large donations please call Chip Shaffer 618-567-5315 or email grumman3@icss.net
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