ITEMS FOR SOLDIERS CARE
PACKAGES
Hygiene / Toiletries:
Baby Wipes
Eye drops
Deodorant (non aerosol)
Feminine Hygiene Products
Foot Powder
Hairbrushes / combs
Hand Lotion
Hand Sanitizers
Nail Clippers
Q-Tips
Razors (disposable)
Shampoo
Soap (No Bar Soaps)
Sunscreen
Tissues
Tylenol
Dental floss
Toothbrushes
Mouthwash
Toothpaste
Hotel-sized toiletries (never been
opened)
Chapstick
Drinks:
Ground Coffee
Coffee Creamer
Powdered Drink Mixes (gatorade etc.)
Tea bags
Food:
Power Bars
Beef Jerky
Cereal (in small boxes)
Granola Bars
Cookies
Instant oatmeal / grits
Pop Tarts
Tuna kits
Chips
Microwave popcorn
Canned items with pop-top (small
cans)
Sugar/salt/pepper
Games:
Board games
Travel size - chess/checkers
Crossword puzzle books
Playing cards
Small balls (tennis, football etc.)
Jump ropes
Music:
CD's
Tapes
Other:
Books (novels, short stories)
Magazines
Plastic spoons/forks
Zip lock bags
Batteries
Duct tape
Disposable Cameras
Flashlights
Shoe insole cushions
Socks - cushioned
Sunglasses (black-no brand names)
Sweatbands
Harmonicas
Kazoos
International Phone Cards
DVD Movies (must not be
violent/distasteful)
Stationary - paper, pens, envelopes
Hand warmers
Thermal underwear
Letters from home (especially from
children)
ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Items NOT to send:
Pork products
Pornography/sexually explicit
materials
No violent reading materials, CD'S or
DVD'S
No aerosol cans
No bars of soap (the odor contaminates food
items)
Used items
Expired drug or food items
Tobacco products
Glass bottles/jars
Also note that any liquid items must be enclosed in
a zip-lock
bag. For example: shampoos, lotions,
sunscreen etc.
These items may leak and contaminate entire
care
package.
