alex
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One of the ladies in HR where I work has a son serving in Iraq. He is with the 101st Airborne. We all decided to put together a shoebox full of misc. items to send as xmas gifts. Here is part of the list of needed items.
Must ship no later than Nov. 21st.
According to deployed soldiers, the following needs exist:
Glow Sticks (artificial lighting source);
batteries (all sizes);
Chapstick; Q-tips; Baby Wipes (always needed);
small boxes of laundry detergent;
Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion;
bath towels/wash cloths;
powder beverages to add to drinking water (such as Tang, Hawaiian Punch,
lemonade, etc.);
portable CD players/CDs-all different types of music;
canned meats; potato chips/pretzels in metal canisters (Pringles for
example); chewing gum/Lifesavers candy; canned fruits (all types);
stationary (paper/pens/envelopes);
paperback books;
books of crossword puzzles;
wash buckets (to do laundry);
international calling cards (high priority need)
Wisk brooms to sweep the sand out of tents/clothing.
Again the high priority items are international calling cards, batteries
(all sizes) and paperback novels.
Military postal authorities ask that you not send the following items to
deployed troops.
-Currency, securities or precious metals of any type
-Obscene materials, prints, articles. films, videotapes or any materials
depicting nude or seminude persons
-Religious materials containing materials contrary to the Islamic faith
-Pork or pork by products
-Alcoholic beverages
-Non-canned fruit, animals or living plants
-Materials used to manufacture alcoholic beverages
-Firearms or explosives, propane
-In addition, current postal regulations also prohibit mailing anything
larger than 42 inches by 72 inches (the packages must fit inside a
normal U.S. Post Office mail sack) or any packages weighing more than 60 pounds.
I don't know the specifics of the mailing address but I believe all of the gifts we send will go to her sons division.
I would like to encourage all of you to do something for the soldiers who are fighting for our freedom. It didn't take long to fill a shoebox.
Must ship no later than Nov. 21st.
According to deployed soldiers, the following needs exist:
Glow Sticks (artificial lighting source);
batteries (all sizes);
Chapstick; Q-tips; Baby Wipes (always needed);
small boxes of laundry detergent;
Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion;
bath towels/wash cloths;
powder beverages to add to drinking water (such as Tang, Hawaiian Punch,
lemonade, etc.);
portable CD players/CDs-all different types of music;
canned meats; potato chips/pretzels in metal canisters (Pringles for
example); chewing gum/Lifesavers candy; canned fruits (all types);
stationary (paper/pens/envelopes);
paperback books;
books of crossword puzzles;
wash buckets (to do laundry);
international calling cards (high priority need)
Wisk brooms to sweep the sand out of tents/clothing.
Again the high priority items are international calling cards, batteries
(all sizes) and paperback novels.
Military postal authorities ask that you not send the following items to
deployed troops.
-Currency, securities or precious metals of any type
-Obscene materials, prints, articles. films, videotapes or any materials
depicting nude or seminude persons
-Religious materials containing materials contrary to the Islamic faith
-Pork or pork by products
-Alcoholic beverages
-Non-canned fruit, animals or living plants
-Materials used to manufacture alcoholic beverages
-Firearms or explosives, propane
-In addition, current postal regulations also prohibit mailing anything
larger than 42 inches by 72 inches (the packages must fit inside a
normal U.S. Post Office mail sack) or any packages weighing more than 60 pounds.
I don't know the specifics of the mailing address but I believe all of the gifts we send will go to her sons division.
I would like to encourage all of you to do something for the soldiers who are fighting for our freedom. It didn't take long to fill a shoebox.