C. Robert Arvin		VFW Post 2408
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Suggested Items for Troops (Requested Listing)

VA Hospital Needs List (PDF, 191KB)

General Items

Ball Point Pens Batteries Beef Jerky Calamine Lotion Candy Canned Cheese Canned Food (Fruit, Soup, Chili, etc.) CD Music Chap stick Chewing Gum Cigarettes Cookies Crackers Dental Floss Disposable Cameras DVD Movies Energy Bars Envelopes Eye Drops Frisbees Granola Bars Gold Bond Body Powder Insect Repellant Jujubes Magazines/Books

Medicated Foot Power Nerf Football Phone Cards Playing Cards Powered Drink Mix Pringles Puzzle Books Razors Sardines Shaving Cream Slim Jims Smoked Oysters Snack Mixes Soap SPAM Spices/Seasonings Sports Drinks Sun Screen Sunflower Seeds Toilet Paper Tooth Brushes Tooth Paste – sample size Wet Wipes – individually wrapped Writing Paper

Items Requested by Female Soldiers

• Snacks/food in small, non-crushable packages: Oreo's and other cookies; Pringle's potato chips, Doritos'; Slim Jim's beef jerky; Rice Crispy treats; canned pull-top fruit or soup; pudding cups; cheese/peanut butter crackers; individual packages of cereal; breakfast bars, etc.
• Drinks: Kool-Aid with sugar; Gatorade with sugar; Tea with sugar added (please do not send individual packets as they tent to break, send small plastic containers of these products).
• Word puzzles, cards, travel games, baseballs, frisbees, magazines
• Non-aerosol shave cream, razors
• Tooth brushes and paste
• Huggie's Baby wipes
• Toilet paper and Kleenex
• Skin-So-Soft bug lotion or pump spray (non-aerosol)
• White tube socks, sports bras sizes 34B-36B; cotton panties sizes 5, 6, 7
• Bar soap, small containers of shampoo, body wash, facial creams, cleansers, cocoa butter, lotions that won't draw bugs, sunscreen
• Feminine hygiene products (maxi pads, tampons, panty liners, etc.)
• Chap stick or other lip balm
• Hand & body sanitizer

Please consider how much it would cost to ship whatever you send; do not send large, heavy items. Send items that would boost their morale. A game or something that is fun, food that is delicious, a brand name face cream that makes them feel special or a magazine that keeps them in touch with home.

 

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