Okay boys and girls,
I know the war is a sensitive subject....but I think most people agree, no matter what your thoughts on the war itself is, that our men and women in uniform and in harms way need and deserve our support.
My family regularly sends care packages, but with yet another holiday season coming up, I thought it was time to do a little more. One of the 'teams' I regularly send to is a medical unit in Iraq, as you can imagine they have a lot of soldiers who come through who need some serious sunshine. One of their request is to create 'holiday packages' to give all the soldiers that come their way. My goal is to create at least 100 packages for them. Each package will, hopefully contain some comforts from home and perhaps some little gift.
I have talked my husband into having his company sponsor all the shipping to Iraq! Now to gather all the 'stuff' and assemble the packages into gallon size zip log bags and easy to hand out boxes.
Below is a list of their requests, if anyone would like to join me in my special September/October mission, I would love it!
**The number one request is always for snacks (needs to individually packaged):
Chips, crackers, cereal bars, granola bars, beef jerky, cookies, trail mix, candy, popcorn, little Debbie or hostess cakes, gum, M&Ms and chocolate covered pretzels (the only chocolates that seems to make it), etc.
**A close second is comfort food, most units have microwaves:
Canned pasta/raviolis, easy mac, hamburger helper singles, soup, tuna.
**powdered drink mixes, ground coffee, tea bags
**Some common 'niceties' requests:
Magazines, baby wipes, lotion, white socks, deodorant, feminine products, body wash, clear lip gloss and chapstick, hair bands / clips, tooth paste, mouth wash, shampoo, conditioner, powder, shaving cream/gel, quality metal razors and blades (soldiers with burns or facial shrapnel wounds find the disposable razors scrape their injured skin.) Many female soldiers ask for 'anything to help them remember they are female'.
**Stuff to pass the down time:
Dvds, cds, video games (PSP, xbox, etc...hard to imagine them playing games, but I guess it is common, because I see the request alot), books, magazines, footballs, cards and believe it or not board games.
**Blank Christmas cards to send home, stationary, pens.
ADDITION: Some new additions to the requested list: Q-tips and safety pins. Peanut butter (to go cups by Jif, work really well), coffee/tea additives: sugar packets, creamer packets, splenda/sweet-n-lo packets.
Most important cards and letters!
Please send any contributions to, (since some of the things can be heavy you might want to use the flat rate boxes from USPS):
Mary
TPF sunshine/soldiers
PO Box 53392
San Jose, CA 95153
Thanks everyone
Mary
I know the war is a sensitive subject....but I think most people agree, no matter what your thoughts on the war itself is, that our men and women in uniform and in harms way need and deserve our support.
My family regularly sends care packages, but with yet another holiday season coming up, I thought it was time to do a little more. One of the 'teams' I regularly send to is a medical unit in Iraq, as you can imagine they have a lot of soldiers who come through who need some serious sunshine. One of their request is to create 'holiday packages' to give all the soldiers that come their way. My goal is to create at least 100 packages for them. Each package will, hopefully contain some comforts from home and perhaps some little gift.
I have talked my husband into having his company sponsor all the shipping to Iraq! Now to gather all the 'stuff' and assemble the packages into gallon size zip log bags and easy to hand out boxes.
Below is a list of their requests, if anyone would like to join me in my special September/October mission, I would love it!
**The number one request is always for snacks (needs to individually packaged):
Chips, crackers, cereal bars, granola bars, beef jerky, cookies, trail mix, candy, popcorn, little Debbie or hostess cakes, gum, M&Ms and chocolate covered pretzels (the only chocolates that seems to make it), etc.
**A close second is comfort food, most units have microwaves:
Canned pasta/raviolis, easy mac, hamburger helper singles, soup, tuna.
**powdered drink mixes, ground coffee, tea bags
**Some common 'niceties' requests:
Magazines, baby wipes, lotion, white socks, deodorant, feminine products, body wash, clear lip gloss and chapstick, hair bands / clips, tooth paste, mouth wash, shampoo, conditioner, powder, shaving cream/gel, quality metal razors and blades (soldiers with burns or facial shrapnel wounds find the disposable razors scrape their injured skin.) Many female soldiers ask for 'anything to help them remember they are female'.
**Stuff to pass the down time:
Dvds, cds, video games (PSP, xbox, etc...hard to imagine them playing games, but I guess it is common, because I see the request alot), books, magazines, footballs, cards and believe it or not board games.
**Blank Christmas cards to send home, stationary, pens.
ADDITION: Some new additions to the requested list: Q-tips and safety pins. Peanut butter (to go cups by Jif, work really well), coffee/tea additives: sugar packets, creamer packets, splenda/sweet-n-lo packets.
Most important cards and letters!
Please send any contributions to, (since some of the things can be heavy you might want to use the flat rate boxes from USPS):
Mary
TPF sunshine/soldiers
PO Box 53392
San Jose, CA 95153
Thanks everyone
Mary
..except for tink maybe?
