Boxes of Love
Boxes of Love
Boxes of Love
Wish List
Wish List
- Wet wipes (baby wipes)
- TP- the SOFTEST you can find
- Bath/Shower products (small sizes)
- washcloths/scrubbies
- Razors/ blades
- Feminine hygiene products
- Hand sanitizer
- Toothpaste (travel size)
- Mouthwash (travel size)
- Dental floss
- Toothbrushes (inexpensive spin brushes)
- Toothbrush caps/covers
- Combat boot insoles
- Foot & body powder
- Antifungal cream/powder
- Deodorant (not antiperspirant
- Tissues (personal sized)
- Cough drops/throat lozenges
- Pain tables or other common meds
- Nasal spray, saline spray or gel
- Multivitamins
- Q-tips
- Cotton balls
- Nail clippers and files
- Neosporin
- Band aides
- Other first aid items
- Eye drops (dry heat)
- Lip balm
- Lotion
- Sunscreen SPF 45
- Insect repellent
- Benadryl pills & lotion
- Vaseline
- Aloe vera
- Moleskine (put in boots prevents blisters)
- Socks (black, green, or tan; also wool for winter)
- underwear
FOOD
NOT Perishable or meltable
- Beef jerky, summer sausage
- Energy bars/nutrition bars
- Dried fruit, cereal, granola
- Nuts, seeds, trail mix
- Crackers, pretzels
- Peanut butter
- Jelly, honey
- canned/sealed snack foods (meat, tuna, chicken, chicken vienna sausages, fruit cups, etc.)
- Cookies and other snacks of all kinds
- Powdered drink mixes- signal when possible (energy, protein, flavors, hot cocoa, etc.)
- Seasoning blends (in plastic or metal containers)
- Condiment packets (catsup, mustard, mayo, hot sauce, dressings, etc.)
- Hot sauce (not in glass containers)
- Chewing gum, gatorade rounds chew
- Breath mints
FUN
- DVD’s
- CD’s
- iTunes gift cards
- Ear buds/headphones
- Computer jump drive or external hard drive
- Small handheld games
- Reading: magazines, comics, books, word search, sudoku, mad libs, and hometown newspapers
- Small toys or games (frisbees, football, basketball, mini chess/checkers)
- Water balloons, inflatable pools/toys, anything silly, silly string, face paint, wigs etc
OTHER
- Stationery and envelopes (NO stamps needed; outgoing war zone mail is FREE)
- Pens & pencils
- Ziploc bags or containers
- Cleaning wipes
- Fly paper strips & fly swatters
- Duct tape & electrical tape
- hand/foot/ body warming packets
- Pillows, blankets, sheets (wash first to make smell like home)
- Mattress cover or egg crate
- Electric tea pot
- Include cards and letters from family, friends, school children
- Small homemade gifts, reminders & comforts of home
- Small photographs or posters of scenery of their tents and walls
- Double sided tape
- Small craft kits
- Scrap-booking items
- Neck coolers- using water absorbing crystals