Theme for 2009:
"Be Ye Transformed"
Romans 12:2

Student / Military Care Package Ideas

ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST BE NON-PERISHABLE AND INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED
NO PORK PRODUCTS AND NOTHING THAT MELTS (CHOCOLATE)

If you know of a soldier serving in Iraq, send a package to them.
THINK “SMALL”CONTAINERS FOR PERSONAL ITEMS

ANIMAL CRACKERS
ANTIBACTERIAL HAND SOAP/GEL
BABY WIPES
BALLOONS – FOR KEEPING SAND OUT OF THE MUZZLES OF WEAPONS
BAR SOAP
BANDAIDS
BANDANAS
BATTERIES – ALL SIZES
BEEF JERKY
BIBLES
BLACK SUNGLASSES – PLAIN, NO BRAND NAMES
BODY/FOOT POWDER - TO HELP KEEP DRY IN THE HEAT
CANDY – HEAT RESISTANT
CARDS AND LETTERS – BECOME A PEN PAL
CEREAL – IN SMALL BOXES
CHAPSTICK
CHIPS IN CANS – SO THEY WON’T CRUSH
COLD WATER WASH - WOOLITE
CONDIMENT PACKAGES
COOKIES
COFFEE/CREAMER
COTTON BALLS
CRACKERS AND CHEESE
CROSSWORD PUZZLES
DENTAL FLOSS
DEODORANT
DISPOSABLE CAMERAS
DISPOSABLE RAZORS
DRY GOODS/FOOD
DVDS
EYE DROPS
FEBREEZE
FLY SWATTERS
FOOT POWDER
GIRL SCOUT COOKIES
GRANOLA BARS
GUM – NO STICKS
HAIRBRUSHES, COMBS
HANDIWIPES & BABYWIPES – NO SHOWER FACILITIES FOR MANY
HAND LOTION
HOT CHOCOLATE
INSTANT OATMEAL
INSTANT COFFEE
LIP BALM
LOCAL NEWSPAPERS
MAGAZINES
MINTS
MODEL CARS, PLANESMOUTHWASHMUSIC CDS/TAPESNAIL CLIPPERS
PANTYHOSE – FOR PROTECTING ITEMS FROM SAND
PAPER/ENVELOPES/PENSPAPERBACK BOOKS – BOOKS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
PEANUT BUTTER AND CRACKERS
PHONE CARDS – AT&T OR GLOBAL
PILLOW CASES
PLAYING CARDS
PORTABLE CD PLAYERS
POWDERED DRINK MIX
Q-TIPS
RAMEN NOODLES
RUBIX CUBES
SALINE NASAL SPRAY
SEWING KITS
SHAMPOO
SHOE INSOLE CUSHIONS
SOAP
SOCKS – CUSHIONED
STAMPS
STATIONERY – PAPER, ENVELOPES, PENS/PENCILS
SUNSCREEN
SUNFLOWER SEEDS
SWEET TEA MIX
TAPES AND CD’S
35 MM FILM
TISSUES – HEAVY DUTY, LIKE PUFFS
TOILET TISSUE
TOWELS AND WASH RAGS
TOOTHBRUSHES
TOOTHPASTE
TRAVEL GAMES: CHESS, CHECKERS, ETC.
TUNA/CHICKEN KITS
TYLENOL (INDIVIDUAL PACKETS)
VIDEOS
WASH RAGS
WATERLESS HAND SANITIZER
YO-YOS
ZIP LOCK BAGGI