PERSONAL CARE ITEMS
Travel Sizes Only, No Aerosols, and Nothing That Will Melt
Troops have little storage and must carry 50 lb + in gear.
The smaller the items the better. THINK CAMPING!
"U.S. Troop Care Package"
uses the U.S. Post Office Flat Rate Priority Boxes
to send Care Packages.
The box is approximately 8 ½” x 11” x 5” deep.
Baby Wipes
(Used for bathing in lieu of showers)
Laundry Soap
(Small Single-Load Packs, Trial Sizes, or 'Tablets')
Liquid, Bar, or Waterless Soap
Shampoo, Conditioner
Lotion
(Tube Only)
(For rough, dry skin)
Sunblock, Aloe Vera
Hand Sanitizer
Liquid Body Wash
(Used also for shaving)
Deodorant
(Roll-On or Gel Only)
Shaving Cream
(Non-Aerosol Only)
Eye Drops
(Relieves irritation from sand)
Saline Spray/Drops
(Sensitive nasal passages)
Kleenex
(Individual Packs)
Toilet Paper
(1” x 4”)
Q-Tips
(Travel Packs)
(Used to clean ears and guns)
Feminine Hygiene Products, Tampax
Disposable Razors
(2-5 Pack)
Baby Powder, Foot Powder
(Used on body and in boots to keep dry)
Dr. Scholls Moleskin
(Pads for sore feet)
Blistex, Vaseline, Carmex
(Squeeze Tube)
Toothpaste, Toothbrush
Mouthwash
Dental Floss/Picks
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
MAG Lite (Flashlight), Bulbs and Batteries
Insect Repellent (Deet)
(Pump Action or Towelettes)
Hand Warmers
Writing Paper, Envelopes, Pens
Games and Puzzles (Hand Held)
DVD’s and CD’s
(Movies and Music)
Hand/Foot Warmers
FOOD ITEMS
Travel Sizes Only, No Aerosols, No Pork,
and Nothing That Will Melt
<”3”="">PLEASE WATCH FOR FOOD EXPIRATION DATES AS
WE CAN NOT SEND FOOD ITEMS THAT HAVE EXPIRED DATES<”3”="">
<”3”="">Chips - Doritos, Pringles, Corn and Potato Snacks
(2-3 oz. Plastic Containers or Individual Snack Packs)
<”3”="">Dips
(9 oz. Plastic Containers or Cans)
<”3”="">Trail Mix, Poppycock, Butter Toffee (Popcorn)
(7-8 oz. Snack Packs)
<”3”="">Crackers, Cookies, Power Bars
(12 oz. or Individual Snack Packs)
(Cheese and Crackers, Peanut Butter and Crackers)
<”3”="">Cereal
(Individual Boxes or Plastic Cups)
<”3”="">Cheese
(Plastic Squeeze Container)
<”3”="">Fruit and Nuts
(6-8 oz. Dried or Canned Snack Packs)
Apricots, Bananas, Cherries, Mixed Fruit,
Peaches, Pineapple, Rasins)
<”3”="">Pudding, Jell-O
(Squeeze Tube or Snack Packs)
<”3”="">Soups
(15 oz. Plastic Containers)
(Campbell’s Soup at Hand)
<”3”="">Lasagna, Ravioli, Spaghetti, Mac & Cheese, Chili,
Beef Stew, Chicken n’ Dumplins, Noodles & Chicken
(7-15 oz. Plastic Containers)
(Chef Boyardee/Nalleys)
<”3”="">Chicken, Turkey, Salmon, Tuna
(7 oz. Easy Open Packs)
(Chicken of the Sea/Bumble Bee)
<”3”="">Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate,
Apple Cider, Powdered Drinks
(Individual Servings)
(Chrystal Light, Kool Aid, Country Time, Smuckers, Capri Sun)
<”3”="">Spices
(Sweet, Sour, Spicy, etc. - Tabasco, Season Salt)
Sugar (Packs) and Creamers)
(MRE’s – (Meals Ready to Eat)
become bland (boring) over time and need flavoring)
<”3”="">Gum, Lifesavers, Hard Candy
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"PROJECT WALTER REED" AND "PROJECT MEDICAL FACILITIES"
“U.S. Troop Care Package,” on behalf of
"Project Walter Reed"and "Project Medical Facilities”
is asking for donations for the following items to mail to wounded soldiers hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and to those other soldiers who have been wounded in the Middle East:
Sweatpants-Men
(size large – 2X)
Sweatpants-Women
(size medium – large)
Shorts
(with elastic waistbands. i.e. swim trunks,
to wear with hospital gowns so their
back sides aren’t hanging out)
(size 30, 32, 34, 36, 38)
White T-Shirts
(size medium - Xlarge)
Shirts
(with 3 buttons at the neck for those
with a trachea tube)
(size large – Xlarge)
Underwear-Men
(size 30, 32, 34, 36, 38)
Underwear-Women
(size 5 - 8)
Sports Bras-Women
(size 32 - 38)
White Tube Socks
(one size fits all)