11/19/2012
Help us fill 550 Holiday Boxes for soldiers serving in Afghanistan. Right now, they really need our encouragement. We are sending the boxes Monday, December 3rd.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
• Write cards.
• Donate items (See below.)
• Give Psalm 91 Bandanas (requested by chaplain).
• Provide money for postage.
• Help pack boxes on packing day (Saturday, Dec. 1st/Sunday, Dec. 2nd).
#1 Most Requested – Letters/Cards/Photos
• Personal Notes of encouragement & support
(Keep it simple; write to the soldier as a friend. Address Cards & letters to “Dear Hero”, “Thank You”, “Soldier”, “You’re the Best!” etc. Please write “Dear Soldier” on the outside of the envelope.)
Foods (sorry no home-made items)
• Drink mixes, Gatorade, lemonade, crystal light, iced tea
• Crunchy Granola bars, Trail Mix, Protein Bars
• Nuts, almonds, dry roasted peanuts & mixed nuts
• M&Ms, bags of hard candy
• Sunflower seeds (excellent on patrols)
• Dried fruit, Power Bars (excellent on Patrols)
• Pringles, Gold Fish, Pretzels
• Slim Jim & Beef Jerky (no pork please)
Fun Items (to help decompress)
• Magazines: News, Sports, Fitness, Adventure, etc.
• Paperback Books: fiction & non-fiction, including self improvement, biography, etc.
• Playing cards, Nerf balls, Frisbees
• Sudoku, word search, cross word puzzles
• Pens & paper pads, spiral notebooks
• CDs & DVDs (family oriented comedies to help them laugh)
Personal Items
• Deodorant; toothbrush & paste, floss
• Loofas, Razors & shaving cream (no aerosols)
• Bottled shower wash (no bar soap), shampoo
• Men’s white athletic & ankle socks, flip-flops
Take some time this holiday and help us thank our soldiers for our freedom.