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Troop 1687, Dacula, GA

Care Packages

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Troop Care Package

The following is a list of suggested items that

our Soldiers could use.

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Personal Care Items

  • Eye Drops
  • Chapstick, Carmax, Blistex
  • Shampoo/Conditioner (travel size)
  • Deodorant - Men and Women
  • Toothpaste (travel size), Toothbrushes, Dental Floss
  • Mouthwash (travel size)
  • Soap, Body Wash, Hand Sanitizer
  • Foot Powder
  • Lotion (small size)
  • Feminine Hygiene Products
  • Razors, Shaving Cream (in tubes) no aerosol
  • Travel Size Tissues
  • Baby Wipes
  • Baby Powder
  • Q-Tips
  • Tums or Rolaids
  • Tylenol, Advil, Sinus Meds
  • Gel Insoles

Food Items

  • Small bags or individually wrapped snacks or cans of Pringles, pretzels, cookies, crackers, nuts, trail mix, peanut butter/cheese crackers, sun flower seeds
  • Hard Candy (Lifesavers, Jolly Ranchers), Mints
  • Chewing Gum, Blow Pops
  • Individual servings of powdered drinks for water bottles such as Lemonade, Gatorade, Kool-Aid, Tang, Lipton To Go Tea, Crystal Light On The Go, energy drinks, Propel (powder)
  • Individual coffee, tea bags
  • Beef Jerky, Slim Jims (no pork allowed)
  • Pop Tarts, Nutri-grain, Granola, Cereal Bars, trail mix
  • Cups & small flip top canned fruit, applesauce, pudding
  • Peanut Butter (small) No Glass Please
  • Chocolate between the months of October and April only (M&Ms are acceptable)

Other Items

  • Crossword Puzzles
  • Playing Cards
  • Stationery & Envelopes
  • Pens/Pencils
  • Disposable Cameras
  • Assorted Greeting Cards for Soldier to send to family & friends
  • Journals
  • AT&T Global Prepaid Phone Cards
  • Batteries
  • DVDs, CDs
  • Video Games
  • Small board games
  • Flystrips
  • Febreze
  • Glade Stick-ups or room deodorizers
  • Small battery operated fan
  • Bug Repellent in lotions & pump-spray bottles-- NO AEROSOLS
  • Sun Screen

Mail to or Drop-Off Locations


Georgia

HUGS FOR SOLDIERS

P. O. Box 2887

Duluth, GA 30096

 

Or drop off at:

Duluth First United Methodist Church

3208 Duluth Hwy. 120

Duluth, GA 30096

Email: angie@hugsforsoldiers.org

 

 

TENNESSEE

HUGS FOR SOLDIERS

P. O. Box 532

Vonore, TN 37885

 

Or drop off at:

(contact Kathy below)

Email: kathy@hugsforsoldiers.org

Postal Service Offers Discount

By Samantha L. Quigley/American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2008 - Military families have long used the U.S. Postal Service’s flat-rate shipping boxes to send care packages around the globe. Beginning March 3, they’ll get a price break.

The discount applies only to the new “Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Box,” which normally carries a $12.95 price tag for shipping. However, when the 12-by-12-by-5.5-inch box is sent to an AFO or FPO address, a $2 discount applies, dropping the cost to $10.95.

“This is the first time the Postal Service has offered a special price for our armed forces serving overseas,” said Postmaster General John Potter. “We’re proud that family and friends will be able to use the new, larger-sized box to send much-appreciated packages from home to our dedicated troops overseas.”

The new boxes will be available in post offices nationwide on March 3. Those who can’t wait to start packing the boxes, however, can order them from www.usps.com/supplies beginning Feb. 20. They’re also available by calling 1-800-610-8734.

Some of the new boxes carry the America Supports You logo. America Supports You is a Defense Department program connecting citizens and companies with servicemembers and their families serving at home and abroad.

“It’s terrific that the Postal Service continues to think of ways to help Americans support our troops and their families,” said Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense for internal communication, community relations and public liaison. “Postage is always a concern when shipping care packages, and this new flat-rate box means our home-front groups and supportive citizens can do more with their resources.

“We’re especially pleased that some of the boxes will bear the America Supports You logo, reminding our servicemembers that they have our nation’s support,” she added.

The boxes bearing the America Supports You logo will be available only online or at select post offices near military bases. All flat-rate boxes are available for international shipping, though the discount applies only to the large flat-rate box, and only if it’s being shipped to an APO or FPO address.