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Recommended Troop
Support
Donation Items
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Spring and Summer List -----
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Food/Snack
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● Powered
drink mixes (kool-aid, crystal lite, lemonade, etc.) |
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● Coffee
(ground, any flavor, 1 lb or less)
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● Flavored
instant coffee or teas |
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● Apple
cider |
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● Fruit
(pop-top cans -- no plastic) |
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● Dried
fruits -- all varieties |
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● Cereal --
individual boxes |
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● Oatmeal --
individual packets, instant
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● Soups or
small pasta/meat entrees -- easy open cons --
NO PORK
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● Trail Mix |
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● Granola
bars |
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● Power bars
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NO CHOCOLATE |
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● Pop-Tarts |
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Tuna/Chicken in pop-top cans or foil packs |
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● Beef or
turkey jerky --
NO PORK
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● Canned
dips or salsa
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● Nuts - all kinds |
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● Gum of all
kinds |
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● Snacks of
any kind in prepackaged containers such as
rice krispie treats, cookies, crackers, etc.
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● Chips (in
cans only) |
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● Peanut
Butter -- small jars |
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● Candy/mints -- all kinds individually wrapped
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NO CHOCOLATE |
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Toiletries
and Personal Items: |
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● Lip Balm |
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● Foot
powder (Gold Bond is most welcome) |
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● Gels and
lotions (anything with Aloe Vera is a favorite) |
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● Kleenex
packets |
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● Non-medicated eye
drops |
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● Baby wipes
-- small soft packs |
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● Tooth
paste |
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Non-medicated eye drops |
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● Emery
boards, nail files, clippers, tweezers |
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● Mole skin |
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● Black
and/or white
COTTON
tube socks |
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● Shaving
cream |
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● Disposable
razors (male and female) |
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● Batteries,
particularly AA, AAA and 9 Volt
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● Travel
size games and dominoes |
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● Anything
(reasonably sized) with
"TEXAS"
on it such as
small flags, stickers,
napkins, etc. -- just for fun! |
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Please click on the following
tab to print a PDF version of Recommended Troops
Support Donations Items - Spring and Summer List:
You can donate appropriate materials and food items by
bringing them to the April 6, 2008 West Point Parents Club of Greater Houston
Meeting (WPPCGH). Click on the following tab for
information about the next WPPCGH meeting:
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Gifts for Troops Winter List -----
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● Powdered drink mixes
(Gatorade, Crystal Lite,
Sweetened Kool-Aid, Tang) |
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● Hot drink mixes
(apple cider, hot chocolate, spiced tea) |
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● Coffee (1 pound or less) |
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● Instant or canned
soups - NO PORK |
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● Canned or packaged
meats - NO PORK |
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● Beef or turkey jerky
but not Slim-Jims as they
contain pork |
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● Chicken Vienna
Sausages but not pork sausages |
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● Crackers |
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● Snack food - snack
bars, granola bars, Pop Tarts, etc. |
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● Cereal boxes -
individual sizes |
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● Chocolate candy |
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● Hard candy - avoid
candy with strong odors as the
smell will affect
the other items in the gift box |
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● Gum - lots of it
(used on patrols to keep mouths moist,
do not send gum with strong odors) |
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● Nuts - all kinds |
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● Instant oatmeal - all
flavors |
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● Dried or canned
fruits |
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● Fruit Roll-Ups |
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● Anti-bacterial hand
wipes such as Purell or Wet-Ones |
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● Hand lotions - tube
sizes |
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● Lip balm -
Chap-Stick, Blistex, etc. |
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● Multi-vitamins |
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● Gold Bond or other
foot powder |
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● Mole skin & blister
packs |
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● Non-medicated eye
drops |
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● Emery boards, nail
file and nail clippers |
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● Hand and foot warmers |
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● Winter weight tube
socks - fits all size feet |
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● Flannel boxer shorts
- sizes 28 to 36 |
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● Knit skull caps |
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● Light weight blanket |
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● Kleenex packets - to
fit into pockets |
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● Air Fresheners |
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● Paperback books -
used OK (novels, jokes, humor,
and cartoons) |
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● Crossword puzzles and
other word game books |
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● Games - all kinds |
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● Videos, CDs or DVDs -
used OK |
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● AA batteries - very
precious to the troops (also AAA, C,
and D batteries |
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● Electric power strips |
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Please click on the following
tab to print a PDF version of Recommended Troops
Support Donations Items - Winter List:
Gifts for Troops Links
Related Links
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