Care Package Items
Please contact Bob Schirm to let him know you would like to participate and send monthly care packages to an assigned service member. If you can no longer provide monthly care packages, contact Bob Schirm at 612-889-4711 and let him know.
Items you might Include in a Care Package:
If you think it could burst, pack it in a ziplock!
Food
Beef Jerky
Breakfast Bars
Canned Fruit (pop top)
Canned Meats (pop top)
Canned Soup (pop top)
Cereal (small boxes)
Cookies (Girls Scouts support us)
Crackers
Granola Bars Nuts
Oatmeal (instant packets)
Pop Tarts
Protein Bars (Balance or Cliff)
Ravioli (pop top)
Sardines
Spam (Minnesota tradition)
Tuna (pouches or pop top)
Candy
Chocolate (cooler months)
Fruit by the foot
Gum (packaged only)
Hard candiesTootsie Rolls
Twizzlers
Drinks- nothing carbonated!
Coffee (instant)
Gatorade
Kool Aid Bursts
Shelf Stable |
Milk (Parmalat)
Sweetened powder drink mixes
Tea Bags or mixes
Condiment
Packets
Creamer
Chocolate Syrup
Ketchup
Mustard
Sugar
Hygiene Items
Baby wipes
Chapstick
Cold Water Wash (Woolite)
Deodorant
Eye Drops
Feminine products
Floss
Foot powder
Hairbrushes
Hand Lotion
Kneehigh socks (keep out mites)
Mouthwash
Nail clippers
Q-Tips
Saline
Shampoo
Shoe insole cushions |
Soap
Socks
Sunscreen
Tissues
Toilet paper (travel size)
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Tylenol (individual packets or travel sizes)
Miscellaneous
Batteries
Bugspray (deet lotions or wipes)
Board and Travel Games
Books
Cd Fanny packs
CDs
Crossword Puzzle
Books
Decks of playing cards
Disposable cameras
Flashlights (mini mag, extra bulbs)
Flypaper
Greeting card assortment
Magazines
Newspapers (local)
Pens/Pencils & Paper
Pre-Paid Phone Cards |