We live our daily lives here in the United States, safe and secure, while at the same time, thousands of miles away, our best and bravest young men and women are risking their lives for their country. They face danger on a daily basis for months and months at a time. Let’s do our part to show our support and that we care and are thankful this Christmas season.
Please support your troops by going to any of these websites and do what you can. You can make a difference in their daily lives! Make sure they know they have not been forgotten. You can donate directly at the USO website here…
At Troops Support, they provide a multitude of websites where you can support troops, veterans and families of the fallen and wounded. www.TroupsSupport.com
Support Our Troops® makes this call on behalf of all 60+ troop-related groups across America who are routinely sending care packages to the troops. www.SupportOurTroops.org
The following are things the troops principally request:
The items on the list below have been specifically requested by the troops. If you want to send things to the troops, these are the most needed ones. Let’s do our part!
- phone cards (#1 most requested item; so they can phone their loved ones)
- VISA and M/C gift cards (#2 most requested item; gives them maximum flexibility
- personal hygiene items (American made for safety of course)
- wet wipes, individually wrapped in foil packs (not gel bottles)
- body wipes in plastic pull-out canisters
- disposable razors – men’s and women’s
- lip balm
- Floss
- toothbrushes
- foot powder and the like
- beef jerky and sticks
- powdered drink mix (to flavor their local water with)
- hard candy
- iTunes cards
- magazines (clean content)
- books (clean content)
- fun posters and calendars for dressing the place up
- AA batteries
- AAA batteries
- movie DVD’s (clean content)
- music CDs (clean content)
- iPODs (empty)
- small earphones
- 1 GB and 2 GB USB memory sticks (external hard drives) (blank)
- peanuts and nuts in cans with lids
- sun block
- tins and packets of flavored coffee and cappuccino
- gum
- breath mints
- small sporting equipment
You can make their most challenging journey a little less tough by doing this small favor. You’ll be happy you did! www.supportourtroops.org