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Packages From Home

Packages from Home

The Big Talker FM, community partner Step Up For Soldiers, and media partner WWAY TV3, collects simple items for shipment to military personnel stationed overseas. Several sponsors are given special display and collection receptacles and participate in the collection of items at their retail locations. Community groups and military personnel collaborate in picking up collected items at the sponsor’s location, packaging the items, and shipping the packages directly to the military units.

WWAY is accepting donations and is located at 615 N Front St. For more drop-off locations visit The Big Talker. Items must be dropped off to one of these locations by January 12th 2011.

For more information please visit http://www.stepupforsoldiers.org/about.html

List of Suggested Items:

Baby Wipes
Phone Cards
Magazines
Books
Movies
Hand Warmers
Foot Warmers
Tooth Brushes
Mouthwash
Febreeze
Body Wash
Body Spray
Pringles
Crackers
Cookies
Beef Jerkey
Hard Candies
Comic Books
Travel Size Games (chess, checkers)
Deck of Cards
Memory Cards (i.e. PSP's)
Memory Sticks
 

Suntan Lotion
Non Carbonated Drinks (Propel)
Underwear
Pictures From Home
Thumb Tack (to hang the pictures)
Blue and Black Pens
Notebooks
Envelopes
Fly Paper (some areas where the soldiers live have lots of flies)
A multi-tool or really good folding knife
Sun Glasses
Digital or Disposable Cameras
Travel Size Packets of Laundry Detergent
Powdered Drinks, (Gatorade, kool-aid, lemonade )
Blank Writable CD's
Crossword Puzzles, Word Searches, Soduku