Care Package Item Suggestions

 

Foods  Beef jerky/Beef sticks Canned tuna/chicken (pop top) or pouches Canned fruit Cereal bars/high protein bars/ granola bars/ energy bars Cheese spread Chex Mix Chips Salt/pepper/sugar/spices/sweet&low Cookies Crackers Crystal light Dried fruit Fruit pies Gatorade Gum Hard candies (no chocolate during the summer) Honey packets Hot chocolate mix Hot sauce/salsa Ground coffee Instant coffee Instant oatmeal Instant soups (in pop top containers) Jelly/Peanut butter Juice boxes Kool Aid (sweetened) Microwavable Mac & Cheese Microwavable popcorn Nuts Pudding cups Sardines Snack crackers Summer sausage Tea bags

Toiletries Advil/Tylenol   Cold/Cough drops  Sinus medication Antacids Antibiotic creams Anti-bacterial wipes Baby oil/powder/wipes Bath/hand/wash towels (dark colors) Black shoe polish Blankets Body wash/soap (make sure these items are packaged well and away from food items, they will leave the smell of soap on the food) Chapstick Clothes pins/line Contact lens cleaner Cotton balls Dental floss Deodorant Disposable hand/feet warmers Dusting cloths (for removing sand from anything and everything) Eye drops Eyeglass repair kit Face soap Foot powder Insect repellent wipes (non aerosol) Imodium/Pepto Bismol Laundry soap/ Fabric softener Lotion body/hand Mirror Mouthwash Nasal spray/drops Packaged Wet Ones Pocket sized first aid kit Q-tips Sunscreen Toilet paper Toothpaste/brush

Things you don't want to send or do!

• Do not send pressurized items as they may explode

• Do not send pork or pork products

• Do not send products in glass containers as they may break

• Do not send chocolate in the summertime as it may melt before arriving

• Do not send alcohol

Things you want to do!

• Do Package all food items that may leak in zip-lock bags

• Do add tape to the top of all bottles to make sure they don't open during shipment

• Put all liquid items in zip-lock bags so they won't leak out onto other items