DECEMBER 4TH -5TH In conjunction with our GARAGE SALE http://centurymarine.com/2009/11/garage-sale/

The following is a list of items the men and women in uniform have requested.  Just bring them in original packaging.

We appreciate your help and donations.

TOP TEN REQUESTED ITEMS

FOOD

Crystal Lite Singles

Pre sweetened powdered drink mixes  ( Gatorade, KoolAid)

Hot Chocolate mix in single serve packets

Coffee ( ground, vacuum pak or small cans

Beef Jerky ( small packages)

HYGIENE

Foot Powder  (Gold Bond etc)

Eye Drops  (for desert environment)

Lip Balm  ( Blistex, Carmex, Chapstick etc.)

Mens Deodorant ( Stick type – NOT antiperspirant)

Hand Sanitizer ( small and medium  size)

ADDITIONAL ITEMS

Food Items

Any canned meat product

Beef Jerky

Boxed cookies

Candy bars (no chocolate from mid-March to late October)

Canned chili, ravioli, Spaghetti-O’s…

Canned fruit

Canned salsa or dip

Canned tuna, chicken, or turkey

Cases of individual packets of mayo, relish, ranch dressing, mustard, hot sauce, sugar, creamer, etc.

Can be purchased at bulk-rate stores. These are used to create “spice and condiment packets” for the troops.)

Chewing gum

Coffee (ground; vacuum packs or small cans)

Crackers – Saltines

Crystal Lite Singles

Crystal Lite Singles

Graham crackers

Granola bars

Hard candy

Hot sauce – SMALL in plastic jars

Jelly in plastic containers

Kool Aid Singles (pre-sweetened)

Nuts – cashews, peanuts, corn nuts …– single packs

Peanut butter in plastic containers

Pop Tarts

Power bars or Energy bars

PRE-SWEETENED powdered drink mixes (Gatorade, KoolAid, etc)

Rice Krispie bars

Soup – ready to eat

Sunkist Chicken “Lunches To Go”

Sunkist Tuna “Lunches To Go”

Trail mix

Hygiene Items

Aftershave gel – no glass bottles

Band aids

Body Lotion – neutral fragrance or fragrance free – small to medium size

Body Wash for MEN, preferably fragrance free (small size, plastic container (always needed)

Bounce unscented dryer sheets

Boxer shorts – medium, large, and extra large

Bug Repellent

Cleanser and/or moisturizer (lotion, cream…)

Conditioner

Cool-tie type neck wraps

Deodorant – NOT ANTI-PERSPIRANT

Disposable razors – double or more bladed (QuatroPro and Mach 3 preferred – with refills)

Eye contact solution

Eye drops (always needed)

Eye wash

Eyeglass cleaner

Facial cleanser

Facial moisturizer

Foot powder (Gold Bond, etc.)(always needed)

Hair bands

Hair bands or clips

Hair clips

Hair gel

Hair gel

Hair spray – NON-AEROSOL

Hand lotion

Hand sanitizer – small and medium sizes

Laundry detergent – no brighteners! – tablets or small boxes

Lip balm (Blistex, Carmex, Chap Stick…)

Lysol/Clorox cleaning wipes

Mirrors – small

Mosquito coils (repellant) (always needed)

Mouthwash (small plastic containers

Nail clippers

Non-aerosol hair spray

Personal/Body wipes (Baby wipes) – preferably fragrance free

Sanitary napkins

Shampoo – small to medium size – plastic bottles

Shaving gel (NOT aerosol) (always needed)

Small mirrors

Socks – thick, white, cotton (always needed)

Socks – Thick, black, cotton (always needed)

Socks – white, cotton

Sunscreen

T-shirts – medium, large, & extra large – new only please

Talcum powder

Tampons

Toilet paper – soft 2-ply (Charmin, Northern…)

Toothbrushes, individually packaged

Toothpaste – trial or small size are great

Other

AT&T International Phone cards – make sure they’re for calls FROM the Middle East TO the US

“Prizes” that can be awarded to winners of events (races, weight lifting…)

AA & AAA batteries

Blankets – twin size

Disposable cameras

Insoles for shoes

Mag lights

Make-up brushes (also to clean guns)

Multi-Cup Coffee Grinders

Paintbrushes – 1” or smaller (to clean fine dust out of guns)

Pens and stationery

Poker chips

Sheets – twin size, flat ONLY

Table top/Book lights

Towels

Travel size pillows & pillowcases

Washcloths

Seasonal

Blank cards with envelopes for troops to send home to family members – Birthday, Missing You, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving…

Recreational Items

Baseball/softball gloves (gently used okay)

Baseballs and softballs (gently used okay)

Basketballs (regular and nighttime)

Board games (used okay( up to 10” long – please be sure all the parts are present

Books – standard sized paperback only, please

Boxing gloves

Boxing head gear

CD players (used and in good working condition okay)

Current CDs and DVDs (used okay)

Dodge balls

Dominoes

DVD players – personal size – (used and in good working condition okay)

Electronic darts

Footballs

Frisbees

Hand-held games (poker, solitaire…)

Horseshoes

Laptop computers (used and in good working condition okay)

Magazines – current (under 3 months old)

Model car and airplane kits – as well as glue, paint & brushes for the kits

Ping Pong paddles and balls

Playing cards

Poker chips

Puzzle books (crossword, Sudoku, word search…)

Soccer balls – Size 5

Stationery, pens, etc.

Volleyballs

Weight lifting belts

ITEMS NOT ALLOWED

Just A Friendly FYI

All merchandise donated should be NEW and in original manufacturer’s packaging, with a few exceptions as noted above. We are able to accept GENTLY used books, CDs, DVDs, DVD players, and laptops. We cannot send alcohol, x-rated material, tobacco/cigarettes or pressurized items. Please avoid donating items in glass containers. Please avoid larger items such as quart size shampoo or large mouthwash. Plastic containers are best, in sizes up to about 8 ” tall. The above list are SUGGESTED items to donate, based on input we have received from deployed personnel. Remember, there are many other things you can donate… let your imagination guide you as you shop for things anybody might miss from Home!