Suggested Items for Tampa Bay Troop Support Packing Events
Remember — travel-size and single-serving sizes work best. *** NO GLASS OR AEROSOLS!! ***
TOP REQUESTED ITEMS:
- FOOD: Beef Jerky, Protein Bars, Trail Mix (nuts, dried fruit, etc), Coffee & Drink mixes, Cracker & Cookie Packs, Hard Candies, Tootsie Rolls & Chocolates (seasonal temperatures aware)
- Non-FOOD: Baby Wipes, Hand Sanitizer, Lip Balm/Lotions, Pain/Allergy Relief, Sun Block, Foot Powder
CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES
- Long underwear during winter months
- Fingerless gloves
- 72″ Bootlaces (brown or tan preferred)
- Stocking caps (plain, gray, black or dark green)
- Black or white cotton boot socks
- T-shirts (olive green or white)
- Note: the color of underclothing and socks is not as important as 100% cotton.
TOILETRIES & MEDICAL
- Baby wipes for personal hygiene (alcohol-free)
- Women’s feminine wipes
- Small boxes of tampons and pads for women
- Disposable hand sanitizing wipes
- Disposable, instant hand warmers
- Toothpaste (in hard-side tubes rather than traditional tubes)
- Toothbrushes
- Nail clippers
- Shampoo
- Men’s and Women’s Deodorant
- Liquid body wash soap, liquid anti-bacterial soap
- Lotion, unscented, for dry skin (no pump-style dispensers)
- Disposable multi-blade razors (no single blade razors please)
- Razors and replacement blades
- Kleenex (travel-size packets)
- Oral B Brush Ups™
- Tylenol tablets or caplets
- Advil tablets or caplets
- Pepcid 30 tablets
- Claritin 10 tablets box
- Antibacterial ointment
- Anti-bacterial soap
- Cough drops
- Eye drops (for DRY eyes, not red eyes)
- Deodorant
- Band-aids
- Travel size packages of Q-tips
- Throat Lozenges
- Anti-fungal treatments
- Boot liners/insoles
- Odor eaters for boots
- Lotrimin AF or Tinactin for athlete’s foot
- Medicated Foot Powder, Medicated Foot Swabs
- Moleskin (for pads on sore feet)
- Band-Aids (sweat/water resistant)
- Sunblock (travel size or stick preferable, SPF 30+)
- Blistex, Chapstick (in stick-tubes rather than tubs, not tinted)
- Saline spray/drops for sensitive nasal passages
- Eyeglass wipes
FOOD & DRINK
- Ground coffee
- Instant coffee
- Hot cocoa mix
- Gatorade mix (powdered only)
- Crystal Light (or other brand) “On The Go” flavor packets
- Sugar and creamer packets for coffee
- Slim Jims individual sticks
- Cookies & Crackers individual serving packages
- Ramen chicken noodle
- Gum, Lifesavers, Mints (blister pack gum is most requested)
- Hard Candy (single wrapped)
- Chocolate candies
- Cookies
- Pudding cups
- Fruit: single serving size cans with pop-top
- Nuts, sunflower seeds, peanuts, trail mix, dried fruit
- Power bars, protein bars, nutritional bars
- Beef jerky, beef summer sausage (non-perishable; labeled USDA Beef)
- Single-serving bags of snacks, crackers
- Pop Tarts, cereal bars, granola bars
- Ramen Noodles, Cup-O-Noodles serving cups, Easy Mac®
- Ravioli and other canned ready-to-eat meals with pop-top
- Chicken or Tuna lunch kits (includes tuna, crackers, condiments in each single-serving kit)
- Canned sardines, smoked oysters
- Jalapeño Velveeta® and crackers
- Taco Bell® Sauce Packets
- Seasoning salts, flavoring salts
- Popcorn
- Canned cheese dips (NO glass please)
HOLIDAY ITEMS
Spring packing
- St. Pattie’s Day decorations
- Easter decorations
- Spring stationery
- Memorial Day items
Summer packing
- Independence Day decorations
- Beach decorations
- Summer stationery
Fall packing
- Halloween decorations, candy, etc
- Fall stationery
Winter Packing
- Christmas Ornaments small ornaments – non-breakable
- Christmas cards For OUR Troops & signed with your name
- Blank Holiday cards for the Troops to have for sending home.
FUN & NECESSITIES
- Duct Tape large rolls
- DVD’s & CD’s new releases, old classic movies, TV shows, etc.
- NEW Magazines (auto, motorcycle, hunting, sports, etc.)
- Video games & small game players
- Nerf footballs & pro/college team logo items
- Travel size board games & dominoes
- Card games (Uno, etc.)
- Hacky sacks, Tennis balls
- Small hand-held games
- Portable DVD Players
- Portable CD Players
- Envelopes
- Small pads of paper
- Pens and unsharpened pencils
- Small, blank journals
- Small pocket notebooks (no large spiral notebooks)
- Tactical Duct tape: military green, tan or black
- Electrical tape
- Super Glue
- Leatherman All-in-One Tool
- Snack, Sandwich, Quart-size Ziploc plastic bags