612 Jefferson Street --- Richland, Washington 99352
(509) 943-4572 (509) 947-7426
E-mail: nrn9141@aol.com
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WASHINGTON
OPERATION THANK YOU
For those that deny themselves the comfort and security of their homes to protect our freedom,
We are forever in your debt.
Here is a listing of some items we glady accept and send:
Food Items
Gum, Lifesavers, Mints (chocolate doesn't handle the heat well)
Fruit: individual serving size cans of fruit, dried fruit
Nuts, sunflower seeds, peanuts, trail mix
Power bars, protein bars, nutritional bars
Beef jerky, beef summer sausage
Single-serving bags of snacks, crackers, chips, snack mixes
Pop Tarts, cereal bars, "milk & cereal" bars, granola bars
Ramen Noodles, Cup-O-Noodles serving cups
Ravioli and other canned ready-to-eat meals (canned or Styrofoam single serving are best)
Tuna lunch kits (includes foil pouch of tuna, crackers, and condiments in each single-serving kit)
Canned sardines, smoked oysters
Seasoning salts, flavoring salts
Coffee, coffee mixes, tea
Hot cocoa mix
Lemonade mix, Kool-Aid mix, Tang, Iced Tea mix
Gatorade mix (powdered only)
Crystal Light (or other brand) "On The Go" flavor packets
(these come in a box of several sleeves of flavoring that can be added to a 16-20 oz. water bottle)
Sweetener, sugar and creamer packets for coffee
Entertainment Items
Hand-held games
Movie DVDs (new or used)
Paperback books, novels (new or used)
Magazines (new or used, but fairly current)
Portable DVD Players
Portable CD Players
Music CD (new or used)
Clothing Items:
Cotton socks (as close to 100% cotton as you can get)
Underwear and T-Shirts (100% cotton)
72" Bootlaces (brown or tan preferred)
Cotton socks, black, green, or white
Boot liners/insoles
Miscellaneous Items:
Disposable cameras
Envelopes, paper, pens
Small pads of paper
Notebooks (a size they can keep in a pocket and keep dry)
Drawing pads
Small, blank journals
Blank holiday cards (Christmas, Easter, Valentines, Birthday, Anniversary) that they can fill out and send back home to their family and friends
Batteries (AA are most requested, then AAA)
Tactical Duct tape: military green, tan or black
Electrical tape
Super glue
Quart-size, 1- and 2-gallon Ziploc plastic bags
Small travel pillow or inflatable pillows
Disposable, instant hand warmers
(during the winter months only)
Personal Comfort Items:
Odor eaters for boots
Lotrimin AF or Tinactin for athletes foot
(tubes of ointment or cream, or the bottle of drops; please do not send the aerosol spray type)
Medicated Foot Powder, Medicated Foot Swabs
Moleskin
(for pads on sore feet, you'll find it with Dr. Scholls type things at Wal-Mart or drug stores)
Sun block, Aloe Vera
Throat Lozenges
Gum, Lifesavers, Mints
Eye Drops (to relieve dry eye, not redness)
Blistex, Chapstick, Carmex (in stick-tubes rather than tubs)
Aspirin, Motrin, Tylenol, Pain Relievers
Saline spray/drops for sensitive nasal passages
Q-tips
Eyeglass wipes
Feminine hygiene products
Jock itch spray
Baby wipes for personal hygiene
Waterless soap
Liquid body wash
Liquid hand sanitizers
Disposable hand sanitizing wipes
Toothpaste (in hard-side tubes rather than traditional tubes)
Toothbrushes
Nail clippers
Shampoo
Deodorant
Liquid body wash soap, liquid anti-bacterial soap (liquid is easier to use than bar soap)
Waterless soap
Lotion
Disposable razors
ShaveMan™ Battery Powered Shaver
(About $5 at Wal-Mart and other discount stores;
Mach3 Razors and replacement blades
Kleenex (travel-size packets)
TO MAKE BLANKETS FOR THE TROOPS!
CLICK HERE for a great idea to help our men and women in uniform!!
We work to ship items to our Troops on a 6 week basis. When we get new names we will ship those out right away, and then they will receive items again in the next big mailing. Please notify us (if you've given us a name) when they return so we can remove their name from the list.
PLEASE take a look at the wonderful letters that come back from our troops that show their appreciation for these items!! click here
CHRISTMAS PACKAGING
We will be packing Christmas boxes for the troops November 14th and 15th. We will start at 3pm on the 14th and continue until approximately 8 pm. This give the people that work a chance to help.
We still the stockings and all food items, socks, etc. See for current needs.
Please mark you calendars. Any questions, please contact Norma at call 943-4572.
Needing the following items:
Stockings (need about 75)
Bootcut socks - black or white
Batteries - AA & AAA
Large T-Shirts - white or olive green
Packaged hand and/or foot warmers
Plus food items like we indicate below:
CARE PACKAGE INFORMATION
