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WSBT is again teaming up with the Rotary Club of South Bend for a donation drive-thru from 2:00 p.m – 6:30 p.m. today at the WSBT Stations, 1301 East Douglas Road, Mishawaka.
Walk-up donations will be taken throughout the day. We will pack and ship donations to those serving in the Armed Forces.
You can also include a personal note of thanks.
Suggested Items:
- Non-perishable healthy snacks (trail mix, nuts, beef sticks, energy bars, etc).
- Personal hygiene products (like baby wipes---often the only "shower" a soldier deployed on recon gets)
- Hand/feet warmers that slip into boots/gloves
- Shaving cream/razors. NOTE: Aerosol cans CANNOT be shipped, so tubes of shaving cream are best.
- Cards, individual electronic, hand held games, Sudoku, crossword, word search books
Food Items
(In cans or packets-Single Serving size)
Fruit
Chicken (pop or peel tops)
Peanut butter / Jelly
Tuna
Beverages
Tea Bags
Hot Chocolate
Instant Cappuccino
Coffee creamer
Hot chocolate mixes
Instant coffee
Ground coffee
Powdered Drink Mix Singles
Crystal Light
Gatorade
Juice boxes
Kool-Aid
Propel, etc.
Snacking Foods
Beef Jerky / beef sticks, summer sausage
Cheese spreads / small Velveeta cheese blocks
Dry Cereal
Chex Mix
Chips
Cookies
Crackers for snacking
Doritos
Dried fruit
Energy bars / Cereal Bars / high protein bars
Granola Bars
Gum, Hard Candy wrapped
Nuts (all kinds)
Pudding cups
Toiletries
Advil, Tylenol, Cold/Cough drops, Sinus Meds
Antacids
Antibiotic Cream (Neosporin)
Anti-Bacterial Wipes
Baby Oil, Baby Powder
Baby Wipes
Body Wash / soap (be sure to triple pack the soap and not put it near the food as it leaves the smell of soap on the food)
Chapstick
Contact Lens Cleaner
Cotton Balls
Dental Floss
Deodorant
Disposable hand and feet warmers
DUSTING CLOTHS for removing the sand from everything and every surface
Eye Drops
Eyeglass Kit
Face Soap
Foot Inserts for boots
Foot/Boot Powder
Insect Repellent Wipes/ non aerosol spray
with Deet (need in spring/summer)
Imodium
Laundry Soap / Fabric Softener
Air Freshener
Lotion for body and hand
Mirror
Mouthwash
Nasal Spray/Drops
Pepto Bismol
Puma Stones for feet
Q-Tips
Shampoo
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Toenail/Fingernail Clippers
Toilet Paper
Tooth Paste / Tooth Brush
Tooth Picks
Vitamins
Razors
Shaving Cream in a tube
Suggested Fun Time Materials
Batteries: AA- C -D -9 volt
Playing Cards
CD Player with CDs / send batteries
Disposable cameras
DVDs Electronic/Battery Hand held games (include batteries)
Greeting Cards they can send back home (variety)
Mag flashlight bulbs,
Mailing Envelopes (no stamps) / Pens with Stationary
Magazines (all kinds)
Puzzle Books/Word Find Books
Sewing Kits
Small flash light for reading at night
Yo-Yo’s
Zip Lock Bags & Plastic lock containers for sealing leftovers and personal items
What cannot be sent: Pork products, alcohol, liquid hand sanitizer, or aerosol cans (they may explode). Do not send products in glass containers. Package all food items that may leak in zip-lock bags. All items should fit into pre-paid postal mail boxes –medium size
*With thanks to AdoptaPlatoon.org for creating this list.
