[PW] ?what to send to soldiers

[Bratton, Phyllis]

My son did two tours in Iraq.  We sent him a box of things every
Saturday morning; planning this helped us get through the week.  These
are some of the things that that he asked for and we sent:

 

*         Cans of hearty soup.  Their mess tent was regularly bombed at
meal times.

*         Oven mitts.  Useful for when cooking with microwaves and for
shells in tanks.

*         Dvds.  Something cheerful.  Ninja Turtle movies were a big
hit.

*         Westerns.

*         Small toys, like silly putty, yo-yos, etc.

*         Compact games, like checkers.

*         Extra washcloths.

*         Toiletries.

*         Sheets for cots.

*         Paperbacks.  Adventure stories were a big hit, but humor was
good too.  My son is a history nut, so he also enjoyed books on the
civil war.

*         Magazine subscriptions.

*         Gum, candy, trail mix, beef jerky.

*         Vitamins.

*         Glasses cleaning kits.

*         Things to give to the children, if they will take them.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Phyllis

 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf Of
Mary Barna
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 10:41 AM
To: Project Wombat
Subject: [PW] ?what to send to soldiers

 

One of our former pages is in Afghanistan and we would like to collect

items for packages to send to him and his unit.  I know there are some

things we can't send.  Does anyone have a list of what to send?

 

 

Mary Barna, Director

Valley Community Library

739 River Street

Peckville, PA  18452 - 2313

phone: 570.489.1765 ext. 3   fax:  570.383.9657

email: mbarna at albright.org    

webpage: www.lclshome.org/valley

 

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