[PW] ?what to send to soldiers

[Mary Barna]

Thanks. I like the silly string idea.

Mary Barna
Valley Community Library,
a diamond in the tiara of 
the Lackawanna County Library System


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From: project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org [mailto:project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf Of Waters, Sally
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:58 AM
To: list at project-wombat.org
Subject: Re: [PW] ?what to send to soldiers

I talked to one of our students yesterday who was taking donations of items to send to his friends in Iraq; here's the information he sent me about what they could use (I never would've thought of Silly String!):

"The big needs/desires are books, magazines, newspapers, hot sauce, spices and other sauces to flavor MRE's, junk food (candy, chips, cracker and cheese or peanut butter combinations, combos, etc.), sunscreen, handiwipes, silly string (they apparently use this to spray on trip wires and around for IEDs to make sure no one steps on them).  Pretty much anything else you can think that 18-24 year old guys would want would also be appreciated.  However, no booze, porn or chocolate.  The chocolate melts, and the booze and porn are not allowed in Iraq."


Sally G. Waters
Reference Librarian & Adjunct Professor
Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport FL 
 
 
"I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'"  --Kurt Vonnegut


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From: project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org [mailto:project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf Of Sherrie Langston Hardin
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 9:09 PM
To: list at project-wombat.org
Subject: Re: [PW] ?what to send to soldiers

My nephew just returned from Iraq a few weeks ago and he liked
vacuum-packed tuna, salmon and chicken - the ones that come in the flat
pouches. He also asked for socks, socks and more socks, as well as Gold
Bond Medicated Powder. At some point in his deployment he had access to
a microwave so he could nuke the pop-top cans of Spaghetti-O's, Ravioli,
etc. and the Hormel non-refrigerated dinners (beef stew, pot roast,
etc.) He said if he ever saw another MRE he was going to be really ill.
In Iraq there were lots of little kids running around asking for candy
so I kept sending him Tootsie Roll Midgies. He also wanted DVDs and
Nintendo games.

A word of advice ... when mailing put everything in zip lock bags. That
way if anything melts or bursts it doesn't ruin everything in the box,
plus they can use those bags for personal storage so their stuff doesn't
get all dusty and dirty.

The post office just last month introduced a military flat-rate box. I
think it's $10.95. The good thing about flat-rate boxes is that you can
stuff in as much as you can it's still the same price to mail.

-- Sherrie

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From: project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org
[mailto:project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf
Of Kump, Cindy
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 8:39 AM
To: 'list at project-wombat.org'
Cc: 'mbarna at albright.org'
Subject: Re: [PW] ?what to send to soldiers

Mary,

I've found they appreciate those premoistened wipes, especially if they
don't have many opportunities for a shower. Visine, lip balm, sunscreen,
and foot powder are also good choices.

Homemade brownies are also well-received. You can find desert-safe
recipes here: http://www.cooksrecipes.com/tips/desert_safe_recipes.html.

Cindy

Cindy Kump, M.L.S.
Public Services/Reference Librarian


-----Original Message-----
From: project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org
[mailto:project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf Of
Mary Barna
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 11:41 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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