Care Packages II

[Superior Shine]

Re: Care Packages II

Awesome!! THIS IS COMING TOGETHER NICELY.

I have a docs appointment this afternoon. When I return I will answer all the PMs and emails.

Also, shipping date for everything will be Dec 9.

Again, thanks!

[iceburgh]

Re: Care Packages II

how many are you putting together?
I am the operations manager for Hershey and can get you plenty. Twizzlers, Hot Cocoa and things that wont melt.
Email me at jim.stafford@exel.com and let me know and I can get it sent out asap

[Superior Shine]

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Great, nice start. That was quick!!

I hear DVDs are very popular.

PM me for my mailing address please or if Mike thinks it is OK maybe you could drop stuff off at Meguiars if that is closer to you.

I wanted to make sure that I add this-

You don't have to be for the war(s) to be for the men and women of our military. I personally wish they weren’t there but like my Grandfather used to say, "If your on the horse you have to ride it."

A care package is just a small token of gratitude.

“COME HOME SOON, COME HOME SAFE!” Semper fi!

[Mike Phillips]

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Hi Joe,

One of our attendees brought some care package guys to one of the recent classes and I've stashed it in the cupboards.

Question: At our local NAPA store they had a larger box with a slot for VHS Movies, DVD's and CD's, would this be something you would want to collect to send over?

[BlueZero]

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I'm in! Where do I send the stuff.

Thanks for organizing all of this Joe.

P.S. One of the guys in your sig photo is from my hometown.

[Superior Shine]

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Lets put a little twist on this shipment.

I want to collect cards from you guys as well. Christmas, thank you, etc...

Fill them out, sign them, include a pic of you and yours if you want.

I will add these to the boxes.

What do you think? Good idea?

[Superior Shine]

We are going to do this again. Operation care package I

Sometime in early Dec. I will send out another shipment of care packages for U.S Troops serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. I am accepting items and donations now. Let me know if your in. If you know of anybody serving in one of these two places let me know so we can get a care package to them.

I could use all kinds of stuff or funds to buy the stuff I have a PayPal account you can use to help with this cause.

PayPal Support
If you don't live in SoCal but would like to help anyway, then you can help by donating some money, this will either purchase more supplies or pay for shipping the supplies to Iraq, and the more supplies people donate the more it's going to cost to ship, so please consider donating some money to the cause as well. To do this, simply go to www.PayPal.com and click on the Send Money tab and enter Joe's PayPal e-mail address in the appropriate box. If you're a PayPal veteran this is no big deal, if you don't have a PayPal account or have never used PayPal it's really very simple, just create an account on PayPal and go from there. If you need help, shoot me an e-mail or call my cell and I can help you with this.

Joe's PayPal e-mail

joe@superiorshine . com

Note: Remove the spaces between the "dot" in Joe's e-mail address when sending funds via PayPal. If we type the entire e-mail address out as it should read it will turn the e-mail address into an Active Link and Joe doesn't need extra e-mail, the idea is to copy and paste his e-mail address, (without the spaces), into the Recipient's box on PayPal. Hope this makes sense.




They need,

Pre-paid phone cards
Ready To Eat Tuna or Chicken Salad kits
Breakfast-type foods and drinks
Instant & regular coffee, filters, powdered creamer, sugar packets
Coffee makers, hot plates.
Instant hot chocolate packets
Campbell's chunky soups, chicken, beef, etc.
Fast Food Hot Sauce Packets
Individual packets of Trail Mix, Beef Jerky, Slim Jim's, peanuts, pretzels, cookies, sunflower seeds and canned nuts
Canned chips or potato sticks
Cereal bars, granola bars, Energy Bars
Pre-sweetened powdered drinks, Kool-Aid, Gatorade
Lil Debbie snacks, brownies, cakes - no icing.
Packs of candy, gum, Twizzlers, tootsie rolls, Skittles, sweet tarts



PERSONAL ITEMS & HYGIENE ITEMS:

New Knit Hats and Gloves
New T-shirts - Large or XL)
Antibacterial wipes, lotion, sunscreen, travel size toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, soap, shampoo, tissues, Gold Bond powder
Eye drops (cleaning kind-in plastic bag)
Small containers of Tylenol, Motrin, Advil
Band Aids, cough drops, dental floss, combs, chapstick, lip balm, q-tips, nail clippers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper
Flip flops/shower shoes Athletes foot creme, foot powder, boot Odor Eaters - no aerosol bottles
Paper, pens, postcards, envelopes
Black Shoe Polish
Feminine products. If your package is for a woman, address the package "Attn: For Female Soldier"


ENTERTAINMENT:

New DVDs, Cd's & players
Disposable Cameras
Handheld electronic games
Puzzle, Word Game & Crossword books
Beanie Babies for the soldiers to give to kids
Magazines, local papers, comics, paperbacks - mystery, action, drama, science fiction
Games, Chess, Checkers, Dominoes, Parcheesi, Yahtze, Uno, Cribbage, Puzzles, Cards, Nerf toys
Game Boys & games
Baseballs, footballs, gloves, Frisbees



MISCELLANEOUS

Holiday decorations
Blank greeting cards
Wrap around sunglasses
Film (35 mm)
Paper Towels, Windex, Laundry Detergent (travel size-powder or cubes(no liquid), Febreze
Duct tape, Ziploc bags, Styrofoam cups
Glasses wipes
Clothespins, Clothesline
Battery Operated Fans, Misty Mates