You
can collect donations and contact us when you would like for us to pick them up. Or, you can drop them
off at our new Troop Support Center at the Town & Country Shopping Center in Kettering, Ohio, Saturdays only, between
the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. (We are located next to FIGLIO's pizza.) Donations are placed into
our care packages.
DONATIONS FOR THE TROOPS
Following
is a list of items that the troops Need:
Baby wipes, shampoo, soaps,
lotion, foot care products, sun block (SPF-15 or higher), Visine, Q-tips, baby powder, chapstick, hand sanitizer, deodorants,
toilet paper, all dental products (toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss, etc.), hot cider and hot chocolate packs, hand warmers,
black socks, stationery & envelopes and sanitary products for women.
Following
is a list of items that the troops Would Like to Have:
Small hand-held games, batteries (AA or AAA), brown t-shirts
(any size), white tube socks, music CD’s and any kind of movie DVD’s.
Following is a list of the Most Requested items from the
troops:
Beef Jerky!!! Slim Jims, peanuts, tuna fish (seal packed),
small packages of cheese crackers, hard candy, small packages of cookies, life savers, gum, suckers, Crystal Light drink mixes,
Kool-Aid drink mixes in presweetened packages, powdered Gatorade in small packages, tic tacs, small cans of food with pop-tops
on them, and anything else that they can put into their pockets to carry with them when they go out on missions.
It costs us $12.95 for every
care package we send. We are a 501©3 non-profit organization. So,
any monetary donations to help defray the cost of shipping these care packages would be greatly appreciated. Checks
can be made out to The Blue Star Mothers of America. They can be mailed to us at:
The Blue Star Mothers of America
P. O. Box 292722
Dayton, Ohio 45429
We Blue Star Mothers
appreciate any and all donations!
Please DO NOT send these items in a care package:
No aerosol cans, alcoholic beverages, pork or cigarettes.
Nothing in glass containers and nothing that will melt in the heat.
And of course, no pornography (not that you would send this, but we had
to mention it!!)