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Care Package Suggestions
Things to Send:

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Pictures of home town and neighborhood
Baby wipes
Detergent
Zipper style bags
Cup type of soups
Canned fruit and puddings
Cookies
Beef jerky
CD's
Batteries
Peanuts
Instant coffee
Powdered drinks
Tea bags
Cheese and crackers
Small bags of chips
Chewing gum
Individual cereal boxes
Granola or Power bars
Dried fruit
Packets of food condiments like hot sauce, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish, salt and pepper
Pictures and stories drawn or written by the kids on computer printer magnetic paper. They will be easy to hang and display on metal bunks.
Socks
Luxurious towel
Eye drops
Lip balm
Sun block
Dental floss
Baby and foot powder
Cotton balls
Liquid hand sanitizer
Cotton swabs
Breath mints
Nail files
Paper, pen, and pre-addressed envelopes
Love note written on the back of a puzzle
Sunday comics

Don't send anything pressurized, pornographic, alcoholic or chocolate!

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