Please click [ WISH LIST ] for a downloadable or printable copy of the list below
that you can take to find items you'd like to donate!
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TOILETRIES:
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PERSONAL CARE:
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Hand wipes (hard/small case)
Toothpaste & toothbrushes
Shampoo
Deodorant
Soap, anti-bacterial soap
Hand sanitizer (post office may not allow per alcohol content)
Body wash
Skin lotion
Shaving cream
Disposable/Electric/Battery-operated razors
Toilet Paper
Facial tissues (travel packs)
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Sunblock
Aloe Vera
Throat lozenges
Eye Drops (for eye irritation from the sand!)
Lip balm
Saline nasal spray
Cotton Swabs
Jock itch ointment
Athlete's foot ointment
Boot liners/insoles
Foot powder (travel size)
Laundry soap (powder, not liquid - travel or trial sizes are best for portability)
Feminine hygiene products
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COMMUNICATIONS:
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FUN:
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Small pads of paper
Pens
Envelopes
Single-use cameras
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Decks of cards
Hand-held games
Frisbees, Nerfs, Hacky Sacks, Volley Balls, Footballs, etc.
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FOOD:
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OTHER:
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Note: pork and pork by-products, fruit and yeast
are not allowed to be shipped to the Middle East.
Non-perishable foods only
Small containers
Things that don't spoil or melt
Low sugar - Light weight
(non-hydrated items are better)
Coffee/Tea/Cocoa
Lemonade/Gatorade/Tang/Kool-Aid (pre-sweetened)
Gum/Mints
Nuts/Trail Mix
Power Bars/Protein Bars/Energy Bars
Beef jerky/Beef summer sausage (no pork - must be labeled USDA Beef)
Pop Tarts
Cereal/Granola Bars
Cookies, Homemade cookies
Candy/Candy Bars (nothing that will melt)
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Batteries
Photos from home
Newspaper clippings, comics, news from home
Books & Magazines (some printed material may not be allowed to be shipped)
Sunglasses
Eyeglass wipes
Socks - Socks - Socks
Underwear/T-shirts
Green boot socks (military surplus stores)
Tactical duct tape (military green, tan, black, gray)
Electrical tape
Flashlight with a red lens
1 and 2 gallon ziploc plastic bags
Beanie babies - troops give them to kids in hospitals, etc. and are instant heroes!
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Support Geauga Military
c/o Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
(440)729-3300
8251 Mayfield Road
Chesterland, Ohio 44026