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Lafayette High School / Student Council
Adopting A Platoon We are joining our nationwide network of volunteer groups and individuals working to make our Military Personnel feel more connected to home. LHS will be putting together Care Packages to send to our troops and ask for any donations that could be made for this cause. Thank you for your support.
Suggested Snack Food & Miscellaneous Items All food items must be appropriately sealed / and prepackaged WHAT CANNOT BE SENT: Pork products, Alcohol, Pornographic materials, liquid hand sanitizer, or Aerosol cans. Due to the extreme heat, chocolate is not mailed during the summer months. Visit the USPS at http://www.usps.com to learn more about APO/FPO mailings and view sizes of postal boxes available. Call 1-800-222-1811 to order free shipping supplies. Visit the Military Postal Service Agency to learn even more http://hqdainet.army.mil/mpsa/mid.htm. Canned Items Canned fruit Chicken and/or packs; pop-top Peanut butter / Jelly Sardines Tuna and/or packs (tuna in pouches are best) Condiments Cajun seasoning Catsup Garlic salt Honey packs Hot sauce Lawry’s Mayo, Mustard Relish Salad dressings Salsa (don’t forget the taco chips) Salt/pepper, sugar packets Spices Sweet N Low Ground Coffee / Tea / Hot Chocolate (if they have a coffee-maker), Cappuccino Coffee creamer Hot chocolate mixes Instant coffee Tea bags Microwavable Foods (if they have a microwave) Mac & Cheese Popcorn Brownie mix Various mini dinners Instant oatmeal Instant soups / soups in pop-top containers Powdered Drink Mix Singles Crystal Light Gatorade Juice boxes Kool-Aid Propel, etc. Snacking Foods Beef Jerky / beef sticks, summer sausage Cheese spreads / small Velveeta cheese blocks Dry Cereal Chex Mix Chips Cookies Crackers for snacking Doritos Dried fruit Energy bars / Cereal Bars / high protein bars / Granola Bars Fruit pies Little Debbies & other snack cakes Nuts (all kinds) Pudding cups Toiletries Anti-Bacterial Wipes Baby Wipes Bath mat Bath/hand/wash towels (dark colors) Blankets for cooler weather Clothes Pins/Line Cotton Balls Dental Floss Disposable hand and feet warmers DUSTING CLOTHS for removing the sand from everything and every surface Eyeglass Kit Foot Inserts for boots Mattress toppers Mirror Packaged Wet Ones / baby wipes Pillow with pillowcase Pocket Size First-Aid Kit Puma Stones for feet Q-Tips Sunglasses Sunscreen Toilet Paper Tooth Brush Tooth Picks Twin Fitted dark sheets Women: brush/comb hair clips/bands Suggested Clothing Hats, bandanna; Socks – white for PT; black for everyday wear with uniform Men’s T-shirts BROWN or GREEN colors for the T-SHIRT if possible. Proper issued military t-shirts can also be acquired at Army Surplus stores. Suggested Fun Time Materials Balls: soccer ball, baseballs, basketballs, volley ball sets, football Beanie Babies or stuffed animals (new please) Board Games Playing Cards Dart Board with darts Disposable cameras DVDs (you can tape from television too) Frisbee Greeting Cards they can send back home (variety) Mailing Envelopes (no stamps) / Pens with Stationary Magazines (all kinds) Mini Hand-held Fan or Water Misty fan Nerf Balls Packaged Poker Sets Plastic bowls, spoons, forks, knives Puzzle Books/Word Find Books Small flash light for reading at night Water guns Yo-Yo’s Zip Lock Bags & Plastic lock containers for sealing leftovers and personal items What cannot be sent: Pork products, alcohol, pornographic materials, liquid hand sanitizer, or aerosol cans (they may explode). Do not send products in glass containers (unless they are bubble-wrapped a few times. Package all food items that may leak in zip-lock bags. Put all liquid items in a zip-lock bag. Due to the extreme heat, chocolate is not mailed during the summer months. Visit the USPS at http://www.usps.com to learn more about APO/FPO mailings and view sizes of postal boxes available. Call 1-800-222-1811 to order free shipping supplies. Visit the Military Postal Service Agency to learn even more http://hqdainet.army.mil/mpsa/mid.htm
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