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What to send to the troops?
What are some inexpensive items that would be good to send to the Troops in Iraq?
I found this website through a lady at the military hospital called ANYSOLDIER.COM. It gives soldiers in Iraq and other places a chance to post about their expierience and request items that they need or want. I really want to send a lot of things to the soldiers, but I need relatively inexpensive items that would be good for them since I'm only 14 and get a small weekly allowance (nothing like movies and cds that cost some money). I was thinking things like Kool-Aid packets, Beef Jerkey, Guitar Picks, and socks. My dad was in the military and my brother is currently in the military on a tour so I feel that I should donate as much as I can to the troops :]
What are some inexpensive items like the ones I listed that would be good to send to the troops? Where is the cheapest place you can get the item so I can get a lot of them?
I also suggest that you go to anysoldier.com and check it out. They do a lot for us and my brother tells me how much he enjoys packages and such :]
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Let me be the first to say that you are a good American for helping the troops out! I am a female marine and I appreciate anyone who cares about the troops. Before I joined the marine corps, I was part of a group that made Christmas bags for the soldiers in Iraq and filled them with gifts. Here are the BEST things to send: cleaning supplies (soap is GREATLY appreciated), playing cards, and anything of that nature. Good luck and thanks again for contributing!
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You can get most of those things at Wal*Mart. I can tell you now that most of the troops out there aren't eating good meals. They eat what the military gives them, & it's better than food in prison, but it isn't a homecooked meal & it's nowhere close to McDonald's. Maybe you can send them some food that you know won't spoil like canned soup, or canned corn. Maybe send them Chips Ahoy cookies, or a bag of chips. Send them some juice or candy.
If you're trying to focus on things they need rather than things they want, buy them deoderant, shampoo & conditioner, soap and other things like that so they can stay clean. Being stuck in sand all the time is kind of annoying. So you can send them things like that. Stuff like that can be cheap if you look around, but do remember to make the things you send out there co-ed [for women too] because it's not just men out there. There are women too.
My boyfriend was in the Marines & just recently passed away in Iraq, but I used to send him food & stuff like that a lot because I know he needed it & he never had to ask. He loved getting packages & letters so even if you can't send them something, write to them. They love seeing that someone cares. And it is true. They give up their lives everyday so that we can enjoy ours.
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although it seems small, even things like wet wipes are GREAT there. the kool-aid packets are a great idea. especially the ones that you DON'T have to mix anything but water with. any non-parishable foods are good too [like canned foods, they can last a long time]. you basically have the right idea with the list you have started. Just keep thinking about the small things that might just make their day 10 times better!
and wal-mart or an Aldies are the best places to look, its cheep!
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