(Cushing, Okla.) Mary Barton, sponsor for the Business Professionals of America at Cushing High School has announced Cushing High School will be honoring “our heroes that are on ‘Hazardous Duty’ and are deployed overseas” by collecting items to send to them before Veterans Day.
Students are accepting items for “Freedom Boxes” during the month of October as well as the names and addresses of Cushing area soldiers who are on “Hazardous Duty” and deployed overseas.
The following is a list of items that can be sent:
* All kinds of snack foods in individual packs (personal size packs of crackers, cookies, Little Debbie snacks, breakfast bars, oatmeal, pop tarts, peanuts, etc.
* Generic deodorant
* Liquid body wash and hand sanitizer (small size)
* Individual drink mixes (to be added to bottles of water)
* Hot chocolate, tea bags, individual coffee packets
According to Blue Star Moms – snacks are the most needed at this time, but there are other items in high demand as well.
They include:
Just Add Water – INDIVIDUAL serving sizes
Hot drinks – hot chocolate, spiced cider
Tea bags instant coffee packets
Powdered drink mixes – i.e. Propel
Crystal Light, Gatorade et.
Instant hot cereals – oatmeal, Cream of Wheat
Cup of Noodles/Top Ramen
Proteins – individual single serving size
Tuna or chicken – foil pouches/tull top cans
Beef jerky or Slim Jims
Nuts – all kinds
Protein Bars, PowerBars/ Cliff Bars, etc
Peanut butter – Jiff to Go
Clothing
White/black COTTON long athletic socks
Dark colored knit hats
White COTTON crew neck T-shirts (M or L)
Snacks INDIVIDUALLY wrapped packages
Crackers, mints, gum, candy and trail mix
Corn nuts, sunflower seeds, microwave popcorn
Granola bars (no nutri-grain), Pop Tarts
Fruit snacks, Fruit rollups, dried fruit
Personal items – TRAVEL SIZE
Powder – Gold bond, foot and baby powder
Baby wipes, hand sanitizer, lip balm/SPF, sunscreen
Dental floss, toothbrushes, toothpaste, eye drops
Shower gel, shampoo, deodorant, lotion
Disposable razors, hand and foot warmers
Batteries (preferably AA)
Stocking stuffers and entertainment
Silly Putty, Nerf/tennis balls, yo-yos, playing cards
Crossword puzzles, word search and Sudoku
Paperback books, CDs DVDs
Specialty item
Ground coffee (Peets and Starbucks are popular)
Local grocery store gift cards
Things that can’t be shipped: glass containers, perishable foods or pork, fireworks, firearms, aerosol cans, etc. Cannot send religious material
The list was provided by Blue Star Moms who will be sending the Freedom Boxes to the soldiers.
Anyone wishing to donate items for the Freedom Boxes may contact Mary Barton at Cushing High School. Call 918-225-6622
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