Coupons N More!: Give To The Troops Donation List

Please contact me if you would like to be involved in our "Give 2 The Troops" donation day! Our coupon exchange is busy saving these items for the troop donation day and we would love to have anyone come and help! Thank a service man/woman by helping us out! Thanks so much!

Julie Ann

Give2TheTroops'®
OFFICIAL LIST
of the Most Popular
ITEMS REQUESTED BY OUR TROOPS

Please contact your Nearest Branch
to coordinate donations drives, drop-off dates or other shipping arrangements. LARGE shipments or pallets of items need to be scheduled ahead of time & sent only to our NORTH CAROLINA or CONNECTICUT BRANCHES.
This list is designed specifically for troops registered with our organization and may not be copied or distributed without our permission.

Click Here for a printable version of this list

Due to our Policies and Regulations, we CANNOT ACCEPT these items: HOME-BAKED FOOD GLASS BOTTLES or GLASS JARS AEROSOL CANS or AEROSOL SPRAYS EXPIRED FOOD CANNED FOOD CANDLES, LIGHTERS, MATCHES or LIGHTER FLUID HOTEL SAMPLES VHS TAPES or CASSETTE TAPES CONTRABAND ITEMS (live plants, tobacco, alcohol, knives, nudity, etc.) HARD-COVER BOOKS & MUSIC CDS* (CDs accepted only at our North Carolina Branch)*
Click here for Shipping Instructions
For security and sanitary reasons, please leave all items in their original packages. When purchasing items, please choose the latest expiration date possible. Thank you for your cooperation and support! * Items in PURPLE are the MOST NEEDED & REQUESTED * FOOD (SNACKS) & ENTERTAINMENT ITEMS ARE ALWAYS THE #1 REQUEST!
FOOD, SNACKS AND DRINKS: BEEF JERKY / SLIM JIMS COFFEE (Ground or whole; instant or drip. Ground is preferred) POWDER DRINK MIX (Gatorade, Kool-Aid, Crystal Light) SUNFLOWER SEEDS & PUMPKIN SEEDS TUNA & CHICKEN SALAD (in foil pouches, or ready-to-eat kits (no cans) PROTEIN POWDER & PROTEIN BARS CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS accepted from OCTOBER through MARCH (it will melt in high temperatures!) Hot Chocolate packets, Herbal teas Hard Pretzels / Cheetos / Fritos / Chex Mix / Wheat Thins / Ritz Gum / Hard Candy (must be individually wrapped in large bags) Granola Bars / Power Bars / Cereal Bars / Cliff Bars Fig Newtons, Oreos, Cheese & Crackers - Small Packs Trail Mix, Dried Fruit, Granola, Fruit Roll-Ups / Fruit By The Foot / Fruit Gummies DRY SOUP: (Ramen Noodles / Cup-O-Soup: just add water) NUTS: Peanuts, Mixed Nuts (salted preferred) MICROWAVE FOOD (Popcorn, Chef-Boy-R-Dee, Mac'n'Cheese...) COOKIES / Girl Scout Cookies (with chocolate: Oct. - Feb. only!) Rice Krispie Treats (Store-bought only) Little Debbies® & Hostess® cake products Oatmeal Packs (Instant: just add water) Cereal (Small, individual boxes) Condiments, Spices; Sugar; Salad Dressing (no glass jars) Caffeinated gum or candy (to stay alert) TOILETRIES: NO HOTEL SAMPLES! (Note: Some troops have allergies & need Brand Name toiletries which list all ingredients. The military issues and/or sells toiletries to our troops, however troops often miss their favorite brand of shampoo or soap. Our goal is to send troops reminders of home & items they miss ... not free samples.) BABY WIPES (travel size) HAND SANITIZER (travel size) Body Wash, Liquid Soap, Facial Cleanser Shampoo /Conditioner (travel size) Hair Gel (for female troops to pull hair back) Combs / Brushes / Bobby Pins (in original packaging, please) Deodorant (travel size) Razors (disposable or "Intuition" or "Mach 3" types) Shaving Cream in Tubes / Shaving Soap (No CANS of Shaving Cream, please!) Lip balm / Chap Stick / Carmex / Blistex Baby Powder & Foot Powder (travel size) Tissues (individual packs; travel size only) Hand & Body Lotion / Moisturizer (travel size) Sunblock, SPF 45, Zinc, Vitamin E, Aloe Vera Gel Bug Spray / DEET / Skin-So-Soft Mouthwash (travel size) Toothpaste & Toothbrushes & Dental Floss Breath Mints / Breath Strips Lozenges / Cough Drops Loufa Sponges / Buff Puffs / Washcloths Nail files / Emery Boards / Nail Clippers Feminine Hygiene Products Cotton Swabs (i.e. Q-tips) - also used to clean guns! Cotton Balls Band-aids, Gauze Pads, First Aid Kits / Ace bandages, Icy Hot or Bengay cream Moleskin Shoe Insole Cushions (gel kind is best) Tylenol, Motrin, Advil or Aspirin Packets Eye Drops (i.e. Visine) Nasal Spray Vitamins (multi-vitamins are always needed!) ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS: BATTERIES: (AA, AAA, C & 9 Volt are the most requested) DVD Movies (new or used - recent releases only, please!) Xbox Games, PSP, PS2 & PS3 Games (new or used) iTunes® Gift Cards 35 mm disposable cameras Computer Flash Drives & Thumb Drives Portable CD players / head phones Electronic handheld games Small homemade gifts - reminders & comforts of "home" Small photographs or posters of scenery for their tents & walls Pens & mechanical pencils, small note pads Stationery & Envelopes; blank cards to send home Double-sided tape, small crafts kits, scrap-booking items Day planners / Calendars / Small, Pocket Calendars Game Books: (Crossword Puzzles / Word Search Books / Math Puzzle books / MAD LIBS / Logic Problems / Sudoku) Yo-Yo's, Dominoes, Playing Cards (new), Poker Chips & Mats, Dice Board games (UNO, Othello, Checkers - travel size is great, too!) Dart Boards (regular or magnetic - any size) Nerf Footballs / Whiffle bats, balls & Mitts / Sports equipment Frisbees / Hackey sacks Music CDs, Magazines & Books (Accepted ONLY at our NORTH CAROLINA BRANCH) OTHER: LINENS: Pillow cases, twin sheets, towels (green & tan) T-SHIRTS: Cotton green & tan under shirts - new (Sizes: M, L & XL) [Note: The DOD banned "Under-Armor" shirts due to its material being potentially flammable & bad reactions to open wounds.] LAUNDRY DETERGENT & FABRIC SOFTENER SHEETS: (Click HERE for types) FLASHLIGHTS - SMALL (battery operated. Surefire Brand preferred) AIR FRESHENERS (standalone-not plug-in. Car types are also good) SOCKS: Black, Olive Green & White (cotton or wool) PHONE CARDS - Pre-Paid (Click HERE for Where to Buy and What Types of Phone Cards to Buy from Third-Party Vendors) Gift Cards to send home to loved ones (for Restaurants, Supermarkets) Small toys (Beanie babies) & school supplies for Iraqi & Afghan children Patriotic knick-knacks, USA flags, flags from your state, bandanas, baseball hats, football jerseys, banners to tack on their walls or tents. Black or Green duct tape, small tool kits, dust masks, carpentry tools, Fly swatters, fly paper, mosquito netting, bug repellent in plastic pump bottles only (NO AEROSOL CANS, PLEASE!) Paint brushes, adhesive wall hooks, sponges Gun cleaning supplies (lube) such as Militec-1 & CLP Generic sunglasses (Ballistic, black only. No "mirror" types) Alarm Clocks (Small in size; wind-up or battery-operated) Small, portable heaters & fans (110 voltage okay) Fleece Blankets (Yes, it gets very cold in the winter over there!!) Disposable Hand warmers and Foot warmers (in the wintertime) Winter Hats (Yes, it snows in the winter over there! Hand knitted hats in black, tan or green are always welcome!) Water Bottles, Travel Mugs & Thermoses with Lids, (for Coffee, Tea & Soup) Coffee Makers & Filters (110 voltage okay) Coffee Bean Grinders - small (electric or battery-operated) Microwave Ovens (55 pounds max; 110 voltage okay) Hot Pots - Small Elixir & Water Purification Tablets for Camelbaks Combat Application Tourniquets (black only) Religious booklets, small bibles, inspirational readings Holiday and Seasonal Decorations - see our PROGRAMS PAGE for details K-9 items: Dog treats, toys, shampoo, flea collars, etc. (Note: CLICK HERE to see our restrictions and guidelines if you wish to donate items to the dogs. Thank you.) CARDS & LETTERS: The troops love to hear from all of us and Mail brightens their days! These are the MOST IMPORTANT items we can send the troops & we can never have too many, so please keep writing! consider making a patriotic banner or poster to send inside one of our care packages! Note: Our troops do not need stamps as they're in war zones & may send mail home to their loved ones at no charge, but our branches can always use stamps to send correspondence.		Marine LCpl. Jon Michael Turner thanks us for the Xbox system & games we sent. (Fallujah, Iraq) Iraqi children thank us for the gifts we sent them. Sgt. Michael Loston gives an Iraqi girl donated supplies at a school in Mosul, Iraq. Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Army soldiers in Afghanistan going through one of the boxes we sent. Marines in Fallujah, Iraq thank us for their care packages. Soldiers in Iraq thank us for their care packages. Soldiers thank us for their treats. A Marine in Iraq with one of our boxes SSgt. Paul Barentine and "Kisma" thank us for the canine gifts. Two G2TT recipients! Our K-9's appreciate the support as do their handlers!