Military Support for Deployed Active Duty Troops
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Event Date
10/08/2020
Event Time6:00 pm - 7:30 pm;
Location
American Legion Post 281
Chews Landing Rd & Black Horse Pike
Blackwood, NJ
Dear Friends,
Because of YOU – we have been able to get 251 boxes packed up and shipped out since May. We would like to keep the boxes flowing so……we will continue to “Adapt and Overcome”, by having our “Workaround”. There Will Be NO Meeting held for October however, please wear a Mask and – we will continue to do a DROP-OFF event:
We will have a DONATION COLLECTION DROP-OFF ONLY, NO Formal Meeting, You Must Wear a Mask, please! We are Collecting ITEMS (List Below) or POSTAGE FUNDS for Shipping Cost of Care Packages for Our DEPLOYED Active Duty U.S. Military Troops!!
WHERE: the PARKING LOT of the American Legion POST 281 Stetser-Lamartine, (where we normally
meet) intersection of Black Horse Pike. & Chews Landing Rd, Gloucester Twp, NJ
WHEN: Thursday, October 8th, 2020, Starting at 6:00pm until 7:30pm
WHAT: Trunks of our Cars will be Open for DROP-OFF. Please Separate your Toiletries From the Food/Snack items , Please (food separate from toiletry items) One Car will take Food and Snacks,
Other Car will take Toiletry Items Thank you!
Items needed:
Almonds, Cashews, Mixed Nuts, Peanuts or Sunflower Seeds
Beef Jerky, Pepperoni stick or Slim Jims
Chap stick, Travel Size Shampoo or Lotion, Toothpaste & Toothbrush, non-aerosol Sunscreen
Coffee or Tea Bags – VERY small boxes
Comics from Sunday Newspapers
Cookies & Crackers, small packages
Crossword or Sudoku Puzzle Books
Flip Flops for the shower, large sizes for men & women, any color
Granola Bars or Power Bars or PopTarts or Peanutbutter Cracker packs
Gum & Hard Candy or Lollipops
Individual drink mixes (dry Gatorade, Kool Aid, Tea/with sugar)
Pens & Pencils
Trail Mix
Tuna, Salmon, Chicken, Spam (in the foil pouches)
Tuna, Salmon, Chicken, Spam (in the foil pouches)
Uno, Yatzee, other small games
White COTTON Adult Socks, above the boot style /calf size not crew or ankle socks
AND like we do each year, we are starting to gather our Annual Holiday Box Donations for the Troops to help make the Holidays Brighter for them – we need:
NEW DVD movies (no war movies please)
New CDs of music
New White “to the calf” cotton socks
Small Hand Held games: Uno, Cribbage, Yoyos, Harmonicas, Peg Games, Dominoes etc,
Blank Christmas/Holiday cards,
Boxes of assorted chocolates (like Russell Stover, Whitman),
Candy Canes
Hard Candy
Small Sudoku or Crossword books
Small cans of Nuts
**we will take the names and addresses of those whom you know that are deployed out of the USA – from All Branches of the Military!
We are Also Collecting Food to help Local Active Duty Military Families: (Please check Expiration Dates)
Cans of Tuna and Jars of Mayonnaise
Box of Pasta/Macaroni/Spaghetti and Jar of Sauce
Boxes of Cereal, Bottles of Apple Juice
Peanut Butter / Jelly or Jam
Cans of Soup & Crackers
Office: 856-783-1953 Cell: 609-206-2015 www.themilitarysupportgroupofNJ.com
Please Pray For Our Troops!
Thank you Very Much!
Karen
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