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Buckeye Military Moms
Chapter 9

P.O. Box 20068

Columbus Ohio 43220

(614) 832-3838

Email us at:
bluestarmothers9@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FILL SHOEBOXES WITH GOODIES FOR OUR SOLDIERS SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN and contact us to make arrangements for drop off.

We need items for the boxes (see list below)  We also need donations for shipping as each box costs $10.95.


SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR OUR SERVICE MEN/WOMEN

FOOD ITEMS (individual serving sizes)       FUN THINGS (individual or travel size)
Pre-sweetened powered drink mix packets                          Hand held games
Beef Jerky – huge hit – love these                                           Board games (small travel size)
Gum                                                                                             Word games (small travel size)
Tuna or chicken creations lunch kits with condiments     DVD’s and/or CD’s
Cup O Noodles or Cup O Soup                                              Nerf footballs, basketballs (any small balls)
Protein/Granola Bars                                                                Playing cards/card games
Coffee creamer and sugar packets                                       Dice games (Boggle, Mississippi Marbles)
Ground coffee packets and tea bags                                    Batteries – AA, AAA, C and D
Hot chocolate mix                                                                      Whoopee cushions
Trail mix, nuts                                                                              Paddle balls
 Small boxes cereal                                                                   Hacky sacks
Cookies                                                                                        Yo-Yo’s
Candy                                                                                           Jigsaw Puzzles (small travel size)
Fruit snack (roll-ups, gushers)                                                 Velcro darts
                                                                                                        Squishy balls

 TOILETRIES
  (Travel Sizes)                                                Magazines/books (love computer mags)
Lip balm/chap stick
Deodorant                                                                                             OTHER
Toothbrushes and toothpaste                                                Phone cards (really need these to call home)Eye drops                                                                                    Small tablets of paper and pens
Baby wipes                                                                                 Socks (heavy white or black cotton only)
Gold Bond powder (for their feet)                                           Foot powder
                                                                                                       Fabric softener sheets (inside their boots)

THINGS NOT ALLOWED
                                                      Bug wipes
No Religious articles                                                                Sunglasses
No Pork products                                                                       Blank cards with envelopes
No Pornographic material                                                       Brown T-Shirts (sizes, Med/Large/XLarge)
No aerosol cans                                                                        Boxer Shorts (
sizes, Med/Large/XLarge)
No alcoholic beverages
No glass containers

The list above is suggestions only - our service men and women will welcome anything you would love to send – we just need to let them know we are thinking of them

PLEASE NOTE

It costs $10.70 for every box we ship
We are a non-profit (501[c]3) service organization so your donation is tax deductible

Checks are to be made payable to Buckeye Military Moms and mailed to us at:

Buckeye Military Moms - Chapter 9
P. O. Box 20068
Columbus, Ohio 43220

 

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July 26th was our annual Message To America Bike Ride
Visit the Photo Gallery to look at the pictures from that event!