Help Send Santa to the Troops!

We are sending Santa to the Troops!  We are asking for your help to send care packages to Mid-Michigan soldiers stationed around the world!

Packing Day is November 25th at the Bay City Armort on Wilder Rd in Bay City so let’s do what we can to collect as many items as possible between now and then!

Yellow Ribbon Guard 
PO Box 11, Reese, MI 48757-0011

You will be able to donate at these events

• November 8th – Saginaw Medical Federal Credit Union – Michigan Ave – 8am – 4pm 
• November 11th – Family Fare – West Branch 8am – 4pm
• November 11th – Michigan’s Own Military & Space Museum – Frankenmuth – 9am – 7pm
• November 16th – Saginaw Spirit – Dow Event Center – 5pm – 8pm  

November 22nd – Garber Buick – State St, Saginaw – 6am – 5pm  

November 23rd – Northwood Wholesale Outlet – Pinconning – 8am – 4pm

November 24th – K-Mart – Euclid and Wilder in Bay City  – 7am – 5pm  

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Melissa Alex @ 989-670-3860 or Travis George @ 989-928-4617 or email yellowribbonguard@yahoo.com

CLICK THE “ITEMS TO DONATE” BANNER ABOVE FOR A COMPLETE PRINTABLE LIST OF ITEMS TO DONATE

ACCEPTABLE ITEMS TO BE SHIPPED OVERSEAS FOR HELP SEND SANTA TO BAGHDAD PROGRAM

All food items should be reclosable (in ziploc baggies) 
Beef Jerky / Beef Sticks
Beans and weenies
Cheese Spread/small cheese blocks
Chex Mix
Chips
Licorice
Condiments: spices
Cookies
Crackers
Cracker Jacks
Crystal Light
Doritos
Dry Cereal
Gatorade powder
Gum
Hard Candy wrapped (no chocolate in summer, it will melt)
High protein bars/Granola Bars/Energy Bars
Hot Chocolate Mix
Hot Sauce/salsa
Ground Coffee (if they have a coffee maker) /flavored coffee creamer
Instant Oatmeal
Instant Soups/Soups in pop-top containers
Little Debbies /other snack cakes
Mayo /Miracle Whip in single serve packets
Microwavable Mac & Cheese
Microwavable Popcorn                } (If there is a microwave available)
Microwavable Hamburger Helper
Nuts
Pudding Cups
Sardines
Snack Crackers of all kinds
Summer Sausage
Tic Tacs
Tuna
Tea Bags

Suggested Toiletries
Advil, Tylenol, Cold/Cough drops
Air Fresheners
Aftershave Lotion
Antacids
Antibiotic cream

Anti-Bacterial Wipes
Baby Powder
Baby Wipes (can’t contain alcohol )
Band-aids
Bath/hand/wash towels (dark colors)  
Body wash/soap (keep away from food, so flavors don’t mix) 
Chapstick/Blistex
Clothes Pins/Line
Cotton Balls
Dental Floss
Deodorant
Disposable razors
Disposable hand and feet warmers
Dusting cloths for removing the sand from everything and every surface
Eye Drops
Eyeglass Kit
Face Soap
Febreze spray
Foot Inserts for boots
Foot/Boot Powder
Insect Repellent Wipes/non aerosol spray with Deet (need in spring/summer)
Imodium
Laundry Soap / Fabric Softener 
Lotion for body and hand
Mirror
Mouthwash (Crest Pro-health, and Oral B are non-alcoholic)
Nasal Spray/Drops
Packaged Wet Ones (Cottonelle Moist Wipes are non-alcoholic) 
Pepto Bismol
Pocket Size First-Aid Kit
Pumice Stones for feet
Q-Tips
Shampoo

Shaving Cream in a tube (no aerosol cans)
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Tampons
Toenail/Fingernail Clippers
Toilet Paper
Tooth Paste / Tooth Brush
Tooth Picks
Twin Fitted dark sheets
Suggested Clothing
Bandanas
Slippers or shower shoes
Socks – white
Underwear

Suggested Fun Time Materials
Balls: baseballs, basketballs, volleyball sets, football
Batteries: AA, C, D, 9 volt, AAA
Board Games (Jenga, Scrabble, Yatzee, Mad Libs)
CDs
DVDs (you can tape from television too)
Electronic/Battery Hand held games (include batteries)
Mailing Envelopes (no stamps)/Pens with Stationary
Greeting Cards they can send back home (variety)
Maglight flashlight bulbs
Mini Hand-held Fan or Water Mist fan
Nerf Balls
Newspapers
Plastic bowls, spoons, forks, knives
Video games
Fill-in Puzzle Books/Word Find Books/Crossword books
Sewing Kits
Zip Lock Bags & Plastic lock containers for sealing leftovers and personal items

If possible put items in Ziploc baggies, especially if a food item will not be consumed at one time.  That way it is easier to store and keep sand out.

Do not send pork, or pork products, alcohol or pornography to the Middle East 

• Do not send pressurized items, they may explode
  • Do not send products in glass containers
    • Do not send chocolate in the summer
      • Repackage anything that may leak, or may be leftover in ziploc baggies
        • Please no books or magazines, they cost too much to ship
          • Also, no travel size toiletries
            • Add tape to bottle tops to better secure them 

             

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            What’s cool is that these items can be sent to specific MID-MICHIGAN SOLDIERS who are currently deployed in a combat zone.  You can either donate items or submit a Mid-Michigan soldier who you want to receive a care package.

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