Care Package

This note came to the Roundup from former Booster Board Member Mary Lou Edgington:

Hello all,

I am enlisting your help in putting together at least one care package for Eric Baker and his troops in Iraq. I have a list compiled by soldiers in Iraq of what they would like to have (below).  I will leave a box on my front porch (336 Ardon Lane - under shelter to avoid rain) for your donations as well as a card for you to sign. Please ask others if they would like to donate even if they do not know the Bakers. Eric and his troops are doing so much for us that I would like us to give something back to them. I hope our community will support our troops in this venture. Deadline 7/28/10.

Thank you so very much.
Mary Lou Cell 404-9194

To fill in a few details for those who don't know, Eric's dad used to be the principal at WHS and Eric was the starting quarterback for the WHS football team.  He went on to graduate from West Point and is now a lieutenant in the army.
Also - acting as the lowest common denominator (in the ability to understand human communication), the Roundup asked Mary Lou if she wanted fully put together boxes or loose items from the list below.  She replied: "I would appreciate if they bring things to put into the boxes on the front porch.  I did not intend for them to put a box together and then bring it. "
So there you have it - let's make that porch groan under the weight of our contributions.

T.R. A.C. Care Package Idea List

Common Items requested by Soldiers
Baby wipes-antibacterial gel
Phone cards, digital or disposable cameras
Magazines, books, comic books, crossword puzzles, word searches, Sudoku
Travel size games (chess, checkers), decks of cards
Movies (DVD) – Blank writable cd’s, memory card (i.e.psp’s), memory sticks
Hand warmers/foot warmers
Toothbrushes, Mouthwash (Non Alcohol)
Febreeze, travel size packets of laundry detergent
Body Wash-Body Spray – Suntan lotion
Sunglasses
Pringles, crackers, cookies, beef jerky, ramen noodles, instant coffee, hard candy
Powdered drinks, especially Gatorade
Personal Care kits (with mini scissors, nail clippers, nail file, etc.)
Multitool or really good folding knife
Fly paper (some areas where the soldiers live have a lot of flies)
Notebooks, envelopes, blue and black pens, thumb tacks (to hang pictures)