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The 41 Las Vegas area Marines are now on their way to Iraq. We have their names, ranks and addresses. These
are all men; no women in this unit. I would like to send a care package to each one every month they are over
there. I am requesting that you ask all your members to keep their eyes open for sales. Albertsons and
Smiths constantly have sales promoting 10 for $10 items and it seems to me $10 is not going to hurt anyone's
wallet on a monthly basis. Big Lots is also a great place to find bargains.
Items needed are:
- Socks (white and/or thick black - no booties, over the ankle socks, please)
- Shoe insoles
- Foot powder
- Talcum powder
- Presweetened powdered drink mix (Gator-Aid, Kool-Aid, Crystal Light)
- Beef Jerky
- Slim Jims
- Power Bars
- Playing cards
- Lip balm
- Eye wash
- Silly String (yes, it works to find out if a doorway is booby trapped)
- 1" paint brushes (to clean fine dust out of firearms)
- Travel size personal hygiene items (mouthwash, deodorant, disposable razors, shaving gel - no aerosol)
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
- Baby wipes
- Breath mints or strips
- Disinfectant wipes
- Moisturizing lotion
- Body wash - no bar soap, please
- Cotton boxer shorts (remember, the laundry facilities are pretty raunchy)
- Yo-Yos
- Hand-held video games
- Travel size or smaller size board and card games (Uno, Skippo, Yahtzee, etc.)
- Batteries
- Magazines such as body building or automobile, anything of interest to a young man
- NO CHOCOLATE
- Gum
- Hard candy
- Snack items (trail mix, peanuts, mixed nuts, granola bars, etc.)
- Cards and letters
- Packaged Tuna
- Gel scarves (you soak in cold water and put around your neck to keep cool in the summer)
Our committee has funds to buy some of these articles and we have enough money for postage for the next six months,
but the more items we can get donated, the more we can let these Nevada Marines know they are not forgotten by their
home state.
You can reach me at 702.258.0517 by landline or by cell phone at 702.278.4155 if you have any comments or questions. The
items can be dropped off at the Leatherneck Club. If you'd like to have the Marine correspond with you, you can enclose
self-addressed envelopes and stationery. Stamps are not necessary. The Marines can mail letters free from Iraq.
I also want to remind everyone to keep looking for used cell phones. If you turn those in to me, I can turn them in to
a recycle organization that will donate international call phone cards back to me which I can then send to Iraq. The Glitter
Gulch Kiwanis group of Henderson have been doing so for the past year and they turned over 150 calling cards to me at
Christmas which I sent to Iraq and Landstuhl!
Don't be afraid to tell your friends and neighbors about this project. I'm always amazed by how many people want to help
but don't know how. Once you tell them the few things that are really needed and appreciated by these Marines, they jump
right in to help.
Remember, these are ours and our neighbors' sons, nephews, uncles and daddies in harm's way and ultimately our heroes.
Thanking you in advance,
Semper Fi,
Cheryl Gardner, Operation Thank Our Troops
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