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Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House will be collecting
requested items through February 2010
Monetary Donations
To defray the cost of shipping care packages by Hanscom Air Force Base (please make checks payable to "Hanscom CGOC")
Toiletries
- Hairbrushes
- Toothbrushes, floss
- Baby wipes/moist towelettes
- Shampoo
- Deodorant
- Soap (bars, waterless, liquid body wash)
- Hand sanitizer
- Skin lotion
- Disposable razors
- Toilet paper
- Kleenex (travel-size packets)
Personal Care Items
- Sunblock
- Aloe vera
- Throat lozenges
- Eye drops (to relieve irritation from blowing sand)
- Lip balm
- Aspirin, Motrin, Tylenol
- Saline drops (for sensitive nasal passages)
- Q-tips
- Feminine hygiene products
- Jock itch spray
- Boot liners/insoles
- Lotrimin AF for athletes foot (tube, not spray)
- Foot powder, baby powder, Shower-to-Shower
- Moleskin (for pads on sore feet)
- Laundry soap (small packages, trial sizes, or tablets)
Communication Items
- Phone cards (ensure they can be used outside the U.S.)
- Blank greeting cards, envelopes, paper, pens
- Pocket-sized notebooks
- Disposable cameras
- Oxford Picture Dictionary (English-Arabic)
Other Supplies
- Plastic spoons
- Batteries (AA, AAA, C)
- Newspaper clippings, Sunday comics
- Paperback books
- Magazines
(no older than 3 months)
- Astronomy charts/books
- Sunglasses (goggle-type especially)
- Eyeglass wipes
- Underwear, socks/green boot socks, T-shirts
- Tactical duct tape (military green, tan, black, gray), electrical tape
- All sizes of ziplock-type plastic bags
Fun Stuff
- Frisbee, Nerf footballs, Hacky Sack
- Playing cards
- Hand-held/pocket versions of popular games (chess, checkers, board games)
- Crossword puzzles
Food Items
- Instant coffee, tea bags, hot cocoa mix
- Powdered drink mixes
- Gum, Lifesavers, mints
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