The Wish List

WE ACCEPT DELIVERY OF ITEMS DURING THE FOLLOWING TIMES ONLY:
MARCH 1-MAY 5 for the Patriotic Drive
SEPTEMBER 8-DECEMBER 4 for the Holiday Drive 

Provide items from the Wish List (Please provide new items only; shipping address below):

DVDs, CDs, Batteries (all sizes)
Computer Flash Drives and Webcams
Headsets (earpiece and microphone)
Beanie Babies/Webkinz, Small Novelty Items
Disposable Cameras
Prepaid Phone Cards
Travel-Size Board Games, Handheld electronic games
Bandana Coolers/Cool-Ties*, Mini-Battery-operated Fans
Hand and Foot Warmers
Single Serving Boxes of Cold Cereal; Individual Packets of Hot Cereal
Commercially wrapped individual packets of Trail Mix, Beef Jerky, Nuts, Energy Bars, Sunflower Seeds, Candy
Ready To Eat Tuna or Chicken Salad kits
Boxes of Girl Scout Cookies
Packets of Powdered Hot or Cold Beverages
Commercially sealed Lip Balm, roll-on deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes
Individual packets of moist towelettes

Travel Size containers of Foot Powder
Socks, Screen Printed T-Shirts
Baseball Style Caps, Knit Hats and Gloves

Knit/Crochet Scarves;  Neck Gators*
Holiday Greeting Cards (blank)
Tobacco Products
Unsealed personal cards and letters
Used Cell Phones, Video Games and Systems, IPODs, PDAs, Ink-jet Cartridges

PLEASE NOTE: EXCEPT AS STATED IN THE ABOVE LIST, WE ONLY ACCEPT TOILETRIES FROM MANUFACTURERS

* Here's a great craft project for school, scout, social and community groups:
Knit/Crochet Scarves!!  Feel free to use your own recipe or contact Sharon Howard at: sharhoward39@gmail.com
We want to include a Knit/Crochet scarf in every Holiday Care Package (at least 60,000!)--Please spread the word about this project. Encourage knitting groups, blogs and websites to support us!

Make Bandana Cool-Ties for our troops! 
Follow this link for patterns and directions.
http://www.watersorb.com/polymer_cool_neck_bands.htm
Follow this link to buy the water-absorbing polymer granules needed for your Cool Ties:
http://www.watersorb.com/mainstore.html

Neck Warmers/"Gators" Directions:
Please see: http://www.uberpest.com/gaiter.html
Please use tan, brown, desert camouflage or other neutral colored cotton or material.

All items and letters can be shipped or delivered between September 8--December 5 and from March 1--May 5 to:

Your only shipping cost is in sending the items to Operation Gratitude.  However, any contributions toward the cost of shipping the packages overseas would be greatly appreciated. 

Please mail checks separately from cartons of items.

To donate online, click this button:

All financial donations will be acknowledged.  If you would like to receive an acknowledgment for donated items, please include your name and address inside the shipment.  Acknowledgments will be sent within three months.

If you want confirmation of delivery on your shipment to us, please use the tracking system provided by your shipper.

Operation Gratitude welcomes donations of all products in furtherance of its mission to support our Military.  We reserve the right to determine the appropriate use of each donated item, including but not limited to inclusion in our care packages, donation to Military bases or other charities, and/or for fundraising or volunteer appreciation purposes.

If you would like Operation Gratitude Flyers to print out, please email: OpGrat@gmail.com

View Operation Gratitude Posters Here.  
Email OpGrat@gmail.com if you would like digital files to reproduce copies (designed to print out as 22" x 28").  We will mail the files on a CD.