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Donating Items

Soldiers' Angels relies on donations of items (donations in kind) to sustain three of our most important projects: Care packages, Vet Packs, and First Response (for the wounded) Backpacks. Care packages are directed to units who are deployed in more remote locations and soldiers who are waiting to be adopted by individual Angels.  Vet Packs are part of the VA Support Team's activities, and the First Response Backpacks go to American combat hospitals around the world.

To continue this vital work, we count on our generous donors.  Religious youth groups, Scouts or after-school clubs, businesses and community organizations report great experiences with coordinating item drives in their communities, and individuals contribute by picking up and shipping big packages of items such as snacks at places like Costco and Sam's Club--every little bit helps!

Click to see our wish list and donate bulk items purchased at a discount, or check out the lists below.  If you are planning a group activity, please contact Caren Vink after reading this page and brainstorming your plans.

Vet Pack and First Response Backpack Items

The following are used in our Vet and First Response programs--not all items are used in both packs.  Please note that items must be new and unopened (large and extra-large are the most requested clothing sizes):

    
 Blankets Of Hope
Phone Cards
Slippers*
Cards and Letters of Encouragement
T-Shirts, solid grey or black*
Lounge Pajamas *
Hand-held Games
Snacks and Goodies
Lip Balm (Chapstick)		     
 Personal hygiene items (deodorant, shampoo, etc)
Lotions
Backpacks
Bug Repellent
Magazines
CD Players
CDs and DVDs
Gift Cards (Walmart, Target, etc.)
Pizza Hut Gift Cards (US Hospitals only)

*PLEASE, no used clothing

Please include a note inside each box of donations that contains your name, address, phone number, and an itemized list of contents with estimated value.

Please ship backpack items to:

  

    Soldiers' Angels
    914 Tourmaline Dr
    Newbury Park, CA 91320
    (Dropoff avail. M-F,  8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
  OR       
    Soldiers' Angels
    4408 PanAm Expressway
    San Antonio, TX 78218

If you have any questions, please email Soldiers' Angels or call us at (615) 676-0239.  Soldiers' Angels is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.  Upon request, we will be happy to provide you a tax receipt for your donation.

 

Care Package Items

The following are used in care packages.  Please note that items must be new and unopened:

    

Food
Powdered Drink Mixes   
   (individual packets are best)
Cookies, crackers, pretzels
   (in snack sizes)
Tuna in a pouch
Beef, chicken or turkey jerky
Cheese spread (no aerosol cans!)
Ramen noodles
Snack cakes
Gum
Nuts
Granola bars
Pop Tarts
Dried fruit
Trail mix
Pistachios
Raisins
Red licorice twists
Tootsie Rolls (both candy and lollipops)
Peanut butter Triscuits
Wheat Thins
Canned meats (no pork products)
Hard candy (individually-wrapped)

Sports Equipment
Baseballs
Baseball gloves
Soccer balls
Basketballs
Volleyballs
Squirt guns
Frisbees

Entertainment AA & AAA batteries
Craft kits
Scrapbooking materials
Books (mysteries, action, drama, science fiction)
Magazines – new or nearly new
     (sports, news, entertainment, travel, nature)
Playing cards
Small hand-held games
Crossword puzzles
CD's\DVD's

Hygiene Supplies
Facial cleansing pads
Moisturizing lotion
Wet Wipes
Eye drops
Lip balm
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Soap
Body wash
Shampoo and conditioner
Deodorant
Sunblock
Foot powder

Miscellaneous
Blank cards
Stationary, paper
Pens
Letters
Ziploc bags (sandwich, qt., gal. sizes)

  • Please keep in mind that all food items must be in the manufacturer’s original packaging.
  • NO chocolate - 110 degree heat and chocolate do not mix well, though M&M’s are fine.
  • Ziploc bags make sure that potentially leaky items don’t make a mess during shipping, and service members use them to keep sand out of their things while in the desert.
  • If this is part of a planned group activity or if you have any questions, please email Soldiers' Angels or call us at (615) 676-0239.  

Please include a note inside each box of donations that contains your name, address, phone number, and an itemized list of contents with estimated value.

Please ship care package items to the warehouse nearest you:

    Soldiers' Angels
    112 Greenhill Road
    Ramseur NC 27316
   

          
    Soldiers' Angels
    914 Tourmaline Dr
    Newbury Park, CA 91320
    (Dropoff avail. M-F,  8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
   
    Soldiers' Angels
    4408 PanAm Expressway
    San Antonio, TX 7821

Soldiers' Angels is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.  Upon request, we will be happy to provide you a tax receipt for your donation.

Other Items

In the last six years, Soldiers' Angels has shipped or distributed everything from Girl Scout cookies to portable water stations and holiday decorations.  If you have items not listed above that you think might be appreciated by America's Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines or their families, please don't hesitate to contact us.  You can email Soldiers' Angels or call us at (615) 676-0239.


Please help support the troops by joining with us and sending whatever you can
from the lists above.  Thank you so much for helping Soldiers' Angels in our goal that
"No Soldier Go Unloved!"


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