Brochure  |  Printable List of Requested Items

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Be sure to select Operation: With Love from Home in the "Gift to Benefit" menu

We’d like to thank our soldiers by sending them as many care packages as possible. Please join us in gathering donations of food, clothing, personal items and handwritten letters of support to ship to overseas troops. Please support this worthy cause. For more information please call 707-501-3353 or 707-251-2007.

Please submit the APO address of soldier(s) you know are overseas so that a package can be sent to them.

Donation Sites are currently:

• QVMC-Main Lobby, Old Lobby, MCR’s, Back Entrance, S. Campus
• Wellness Center-Synergy Fitness and Physical Therapy entrance
• Health Quest Fitness Center
• Exertec Health and Fitness Center
• Napa Community Rabbobank
• Bank of Napa
• Chamber of Commerce
• Napa Fire Stations
• Napa Police Department
• California Highway Patrol (Napa)
• City Hall
• Senior Center
• City of Napa Employees Offices (14)
• Silverado Country Club
• Silverado Middle School
• North Wood Elementary School
• New Tech High School
• Vintage High School
• Napa High School
• Oak Valley High School
• St. John’s Lutheran School
• Bel Aire Elementary School
• West Park Elementary School
  

Many thanks to our sponsors: Napa Recycling and Waste Services, Napa Community Bank, KVON 1440 AM radio.

For more information, call 707-501-3353 or 707-251-2007 or
email elizabeth.alessio@stjoe.org

Preferred items are in Blue

Food and Snack Items
Single serving sizes preferred NO glass
NO pork or pork by-products

• Gum (blister packs), lifesavers
• Hard candies
• Trail Mix
• Power bars, protein bars, nutritional bars
• Beef jerky, beef summer sausages (non perishable , labeled USDA Beef)
  

  NO Pork or Pork-by products

• Nuts, crackers, Pringles chips

• Sunflower seeds

• Pop tarts, cereal/granola bars

• Ramen noodles

• Ravioli & other canned meals

• Taco Bell sauce packets

• No microwave popcorn

Beverage Items

• Coffee, coffee mixes, tea
• Hot cocoa
• Lemonade, Kool-aid, tang, iced tea mix
• Gatorade packets/powder
• Sugar/creamer packets for coffee

Recreational Items

• Hacky sacks, tennis balls
• Deck of cards

Clothing Items

• Bandanas
• Boot liners/insoles
• Odoreaters for boots
• Underwear/T-shirts/tank tops (mens & womens)

Communication Items

• Pens
• Envelopes, paper
• Notebooks (pocket size)   
• Small. blank journals

Personal Care Items
NO AEROSOL CANS!
All Items should be in SMALL, TRAVEL SIZE AND/OR RE-SEALABLE CONTAINERS

• Room deodorizers
• Batteries (AA,AAA)
• Tactical duct tape; military green, tan , or black (very necessary)
• Electrical tape
• 72" bootlaces (brown or tan)
• Leatherman all-in-one tools
• Ziploc bags ALL Sizes
• Lotrimin AF, Tinactin for athletes foot
• Medicated foot powder, foot swabs
• Moleskin
• Lip balm
• Eye drops (dry eye not red eye)
• Sunblock
• Throat lozenges 
• Aspirin, Motrin, Tylenol, pain relievers
• Saline spray/drops for sensitive nasal passages
• Q-tips
• Eyeglass wipes
• Baby wipes (alcohol free)
• Liquid body wash
• Liquid hand sanitizers/Lotions
• Disposable hand sanitizing wipes
• Toothbrushes/Toothpaste
• Nail clippers
• Shampoo (travel size)
• Deodorant (travel size – NOT ANTI-PERSPIRANT)
• Brush-ups
• Disposable razors
• Kleenex travel size packets 
• Travel size toilet paper

Times are hard for us all, but here are some simple, FREE ways that you can help:

• When you go to restaurants ie: Starbucks, Taco Bell, please always ask for a few (handful) extra packets of sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, jelly... they're FREE!
• When you travel, collect shampoo, conditioner, soap, mouthwash, sewing kits... they're FREE!
• Don't forget the pre-packaged stuff next to the coffee pot, they're also FREE!
• Dr. Offices always give away samples of lotion, sunblock, aspirin, allergy medicine, eye drops... they're FREE!
• Dentists offices have toothbrushes, toothpaste, floss... they're FREE! When you tell them why you want extra, they'll be happy to give you a handful.
• Letters of support from home... they're FREE!
• If you have or know any children, ask their class to make cards... what a great class project... and, they’re FREE!
• We always need your time. Volunteer... It's FREE!

You can contact us at (707) 501-3353. We will be happy to collect donations and items.