Suggested Items For Deployed Soldiers’ Care Packages

Mailing Materials Can Be Found In The Gathering Area Across From The Trophy Case

Toothbrush/toothpaste/mouthwash/dental floss/breath strips; Soap with case/shower gel/anti-bacterial hand soap/hand sanitizer; Nail files (emery boards)/nail clippers/tweezers; Q-tips/cotton balls; Toothpicks/matches; Baby powder; Shampoo/conditioner/hair gel (place in Zip-loc bag); Lotion/Avon skin-so-soft; Eye drops (moisturizing; Saline mist nose spray; Deodorant/combs/brushes/travel-size Kleenex; Contact lens cleaner; Disposable razors/shaving cream/aftershave lotion/Baby wipes/Clorox wipes; Lip balm/chap stick/sunscreen (roll-on kind)/insect repellent spray; Bath towel/wash cloth (dark colors); Mini fans; Batteries (all sizes, especially AA); Sewing kit/sunglasses/small flashlight; Ziploc bags

 

Food Ideas:

Homemade cookies (pack in tin box); Instant Oatmeal/individual box cereal; Jello snack packs/Hunts snack puddings/Pre-sweetened Kool-aid/Pre-sweetened Lemonade mix; Powder Gatorade/Crystal Lite Powder Drink mix/Kraft Handi snacks; Life Savers/Certs/Tic Tacs/Chewing Gum/Lollipops/Tootsie Rolls/Hard candy; Cups of soup/Noodles; Milk & cereal bars/Granola bars/Power bars; Peanut butter & crackers; Pop Tarts/Pop Tart sticks; Marshmallows; Frito Scoops/Pringles/Doritos (snack-size packs); Snack crackers; Trail mix/Chex mix; Tuna snack kits/canned Chicken/Sardines; Slim Jims/Beef Jerky/Summer sausage/M&M’s/Skittles/Chiclets; Dried fruit/individual applesauce/canned fruit with pop tops; Nuts/Raisins (individual bags/boxes) Individual packaged pies 

 

Reading, Writing, & Fun Materials:

Disposable camera; DVDs & VHS movies; Music CDs; Electronic hand-held games/Frisbees; Puzzle Books/Joke Books/Comic Books/Crossword puzzle books; Newspapers/Magazines/Paperback Books/Jump rope/Stress ball; Travel Board Games/Mini Etch-a-sketch; Playing Cards; Journals/return address labels
AT&T prepaid global calling cards; Radio headsets; Drawing pads; Blank greeting cards (for soldiers to send home)/Writing paper/Envelopes/Black ink pens/Mechanical pencils

 

ADDRESSES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL
CONNECTED WITH SACPC
Updated August 2010

 

CSM Andrew Connette  
8841-B SMA
Van Autreve Ave.
Ft. Lewis, WA 98433                               
Wife: Julia; Parents: Ed & Liza Connette (SACPC)
Andy is a career Army and has served in Germany, Korea, Bosnia, and twice in Iraq.  He has recently returned home from Iraq.

Cpl. Steven Crawford
(Former Employee of SACPC)
Steve is currently in back from Iraq.

2^nd Lieutenant Sean Daily
Wife: Caroline; Children: Henley Bess and Isaac (SACPC)
Sean has recently returned home from Ft. Benning. 

Maj. Jeffrey & Katherine Donnithorne      
2726 Oxmore Glen                                           
Birmingham, AL. 35211                                      
Grandparents: Mal & Teddy Murray (SACPC)
Jeff  has been an intern at the Petagon, has served in Alaska and in now stationed at the AF Base in Pensacola, FL.       

Maj. Mark Donnithorne                          
No Address at this time                                   
Grandparents: Mal & Teddy Murray (SACPC)
Mark has served in Iraq and a the Pentagon.  He is presently serving in Alaska.

John Haake                                                       
No Address at this time
Wife: Dr. Abby Woods-Haake (SACPC Friend)
John has recently returned home from Lebanon.

DO NO INCLUDE RANK ON MAILINGS      

 1st Sgt. Theresa G. Harris                     
330 N. Crestwood Dr.                                    
Wilmington, NC 28405                                 
Parents: Ernie & Sandra Gelegonya (SACPC)
Theresa has recently returned home from a year’s tour of duty in Iraq.  She is based at Camp LeJeune.

Capt. Matthew Hawkins                        
No address at this time                                  
Son-in-Law: Byron & Carol Lawson (SACPC)
Matthew has recently returned home from Afghanistan.
                                                                  
SKSN Charlie Hobson                               
USS Carl Vinson, CVN70                               
FPO AE 09566     
Parents: Ed & Shelley Hobson (SACPC)
Charlie is aboard the USS Carl Vinson Nuclear Aircraft Carrier in Norfolk, VA.     

MSgt. Lawrence (Teddy) Lanier      
119 Winterfield Drive                                       
Raeford, NC 28376
Wife: Susie; Children: Sarah & Gunner; Aunt: Jane Knight; Uncle: Julian Lanier (SACPC)
Teddy has returned from Iraq and is an Army instructor at Fort Bragg.                     

TSgt. Stephen B. &                                        
Michelle Martin                                           
237 Holmes Drive                                            
Fairborne, OH 45324   
e-mail: stevemartinemt@sbcglobal.net 
Children: Becca Hurley & Tyler Martin; Mother: Alice Martin (SACPC)
Steve has served in Kuwait twice.  He has recently returned home from a year’s tour of duty in Korea. 

Capt. James Moreno                                 
No address to this time                                  
Uncle: Len Schilling
James has recently returned from Iraq.

Capt. Matthew Plunkett
Wife:  Sarah, expecting their first child in December.  Parents: Charlie & Becky Plunkett; Sister and Family: Gary, Anna, Hailey & Caleb Gardner (SACPC)
Matthew is a USAF B-1 Bomber Pilot.  He has recently returned from a deployment to the Persian Gulf area.

Charles Smith                                                
1441 Magnolia Ave.                                          
Norfolk, VA 23508   
Wife: Anna; Children: Caroline & Kathryn; Parents: Billy & Jodie Smith (SACPC)
Charles has recently been deployed to Pakistan.

E8 Tom & Laurie Spooner                    
55 Winding Trial                                               
Whispering Pines, NC 28327
Children: Luke & Seth; Mother: Gail Spooner (SACPC Friend)
Tom has returned to Fort Bragg and will be getting out in May 2010.  

LCPL R. Williamson, Jr.                          
No address at this time
Nephew Of: Teresa Morgan (SACPC)
Robert is at home and doing well with his recovery.