We are doing our part to meet this year our goal is to collect and distribute 13,000 stockings to our deployed service members and veteran patients in VA Medical Centers!
Drop off items to go into stockings to be sent to soldiers for Christmas. We’ll be collecting items on November 9 & 10th. (We’ll accept items early).
Items to bring:
Besides a card and/or letter in each stocking, stockings should also include any combination of the following:
Slim Jims or Beef Jerky
Packages of Holiday nuts
Single serving drink mix packets (i.e. Crystal Light)
Playing cards Puzzle book (Crosswords, Sudoku, Word Find)
Holiday themed writing pens or pencil Holiday
candy (in sealed wrapping or small unopened bags)
Candy Canes
Peanut Brittle Socks
Travel sized games Card games (Uno, Phase 10)
Stress balls (holiday themed preferred)
Gloves (preferably black; winter; one size fits all)
Single serving cookie packages
Apple cider packets
Hot chocolate
Small notepads
Lip balm (wrapping and scent)
Caps (warm winter)
NO GLASS (containers, ornaments, etc)
NO SHARP OBJECTS (safety pins, razors)
NO PRODUCTS CONTAINING ALCOHOL (some mouthwash, hand sanitizer, some colognes)
NO AEROSOLS