Packages From Home Donation Center

1201 South 7th. Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
(602) 253-0284

Suggested List of Items You Can Donate

Just A Friendly FYI

All merchandise donated should be NEW and in original manufacturer's packaging, with a few exceptions as noted above. We are able to accept GENTLY used books, CDs, DVDs, DVD players, and laptops. We cannot send alcohol, x-rated material, tobacco/cigarettes or pressurized items. Please avoid donating items in glass containers. Please avoid larger items such as quart size shampoo or large mouthwash. Plastic containers are best, in sizes up to about 8 " tall. The above list are SUGGESTED items to donate, based on input we have received from deployed personnel. Remember, there are many other things you can donate... let your imagination guide you as you shop for things anybody might miss from Home!

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO DONATE!

"TOP OF THE LIST"

AT&T International Phone cards – be sure they’re for calls from the Middle East to the US
FOODPlease Make Sure Your Donation has at Least Two Months of Shelf Life Left.

Pre sweetened powdered drink mixes ( Crystal Lite, Gatorade, KoolAid…)
Coffee ( ground, vacuum pak or small cans)
Beef Jerky ( small packages)

HYGIENE

Foot Powder (Gold Bond etc)
"Cool Ties"
Eye Drops (for desert environment)
Lip Balm ( Blistex, Carmex, Chapstick etc.)
Men’s Deodorant ( Stick type - NOT anti-perspirant)
Hand Sanitizer ( small and medium size)

..."And now the rest of the..." List!

Food Items

Any canned meat product
Beef Jerky
Boxed cookies
Candy bars (no chocolate from mid-March to late October)
Canned chili, ravioli, Spaghetti-O’s…
Canned fruit
Canned salsa or dip
Canned tuna, chicken, or turkey
Cases of individual packets of mayo, relish, ranch dressing, mustard, hot sauce, sugar, creamer, etc.
Can be purchased at bulk-rate stores. These are used to create "spice and condiment packets" for the troops.)
Chewing gum
Coffee (ground; vacuum packs or small cans)
Crackers – Saltines
Crystal Lite Singles
Graham crackers
Granola bars
Hard candy
Hot sauce – SMALL in plastic jars
Jelly in plastic containers
Kool Aid Singles (pre-sweetened)
Nuts – cashews, peanuts, corn nuts …– single packs
Peanut butter in plastic containers
Pop Tarts
Power bars or Energy bars
PRE-SWEETENED powdered drink mixes (Gatorade, KoolAid, etc)
Rice Krispie bars
Soup – ready to eat
Sunkist Chicken “Lunches To Go”
Sunkist Tuna “Lunches To Go”
Trail mix

Hygiene Items

Aftershave gel – no glass bottles
Band aids
Body Lotion – neutral fragrance or fragrance free – small to medium size
Body Wash for MEN, preferably fragrance free (small size, plastic container (always needed)
Bounce unscented dryer sheets
Boxer shorts – medium, large, and extra large
Bug Repellent
Cleanser and/or moisturizer (lotion, cream…)
Conditioner
Cool-tie type neck wraps
Deodorant – NOT ANTI-PERSPIRANT
Disposable razors – double or more bladed (QuatroPro and Mach 3 preferred – with refills)
Eye contact solution
Eye drops (always needed)
Eye wash
Eyeglass cleaner
Facial cleanser
Facial moisturizer
Foot powder (Gold Bond, etc.)(always needed)
Hair bands
Hair bands or clips
Hair clips
Hair gel
Hair gel
Hair spray – NON-AEROSOL
Hand lotion
Hand sanitizer – small and medium sizes
Laundry detergent – no brighteners! – tablets or small boxes
Lip balm (Blistex, Carmex, Chap Stick…)
Lysol/Clorox cleaning wipes
Mirrors – small
Mosquito coils (repellant) (always needed)
Mouthwash (small plastic containers
Nail clippers
Non-aerosol hair spray
Personal/Body wipes (Baby wipes) – preferably fragrance free
Sanitary napkins
Shampoo – small to medium size – plastic bottles
Shaving gel (NOT aerosol) (always needed)
Small mirrors
Socks - thick, white, cotton (always needed)
Socks – Thick, black, cotton (always needed)
Socks – white, cotton
Sunscreen
T-shirts – medium, large, & extra large – new only please
Talcum powder
Tampons
Toilet paper – soft 2-ply (Charmin, Northern…)
Toothbrushes, individually packaged
Toothpaste – trial or small size are great

Other

AT&T International Phone cards – make sure they’re for calls FROM the Middle East TO the US
“Prizes” that can be awarded to winners of events (races, weight lifting...)
AA & AAA batteries
Blankets – twin size
Disposable cameras
Insoles for shoes
Mag lights
Make-up brushes (also to clean guns)
Paintbrushes – 1” or smaller (to clean fine dust out of guns)
Pens and stationery
Poker chips
Sheets – twin size, flat ONLY
Table top/Book lights
Towels
Travel size pillows & pillowcases
Washcloths

Seasonal
Blank cards with envelopes for troops to send home to family members – Birthday, Missing You, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving…

Recreational Items

Baseball/softball gloves (gently used okay)
Baseballs and softballs (gently used okay)
Basketballs (regular and nighttime)
Board games (used okay( up to 10” long – please be sure all the parts are present
Books – standard sized paperback only, please do not include Hardcover books
Boxing gloves
Boxing head gear
CD players (used and in good working condition okay)
Current CDs and DVDs (used okay)
Dodge balls
Dominoes
DVD players – personal size – (used and in good working condition okay)
Electronic darts
Footballs
Frisbees
Hand-held games (poker, solitaire…)
Horseshoes
Laptop computers (used and in good working condition okay)
Magazines – current (under 3 months old)
Model car and airplane kits – as well as glue, paint & brushes for the kits
Ping Pong paddles and balls
Playing cards
Poker chips
Puzzle books (crossword, Sudoku, word search…)
Soccer balls - Size 5
Stationery, pens, etc.
Volleyballs
Weight lifting belts