I'm a little late to the party, but I'm trying help with "Netroots For the Troops". I've sent them cash, but would also like to help by sending some of the goods that our soldiers need.
A partial list of necessities courtesy of Timroff:
Men's and women's cotton underwear, Recent CDs and DVDs, Tampons and sanitary napkins, shampoo, conditioner, foot powder, body wash, lip balm / Chapstick, lotion, Q-tips, tissues, crossword / puzzle / sudoku books, paperback books, sketchbooks and pencils, paper and envelopes, individually packaged sports drink mixes , microwave popcorn, licorice, gum and mints, disposable razors, meat jerky and much more...
More possibilities: deodorant, towlettes(singles), hand sanitizer, nail clippers, tooth brushes, tooth paste, shave gel, combs...
If any of you Seattlites would like to donate, I'll take care of packaging everything and sending it off to the Netroots. I live on Queen Anne and work in downtown Seattle. I can meet you someplace to pick things up. I figured I'd try to ship whatever I can get together by July 10.
If any of you are interested, my email is in my profile.
Thanks, Kossacks! I really do love this community.
(And this is my first diary, so if I got something wrong, be kind please! Or if you want to be unkind, as long as you attach a pootie pic, I won't mind.)