This is an approximate list of items sent to our troops in 2018. It is impossible to keep track of each and every item shipped but we do our best!
Approximately 416 boxes, 8560 pounds, $15,022.00 postage!
| Category: GROOMING & HYGIENE 636 Go Bags 243 Large Hygiene Items 592 Travel Size Hygiene Items 166 Toothbrushes 27 pkg. Feminine Hygiene 432 Sunscreen Category: CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR 507 Flip Flops 109 pair Socks 6 T-Shirts 30 Sweatpants 4 boxes laundry pods Category: FOOD & EQUIPMENT 1 Bread Machine 173 Bread Mix 10 Spreads (PB&J, Honey, Nutella) 1 Large 50 Cup Coffee Maker 104 Sugar (4 lb. plastic tub) 104 Creamer (plastic tub) 192 individual Flavored Creamer 20 pkg. Powdered Milk 7532 oz. *Good* Coffee 3664 K-cups 5760 individual servings Tea 290 individual servings Hot Chocolate 10624 individual servings Drink Mix 7615 individual servings Healthy Snacks 433 pkg.Tuna 5072 Microwave Meals 150 Meal Kits 118 bags Candy 51 pkg. Gum Category: BEDDING & LINEN 25 Four Freedoms Gratitude Quilts 66 Small Quilts 10 Lapghans 125 Travel Pillows 210 Pillow Cases Category: MORALE/WELFARE/RECREATION 25 Puzzle Books 109 Coloring Books 138 pkg. Crayons/Colored Pencils 6 Ping Pong balls 32 Stress Balls 1 pkg. Sidewalk Chalk 4 Books 34 DVDs 10 Puzzles 26 Notebooks 10 Decks of Cards 5 Fidget Spinners (special request) 1 Frisbee 6 Teddy Bears with Books (for troops to send home) 1 box Blank Cards (for troops to send home) Category: SPECIAL PROJECTS 335 Cool Ties 104 Air Fresheners Category: HOLIDAY PROJECT It was impossible to keep an exact count of everything in the stockings and holiday packages but here is my best estimate: 66 Stockings were stuffed with Ornaments and for the troops to decorate their “home away from home”. Along with the decorations we sent: 50 Santa Hats 632 Healthy Snacks 400 individual servings Hot Chocolate 4400 individual servings Tea 586 Holiday Stockings Stateside (These went stateside to our recovering troops at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Ft. Belvoir, VA) 1617 Holiday Stockings Overseas These stockings included: Approximately12 Snacks in EACH (over 26,000 snacks) 1000 Hand Warmers 2203 Pens 2203 Puzzle Books 2203 Tissues 2203 Lip Balm THOUSANDS of Christmas cards wishing them Happy Holidays from a grateful nation. CARDS: 1000s Besides cards sent in the Holiday stockings and Go Bags, we topped off each box with dozens of cards! |
OQC depends TOTALLY on Donations!
Unfortunately our funds are running low as we begin the new year. Of course all monetary donations are appreciated and If you would like to hold a fundraiser for OQC in your area, please contact me at janh@operationquietcomfort.com for information and ideas.
