Thank you for your support!

Additional drop-off locations in the area include: Ace Hardware, Route 764, Duncansville

First Commonwealth Bank, 3rd Avenue, Duncansville

Gem's Styling Salon, Spang Street, Roaring Spring

The Flower Connection, Route 220, Claysburg

Carpet Depot, Route 220, Claysburg

For the 2010 OPERATION S.O.S. campaign, we are accepting only the following items. Please note that we cannot accept canned goods, items in glass jars or aerosol cans, and items which have expired or will expire by the end of the year.

Miscellaneous Items:

• AT&T phone cards (International only)
• Homemade ornaments (no glitter, please)
• Hand-written cards or thank-you notes
• Cleaning and disinfecting wipes (Clorox, Lysol, etc...)
• Ziploc bags (snack, sandwich, quart, gallon)
• Word search or crossword puzzle books
• Battery operated lights
• Batteries (AA, AAA, D)
• Frisbees, Nerf balls, tennis balls, etc...
• Disposable cameras
• Hand-held, battery-operated games
• Music CD's and Movie DVD's (new or used)
• White or gray cotton socks
• Playing cards

Toiletry Items:

• Eye drops, saline nasal spray, Q-tips
• Throat lozenges and cough drops
• Liquid hand sanitizers
• Odor Eaters, cushion insoles
• Healing lotion, powder or ointment for feet
• Hand lotion, body lotion, body powder (travel or regular size)
• Small packets of facial tissues
• Individual packets of pain relievers (Tylenol, aspirin, etc...)
• Feminine hygiene items
• Toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss
• Non-aerosol bug repellent, fly paper
• Sunscreen, aloe vera lotion
• Deodorant, disposable razors
• Room deodorizers such as Stick-Ups
• Shampoo, conditioner, body wash (travel or regular size
• Lip balm (Chapstick, Blistex, etc...)
• Hand wipes (baby wipes, Wet Ones, etc...)
• Washcloths (dark colors preferred)
• Pre-wrapped individual toilet paper rolls (Scott, etc...)

Food Items:

• Nuts, sunflower seeds, fruit snacks, and trail mix in individual packets
• Microwave popcorn
• Beef jerky and Slim Jims
• Tuna or chicken lunch kits (with crackers)
• Power bars, nutritional bars, granola bars
• Rice Krispie Treats, Pop Tarts
• Potato chips in cans (Pringles, Lays)
• Single-serving packs of pretzels, cheese and crackers, snack mixes
• Gum, Life Savers, and Tic-Tacs
• Dried fruit, fruit cups, and pudding cups
• Peanut brittle and hard candy
• Individual serving ready-to-eat meals like Easy Mac, Bowl Appetite, Cup-O-Soup, and Chef Boyardee cups (spaghetti, ravioli, etc...)
• Instant cereal packs (oatmeal, Cream of Wheat)
• Seasonings such as Mrs. Dash, hot sauce, Tabasco sauce, salt, pepper, garlic salt, cinnamon
• Cup-O-Noodles or Ramen Noodles
• Homemade cookies and other homemade goodies (in Gladware or other plastic disposable containers) To ensure freshness please do not drop off homemade items until Nov. 22-27.
• Drink Items
• Individual drink mixes like Crystal Light On­the-Go and Propel powder that can be added to a water bottle
• Boxes of hot chocolate mix
• Kool-Aid, Tang, lemonade, iced tea mixes in individual packets
• Tea and coffee bags
• Individual packets of sugar, sweetener, and flavored or unflavored creamer