Fall Festival and Soldier Care Packages

Tomorrow is the Fall Festival at Central Elementary!
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
$1 admission for ages 10 and under
Free for all others

Games, Cake Walk, Costume Contest, Food, and more!

Also, our student council is collecting items to send to our soldiers overseas. Please bring something to their booth at the Fall Festival tomorrow evening. Following is a list of items that can be sent in the packages:

PERSONAL CARE ITEMS
Travel Sizes Only, No Aerosols, and Nothing That Will Melt. Troops have little storage and must carry 50 lb + in gear. The smaller the items the better. THINK CAMPING!
Baby Wipes (Used for bathing in lieu of showers)
Laundry Soap (Small Single-Load Packs, Trial Sizes, or 'Tablets')
Liquid, Bar, or Waterless Soap
Shampoo, Conditioner
Lotion (Tube Only) (For rough, dry skin)
Sunblock, Aloe Vera
Hand Sanitizer
Liquid Body Wash (Used also for shaving)
Deodorant (Roll-On or Gel Only)
Shaving Cream (Non-Aerosol Only)
Eye Drops (Relieves irritation from sand)
Saline Spray/Drops (Sensitive nasal passages)
Kleenex (Individual Packs)
Toilet Paper (1” x 4”)
Q-Tips (Travel Packs) (Used to clean ears and guns)
Feminine Hygiene Products, Tampax
Disposable Razors (2-5 Pack)
Baby Powder, Foot Powder (Used on body and in boots to keep dry)
Dr. Scholls Moleskin (Pads for sore feet)
Blistex, Vaseline, Carmex (Squeeze Tube)
Toothpaste, Toothbrush
Mouthwash
Dental Floss/Picks

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
MAG Lite (Flashlight), Bulbs and Batteries
Insect Repellent (Deet) (Pump Action or Towelettes)
Hand Warmers
Writing Paper, Envelopes, Pens
Games and Puzzles (Hand Held)
DVD’s and CD’s (Movies and Music)
Hand/Foot Warmers

FOOD ITEMS
Travel Sizes Only, No Aerosols, No Pork, and Nothing That Will Melt
PLEASE WATCH FOR FOOD EXPIRATION DATES AS WE CAN NOT SEND FOOD ITEMS THAT HAVE EXPIRED DATES
Chips - Doritos, Pringles, Corn and Potato Snacks (2-3 oz. Plastic Containers or Individual Snack Packs)
Dips (9 oz. Plastic Containers or Cans)
Trail Mix, Poppycock, Butter Toffee (Popcorn) (7-8 oz. Snack Packs)
Crackers, Cookies, Power Bars (12 oz. or Individual Snack Packs)
(Cheese and Crackers, Peanut Butter and Crackers)
Cereal (Individual Boxes or Plastic Cups)
Cheese (Plastic Squeeze Container)
Fruit and Nuts (6-8 oz. Dried or Canned Snack Packs)
(Apricots, Bananas, Cherries, Mixed Fruit,
Peaches, Pineapple, Rasins)
Pudding, Jell-O (Squeeze Tube or Snack Packs)
Soups (15 oz. Plastic Containers) (Campbell’s Soup at Hand)
Lasagna, Ravioli, Spaghetti, Mac & Cheese, Chili, Beef Stew, Chicken n’ Dumplins, Noodles & Chicken (7-15 oz. Plastic Containers) (Chef Boyardee/Nalleys)
Chicken, Turkey, Salmon, Tuna (7 oz. Easy Open Packs) (Chicken of the Sea/Bumble Bee)
Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate, Apple Cider, Powdered Drinks (Individual Servings) (Chrystal Light, Kool Aid, Country Time, Smuckers, Capri Sun)
Spices (Sweet, Sour, Spicy, etc. - Tabasco, Season Salt)
Sugar (Packs) and Creamers)
MRE’s (Meals Ready to Eat) become bland (boring) over time and need flavoring
Gum, Lifesavers, Hard Candy