Donations for Military Care Packages During the month of February, Southern will be collecting donations to be sent to a military unit overseas. Donations can be dropped off in your homeroom or brought to the Skills Room. If you take your items to the Library, you can “pay off” your fine with them. Requested Items: Toiletries: Toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, cotton swabs, shaving lotion, disposable razors, shampoo (travel size), individually packaged tissues Personal care: Individually packaged baby wipes, baby powder, sunblock, eye drops, lip balm, lotion, aspirin or other pain reliever, feminine hygiene products for women, moleskin, medicated foot powder, athlete's-foot ointment, flip-flops, disposable hand warmers Reading material: Paperback books, current magazines, comic books Games and puzzles: Crossword puzzles, word searches, jigsaw puzzles, Rubik's Cube, Etch-a-Sketch, 20 Questions, crosswords or Sudoku puzzles, books, magazines, foam footballs and basketballs, Frisbees, Hacky Sacks, playing cards, yo-yos. Batteries: Size AA and D batteries are in high demand. And remember: you cannot ship lithium-ion batteries. Writing material: Notepaper, envelopes, pens, pencils, and stamps Food and Drink: Canned or jarred foods such as Pringles, salsa, nuts and trail mix, Beef jerky, granola bars, Twizzlers, gum and hard candy, Oreos, Little Debbie snack cakes, Moon Pies and packaged fruit pies, single bottle-sized drink mixes such as Gatorade and Crystal Light , ground coffee, tea bags

**Items in bold are especially good to send and frequently requested.