- Bottled water (cases)
- Pre-packaged, single serving snacks (chips, trail mix, nuts, protein bars, beef jerky, etc.)
- Microwave Popcorn (original or flavored)
- Ground coffee (regular and/or decaf)
- Single serve water flavor packets/coffee creamer (i.e. Crystal Light, Kool-Aid, Coffee Mate, etc.)
- Plastic spoons
Snacks and beverages are among the top 3 reasons troops and their families visit the USO! Keeping our snack bar well stocked is quite a feat so donations of these types of items are an immense help.
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- Paper towels
- Clorox wipes or Clorox spray
Keeping our center clean and presentable for troops and their families is important because the USO is their home away from home and we want it to be as nice as possible for them. Paper towels and Clorox wipes/spray are a couple of the cleaning items that help us achieve this goal.
- Gift Cards (Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, H-E-B, Office Depot, Amazon.com, Game Stop or anywhere!)
Gift cards can be used to help offset other costs in maintaining the center's daily operations in support of the troops. We also use them as giveaways and door prizes at the various events we host for the troops and family members.
- Forever Stamps
The USO uses stamps for a multitude of things! Forever Stamps can be used to send thank you cards and letters to our generous donors, to mail birthday cards to our invaluable volunteers, to mail the books and DVDs keeping our military families connected through our United Through Reading Program, any many, many other ways.