Supporting the troops from home so they can win the war over seas.

 

 

ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE !!!!!!!

 

This  page  has a variety for ways to assist.  It  also  provides a few points  to protect both US TROOP SUPPORT and Donors  .

 

To make a donation online please click on any one of the donation links on the left.

 

Please know who you are donating to ! If  you have any question Please contact us !

 

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URGENT REQUEST FROM ARMY UNIT

We have been asked to get some coveralls and  gloves for an Army unit. Here is a portion of the email we recieved   dated 12-28-06

 

"It has been snowing here in Mosul. Imagine that. Snow in Iraq. It's not
cold enough for it to stick though so once again, we are in a mud hole.

Now that we have been here awhile, I have a request to make for my motor
pool guys. I won't go into detail about the Army ordering system, but I
will say that I cannot get coveralls for my guys so they are ruining
their uniforms. Usually the MP guys get coveralls and mechanic gloves as
supplements to the duty day uniform. If possible, can you put out a call
for coveralls and gloves, please? The sizes needed for the coveralls
will be large to XL. I don't have any wimpy mechanics. The gloves they
prefer are called Mechanix."

  If anyone can help us with this request please contact Linda at 816-224-4729.

   

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You may mail a check , money order or any denomination  postal stamps to :

US TROOP SUPPORT

PO BOX 782 Blue Springs, Mo 64013

Note: checks should be made payable to US TROOP SUPPORT

You may also send Gift cards from the following businesses for us to purchase items we never get enough of.  Office Depot ,  Q.T. , Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot, HyVee, Price Chopper, Sams Club, Target, JC Penny or  Afees Gift cards.    

We ask that any phone cards be purchase from Afees ( PX / BX) since many other charge a large percentage of the minutes to activate , and give less minutes when used in Iraq or Afghanistan.  

 

US Troop Support  not only sends care packages but also assists  families  of  troops serving in combat.  We do at times have buisnesses and groups collecting  donations.  When we do this  we will have it listed on our web site on the up coming events page. We do not allow  persons outside US TROOP SUPPORT to solicit donations  in US TROOP SUPPORT's name, without prior written consent!   We are not responsible for any donations given to anyone outside the list of persons provided on this page.  Please know who you are donating to and make  the donation in form of check  if it is a person outside  this list. Also  feel free to follow up  on it by calling Linda at 816-224-4729. You may also email Linda at USTSASSISTANCE@aol.com for further questions or help on this type situation.

 

 

You may help by placing a advertisement  and buisness link on our site. The costs are as follows:

Your ad and buisness link  per page of our web site $500.00 per year.   We  reserve the right to cancel  and or decline any  buisness or link that may be offensive to our Military or the famiiles of Military. We also reserve the right to decline  any and all political links  or ads. 
 All ads and Links are placed on our web site at the descretion of US TROOP SUPPORT FOUNDATION. If you are interested in placing an ad or link  on our site , please contact Linda at 816-224-4729.

 

 

US TROOP SUPPORT  maintains  the right to use all donations as we feel necessary to continue  the support of our military  and  fulfill the mission stated.

 

 

Board members 

Jeff Relitz   Cofounder

Linda Relitz  Cofounder

Jennifer Perry

Tracy Waltrip

 
Volunteers:
 
Obie Oberhelman 
 Rich Berkebile
Marvin Smith
Irene Wayman
Theresa Laubscher

Brett Wren

Vicki Jones

Debbie Snow

Lisa Conrad

Judy Hotmer

Larry Oberhelamn

Loni Oberhelman 
Amy Nelson
Kelly Kirk
Erin Dart
Susan Desen
Tina Gorman
Hillary White
Pat Towles
Mary Jane Johnson
JoAnn Abbington
Sue Moon  ( Sue's Read it  Again Books in Oak Grove, MO)
 

 

 If anyone other then someone listed here  requests a donation in our name we would really appreciate you letting us know! 
 
The above  lists are the  ONLY   people allowed to  collect  donations for  US TROOP SUPPORT.  All monetary donations  should be made  payable to  US TROOP SUPPORT and mailed to     USTS  ( US TROOP SUPPORT  )     PO BOX   782 Blue Springs, Mo 64013, or  given to one of our board members or volunteers. You may  call us to make arrangements to send  donations  of  hard goods to our physical address  or  call for a donation pick up. Under no circumstances should any donations be given to anyone not on the above lists of board members or volunteers, unless it is to a collection site posted on our events page.  
 
The only persons allowed to represent US troop Support at any presentation, meeting or  other function is Board members and volunteers of US TROOP SUPPORT FOUNDATION.    

  Other
 ways to help !
  Malcolm's Gifts   has placed a coupon  on their web site for US TROOP SUPPORT . When anyone purchases items from Malcolm's  gifts and uses the  US TROOP SUPPORT  Coupon code   they will not only recieve 10% off but  Malcom's gifts will also donate 10 %  to US TROOP SUPPORT FOUNDATION ! 
They have some wonderful items  available at  very good prices! Please visit and save and help  our troops at the same time !
 
 
 Remax  Professionals   In Blue Springs, Mo 
Brett Wren from  The Professional  Remax Team  In Blue Springs, Mo  has offered to donate $100 to US Troop Support Foundation  for every referral  that closes.
   So If you or someone you know is looking to purchase a Home , Please  tell Brett  US TROOP SUPPORT sent them..   
 
Our website and contents on this website is  the sole property of  US TROOP SUPPORT FOUNDATION and  is not to be copied without prior written  permission by  US TROOP SUPPORT. 

 

 

How can you help?

 

Below we have a list of items and  collection sites and events  and a variety of ways to help !

 

We are always in need of postage !  Stamps of all denominations are very much appreciated !

 

URGENT REQUEST FROM ARMY UNIT

We have been asked to get some coveralls and  gloves for an Army unit. Here is a portion of the email we recieved   dated 12-28-06

 

"It has been snowing here in Mosul. Imagine that. Snow in Iraq. It's not
cold enough for it to stick though so once again, we are in a mud hole.

Now that we have been here awhile, I have a request to make for my motor
pool guys. I won't go into detail about the Army ordering system, but I
will say that I cannot get coveralls for my guys so they are ruining
their uniforms. Usually the MP guys get coveralls and mechanic gloves as
supplements to the duty day uniform. If possible, can you put out a call
for coveralls and gloves, please? The sizes needed for the coveralls
will be large to XL. I don't have any wimpy mechanics. The gloves they
prefer are called Mechanix."

  If anyone can help us with this request please contact Linda at 816-224-4729.

 

 

 

Jan  1, 2006  on...  til further  notice

 

  US FLAGS NEEDED !!!!

 

We have been asked for US FLAGS  that units can fly and then send back to loved ones to remember  tours.  We are collecting US FLAGS  for these units.  We ask that the flags be new and  large like the kind  you would fly  on your home. We will place them in care packages and mail them to the different units.

 

 We are also selling pocket flags for heroes. These are $5 each and  you can write a note  to send with them  to one of our fighting men or women.  

 

                                        

POSTAGE  JUST WENT UP !

 We send mostly  flat rate boxes. We can place stamps on  the boxes to assist with postage.   The flat rate boxes are  $8.10 each to mail no matter the weight.  We gladly accept stamps of all denominations. You can mail stamps to  US TROOP SUPPORT   PO BOX 782   BLUE SPRINGS, MO  64013 ( THESE ARE ALSO A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION)  

 

                                                                                              

Mail checks for donations to:                               

US Troop Support Foundation

P.O. Box 782

Blue Springs, Missouri 64013

 

You will get a tax deductible receipt in the mail for your records.

 

 

 

If you would like to donate hard goods that the troops have requested please feel free to select from the following lists of items that we do not get much of and have requests for, and mail them to the above PO Box  or  to a physical address  through UPS ( or  other types of delivery.)  Please contact us at 816-224-4729  or toll free at 1-866-393-8787.

 

The following lists have been compiled from previous lists since we have gotten letters from military personnel on how things are changing for them in the middle ease areas and what is now available to them and what is not available or is in limited supply.

 

The guys are adamantly requesting the following items
Under Armour  garments  ( long sleeve and short sleeve due to the variance in weather  night to day  over in Iraq)  ( These items  have been barred from use in the states by most units and are up to  unit  commanders  overseas  for use)  
pepperoni  logs  in vac  packs  ( I sent some and they loved them)
Beef  logs in the vac packs, Tuna  pouches, chicken pouches,  turkey pouches,  lunch to go
Kraft  easy cheese   squirt cans
Bisquit ,  Ritz,  wheat thins, and other snack crackers like this
chunky soup   
tobacco products.... Marlboro   med's , lights, and ultra lights, Newport  Skaol   natural long cut natural straight cut.,   Copenhagen  Snuff, Grizzly and Kodiak   mint , ice and natural,  and  cigars
Lotrizone cream or other anti-fungil creams   for their feet
McNett items  such as  Microfiber towels  ( miliatry colors only)  camo tape,  DeFog for goggles  ( these items we can get at cost from the vendors)
 
 
Special list for hospital  in Iraq / for injured troops

Boxer shorts  size medium and large

t-shirts  ( white  or uniform colors size Med and Lg

pajama bottoms mens  size med and large

draw string bags   8x10,  10x13,   12 x 15,  15 x 18   ( these are approx sizes and can be hand made they are using them to place  hygiene items  and a set of clothing in for troops moving from their hospital to another rehab center or back to the states)

 

A longer list of items we send on a regular basis  follows  below
 

 

        

  Our  Normal list for care packages is as follows ..   Please understand we  get a lot of hygiene items and not so much in snacks and food items.   A bar of soap lasts a month  but a box of cookies  will get shared and be gone in 10 minutes. The mess halls are only open twicw a day from what we are told. The troops are not allowed to take items out of the mess hall. So they depend on care packages  for snacking. When they are in the filed  they have no mess hall available and they depend on MRE's and care packages to eat. So please  think snacks first!

(Note some items are for female troops) 

                                                                                                

Hygiene & Medical items

Bar soap

Shampoo

Body wash

Deodorant with anti perspirant

Foot doctor

Mole skin    ( found in foot  section of Pharmacy area)

Neosporin

Lotizone cream

Eye drops

Tylenol / Advil / Excedrin

Anti-diarrhea medicine

Tums

Moisture drops for mouth

Lotion     (small containers only please)                                                                                                  

Kotex ( Please limit  we only have a handful of females at this time)

Tampax ( we are getting these from several sources so limit this item please)

Shave cream

Triple blade razors and blades or Triple blade or higher disposable (single blades tear up skin due to sand and dirt)

Anti-bacterial soap

Finger nail clippers

Toenail clippers

Tweezers ( good ones please)

Knee braces (BLACK VELCRO TYPE)

Q tips ( travel size please)

Toilet paper   ( soft 2 ply please)

Paper towels

Baby wipes

 

FOOD ITEMS AND SNACKS !

Food  and snack Items  like you would use for camping or a day out with the kids )

Ready to eat - canned or Styrofoam containers of soup and entrees

Chunky soup with pop top cans

Campbell's soups (pop-top or easy open cans)

Pouched chicken (Pouched is easy and cheaper to ship and easier for them to use)

Pouched turkey (Pouched is easy and cheaper to ship and easier for them to use)

Pouched Tuna (Pouched is easy and cheaper to ship and easier for them to use)

Pouched Beef (Pouched is easy and cheaper to ship and easier for them to use)

Canned meats and gravies (entrees)

Lunch to go  kits ( tuna kits)

Spam

Canned hams

Canned ravioli

Canned stew

vac packed meat logs  ( beef logs, pepperoni logs, etc..)

pepperoni in bags ( no refridg needed type)

Canned dips for chips

Peanut butter     (  tubes only please)

Jelly (strawberry and grape is the most popular)  ( NO GLASS JARS PLEASE)

Honey

Apple sauce (in  packs of individual containers)

Cookies ( boxed and soft batch  make it through the mail the best)

 

 Biscotti  (Wafer tube type cookies)   ( available at Walgreens in a can for only 1.00  per can. Vanilla, Choc, Strawberry and Lime)

 

 Microwave popcorn

spices to enhance MRE's

hot sauce (small bottles please)

Snack crackers   wheat thins, trisquits,  etc...

Kraft easy cheese (squirt cans)

Velveeta cheese

Jerky

Dried fruits  ( NO APRICOTS PLEASE)

Fruit roll ups

Fruit snack packs

Canned fruits

Nuts

Pumpkin seeds

Dry powdered milk

Cereal ( the kind  you can eat dry  or with milk  so they can snack on it  dry also)

Dry Drink mixes PRE SWEETENED  with sugar i.e.. Kool-Aid, lemonade, TANG, Gatorade

New singles kool aids  ready to pour into bottled water  and lemonades are   great  too

Cold brew tea bags

Life Savers

Cream Savers

Butterscotch hard candy

M&M's

Reese's Pieces

Granola bars  

        

 Other items      

 

(Note some of these items are listed for Trackers and Tankers )                             

Disposable utensils and dishes

Batteries - AA, AAA, C & D

5 gallon collapsible jugs (found for about $5 in sporting goods section)

BLACK Duct tape (found at Home Depot and Lowes)

Electrical tape

Plastic wire zip ties all sizes

CD's  ( can be used)

DVD's  ( can be used)

Disposable cameras

Portable CD players

Portable DVD players

GPS (Global positioning systems)

2 way radios

Cordless drills (for trackers and mechanics)

Wire wheel drills brushes (for trackers)

Wire brushes (like lg toothbrush type for trackers)

Men's heavy weight Black socks mens  white socks ( most units allow these now  due to foot problems occurring from long periods  with heat.)

Underwear knit boxers and reg. kind for men ( most but not all wear size medium)  Under Armour  products ar preferred  please see  notes on Operation  cool troops

Underwear women's (bikini and reg. Size 5 & 6 most popular.. none larger then size 6 please!)

Cigars

Cigarettes (Marlboro lights and mediums are the most popular but we will send them any brand)

Copenhagen    snuff

Skoal natural long cut

Magazines (new ones  only please)

Hand held games  like  poker, etc.. 

Frisbees

Balls

Air pumps for balls

Journals

Cleaning items

Laundry detergent (they use it to clean equipment also)

Fabric sheets (they use them to keep things smelling better)

Fabreeze (they use to keep odor down)

Air fresheners

Lysol

Sponges with scouring pad on one side

Scouring pads

Windex , fantastic and other like cleaners

Toilet paper ( 2 ply soft)

Paper Towels

Zip lock bags (all sizes needed but gallon and 2 gallon are the most popular to keep sand out)

Trash bags (all sizes we use these and zip locks to pack items for the troops  so we can keep sand out and then they reuse them.)

 

MILITARY EXCHANGE ITEMS

Please purchase these items only from a military exchange! We have had problems with other phone cards not working in some areas. Some items on this list can be found in stores also, however they are NOT uniform and they must be uniform to be used.

SHIP TO SHORE Phone cards

World Wide phone cards

Military socks. OD GREEN and BLACK

OD GREEN, Army Brown, OR TAN T-SHIRTS (SMALL & MED FOR WOMEN AND MEDIUM AND LARGE FOR MEN)

PIN RANK (ALL RANKS - RANK FOR COLLARS - THEIRS GET SCRATCHED AND WORN AND BROKEN AND WE HAVE PROMOTIONS)

AFEES GIFT CARDS TO PURCHASE ITEMS FROM EXCHANGES. SUCH AS UNIFORM REPLACEMENTS AND BOOTS AND OTHER ITEMS REQUESTED BY PERSONNEL AT DIFFERENT TIMES)

MOST OTHER ITEMS ON THE PREVIOUS LISTS ARE LESS EXPENSIVE AT STORES OFF POST.

WE GLADLY ACCEPT GIFT CARDS TO PURCHASE FROM OTHER STORES SUCH AS WALMART, SAM'S, HOME DEPOT, Lowe's, BEST BUY, CIRCUIT CITY, OFFICE DEPOT, OFFICE MAX.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE LISTS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US AT

Afees  Gift cards are  great. We can purchase for them or send them to use at the Px's  over there!

 

 

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