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STOCK UP THE BAR BASKET

For your favorite party animal - shot glasses, cork screw, mixers and other bar supplies in an ice bucket, shot glasses, bottle opener, maraschino cherries, cocktail napkins, jar of olives, fancy toothpicks or cocktail umbrellas, bar guide. If you're lucky, maybe he'll invite you over to test them out!

SPECIAL FRIEND GIFT BASKET

Nothing says friendship like a letter telling them why you appreiciate them (leave it unsigned) in a basket with flowers, candies, sweets and cookies, a book that only you would know they would like, scented candles, a book about friendship or poems about friendship, a movie only you would know they would like, popcorn kernals with their favorite spices, anything else that is personal between you and your friend that they would like.

 TRAVELERS GIFT BASKET

Bon Voyage mon Petit!  Provide your world traveler with maps, sunglasses, power strip, quart sized Ziploc bags, duct tape, energy bars, baby wipes, raffia hat & bag (keeps it's shape), Downy wrinkle releaser, moleskin, bandaids, quick drying towel, backpack, luggage lock, plug adapter, eyeglass repair kit, document organizer on a neck cord, small travel umbrella, sleep mask, sunscreen, toothbrush caps, motion relief wristbands, pressure reducing earplugs, inflatable neck rest, sunglasses, mini-book light, auto seat organizer.

LUNCH IS ON ME GIFT BASKET

Owe someone lunch but never have the time to get together?  Show them you care with this long-distance basket.  Gift basket includes big bowls, specialty soups, cheeses, crackers, and other fixings for a truly memorable lunch.  Email us a recent photo and your sentiments and we'll frame and include it so you can have lunch "together".

TAILGAITER BASKET

Fill a basket with a month-at-a-glance calendar with game dates marked, microwave popcorn, a football theme mouse pad, a sweatshirt with a favorite team's logo, a hat with a favorite team's logo, a mini AM/FM radio and binoculars (both for seats in a stadium's nosebleed section), plastic raingear, a VCR tape (for emergencies, like attending weddings).

HOMELESS BASKET

Know someone down on their luck?  Fill a handled plastic tote with these items and they will love it: toothpaste, toothbrush, hot chocolate and mug, small electric water warmer, warm socks, gloves/mittens, knit hat, lighter, freeze dried food packets, small cooking pot, hair brush, scissors, swiss army knife, coffee packets, plastic cutlery, dental floss, antibiotic ointment, small containers of shampoo and sample size soap, space blanket, small amount of money, jerky, sweater or warm lightweight coat, rain poncho. Many people make these up to give to the homeless when they see them on the street.

SOLDIER BASKET

Give a gift that can be used...in a collapseable zippered pouch add these lightweight items: Hard candies, trail mix, fruit mix, roasted nuts, beanie babies (to hand out to local kids), Coffee, powdered drink mix, foil pouches of tuna/chicken, snack foods, dry soup, caffeniated gum, microwave popcorn, hand sanitizer (travel size), baby wipes (travel size), shampoo, tissues, sunblock, bug spray, toothpaste, brushes, and floss, breath mints, cough drops, baby powder, lip balm, moleskin, insole cushions, tylenol/aspirin/advil packets, Visine, vitamins, bandaids, feminine hygene products, nail files, hand & body lotion, disposable razors, shaving cream in TUBES, combs, brushes, hair gel, body wash, batteries, iTunes gift cards, thumb drives, pens and pencils, stationery & envelopes, small craft kits, puzzle books, yo-yos, dominoes, cards, small board games, small dart boards, nerf balls, small flashlights, black or green duct tape, fly swatters, mosquito netting, bug repellant (no aerosol cans), generic sunglasses (no mirrored types, in black), small heaters and fans, alarm clocks - battery operated, phone cards, black socks...more ideasa go to give2thetroops.org/items.htm

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