Operation Christmas HAMB II Drop Off Points

Suggested Items To Donate:

Drop Off Deadline: 30 November 09 for Illinois. Check with your local drop off for their deadlines.


-car magazines (No Good Guys Gazettes. They are too large for the boxes)
-T-Shirt's
-DVD's
-Shaving cream
-Tooth Brushes
-Tooth Paste
-Mouthwash in a plastic container
-Floss
-Chap Stick
-Deodorant/Antiperspirant
-Combs
-Powdered Drink Mix
-Disposable Razors
-Gum
-Eye drops
-Ear drops
-Bug Spray (OFF Deep Woods towelettes)
-Toilet paper (single rolls or travel size)


Food, Snack items
-Tuna, Vienna sausages, sardines, etc (small cans)
-Dry powder drink mixes (small or individual)
-Jelly (small/no glass)
-Any type small can goods
-Tea bags (all varieties), coffee packs/bags (individual)
-Fruit snacks (Roll-ups, raisins, dried fruits (small) etc.)
-Peanuts, trail mix, etc (small packs)
-And last but not least because there is NEVER enough:
-Slim Jims/Beef Jerky

Georgia:

Todd Turner
100 Gawin Dr.
Warner Robins, Ga. 31093
478-954-0531

Illinois:

Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle
59 Factory Rd.
Addison, IL 60101
630.458.0808

To donate Funds for shipping, makes CHECK payable to TBH187ALA and mail to:

Packages Abroad Project
The American Legion
C/o Pam Bertolani
310 W. Butterfield Rd.
Elmhurst, IL 60126

Indiana:

Aaron (Skunk Works)
1313 Peachtree Dr.
Valparaiso, IN 46383
219.476.6599

Kansas:

adamshumard
Adam Shumard
1225 St Paul
Wichita Ks 67203
620-937-2159

Call to schedule a drop off.

Mass:

CHOPSHOP
Chop-Shop Customs
235 D Salem St, Woburn MA 01803
781-939-5660


Missouri:

Mosterflake
steve bailey
7 fawnwood dr
st louis, mo 63128
314-416-8879

i work at fedex, i can take stuff there, too

fedex express
6951 n hanley rd
hazelwood, mo 63042
314-521-0327 ext 5
mon-fri 0630-1500

Ohio:

Megan (ChevyGirlRox)
320 Market Ave S
Lower Level
Canton, OH 44702
330.453.8900

Penna:

HOILER AUTO REPAIR
2600 DOROTHY ST
HATBORO PA 19040
IF NO ONE AROUND LEAVE PACKAGES UNDER BENCH

Texas:

Office - for day time drops
Kirk Estes
Hirose Electric USA
1701 N. Greenville
Suite 817
Richardson, TX 75081

Home - for evening drops folks can call my cell phone and we can make arrangements. 972-670-1433

 

What's the deadline, and can we bring stuff to the Pileup?

 

i'll be glad to accept STL area stuff, i'll get it boxed up and shippped to wherever it needs to go...

 

What about Phone Cards? - What type?

40 years ago - I had 4 different people shipping me the big display boxes of Slim Jim's

 

Don't know the answer to that, but I'll find out.

 

For all you North Texas guys, I will be at Manifolds on Main and will be accepting drop offs there. I will at least have a sign so you can find me along with my Black 48 Plymouth Coupe.

 

What about maxium and stuff mags. They are "mens" mags with no nudity. I have like 4 years of them in boxes in my garage I've been keeping to get them to the troops somehow. A buddy of mine spent 3 tours and said that they were very popular.

 

Hey Kevin,
If we aren't close enough to drop off a donation, is there an address we can mail directly to or can we make a cash donation for something to be bought?

 

you can send it to the closet drop off point-zombie hot rod sent dvds and t-shirts to me last year

 

I can be a CA drop off let me know?

 

If you want to send the troops phone cards, I always used International cards when my husband was in Iraq and if you have access to AAFES you can get them the cheapest there.

 

is there anyone in the denver metro area going to do a pickup?? I ahve a few hot vw mags and i can come up with some other goods if there is....

Mike Bourg

 

Bigdaddy,

I'd definitely like to make a SoCal drop off.

 

I may also add that car show Ts might be cool to give as well- providing they are in new condition .


Id be glad to add my shop as a location for drop off too if you want one in New England.

 

I'd help out here in Wichita if thats cool. Let me know where it has to go. PM me the details.

 

Everyone! You need to PM me your contact information for me to add you.

HAMB Name
Place Name
Address
Telephone Number

 

Anyone coming to the Hunnert Car Pile-Up can bring items from the list at the top of this thread and put them in the box at the Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle booth. They will be located where they have been the past few years - the first booth outside the main vendor building, look for this display:




Most of us take so much for granted in this great country. Please support our troops this Christmas. I hope we can fill the box to overflowing, twice over!

 

anyone in east TN, i need a drop off point

 

And I swear to have pictures this year! I dropped the ball, and didn't get the pics till around June....I still have them, jsut a bit out of season. Was gonna wait till the ball started rolling again.. I suck again.

 

I'd help ya with a So.Cal. Drop off place. Maybe we can get Jim from socal LA or Troy from Hollywood Hotrods. I'll get with both to see if they will help.

 

Please no magazines of this type. Believe me, there are enough over there. And they get circulated. Hot Rod and Custom type magazines only please.

 

Although I'm not trying to limit the drop off sites or anything, but I'd rather not have SoCal be a drop off. I would be very afraid it would become some kind of commercial deal or something, and lose the HAMBers helping HAMBers/Soldiers vibe. I don't know. Thoughts?

Last year Jimmy White was the drop off. Let me get a hold of him and see if he wants to do this again.

-Ray Gun out.

 

Please dont send combs. We dont have enough hair to need them.

 

Just sent a package of magazines from Canada.

 

Dirk, um, I assume by SF you mean Security Forces, right? (No offense Kevin! haha)

You're taking the thread out of context. This is a HOT ROD DRIVEN event. Mom and dad can send the cookies. We send the CAR RELATED goods...

you kinda killed this thread man.

 

Dirk35, thanks for the real scoop on what what to send the folks over there and what not to send. As an old Cav scout I can well remember how much we appreciated the care packages from the world. There guys out there today who if they saw my grandmothers name in print would automatically think "cookies". Packages from my grandmother or her best friend who was like a third grandmother to me were usually guarded by my squad mates until I got back so they could get a share of the goodies.
Sent you a pm. Save it, The info will tell why.
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In Iraq we have Spaware phones and internet. Service is cheap as hell in comparison to phone cards. I don't recommend phone cards because you don't get your moneys worth with AT&T. VFW, USO and other groups are always handing them out anyway. I have 3 cards in my wallet now from the last deployment. Use the cash for other goodies. It would be better spent.

 

Sorry Im a thread killer. Just honestly just trying to help people not to buy stuff that wouldnt be appreicated. I always feel a little sad (well, no fuck it, it makes me a little sick)inside when some of the guys open a package and dont appreicate items sent (their young and just joking) cause someone just followed the list.

I edited my post since I cannot inject tone and inflection in the type.

Oh yeah, by SF, I mean Special Forces, the dudes the roll up the bad guys in the dead of the night and do not have to stick to 670-1....shorts with boots, beards, long hair, and badass.

Rob, thank you for the PM. Ill keep my eyes open.

 

It's ok Jesse, I knew what he meant. If he'd have been talking about us, he would have said, "SO", and no one says that. AFSOC!

 

I know what you mean, that is why I just send car stuff, and let mom and dad, and the VFW send the other stuff. I see way too much of that stuff get tossed in the trash.