Keystone Soldiers is proud to welcome our new drop off location in Frederick, MD.! Cheri Thompson did a super job of introducing Keystone Soldiers to the community and we cannot thank Gene of Frederick Nissan enough for the car show and all he did to make this event a HUGE success.

We will be adding Cheri's contact information to the drop off locations on the front page. Anyone in Maryland, as well as south central Pennsylvania can contact Cheryl Thompson at 240-446-4038 for an appointment to deliver items to her for shipping to our troops.

Here is the link to the article posted on Frederick.com: http://frederick.com/Keystone_Solders-a-332.html. I hope to get some of the video clips on our website but in the meantime you can watch the video and view the photos there.

I am waiting for the list of sponsors so we can thank each and every one!

It was a beautiful day in spite of the heat and we got to meet so many wonderful people. It was heartwarming to see one of the troops who had received our care packages AND the father of one of the female troops who we supported when she was deployed! THANK YOU! to our PA volunteers who made the trip to help. Stacey, Karen and Jim did a super job manning our booth. THANK YOU! to the legion of volunteers from Frederick who set up, cooked food, staffed the booths, sold tickets and made this day very special!

Registered users can login and view the new photo album in the Media Gallery! We have about 35 pictures that Jim took of the event and he even got some of the drifting burnout competition! If anyone else has pictures they would like included in the album please send me an email and I will send you instructions and the access to upload them.

~Lordzmom

Current Wish List for Care Packages:

This list is current and updated on July 12th, 2008. Our packages go to all branches of the military and to locations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Korea and any other troops who request support from home. All items are sorted and packed according to the requests we get directly from the troops or their families. Our mailing address is posted at the top of the page. Please use the street address ONLY for shipping via UPS, FedEx, DHL or common carrier! For all mail and packages via USPS you must use the Fleetwood post office box.

• *Sunscreen and insect repellent
• Chap Stick with sunscreen, Carmex, Blistex
• **Body wash mens and ladies
• Shampoo - mens and ladies
• Deodorant
• *Foot Powder and foot cream for athlete's foot
• Odor Eaters (for boots), Dr. Scholl's foot pads, blister pads
• Hand Sanitizer - small size bottles to carry with them
• Shave cream – non-aerosol only and good razors
• *Cold drink mixes – Gatorade, Crystal Lite, Kool Aid or the individual flavor straws you add to bottled water
• Ground Coffee (not instant)
• *Power Bars, cereal bars, trail mix and healthy snacks
• Ramen Noodle packs or instant cup-of-soup
• *Slim Jims
• *Beef or Turkey Jerky
• *Microwave Popcorn
• Granola Bars
• Sunflower Seeds & Nuts
• Individual snacks like chips, crackers, cookies, cheese/cracker kits
• *Peanut Butter & Jelly – small size plastic jars please
• Small sewing kits and manicure kits
• Mens and Ladies underwear in sizes Small, Med, Large
• New or used game systems like PS2 or Xbox
• Video games for the systems above or small hand-held games
• **CDs and DVDs - New or used are fine. Current releases are appreciated
• Air fresheners, fly strips and room deodorizers - non aerosol
• *AT&T Global Pre-Paid Calling Cards (available at Sam’s Club or www.aafes.com)
• Money for shipping costs.

You can print this list to share with others or take shopping with you by clicking the link at the top of the article! You are welcome to print as many copies as you like so please pass them on to others who are interested in supporting our troops.

Please do not send any more cans of vegetables or outdated food items. They cost a lot to throw away. We do NOT need any more books right now. Please consider sending underwear or DVDs instead. We are currently out of stock on jerky, slim jims, sunscreen, and shampoo.

****Monetary donations are needed to help us ship the care packages. This is always our biggest need by far. Shipping costs have increased and we really need to be able to get the packages out every week. We ship Wednesday and Saturday and are currently sending 50 to 200 boxes every week. The troops are counting on us.

Keep reading....lots more info.....

Don't forget.....We are still working on the website rebuild so keep checking back with us. We still have almost 4,000 photos to upload. We will also be putting back a lot of our articles from the old site. We are working as fast as we can without compromising troop support.

Thanks for your patience!
~Lordzmom