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I got a firm-wide e-mail message today letting us know that our service men and women are lacking basic supplies, and frankly, it made me a little verklempt (which sort of surprises me, but I don't really know why). Anyway, I went out to the local Duane Reade and bought a bunch of stuff.

If anyone else in the area (midtown- NYC) would like to donate stuff, pm me, and we can arrange a secret drop-off (in keeping with the miltary motif).

Here's the message (redacted, a la The Starbucks Papers -- to protect my paper-thin anonymity):

• As you may be aware, a number of [our] employees are currently on active duty in the Middle East. We have heard from some of the service men and women that some of the everyday items that we all take for granted are not available to our soldiers. In response to this need, [we] will be collecting basic toiletries and non-perishable snacks and candy and shipping them directly to our employees in the Middle East who will arrange for distribution to the service men and women in their units. The details of our drive are as follows:
  
  WHEN: April 1 - April 16
  
  WHERE: [top secret location]
  
  WHAT:
  
  Toiletries: sun-block, lotion, tooth paste and tooth brushes, soap, antibacterial hand cleaner, lip balm, stick deodorant (no aerosol cans), disposable razors, shaving cream, liquid soap, body wash, facial and hand wipes, toilet paper
  
  Miscellaneous: AA batteries, black or green socks, inexpensive sun glasses, Ziploc bags, books and magazines (no religious or adult content), envelopes, telephone calling cards, pens, pencils, stationery.
  
  Food: cookies, candy, chips, beef jerky, hot chocolate packs, coffee packets, sweetened Kool Aid envelopes, tuna packets, crackers, juice boxes.
  
  
  Please do not donate alcoholic beverages or materials used to produce alcoholic beverages (i.e., distilling material, hops, malts, yeast, etc.), fruits, glass items, aerosol items, pork or pork by-products, materials depicting nude or seminude persons, cards, film, horror comics, donations containing religious materials contrary to the Islamic faith.
  
  Please show your support of our troops by making a donation. If you have any questions about the drive please call [Agent Orange], in Human Resources at xxxxxx.