Donation box at Office of Legal Affairs

UTSA offices sponsor gift drive for staff in military

(Nov. 4, 2004)--The UTSA Office of Legal Affairs and the Office of Institutional Diversity are observing the 2004 holidays by honoring UTSA staff members in the military who are deployed overseas or stateside and who will not be home this holiday season.

To brighten the holidays and show appreciation for those serving our country, UTSA community members are encouraged to contribute at least three items from the list below.

Because of the time involved to receive packages in Iraq, the deadline for donations is Wednesday, Nov. 17.

The collection box is located in the Office of Legal Affairs, John Peace Library Building Room 4.04.08, the former Office of the President.

For more information or to have your donations picked up, call (210) 458-4105.

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Suggested donation items

Personal care items

Foot/body powder (Gold Bond)
Baby wipes (large, soft packs)
Dental floss
Emery boards/nail clippers
Eye drops (non-medicated)
Facial tissues in packets
Hand sanitizers (such as Purell)
Lip balm (Chapstick, Blistex)
Disposable razors
Tooth brushes, toothpaste
Bath gel
Mole skin blister packs

Food/Snack items

Cold drink mixes (powdered, pre-sweetened)
Hot drink mixes (individual packets)
Summer sausage, jerky (not pork)
Multi- or individual-pack snack crackers, cookies, snack cakes, fruit roll-ups
Candy (Sweet Tarts, mints, hard candies, M&Ms, Lifesavers, Starbursts)
Chewing gum (regular, sugar-free)
Popcorn (microwave, Cracker Jack)

Miscellaneous items

Disposable cameras
Phone cards (AT&T only)
Letters and cards of support
White tube socks
DVDs, CDs