Between the Buns - We're Donating 10% To Our Troops

Buns Boxes for Our Local Soldiers

July 5, 2011

On July 5 Between the Buns will donate 10% of our food sales to a fund which will be used by USO Indiana to make Care Packages for our local military servicemen/women!

Just dine in or carryout at any Michiana Between the Buns location and you'll be helping.

USO Indiana is 100% locally funded by corporations, companies, individuals, and civic groups making donations directly to them. Please visit www.uso.org/indiana for more information.

USO Indiana Quick Facts:

Mission: Our Mission is to provide morale, welfare and recreation-type services to our men and women in uniform and their families.

Vision: Our Vision is to provide the best possible services available to the uniformed service men and women including their families within the State of Indiana.

Guests are also able to donate items or cash.

Below is a list of commonly needed items for our military service people. Thank you in advance for dining with us and helping make a soldier's day become a better day!

Below is a list of the items you can donate to the boxes we will be making if you'd like to help.

PERSONAL CARE ITEMS

Travel Sizes Only, No Aerosols, and Nothing That Will Melt

Troops have little storage and must carry 50 lb + in gear.
The smaller the items the better. THINK CAMPING!

Baby Wipes
(Used for bathing in lieu of showers)

Laundry Soap
(Small Single-Load Packs, Trial Sizes, or 'Tablets')

Liquid, Bar, or Waterless Soap

Shampoo, Conditioner

Lotion
(Tube Only)
(For rough, dry skin)

Sunblock, Aloe Vera

Hand Sanitizer

Liquid Body Wash
(Used also for shaving)

Deodorant
(Roll-On or Gel Only)

Shaving Cream
(Non-Aerosol Only)

Eye Drops
(Relieves irritation from sand)

Saline Spray/Drops
(Sensitive nasal passages)

Kleenex
(Individual Packs)

Toilet Paper
(1” x 4”)

Q-Tips
(Travel Packs)
(Used to clean ears and guns)

Feminine Hygiene Products, Tampax

Disposable Razors
(2-5 Pack)

Baby Powder, Foot Powder
(Used on body and in boots to keep dry)

Dr. Scholls Moleskin
(Pads for sore feet)

Blistex, Vaseline, Carmex
(Squeeze Tube)

Toothpaste, Toothbrush

Mouthwash

Dental Floss/Picks

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

MAG Lite (Flashlight), Bulbs and Batteries

Insect Repellent (Deet)
(Pump Action or Towelettes)

Hand Warmers

Writing Paper, Envelopes, Pens

Games and Puzzles (Hand Held)

DVD’s and CD’s
(Movies and Music)

Hand/Foot Warmers

FOOD ITEMS

Travel Sizes Only, No Aerosols, No Pork,
and Nothing That Will Melt

PLEASE WATCH FOR FOOD EXPIRATION DATES AS
WE CAN NOT SEND FOOD ITEMS THAT HAVE EXPIRED DATES

Chips - Doritos, Pringles, Corn and Potato Snacks
(2-3 oz. Plastic Containers or Individual Snack Packs)

Dips
(9 oz. Plastic Containers or Cans)

Trail Mix, Poppycock, Butter Toffee (Popcorn)
(7-8 oz. Snack Packs)

Crackers, Cookies, Power Bars
(12 oz. or Individual Snack Packs)
(Cheese and Crackers, Peanut Butter and Crackers)

Cereal
(Individual Boxes or Plastic Cups)

Cheese
(Plastic Squeeze Container)

Fruit and Nuts
(6-8 oz. Dried or Canned Snack Packs)
Apricots, Bananas, Cherries, Mixed Fruit,
Peaches, Pineapple, Rasins)

Pudding, Jell-O
(Squeeze Tube or Snack Packs)

Soups
(15 oz. Plastic Containers)
(Campbell’s Soup at Hand)

Lasagna, Ravioli, Spaghetti, Mac & Cheese, Chili,
Beef Stew, Chicken n’ Dumplins, Noodles & Chicken
(7-15 oz. Plastic Containers)
(Chef Boyardee/Nalleys)

Chicken, Turkey, Salmon, Tuna
(7 oz. Easy Open Packs)
(Chicken of the Sea/Bumble Bee)

Tea, Coffee, Hot Chocolate,
Apple Cider, Powdered Drinks
(Individual Servings)
(Chrystal Light, Kool Aid, Country Time, Smuckers, Capri Sun)

Spices
(Sweet, Sour, Spicy, etc. - Tabasco, Season Salt)
Sugar (Packs) and Creamers)
(MRE’s – (Meals Ready to Eat)
become bland (boring) over time and need flavoring)

Gum, Lifesavers, Hard Candy