Military Donation Drive

Military Donation Drive

Milkmen fans can donate items at the gate when they arrive, we'll also take letters from kids that will be sent to active military personnel.


Donation Suggestions from Healing Warrior Hearts:

  • Journals (books with blank paper)
  • Can cozies
  • Thank you cards from school kids
  • Travel mugs
  • Paper products (plates, paper bowls, paper cups, toilet paper, paper towels, kleenex/facial tissue)
  • Herbal teas, hot chocolate, powdered creamers (any flavor)
  • Coffee (not instant)
  • Office supplies (easel paper, markers, art supplies like paints, glitter, small decorative items)
  • Non-perishable food items (snack-size items - trail mix, granola bars, chips, crackers, nuts, etc; soup mixes - for the meals we serve during the retreat, soup in cans, black olives, garbanzo beans)
  • Candies - individually wrapped, regular and sugar free, snack size candy bars
  • Cookies - small snack packs and larger packages
  • Liquid hand soap
  • Gift cards for Office Depot, Pick n Save, Meijer, Festival Foods
  • Bottled water

General Donation Items:


Food Items that can be donated:

  • Individual packages of protein powder
  • Individual packets of: jelly, mayo, pickle relish, sugar, sweetener, creamer
  • Canned Fruit (16 oz or less, no glass, no plastic)
  • Individual Cold Drink Mix Single Packets (mix only, no bottles)
  • Peanut Butter (28 oz or less-no glass)
  • Canned soup or chili-Ready to Eat (16 oz or less, no glass, no condensed soup)
  • Individual Hot Drinks: Coffee Singles (no K-cups)
  • Beef Jerky/Slim Jim
  • Microwave Popcorn
  • Ramen Noodles
  • Individual serving sized bagged/boxed cereal
  • Dehydrated, baked or freeze dried fruit
  • Pancake On The Go (individual serving of pancake mix 2.11 oz cup) 

Non-Food Items:

  • Foot Powder 
  • Toilet Paper
  • Anti-itch cream
  • Body Lotion (12 oz or less)
  • Eye Drops 
  • Men's 3-in-1 Shampoo, Conditioner, Body Wash
  • Men's Shaving cream / gel (non-aerosol only)
  • Women's Shaving cream (non-aerosol only)
  • Mouthwash (17 oz or smaller) 
  • Toothpaste 
  • Vitamin C Drops 
  • Nasal Spray 
  • Bandages
  • Neosporin cream
  • Sunscreen 30 SPF or higher (16 oz or less--non aerosol only)
  • Dryer sheets
  • Snack size and Sandwich size zipper bags
  • Individually wrapped santizing Handi Wipes