Treats for Troops

We don't exchange gifts at school, but I do like for the students to participate in a project each year to make the holidays brighter for someone else. In the past we have made cards for the patients of St. Jude's hospital and collected toiletries for the local shelter. This year our project is called "Treats for Troops". We will be collecting items and placing them under our Christmas tree until we send them to a group of troops. We will collect until December 9. The students will decorate "gift bags" that will eventually contain the treats. You can view a full article of troop requests at http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/57538/care_packages_for_soldiers_in_iraq.html?cat=23 Please participate if you can.
(As some of you know, my brother-in-law was recently deployed. These treats will NOT be sent to him. The treats we collect will be sent to different troops in a different location.)