Care Package Ideas

Care Package Needs in Kalskag:
Shelly Blocker
P.O. Box 15
Lower Kalskag, AK 99626

Most things can be sent in a Flat rate priority box (large is $15.45 to ship) or other boxes parcel post (it gets here close to the same as priority because it has to be flown in)

Here are a few suggestions – maybe you can think of other things to add

Ministry Needs  (I have several people stopping by daily)

Coffee (Costco or similar seems to be a favorite)
Coffee filters
Creamer (flavored small containers, or powder)
Herbal Tea
Hot Cocoa
Raw sugar packets
Cookies (I can freeze them and have them on hand all the time)
Wrapped candies (salt water taffy, mini snack size, like hershey’s or choc. Kisses etc, my personal favorites are mint kisses) They will be real cheap after Halloween
Coffee
Small paper plates or pretty napkins or holiday napkins
Fruit snacks
Nuts (cashews or almonds are a favorite)
Goldfish packets
Microwave popcorn
Crystal Light
Brownie mix
Cake mixes & frosting
Did I mention Coffee?
Bible I can give out if needed
Tracts
Composition notebooks (to use for journals that I can give away)
Knit gloves or socks I can give away or knit hats – there is no place to buy these things in the village
Lip balm

Oh, yeah... coffee (everyone drinks it around here and they believe they will convert me! At least I can have it for them.  I’ll stick with hot cocoa, tea or sugar free cider packets)

Office supplies

List paper
Pens
Highlighter
Paper clips
Copy paper to put in printer
HP 920 (xl) ink cartridges (3 colors/black)
Staples
Batteries, AAA, AA, D, C
Sticky note pads

Cleaning supplies or bathroom supplies

Lysol
Hand Sanitizer
Hand wipes or disinfectant wipes
Paper towels
Toilet paper (even if you stuff in 1 roll into the box)
Hand soap (I like Bath & body Works anti-bacterial hand soaps and hand sanitizer)
Airborne
Zicam dissolvable tablets (orange)
bandaids

Consumable Food Supplies

Tomato Paste/Sauce
Spaghetti Sauce
Noodles
Seasoning packets: taco, Italian, fried rice, burrito, enchilada, other seasonings for rice dishes, sloppy joe, shake & bake, gravy, active yeast, chili mix
Jello or pudding boxes
Mac & cheese box
Bisquick mix
Muffin mix (just add water may be best)
Pizza crust mix
Dry soup mixes
Chex snack mix
Chewy granola bars
Trail mix/fruit & nut mix
Vitamin C
Gummi multi vitamins (costco)
Dinner in a box: Send a dinner & desert I can make (probably non-perishable items, I can find meat, eggs or other perishable things here). 
We have a potluck every Sunday after church, so ideas and recipes and basic ingredients to share a meat-less side. Ground beef is $8/lb.  Other people bring the moose roasts, salmon or beaver meat dishes

Other ideas

Your Pastor’s Sermon recording on CD’s or mp3’s on cd
Amazon gift cards or online credit (I can order just about anything and get free shipping)
Music: I love Jesus culture or contemporary Christian, or a CD of your worship service
Scentsy wax (I lean toward flowery smells or cooking smells like cinnamon rolls although I like the DUKE scent)
List of websites or blogs you like (I don’t have time to research)
Letters & encouraging notes, even a newspaper to keep up on what is going on outside
LED light in case power goes out

Thank you for thinking of me and Kalskag Eskimos!