Auto spa to collect gifts this weekend for soldiers overseas

Chester — The Hambletonian Auto Spa will be collecting gifts this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9 and 10, to send to a troop of Marines in Iraq. In exchange for each donation, the Auto Spa will take $2 off any full-service car wash. Gifts should be unwrapped. The list of suggested items is as follows: • Food: individual packets of hot chocolate, powder drinks like gatorade or crystal light, Ramen noodles, beef jerky, instant oatmeal, homemade cookies, tuna-lunch to go packets, hard candy, nuts, sunflower seeds, trailmix, crackers, vacuum packed cans of chips, meal replacement drinks like ensure, breakfast bars, gum, MRE seasonings like Mrs. Dash, hot sauce, tabasco, etc. • Personal needs: Shaving cream, razors, small packs of soap, shampoo, unscented lotions, deodorants, suncreens, toothpaste, brushes and floss, unscented baby wipes and tissues (smaller packs work best), throat lozenges, eyedrops, lip balm, Q-tips, pain relievers (Tylenol, aspirin, Motrin) • Additional Items: green/black boot socks, brown T-shirts, D or AA batteries, magazines, stationery supplies, paperback books, disposable cameras, word game books, comics, large zip lock bags, prepaid phone cards, and “love items” (kids artwork/pictures, letters, cards — anything to remind the soldiers of Christmas at home) These items will be included in care packages to be sent to troops outside Fallujah . The Hambletonian Auto Spa is located at 1 Bryle Place in Chester, just off Route 17 at Chester Exit 126 at 17M. For more information call 469-3007.