For Immediate Release:
October
24, 2018
Monmouth County
Runs Donation Drive for the
Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund
The Donation Drive lasts Tuesday,
October 23 to Thursday, November 15
FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County is
running a donation drive, spearheaded by Freeholder Deputy Director
Lillian Burry, to support the Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, II Memorial Fund, a local organization that provides support to
improve the morale and welfare of members of all branches of the U.S. Armed
Forces as well as their families. The drive begins on
Tuesday, October 23 and ends on Thursday, November 15.
“I am always proud to partner with
the Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund – an extraordinary organization
that supports our troops,” said Deputy Director Freeholder Lillian G. Burry.
“The supplies that our Monmouth County residents collect will help brighten the
holidays and express our deepest gratitude to the men and women in our armed
forces who sacrifice so much to protect us.”
Collection boxes, where donations
can be dropped, have been set up at several Monmouth County buildings,
including: the County’s Agricultural Building; Hall of Records; Human Services
Building; Health Department; Library Headquarters and the Eastern Branch
Library. Donations are also being collected at the Colts Neck Library, Marine
Academy of Science and Technology High School and Colts Neck High School.
The Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II
Memorial Fund was founded in 2006 to honor the life and memory of Lt. Dennis W.
Zilinski, who was one of four American soldiers killed by a roadside
bomb during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq on Nov. 12, 2005. The officer grew
up in Middletown.
The drive is collecting food,
drinks, snacks, personal care items and more. Supplies will be assembled into
bags with handwritten notes of gratitude and distributed to military members on
foreign soil in time for the holidays. Here is a full list of the donation
items that are being collected:
Food, Drinks and Snacks:
- Tuna
meals in foil pouches
- Granola
and protein bars
- Trail
mix, cashews, peanuts, mixed nuts, dried cranberries, raisins, dried
apricots and other dried fruits
- Slim
Jims
- Beef
jerky
- Gatorade
powder mix (odd colors preferred)
- V8
Energy drinks
- 5-hour
Energy
- Sneaky
Pete’s Outstanding Beverages (healthy oat-based drink)
- Cereal
in individual packs or boxes
- Lipton
Tea, honey sticks, Crystal Light powder, etc. for water bottles
- Ritz
crackers, peanut butter crackers
- Sheila
G’s Brownie Brittle
- Cup
soups
- Skippy
natural peanut butter
- Condiments
and hot sauces of all kinds
- Gum
(both sugarless and regular; bubble gum)
- Candy
(Twizzlers, Sour Patch Kids, Mike and Ikes, Swedish Fish, etc.)
- Cookies
(Oreos, Nilla Wafers, Girl Scout cookies, etc.)
- Goldfish
(all flavors)
- Pretzels
- Lifesavers
in individual wrappers in bags
- Premium
coffee (Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, Folgers, K-Cups)
- Coffeemate,
Splenda, sugar packets, non-refrigerated half and half Pastries
(Entenmann’s crumb cake, Tastykake butterscotch krimpets, Devil dogs,
Little Debbies, etc.)
Personal
Care:
- Scope
or Listerine mouthwash
- AXE
deodorant, shampoo and body wash
- Dove
men deodorant, shampoo and body wash
- Dove
deodorant, shampoo and body wash for women (premium brands only)
- Hand
sanitizer
- Gold
Bond foot powder
- Lip
balm
- Ibuprofen
- Anti-diarrheal
pills
- Dental
floss
- Premium razors and cartridges
(name brand preferred)
- Edge or Gillette Shaving Gel
(no shaving cream – aerosols prohibited to ship)
- Vaseline intensive care lotion
for dry skin
- White socks
- Sports bra in assorted sizes
- White undershirts in assorted
sizes
- Underwear in assorted sizes
Other:
- Post-it notes
- Thank you cards and envelopes
- Magazines (Sports, hunting,
car, fitness, people, etc. – no news magazines)
- Puzzle books (Sudoku,
crossword, etc.)
- Comic books
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