Recruitment care package for chapter
 

My alumnae chapter is sending Recruitment Care Packages to the chapters that we support. We want to include items that will be useful to the women in the chapter. Any suggestions? Here are some things that I've come up with, so far.

Small notepads
pens
air freshener
hand sanitizer
safety pins
peel and stick Velcro
neutral nail polish
nail polish remover wipes
Kleenex
snacks
small bottles of water (for chapters w/in driving distance)
pledge wipes

I feel like I'm overlooking lots of things that could be useful! Thanks for any input.

breath mints!

Not sure how applicable this is to your chapters, but maybe Tide pens? They're nice to have on hand in case of sudden spills, especially if there's anyone wearing white, be it active or PNM!

...yikes, that kinda sounded a little rude. I just mean it in a better-safe-than-sorry way, not in a they're-definitely-going-to-spill way.

How could I forget breath mints???? :) Great idea about the Tide pens, too. I've never used them, I really should try them sometime because it seems like one of my kids is always getting something on me!

In my experience they work really well if you use them right after a spill. :) I was making a last-minute Halloween costume last year and accidentally knocked some Coke on a light purple piece of fabric - yikes! The pen got it all out though.

Oh dear God yes! Our alumni brought us boxes and boxes and by the end of the parties they were keeping me sane. It's kind of gross being crammed into a small space with tons of people!

What about some small packets of nuts. Sometimes the women don't eat properly and with the extreme heat, well... you know the story!

Food seems like a good idea, but so many people are allergic to nuts, you wouldn't want to have someone pass out or worse.

BTW so sweet that you bring these care packages!

Granola bars
Maybe mini combs?
chap stick/lip gloss

What about feminine products? I know, not the most popular suggestion but I bet it might be useful.

Maybe fruit snacks? These gummy cubes made out of real fruit - I can't remember for the life of me what they're actually called - come to mind. They're not especially filling, but they're healthy and a good pick-me-up. :)

These are all great suggestions - keep them coming! I thought that a mix of useful (but not so exciting) items and fun (i.e., nail polish, gummy snacks) would be good. I thought about lipgloss/chapstick previously, then second-guessed myself because I wondered about spreading germs? (Ironic that I even think this because when I was in college I'm sure we shared all of that stuff, and more.)

The mini combs suggestion gave me an idea...those little travel mirrors and travel-size hairspray.

Yes, this is picky, but shouldn't it be "new member wipes"?