The mailbox contained:
- April 28, 2008 issue of Newsweek (The Martyr Factory – Why on Lybian city became a pipeline for suicide bombers in Iraq)
- April 28-May 5, 2008 issue of U.S. News & World Report (Why America Needs an Energy Diet (and So Do You))
- Spring 2008 issue of The Wilson Quarterly (Backbone – Infrastructure for America’s Future)
- April 2008 issue of Sound & Vision (Flat-Panel Miracle – The Technology In Sony’s New Little OLED Could Be TV’s Next Big Thing)
- May/June 2008 issue of National Geographic Traveler (50 Unforgettable Experiences – 3rd Annual Special Tours of a Lifetime)
- May/June 2008 issue of Sierra (Shooting Rapids – Action photographers spill their secrets)
- May/June 2008 issue of Audubon (Sink or Swim – Another Assault on the Arctic and How You Can Help Stop It)
- Spring-Summer 2008 Boy Scouts of America Adventure Catalog
- A Microchip Technology Masters Event Guide
- A subscription offer from Popular Science
- An offer from the Academy of American Poets
- Information about the Burger King Kids Club
- A Cub Scout Day Camp Brochure