The mailbox contained:
- Summer 2008 issue of do it yourself (How to Paint Anything)
- Summer 2008 issue of Nature Conservancy (Counting On Crabs – Volunteers Rally To Save A Living Fossil)
- June/July 2008 issue of Mother Earth News (7 Ways to Make Easy, No-Dig Garden Beds)
- June 2008 issue of Sojourners (Making Their Mark – Young Christians are finding new ways to connect their faith to action. The church, and the world, will never be the same.)
- May 23, 2008 issue of The Christian Science Monitor (World’s top envoy entreats Burma – U.N. Chief Ban Ki Moon entered the nation Thursday and hopes to meet its top leader today.)
- June 2008 issue of Boys’ Life (Grand Champs! Scouts conquer the canyon by rock and by rapid.)
- June/July 2008 issue of domino (refresh your home!)
- A 2008 Shelby Hamfest Brochure
- An offer from Columbia House
- An offer from Verizon
- An advertisement from JCPenney
- An advertisement for “Newspaper, Pennies, Cardboard, and Eggs – For Growing a Better Garden”
- Coupons form Home Depot
- A Dharma Crafts Catalog
- A plea from Amnesty International
- A plea from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- A plea from the Arbor Day Foundation
- A plea from The Trust For Public Land