The Patriot Woodworkers with Operation Ward 57 Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family for the Holidays - 2019 (WINNERS ANNOUNCED)

[John Morris]

Random Draw Recipients

We'd like to congratulate the following recipients of the items contributed by our fabulous sponsors.

We also want to thank all who participated in this wonderful project, we raised more than our goal, and our adopted family is set up for a wonderful Christmas morning, thanks to you all!

 

And, a hearty congratulations to the winners of the machinery and tools donated by Laguna Tools, Woodcraft Supply, and Easy Wood Tools, we can't thank them enough. Please, each recipient, contact me via messenger and leave your shipping address, thank you all once again!

 

• Al Berube @Al B - Laguna 14/12 Band Saw
• Cliff Rohrabacher @Cliff - Easy Wood Hollowing Tools
• Peter Tomlinson @p_toad - Wood River No.4 Hand Plane
• Michael Curtis @Woodbutcherbynight - Wood River Block Plane

 

Introduction

Every year The Patriot Woodworker's adopt a Wounded Warrior or Gold Star family for Christmas. We do this through a great veterans support organization named Operation Ward 57. The Patriot Woodworker's submit an application to Ward 57 to be accepted to receive our family for Christmas, and each year we are chosen to participate. And each year, our sponsors donate wonderful items for us to giveaway for this cause. We use 100 percent of your contributions to purchase gifts for the kids, and a Christmas dinner for the family and to fund related project expenses such as shipping fees for gifts.

 

 

Our Mission 
We need your help to accumulate funds for our Wounded Warrior adopted family, who has given much to our nation in physical and emotional sacrifice and much more in family sacrifice. 

 

The Wounded Warrior Family
This year we have a unique situation for our adopted family. The family we are supporting is to remain anonymous. Hardships and conditions the family have and are undergoing prevent us from disclosing the identity of the family, so out of respect for the family we agreed to not share any images of the family, nor any personal information. In doing so would "out" the family and cause more hardship to them. Our adopted family has already gone through enough by serving our nation and paying a great price.

 

What we can share is: The father and husband served our nation in the US Army. He is now on 100 percent disability with varying issues from PTSD to physical injuries including Traumatic Brain Injuries.

Though many call Dad the hero of the family, the family themselves will call Mom the hero, as is typically the case when you have a caregiver situation as this family does.

They are blessed with four beautiful children as follows.

• Boy in his late teens
• Boy pre-teen
• Boy pre-teen
• Girl toddler

 

Your Comfort

We understand the inferences that "Anonymous" implies, some folks may be a bit skeptical to contribute to an anonymous cause. So to help alleviate your concerns, I would like to encourage you to contact any of our forum hosts or admins for your general questions regarding the family. Our Forum Hosts and Admins are completely familiar with the family, they have seen the family, and they understand the history of the family, so they will be able to confirm to you the validity of this cause.

Please keep in mind, under no circumstances will our Forum Hosts or Admins be able to disclose any more information than what has already been disclosed here, you will only be able to have confirmation that our Adopted Family is indeed with us, and needs your help.

Please contact our Forum Hosts or Admins with your concerns by clicking on their names at our "Staff" page.

https://thepatriotwoodworker.com/staff/

 

Rules

• Sorry, only Residents of the US and Canada may participate. Outside countries may contribute but you will not be entered into the system for receiving items due to shipping costs. If you are in an outside country, and do contribute, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
• All are welcome to participate, members, forum hosts, admins and non-members. (John Morris (Founder) and family may not participate).
• Please allow 1 to 3 weeks for delivery of prizes, most of the time prizes are sent out immediately.
• You may contribute as much funding as you like to earn entries into our random draw.
• Your contributions will be accepted up to December 20th 12pm Eastern Time, at which time project will close and item recipients will be chosen.
• 4 names will be randomly drawn by Random Picker software, and items will be awarded in the order of names drawn, starting with the Laguna Bandsaw, then the Easy Wood Tools, then the Woodriver hand planes.

 

An apology

I apologize for the current method of contributing funding to this project as cumbersome as it is, our usual way, and very easy way we've used in the past had to be eliminated due to current "Raffle" laws governing our state of California, so I had to create this work around. This will be the last year I perform this event from my home state of California due to restrictions. For next years Christmas Family event, we will have a Patriot Woodworker host this event from their home state that allows such fund raising activity. We will not quit, we'll just find away around it! Our Veteran and Gold Star families need us!

 

To contribute to our Adopted Family please click on "Donate" button (The project is now closed, thank you!)

 

This year, the items our sponsors have donated can be seen in the image below, these are some great prizes folks! You can donate only 2 dollars with multiple entry bargains, and your odds of receiving a sponsored item are very high given our typical turnout. To view the entry fees, and to purchase your entries please click on the Donate button above!

A full accountability of the proceeds will be reported on at the end of the project so you know your hard earned money was used for our Adopted Family.

 

Item links

• Laguna 14|12 Bandsaw for one recipient
• Easy Wood Tools Mini Hollowers for one recipient
• Woodriver Standard Block Plane with Adjustable Mouth for one recipient
• Woodriver No.4 Bench Plane for one recipient

 

 

In Closing

Ok Patriot Woodworker's, it's time to muster and it's time to show everyone what we are all about! The purpose our woodworking community was created is for this reason, to help those who have served us, and paid the price.

Remember this is not charity, this is not a hand out, this is payback!

 

Thank you sponsors!

We also need to thank our sponsors Woodcraft Supply, Laguna Tools, and Easy Wood Tools for their generous support and for donating those wonderful items for the raffle! For without them, we would not have a community, nor would we be able to perform the work we do. Thank you guys!

 

 

Prior Years Projects

• Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family for the Holidays 2015
• Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family for the Holidays 2016
• Adopt a Gold Star Family for the Holidays 2017
• Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family for the Holidays 2018

 

[Gunny]

Interesting situation with the Anonymous restrictions,  For those who would hesitate to donate consider this. 

 

1.  What if it were you and your family?  

2.  Consider that the reputation of John and the others running the site are out on the line.

3.  Unlike many other charity organizations John and the others have pledged 100% of the money raised goes toward this cause.  Not 2 cents of $10. 

 

 

 

 

[Willmartinez]

How can one if you are the veteran apply to see if you can get some of the tools avobe

[John Morris]

Just now, Willmartinez said:

How can one if you are the veteran apply to see if you can get some of the tools avobe

Will, this is a fund raiser for our Adopted Family, all you have to do is go to the Donate button and contribute the amount you desire, and you'll be entered to the random draw for the machinery and tools, good luck!

[Artie]

I can appreciate why John felt the need to post all the details/restrictions for this years Christmas family. Not necessary for me. I will be buying my usual number of tickets. I have complete faith in this organization.

[p_toad]

I'm in.   Trust you to run this properly and don't need to know names or whatever.  Thank you all.

[John Morris]

Thanks guys, appreciate the support as always.

I know it's fun to have names and pictures, it gives us that warm and fuzzy when we can put a face names and history to the cause, this is the first time we have ever done it this way, I am treading new ground just like the rest of ya. Again, for confirmation feel free to contact our Forum Hosts and Admins who know the families details and faces, they cannot give you all anymore information than we already have but they can at least confirm the family is with us, and they need our help, our payback!

Cheers guys!

[Al B]

I'll be in as always. No reason to question the why's.

[JimM]

Only been a TPW member for a few months, but I'm happy to contribute.  The generosity of the sponsors is extraordinary!

 

I see in previous years the recipients were made known with pictures and stories, which is a nice feature.  But I don't consider that a requirement to donate.  I give to Salvation Army and a local border collie rescue without knowing anything specific.  I trust a well run charitable organization to use the money wisely.  And this certainly meets that criteria.  

 

John, thank you for organizing this.

 

Question - I'm not big into facebook, but would it be appropriate to offer a link for a facebook posting?  Thinking a vet who isn't necessarily a woodworker might want to help too, although that might cause a problem with the donations.

 

Jim

[FlGatorwood]

Count me in.  One of the features of this site is the help of military families.  A family of six is struggling for pennies in this day and age just to survive.  While he is this ill, he is not able to provide and she having to take care of him is another no wage earner.  So, they are living off his disability which you can be sure is insufficient.  

[HandyDan]

I'm in.

[Al B]

I'm in . 

[John Morris]

12 hours ago, RedMGB said:

Question - I'm not big into facebook, but would it be appropriate to offer a link for a facebook posting?  Thinking a vet who isn't necessarily a woodworker might want to help too, although that might cause a problem with the donations.

YES! Anyone here can share this event anywhere they like! If you have a facebook account, or any social media account, please do share this event. I am sharing it on our Facebook page, and other social media outlets as well.

You don't have to be a member to contribute, or receive awards. All are welcome. Thanks Red!

[Gunny]

2 minutes ago, John Morris said:

our Facebook page

We have a Facebook account???

[Gene Howe]

@John Morris, what's the $$ goal this year?  

[John Morris]

15 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

@John Morris, what's the $$ goal this year?  

Hey Gene and welcome back!

Goal is at the bottom of the donate page, and it's 1500 plus. Thanks for asking!

[DuckSoup]

I'm in. Thanks to the sponsors for the prizes.

[Jim L]

Easy Wood Tools...  in

Jim Luley....  in

 

That's all in!

 

So proud to be a small part of this John Morris and The Patriot Woodworker!

[DuckSoup]

 OK folks we are just shy of half way.

 Lets sweeten the pot. 

 

I am offering to match the next $100.00 donated, entry free. All or some.

 

Note: " entry free", I will not accept any entry tickets for this, a direct donation.

 

 

 

 

Edited November 21, 2019 by DuckSoup

[Jim L]

2 hours ago, DuckSoup said:

Note: " entry free", I will not accept any entry tickets for this, a direct donation.

Ditto what DuckSoup said  ;o)