EDIT: Product recipients awarded

1. @Grandpadave52 Fusion Table Saw by Laguna Tools
2. @lew Mini Turning Tools by Easy Wood Tools
3. @Larry Cutlip WoodRiver Low Angle Block Plane by Woodcraft
4. @p_toad WoodRiver Bench Chisel Set by Woodcraft
5. @jthornton Woodriver Spindle Steady Rest by Woodcraft
6. @PostalTom Yorkshire Grit Original by Easy Wood Tools
7. @Ron Dudelston Yorkshire Grit Microfine by Easy Wood Tools

 

Products were paired in order from a list of randomly shuffled names, and highest value item first to the lowest. We had a total of 2602 name entries. We used "Wheel of Names" website to draw the names randomly from our text file of shuffled names.

 

Thank you all who participated! This was a wonderful fundraiser that well exceeded our goal, we do have funds leftover and the remainder will be sent to the family to help start off their new year. A fund distribution report will follow shortly.

I wish you all could receive something for your efforts, but I know the most important thing in your minds was not the material prize, but helping our Wounded Warrior Family.

 

Award recipients, please contact me by PM and update your shipping information so I can notify our sponsors where to ship your item.

 

Thank you Woodcraft, Laguna Tools, and Easy Wood Tools for your participation in this annual event, we could not do this without you!

 

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 Christmas presents 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

I have had the honor of communicating with Mr. Forney and learned much about his wonderful family. Here is a brief introduction to our family this year.

 

Mr. Forney and Mrs. Forney of Falling Waters, WV. standing with their family, Jacob Forney (Son), 12 Years, Michael Forney (Son), 11 Years, Houston Forney (Son), 2 Years, Jackson Forney (Son), 8 Years. Levi Forney (Son), 7 Months, Levi is not shown in this image, this family picture is a little older, Houston is seen being held by mama, Levi was just born 7 months ago.

 

 

And our guest of honor, Mr. Forney was gracious enough to share some of his history in service of our nation, please read below.

 

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Travis Forney

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Enduring Freedom

Injuries Sustained: Not disclosed (privacy respected).

 

I was in the Navy for 6 years. I came into the Navy as a rescue swimmer… I graduated Aircrew Candidate school in Pensacola, but got hurt during training at SAR school. Then I went un designated to the USS Enterprise where I struck HM Corpsman. I worked on the flight deck of the Enterprise as part of my rate. Then I cross-rated to ABF ( aviation boatswains mate Fuels… where i worked on the flight deck as well- medevac and mass casualty trained

 

I had 3 deployments overseas in the gulf on 2 aircraft carriers, the USS Enterprise and the USS George H.W. Bush. I was also deployed to Kandahar Air Field.

 

NEC - Emergency Medevac Specialist 

 

Mr. Forney and his family enjoy fishing and outdoor activities, and they are very active in their local church.

 

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 31st 12 am Pacific Time, at which time project will close and item recipients will be chosen. Please allow up to 48 hrs for recipient names to be listed in this topic.
• 6 names will be randomly drawn by Random Picker software, and items will be awarded in the order of names drawn.

 

To contribute to our Adopted Family please click on "Donate" button

 

This year, the items our sponsors have donated can be seen in the gallery 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!

Please click on gallery below.

 

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 and Laguna Tools and Easy Wood Tools for their generous support and for donating those wonderful items for the raffle! For without our sponsors, 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
• Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family for the Holidays 2019
• Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family for the Holidays 2020
• Adopt a Wounded Warrior Family for the Holidays 2021

WoooHooo!

Ladies and Gents, I am very happy and proud to announce, that Easy Wood Tools will be joining us for this project as well! Standby for some wonderful products that will be added to our raffle list in support of our Warrior Christmas family.

And thank you EWT!

WOOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got a glitch @John Morris  When I put my cc info in after my address it goes to start over in French

I am not sure what that's all about...

Edited November 13, 20223 yr by Cal

Good evening Patriot Woodworker's and guests, please see the revised prize list, since Easy Wood Tools has joined the fray now, we have some wonderful items they contributed to our fundraiser, thank you Easy Wood Tools!

Just a little reminder and a very small push for the fence sitters, if y'all are going to join in on the fun here, even though the deadline for contributions is December 31st, we'll be delivering the presents on the 15th of Dec, we are shopping for the kids this weekend, so any help is greatly appreciated! If you plan on contributing and wish to wait till later, that is fine too, any proceeds leftover will all go to the family as a New Years gift in the form of a check or money order.

Thanks to all who have contributed thus far!

I am still running into a brick wall John... After I enter my cc info, name & address it starts over in French

24 minutes ago, Cal said:

I am still running into a brick wall John... After I enter my cc info, name & address it starts over in French

Sent ya a message Cal.

@John Morris - I got this done by going to paypal directly.

22 hours ago, Cal said:

@John Morris - I got this done by going to paypal directly.

Got your message too Cal, what a crazy experience that was, you sure someone in your family isn't a French spy and been wiring funds back to the resistance?

Thank you to all who have contributed thus far, we have reached our goal, but don't let that stop ya from adding more! All leftover proceeds will be sent to our adopted family to give them a hand up to start of their New Year.

We had some contributions over the weekend, confirmation notices will go out today, thank you again for all who joined in on the fun, and thank you all for being here and making The Patriot Woodworker a part of your daily routine.

23 hours ago, John Morris said:

we have reached our goal,

 

That's great news John!

9 minutes ago, Cal said:

 

That's great news John!

Yes it is Cal, and we can't thank you all enough! And we did it with much time to spare!

Thank you!

Well, here we are folks, coming down the home stretch, and I just wanted to thank everyone who has participated in this wonderful project and tradition of ours.

I also want to remind those who have not contributed for whatever reason, especially those who may not be in a position to contribute this year, you all are very important to this project!

 

If you are here reading our forums, if you are contributing to the content of our forums, if you are here engaged in anyway in this website, you have helped our Adopted Family this year. By your engagement in our community, you have helped us in ways you may not understand, but just know you being here is always important to us, and the causes we serve.

 

We are still actively taking contributions for our adopted family, remember, even though we hit our goal, they will be receiving whatever funds are leftover by the New Year, 100 percent of the funds received are used for our adopted family.

 

Disbursment

We already sent the Forney Family just a few days ago, $500.00 of your money, to be used for a wonderful Christmas dinner, and they hope to be able to do a retreat to a small cabin in the woods right after Christmas, and that disbursement is going to help with that, they've had a rough year financially, and they are very thankful for the help you have given them. And they are excited about their well deserved time away from the world in their little Christmas cabin.

 

Thank you Lew Kauffman

Lew was called upon to serve, and he and his wife Mimi did not hesitate! We asked Lew if they'd receive, wrap, and deliver the gifts to the Forney Family, since they live within an hour from each-other.

So Lew and Mimi received gifts in the mail over the course of about two weeks, and they wrapped them, and transported them in their sleigh on wheels to the Forney Family, they met each other and from what I have heard, it was a wonderful meeting.

From the bottom of our collective hearts, @lew and Mimi, thank you for doing this!!!!!

 

And thank you all once again for all you have done for our adopted family this year!

 

Woodcraft press release

Woodcraft also issued a Press Release and blog on our project. To view blog please click on link below.

Woodcraft Joins Patriot Woodworker to Honor a Wounded Navy Veteran

WWW.WOODCRAFT.COM

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A wounded U.S. Navy veteran and his family will enjoy a Christmas meal and gifts provided by Patriot Woodworker with support from Woodcraft, Laguna...

 

I will come back here to issue another thank you to all at close of project New Year, have a wonderful Christmas and thank you once again!

I’m very proud that we all could accomplish this project. Thanks for all you do John. Kudos to everyone and a special thanks to Lew and Mimi ! 
Paul

20 minutes ago, Masonsailor said:

I’m very proud that we all could accomplish this project. Thanks for all you do John. Kudos to everyone and a special thanks to Lew and Mimi ! 
Paul

Amen to that Paul!

And to the fun stuff, standby for announcements, shooting for tomorrow!

Woohoo! Thanks!!

Congratulations everyone.

Proud to be a winner but the big winner was our recipient.  Congrats to all the winners!