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Anyone In the Peoria Area, stop in at Woodcraft, Peoria on November 11, 2006,"Veterans Day", for our Third Annual FREEDOM PEN TURN-A-THON.
We will have at least 5 lathes set up to turn from 11:00 AM till 3:00 PM for you to use.
If you don't have time to turn that day, please make some pens and drop them off anytime before the 11th. Please note: Pens only--- no pencils.
Thanks to ALL the turners who donate to this program.
Hope to see you here.
Bruce
"The great thing about Wood Turning is that all you have to do is remove what's not needed to have something beautiful. Nature does tha Hard work."
M.H. Woodturning, Etc.
Peoria, Illinois 61554
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The Franklin, TN Woodcraft is also holding their Turn-A-Thon for the Freedom Pens Project on Veterans' Day.
Dave
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The Albuquerque Woodcraft is also having a Turn-a-Thon on November 11. Go to http://stores.woodcraft.com/albuquerque for more information.
Nancy Laird
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Woodcraft in Kansas City (well Lenexa, KS actually) is having one on Nov 11th as well.
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The Woodcraft Store in Norfolk, Virginia is also supporting the Veterans Day Turn-A-Thon and have their annual big discount sale day as well.
I hope that since Veterans Day is on a Satuday this year we have a huge turnout all over the country. If you attend a TAT please let everyone know that we need donations to pay for free pen kits for students and shipping our pens to the Middle East.
Woodcraft has offered to ship all of the pens made on Veterans Day at their Turn-A-Thon this year.
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Woodcraft in Indianapolis, IN is also holding their annual turn-a-thon.
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Madison, WI, too!
Same thing for the Woodcraft in Madison, WI! Here's your chance to do something real worthwhile and your opportunity to meet the famous, the one, the only....ME!!!
The manager at our store wants the lathes available from 10:00 until 3:00 so, be there or be square!
Cheers,
John K. Miliunas
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Woodcraft in Dallas (Addison,actually) will also have a TAT on Veterans' Day. Many of the Hunt County Woodturners will be there. Y'all come help us turn to support a great cause if you live in the Dallas area! See you there.
Art Hendrix
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According to what I was told Tulsa, Ok. will be having a turn-a-thon...
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Bill in WNC mountains
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We had a lot of fun doing this
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Congratulations Bill. Sounds like you had a great day.
Jackie
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Peoria got 253 done. What was great was that we had about 15 folks that had NEVER turned before come in and with so0me tutoring, they each made a pen for the cause.
Long day, but well worth the effort.
Bruce
Forgot to mention the BEST thing! Roger told me on Tuesday that he was going to award the FIRST young turner to complete a pen a Jet Pen Lathe. She was 10 years old and had never touched a lathe. He also included a set of small turning tools, some pen kits and pen blanks.
I have no doubt, from her reaction that we have another "Capture" for the Vortex
Last edited by Bruce Shiverdecker; 11-12-2006 at 1:23 PM. Reason: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPS!!!!!!!!!
"The great thing about Wood Turning is that all you have to do is remove what's not needed to have something beautiful. Nature does tha Hard work."
M.H. Woodturning, Etc.
Peoria, Illinois 61554
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