Mission Backpack Christmas Drawing by Scooterbum (MS460)

Steve (Scooterbum) has generously played the MS460 forward by donating it for another drawing. He is involved in ministries in his area, but he wanted to have the AS community support the Mission Backpack effort. Steve joins me in endorsing this project for three central reasons:

1) The beneficiaries are children who are in a difficult situation through no fault of their own,
2) There are no administrative expenses and much of the food is donated, and
3) The school principal who manages the program for the school is involved with each child on a daily basis.

You may purchase drawing chances in $10 increments:

PayPal [email protected] (mark as gift please) or

Jack Morrow
314 Hunting Hill Cir
Greer, SC 29650

Please make a note of the following for any donation:
Full name
Full Address
ArboristSite ID

The drawing winner will receive the MS460 that was newly purchased for the October 1st MS460 buildoff and ported by Brad Snelling. It will come with a 20" bar and chain and has a half-dozen tanks through her.

All expenses such as shipping the saw will not be taken from the proceeds.

I must receive you entry(s) by midnight, December 24th, 2011. Many of you have met my 14 year old son, Duncan, and I will have him draw the winner from all entries on Christmas morning. I hope to have the winner posted by 8:00 AM on Christmas morning.

The original thread: http://www.arboristsite.com/chainsaw/175586.htm#post3031074

Peace,

Steve and joat

This is fantastic! Way to go Steve. And once again, thank you Joat for making this whole thing possible.

That's just a great idea. I was thinking something similar before with the original drawing, winner gets it, runs a few tanks for fun, on to the next drawing as the prize. I'll be in for a ticket soon.

I'm in for 1...2...3 and an early Merry Christmas to the kids at Mission Backpack


kam

Update

Total to date, $30.

joatmon said:

Total to date, $30.

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It should be doubled now.

How about tripled then:msp_thumbup:

Supscribe

I'll be all in later.

I hope there's a reasonable reserve on this. Of course, we've never needed one in the past. This one just seems to be taking off really slow.

blsnelling said:

I hope there's a reasonable reserve on this. Of course, we've never needed one in the past. This one just seems to be taking off really slow.

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Brad,

No reserve. That's how we roll.

But, I have lots of faith,

joat

It would be nice if this got "stickied" on the top of the chainsaw page. NOT in the sticky thread, it wouldn't do as well.

Arrowhead said:

It would be nice if this got "stickied" on the top of the chainsaw page. NOT in the sticky thread, it wouldn't do as well.

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Yes, this thread needs some 'special treatment.' Y'all are welcome to use my credits to make it a sticky.

Im gonna shamelessly bump this one up.


If someone can make this a sticky it would be great.I don't have enough credits.

My understanding anyone can sticky this. Just go to the "Market" up top.


Oh yeah the saw is kinda going through a major transformation right now and will be ready in about a week. Should raise a few eyebrows.....................

come on friends of AS let's get them old moldy hundreds out and put in for the drawing. i'll be sending 40.00 for 4 tickets next week and more when i get more money

there we go guys i used my credits to make it a sticky

Thanks Terry

tlandrum2002 said:

there we go guys i used my credits to make it a sticky

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Terry,

You are the gold thread in the AS fabric.

Jack

more like the bubble gum you find on the bottom of your shoe. just annoying and hard to get rid of.

I haven't forgot!

I'll get mine in as soon as I can. Trying to build up my dogfood stash first, that's my primary "charity" that I have a commitment to.. Got cold weather coming and my rescue mutts got to eat a lot more in the colder weather. It takes most of the cash I make to take care of them (over 50% of my pay, put it that way). Once I have that food stash built up (dry in the shed, cheap meat from the slaughterhouse in the barn freezer), I'll send my token contribution in. It ain't much but I believe that all of God's creatures got a right to eat somehow, that's why I like the saw charity feed the kids idea, too. Two legged, four legged, don't matter, they gotta eat. I'm a farmer, I understand eatin'! hehehe and I got no idea why I am skinny either, I can eat some chow myself! hahahahah

In for $20. Lets get this thing rolling

Dont have paypal, but the letter should get there soon. Great idea.