Rick_G
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Parcel went in the mail this afternoon. Had to value it at $100, marked as a gift. Let me know if customs dings you, I'll fix it.
Prayers for Cody & Fundraiser opportunity
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YouthMinisterDan
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We will be doing the fundraiser/benefit on Sunday Sept 19th. If I could get all of the pens the week before, or the very latest by the Sept 15th that would be great.
Thanks again,
Dan
KenBrasier
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Dan,
Cody and his family are in our prayers. We will be sending items for the fundraised within a couple of weeks. God Bless.
Cody and his family are in our prayers. We will be sending items for the fundraised within a couple of weeks. God Bless.
bitshird
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Dan, Since I have been blessed with more than I deserve, I would like to contribute a few pens to Cody's fund raiser, please PM me your address and I'll get some on the way
Thanks
Ken
Thanks
Ken
MesquiteMan
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Dan,
I hope you have a lot of folks that plan to come to the fundraiser! As it is now, I have "sold" 50 sets of blanks so that means you should be getting at least 50 pens from this effort!
I hope you have a lot of folks that plan to come to the fundraiser! As it is now, I have "sold" 50 sets of blanks so that means you should be getting at least 50 pens from this effort!
YouthMinisterDan
Member
Thanks Ken...your thoughts and prayers are much appreciated. Your contribution will make a bid difference.
YouthMinisterDan
Member
Curtis,
Words can hardly describe how much I appreciate all the help. Your character and heart are huge!
Thanks again,
Dan
Woodlvr
Member
Dan,
I am planning on sending 10 from Curtis's offer for your great cause. I lost my daughter when she was 15 and having great friends like we find on our forum is what helped get me through it. Please pm me your address and I will get them out. Good luck with your fundraiser.
I am planning on sending 10 from Curtis's offer for your great cause. I lost my daughter when she was 15 and having great friends like we find on our forum is what helped get me through it. Please pm me your address and I will get them out. Good luck with your fundraiser.
GaryMGg
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Pens in the mail today.
God Bless Cody.
God Bless Cody.
YouthMinisterDan
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His favorite color is Maroon (He is an Aggie Fan)
YouthMinisterDan
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Cody update
They got the tests back from the biopsy. They were hoping by the time that they did the surgery that the first round of chemo would have killed at least 85-90% of the tumor. It had only killed 50% percent but they think that the cancer was contained. I am not sure if that means there will be additional rounds of chemo in addition to the next round or not. We will know more next week when they follow up with the Dr. Keep praying!
Thanks for all the love and support,
Dan
They got the tests back from the biopsy. They were hoping by the time that they did the surgery that the first round of chemo would have killed at least 85-90% of the tumor. It had only killed 50% percent but they think that the cancer was contained. I am not sure if that means there will be additional rounds of chemo in addition to the next round or not. We will know more next week when they follow up with the Dr. Keep praying!
Thanks for all the love and support,
Dan
ThomJ
Member
Dan, When do you need the pens by?
MarkHix
Member
I lost my mom in January to cancer. I will get some in the mail and keep him in my prayers. When you get the details worked out, please give us some more info on the fundraiser.
YouthMinisterDan
Member
Cody update...
Cody will be going back in next week for follow x-rays and then will start back with chemo the following week.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers...keep it up!
Cody will be going back in next week for follow x-rays and then will start back with chemo the following week.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers...keep it up!
Great Googly Moogly
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He'll be just fine...God loves all Aggies 
YouthMinisterDan
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YouthMinisterDan
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Hello IAP Family,
If all the labs and stuff come back ok, Cody will start his next round of chemo this Thursday.
Thanks for your prayers,
Dan
If all the labs and stuff come back ok, Cody will start his next round of chemo this Thursday.
Thanks for your prayers,
Dan
YouthMinisterDan
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Hello everyone...
I received several boxes over the weekend... I will inventory them tonight and email everyone and let them know that I received their pens.
Lots of cool pens so far. Everything from slimlines to statesman. Keep them a coming in. The more we have and variety the more we can raise to help the family.
I do not want to limit this to just pens...pens are just easier to ship so that is were we started. I have also received some scroll saw works of art also and one bottle stopper.
The benefit is now scheduled for Sept 25th @ 6 pm...we will also have lots of homemade ice cream to compliment the event!
I received several boxes over the weekend... I will inventory them tonight and email everyone and let them know that I received their pens.
Lots of cool pens so far. Everything from slimlines to statesman. Keep them a coming in. The more we have and variety the more we can raise to help the family.
I do not want to limit this to just pens...pens are just easier to ship so that is were we started. I have also received some scroll saw works of art also and one bottle stopper.
The benefit is now scheduled for Sept 25th @ 6 pm...we will also have lots of homemade ice cream to compliment the event!
Rick_G
Member
Dan did my parcel get there from Canada and get through customs ok.
YouthMinisterDan
Member
Hi Rick,
yes, it did. Thanks for checking back with me. I hope to sit down tonight and sort through the packages that recently came in and take a few pictures.
Dan
fotographik
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Please PM your address to me as well....I'll send a few itmes your way.
YouthMinisterDan
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109 Pens so far
If the estimates of mini kits and promised pens are correct we are about half way to the goal/quoted amount of pens.
These are random pics from the first one being an overall shot of the table. There are over 100 pens so I was not able to take a picture of each persons pens.
If the estimates of mini kits and promised pens are correct we are about half way to the goal/quoted amount of pens.
These are random pics from the first one being an overall shot of the table. There are over 100 pens so I was not able to take a picture of each persons pens.
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More pics of pens
I will apologize up front for the pictures. We have been blessed to receive some nice pens. Some are plain but others have a lot of detail. You can tell a lot about people when there is a good cause they give their best...Thank you for generosity. If we all work together and do what we can this will be an amazing event! It has a great start so far!
In these pictures we have bakelite, TurnTex cactus pens, perfume infusers, key chains....and of course more pens in all shapes and sizes!
I will apologize up front for the pictures. We have been blessed to receive some nice pens. Some are plain but others have a lot of detail. You can tell a lot about people when there is a good cause they give their best...Thank you for generosity. If we all work together and do what we can this will be an amazing event! It has a great start so far!
In these pictures we have bakelite, TurnTex cactus pens, perfume infusers, key chains....and of course more pens in all shapes and sizes!
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I will try to Pm everyone as the pens coming to let you know that they arrive. Because some seek to remain anonymous, I will not be writing each persons name in a thread.
Thank you....thank you....
I look forward to seeing and receiving the next round of pens for the benefit! You guys are awesome and a great blessing!
Thanks everyone,
Dan
Thank you....thank you....
I look forward to seeing and receiving the next round of pens for the benefit! You guys are awesome and a great blessing!
Thanks everyone,
Dan
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GaryMGg
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And, I've got some more: one complete and another on the lathe in process for you.
VampMN
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I'm working on 1 or 2. I'll try to have them in the mail in the next week or two.
phillywood
Member
Any one here is willing to go in with me and receive the blanks I want to donate and turn them to pens for this cause? Please Pm me thank you.
YouthMinisterDan
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New Pens 8/25 & Boxes
We were fortunate to have some engraved boxes donated by an anonymous donor...what a blessing. These will be used for the top 22 pens that will be auctioned for the benefit. So make and donate a nice pen and it might be included with one of these boxes!
We also received some great looking pens today also. Thanks and keep the pens coming in!
We were fortunate to have some engraved boxes donated by an anonymous donor...what a blessing. These will be used for the top 22 pens that will be auctioned for the benefit. So make and donate a nice pen and it might be included with one of these boxes!
We also received some great looking pens today also. Thanks and keep the pens coming in!
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RyanNJ
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My pens went out on Monday morning
Rchan63
Member
Hi Dan
I sent the pens out this morning
Richard
I sent the pens out this morning
Richard
I sent a few out to you from Curtis' blanks and hope they can go some small way to helping out. You should have them in a few days.
All the best
All the best
toddlajoie
Member
My pens went out this morning also... You should get them by Wed or Thurs. Looks like along with the stuff you've already received plus what has recently been sent, you're going to have some great stuff for the auction. Hope it goes fantastically!!!
MesquiteMan
Retired Head Moderator
Just FYI,
Dan has received over 250 pens so far! That is going to be way to many to use for a local auction so after getting some questions from folks here, we are working on an online auction for some of the pen! I have registered a new domain name and am currently building a new website for this purpose. It will have an auction system and you will be able to share the website with all of your friends and family so they can come bid on/buy now the pens we have up there. More info will be forthcoming.
Dan has received over 250 pens so far! That is going to be way to many to use for a local auction so after getting some questions from folks here, we are working on an online auction for some of the pen! I have registered a new domain name and am currently building a new website for this purpose. It will have an auction system and you will be able to share the website with all of your friends and family so they can come bid on/buy now the pens we have up there. More info will be forthcoming.
YouthMinisterDan
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We still could use other pens besides slimlines for the auction on Saturday Sept 25, hence any pens that are similar or that we have alot alike will be posted on the new website.
When you take the mini packs and then make 160 pens out of 8-10 kinds of wood, you end up with alot of the same kinds of pens unless people get creative.
That being said. Every pen is graciously appreciated and will make a huge difference for this cause.
Thanks everyone,
Dan
When you take the mini packs and then make 160 pens out of 8-10 kinds of wood, you end up with alot of the same kinds of pens unless people get creative.
That being said. Every pen is graciously appreciated and will make a huge difference for this cause.
Thanks everyone,
Dan
kevrob
Member
Dan, I will be sending three pens your way on Tuesday. Two are slims and one jr gent, all from the blanks Curtis provided. Would you prefer the jr gent and two other slims rather than the ones created from Curtis' blanks so you have some variation?
YouthMinisterDan
Member
Whatever you want to send will be a blessing. I will leave it up to you. If the two slimlines are just like some of the other pens that we have received we might auction them on the website that is coming soon. If the pens are a little unique the they will be saved for the auction on the 25th. Thanks for your help!
bitshird
Member
I'll probably bid on some of the pens, (not my own of course) but there should be some better ones than I did
RDH79
Member
Yea I would be interested in bidding on a few pens also. I dont have any pens yet from other turners.
Rich H.
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YouthMinisterDan
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Update on the deadline to receive items
The original deadline to send pens in was this Wednesday the 15th because we were going to have the benefit on the 18th. The benefit/auction and homemade ice cream social will actually be on the 25th of September. So there is still time to send in your pen or other items for the auction. If we could receive the items by the 22nd that would be great.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Address to send items is:
Dan Eakins
428 Red Oak Court
Forney, Texas 75126
The original deadline to send pens in was this Wednesday the 15th because we were going to have the benefit on the 18th. The benefit/auction and homemade ice cream social will actually be on the 25th of September. So there is still time to send in your pen or other items for the auction. If we could receive the items by the 22nd that would be great.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Address to send items is:
Dan Eakins
428 Red Oak Court
Forney, Texas 75126
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