Archive for November 2011
SHANNON JARVIS – LOG A LOAD VOLUNTEER CHAMPION, 2011
The National Log A Load For Kids Campaign has selected Missouri’s Shannon Jarvis as the 2011 Log A Load For Kids Volunteer Champion. Shannon Jarvis literally launched MIssouri’s Log A Load For Kids program by himself in 2009. His love for children’s hospitals began with the birth of his triplets, who were born prematurely and…
Read MoreNorth Carolina: Columbia Forest Products Raises $1,816
Columbia Forest Products hosted its annual supplier appreciation dinner on Thursday, August 25 at Tom Johnson’s Camping Center pavilion in Marion, North Carolina. Over 400 log suppliers, chain saw dealers, equipment and safety vendors, friends and family attended the event. As a major part of the evening, a Mossberg 12-gauge over/under shotgun, valued at $600…
Read MoreKENTUCKY: LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM RAISES FUNDS
A special license plate will soon be available promoting forestry in Kentucky. The plate has already been approved by the state, and the Kentucky Forest Industries Association is in the process of collecting the 900 forms required for the plate to be made. Not only will the plate promote forestry, but eventually each plateholder will…
Read MoreA Word from National Log A Load Chairwoman, Lisa Medici, Fall 2011
Welcome Winter! For a lot of us it has been a very short season in the timber industry, with the late start to the season and early onset of winter at least in California. We had snow in June this year! The economy, too, has made fundraising difficult, and it looks like it will be…
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