March 2017 – Log a Load for Kids

2017 20th Annual Dinner & Auction HUGE Success

March 30, 2017 by Jacob Minor

The 20^th annual Log A Load For Kids dinner & auction was held in Tulalip, Washington on March 24^th.

The evening started with dinner then a presentation from Katie Fath, Seattle Children’s Hospital. Katie introduced the Orejuela family from Seattle, their youngest daughter was in Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Before we began the evening, we mailed all our members and vendors and offered them a spot in our program for a sponsor fee, which raised $14,600. We sold 70 roses for $10 each and with each rose purchased they received a raffle ticket for a beautiful spa basket. We then started the silent auction with 82 item packages and then the famous dessert auction of 18 desserts which raised $13850.00, 35 items for the live auction and sold our Log A Load For Kids Toy Wooden Log Trucks.

The auction raised $68695.00 for our local Children’s Hospitals, Seattle Children’s Hospital and Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in Spokane. 100% of all funds raised goes directly to our local children’s hospitals.

The Log a Load For Kids committee would like to thank all our supporters and we look forward to seeing everyone next year for our 21^th annual dinner and auction at the Northern Quest Resort Casino in Airway Heights, Washington on March 16, 2018.

For more information about Log A Load For Kids Foundation, please contact:

Sherri Hansen – Chair

Log A Load For Kids Foundation

P.O. Box 168

2464 Quarry Browns Lake

Chewelah, WA 99109

509-935-4515

Log A Load For Kids raises $8,700 for PA Children’s Hospitals

March 28, 2017 by Claire Gedde

The Pennsylvania forestry community recently raised a generous donation amount for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) designated PA Children’s Hospitals by conducting a Log A Load For Kids Pheasant Hunt Sporting Event at the Warriors Mark Wing Shooting Lodge near Gintner, PA.

Under the Log A Load For Kids Program loggers (and others) donate the value of one load of logs (or any amount) to help critically ill and injured children at Children’s Miracle Network designated Children’s Hospitals.

Thirty-six hunters braved subzero wind chill weather to participate in the 2017 Log A Load For Kids Pheasant Hunt and along with 28 sponsors and six direct donations raised the overall $8,710 donation amount for PA Children’s hospitals. The event sponsors are: A.M. Logging, AgChoice Farm Credit, Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring, Ashville VFW Post 4315, Bingaman & Son Lumber, Blue Ox Timber Resources, C & C Smith Lumber Co., Cam & Craig Koons, Deer Park Lumber Co., Delullo Trucking, Duane Cameron, Dwight Lewis Lumber Company, Energex Corporation, Jim and Linda Finley, Klines Equipment, Kuhns Lumber Company, Pennsylvania Forestry Association, Paul Lyskava, Pennsylvania Sustainable Forestry Initiative^® Committee, R. J. Hoffman & Sons, Renno Brothers Lumber Company, Richard Lewis, Rorabaugh Lumber Co., Salem Hardwoods, Shultheis Roofing, Stella-Jones, Alan Wegard, Wheeland Lumber Co., and Foster F. Wineland Inc.

This Annual Log A Load For Kids Pheasant Hunt is hosted by the Pennsylvania Forest Products Association (PFPA) and the Pennsylvania Forestry Association (PFA). PFPA Membership Representative Bob Long served as overall manager for this Log a Load Event. One of the original founders of this Log A Load Event that started 25 years ago, Bob once again exhibited his longstanding personal commitment to the Log A Load For Kids Program and to Pennsylvania Children’s Hospitals.

Photo 1 – Thirty-six hunters and sponsors raised $9,000 for PA CMN designated Children’s Hospitals at 2017 Log A Load For Kids Pheasant Hunt.

Photo 2 – Successful pheasant hunters Dan Anna (left) and Bob Rorabaugh (right)

Photo 3 – Hunt participants enjoy a prime rib beef luncheon at the Warriors Mark Lodge