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A Word from Log A Load Foundation Chair, Rich Palermo, Summer 2012
As I pen this message to you, I can’t help but reflect on the aspects of what really makes each of us so successful. It is that unseen, but totally innate, part of each of us that makes us give our best, to be the best and succeed in what we set out to do? …
Read MoreA Word from National Log A Load Foundation Chair, Spring 2012
WINTER’S DEMISE, SPRING’S HOPE! Well, in spite of everything stand-in groundhog Puxatawney Pete had to say about it, the Eastern U.S. has just come out of a mild winter, and I hope improved conditions for homebuilding–and logging–continue to line up, here and across the nation, supporting a sustained recovery in all parts of our economy.…
Read MoreA Word from National Log A Load Foundation Chair, Rich Palermo
My name is Rich Palermo, and I am honored and humbled to be elected the first Log A Load For Kids Foundation Chairman of the Board. I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincerest gratitude to our past Chairwoman, Lisa Medici of Medici Logging, from Westwood, California, for her success in leading…
Read MoreSHANNON 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…
Read MoreCOLONY TIRE AND LOG A LOAD FOR KIDS INVITES YOU
August 26 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM and August 27 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM 27 Guns to be Awarded!, 1st, 2nd & 3rd per class Lewis Class: 5-Men 2-Women 2-Youth Hunter’s Pointe Sporting Clays, Washington, NC on Highway 17N Call for Details (252) 975-2529 or (252) 637-5100 $65 Donation ($30 for ages 14…
Read MoreA Word from National Log A Load Chair, Spring 2011
A Word from Log A Load Chairman, Fall 2010
I love to write about inspirational stories of sick or injured “miracle children,” their recoveries, and their successes, but I really thought that this column should be dedicated to George Ragsdale, lovingly known as the “Godfather” of the Log A Load For Kids program. George B. Ragsdale of Dinwiddie County, Virginia passed away September 6,…
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