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  • Minnesota: Timber Harvest Raises Funds

    Minnesota: Timber Harvest Raises Funds   Last October, UPM Blandin conducted a tree thinning operation on approximately 8.2 acres of UPM forest land, yielding five truckloads of wood, valued at $6,270, that Blandin donated to Minnesota Log A Load For Kids to benefit the Minnesota Children’s Miracle Network hospital. Local logger Scott Pittack and his…

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  • Oregon: “Smashing” Success in Fundraising

    Oregon: “Smashing” Success in Fundraising Where in Oregon can you go on a Friday night to have a piece of an $800 chocolate cake, see an auctioneer get a whipped cream pie smashed into his face, and watch over 250 fun-loving loggers raise over $28,000 for children’s hospitals? The answer is: the Associated Oregon Loggers (AOL) 42nd annual…

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  • Pennsylvania: Continental Pheasant Shoot, March 2012

    On March 17, 2012 the Pennsylvania Forest Products Association hosted the Log A Load For Kids Continental Pheasant Shoot near Tyrone, Pennsylvania, raising $4,700 for the state’s Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.  Thirty-six shooters participated-the largest turnout ever-from 26 host companies and organizations.  All participants enjoyed fine shooting, beautiful weather, great camaraderie, and a delicious prime…

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  • Washington’s 15th Annual Auction Fundraiser

    The Washington Contract Loggers Association’s 15th Annual Log A Load For Kids® Auction was a huge success.  The St. Patrick’s Day theme brought in lots of “green” for the kids with the Silent and Live Auctions:  the event raised $26,825. One special item was an Anniversary Quilt, sponsored by approximately 50 logging and equipment companies,…

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  • Florida: 17th Annual Golf Tournament, May 2012

    The 17th Annual Log A Load For Kids Golf Tournament, held May 22, 2012 at SUnny Hills Golf Course in Chipley, Florida, drew 106 golfers to the green and raised more than $12,990 for Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. Winning teams included: First Place Net Score Team:   Home Oil (Tommy Johnson, Suzanne Johnson, Stan Scott and…

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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?  …

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  • A 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.…

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  • A 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…

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  • 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…

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  • North 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…

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