Typically, the donations we receive come in the form of cash, check or debit card. But this was a donation of a physical machine. A gift of mobility and independence for a person in need. And it came from a couple who dedicated their lives to giving to our country through their service in the Marine Corp. You might say they’ve had a lifetime of giving.
I received an email inquiring if I would happen to know of anyone who needs a wheelchair. Not just any ‘ol chair, but a powered 4×4 off-road chair. I immediately responded with a “Yes, I have a strong supporter of Trash No Land who loves to go target shooting and camping, but he’s limited as to where he can go”. The chair they donated is a highly rated Magic X8 Extreme.
As we talked, they offered a 2nd chair for Trash No Land to fix up and sell as a fundraiser. It’s not an off-road chair, but a very nice, top of the line, high end power chair with all the options including raise, tilt, full recline, headlights and tail lights. It’s a six year old Permobile M400 Corpus that was only used the first 4 years. It needs new batteries, a charger, arm pads and a new cushion seat. It should be reasonable to fix up and get it sold at a very reasonable price.
The story in the video not only explains the gifts, but it introduces you to an amazing couple who served our country in many ways and continue to give back as they can.
Speaking of Donations:
Trash No Land is currently in a fundraising mode, as we begin to plan a major upgrade to the North Fork Wolf Creek Shooting Lanes on the Tillamook State Forest. The Oregon Dept of Forestry suggested a few things could be done to improve fire prevention and public safety, while Trash No Land suggested a few upgrades that users would like. Together, we’re coming up with a viable plan we hope to implement later this summer. So we begin asking for your help.
First up, for a small fundraiser at the Wolf Creek Lanes cleanup event on March 21st… a silent auction. (Announcement and details of the cleanup will be announced soon!). In a few months, we plan to put on a large fundraiser… Stay tuned for that fun!
For the March 21st cleanup, we are currently seeking a few donations of new products and/or services that appeal to the outdoors person. We will have the items on display and you may write your bid throughout the cleanup time. After lunch (provided), we’ll award the goods.
As typical, we will also have the free raffle prizes where each volunteer receives a free raffle ticket at the morning sign-in meeting (sorry, we don’t sell raffle tickets at cleanup events). At lunch, we call out the numbers and you may choose an item you like from the free raffle table. These items are donated by local businesses. Perhaps you know of, or own, a business who would like to sponsor an auction item or service. Let us know soon so we can include the business and items in the event announcement!
If you can help with a donation, an auction item, or a service, reach out to me in an email and let me know… bill@trashnoland.org .
Next cleanup in the Yacolt Burn planned?
Yes. DNR planned it for the end of April. I’ll post about it later next month.