Beefcake
11-01-2011, 09:35 AM
Wow, I can't believe that we are now in YEAR 3 of Clad for Kids!!!!
For some of our newer members, I started the Clad for Kids program to help some needy families of children that my wife and I teach for Christmas. It started with me wanting to do something to help this one particular little girl in kindergarten that literally had her toes sticking out of her shoes and no winter coat. I couldn't bare the thought of what the winter and Christmas would be like for her and her family and the need to help her literally brought tears to my eyes during that weekend when I came up with Clad for Kids. In the past two years, our metal detecting community has provided Christmas for a total of 19 kids and 12 families!!! My wife and I spent every dime and bought enough clothes for each child to have 7 brand new outfits, shoes, winter coats, gas cards and yes...A wish gift! What would Christmas be without a toy:huh: 100% of all the money goes to these families and the gifts cannot be refunded or used for things that does not benefit the kids. The idea came to me from our hobby.... We all end up with a pile of dirty clad at the end of our detecting year and I thought it would be nice to help some kids with it.
Once again, I am opening the program up for the month of NOVEMBER... This gives my wife and I the time to shop and wrap the gifts for delivery. Second, I set up a paypal account for the program!!! This will make donations easier than mail and hopefully allow for those over-seas to participate!
To donate by using PayPal.... Click the Clad for Kids logo in this post! **Please include your screen name and forum with donation... ex. Beefcake, AD
For those who do not want to use PayPal... Please PM me and I will give you my address to send a check or money order (This is how it all was done last year).
If you have any questions about this program, please PM me and I'll tell you all about it!
This year we will be receiving some help with the wrapping by having a few of my High School students fulfill thier community service commitment for graduation. I've had several that were very interested in helping and I thought it would be a great chance for them to give back to their fellow classmates!
On a personal note... I don't know of anything I've ever done in my life that has been so rewarding as what we did the past two years. To see that little girl and the others come to school in new clothes, new shoes, and a warm coat was a feeling I've never experienced before. The gifts were delivered to the parents (who were all very grateful and humbled) and as far as the kids knew... They were from Santa. I grew up rather poor...My mom and dad divorced when I was a little boy and I know what it is like to not have new clothes and know what it feels like to not fit in. Poverty affects us all... and for a kid it is beyond their control. I don't judge the predicament that families sometimes find themselves in... I want the kids to be taken care of. Remember, the donations do not have to be large and any amount is greatly appreciated. Thank you all!!
Click on the link above Clad for Kids banner to donate via PayPal!!!!
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Z5498VVBTE8VY
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Z5498VVBTE8VY] (http://http://metaldetectingforum.com/spp/clad-for-kids.jpg[/img]
[size=24pt]2011 Running Total - $2,450.25!!
***Attention Donors*** As many of you know, we did hit a bit of a speed bump last year with the program's name. ONLY DONATE TO A SITE WHERE YOU SEE THE OFFICIAL CLAD FOR KIDS LOGO IN THIS POST. The Clad for kids program DOES NOT have a website and is not affiliated with any other person but me. You will only see donation posts within threads on Metal Detecting related forums started by me (Beefcake). Thanks for all your support this year during the turmoil... The program wouldn't have survived without all of you!
Donor List: I only put your first name to confirm that I received it...Thank You!
James
Dale
Scott x2
Allen
Tri-State Hunters Inc.
Jan
American Detectorist
Mark B
Brian S
Joe H
Vladimir
Matthew
Robbie
Alan
John C
Mike H
Gwen
Keith
Laren
Rudy
Ray
Anthony
Johnny
Jeremy
Keith R
Curt
Noel
Jordan
Tom
Harold
Dale (New England Detectors)
Host comet LLC
Gil
Joe (November to Remember Group Hunt - MDM)
Tana
Janis
Jane
Ernest
K&M Discovery Team Group Hunt
Cliff
Curt
Roy
Harry
Zachary
Fred
Michael
Anonymous - You know who you are... Thanks buddy!
David
Donald
Recycled Memories
Jason
For some of our newer members, I started the Clad for Kids program to help some needy families of children that my wife and I teach for Christmas. It started with me wanting to do something to help this one particular little girl in kindergarten that literally had her toes sticking out of her shoes and no winter coat. I couldn't bare the thought of what the winter and Christmas would be like for her and her family and the need to help her literally brought tears to my eyes during that weekend when I came up with Clad for Kids. In the past two years, our metal detecting community has provided Christmas for a total of 19 kids and 12 families!!! My wife and I spent every dime and bought enough clothes for each child to have 7 brand new outfits, shoes, winter coats, gas cards and yes...A wish gift! What would Christmas be without a toy:huh: 100% of all the money goes to these families and the gifts cannot be refunded or used for things that does not benefit the kids. The idea came to me from our hobby.... We all end up with a pile of dirty clad at the end of our detecting year and I thought it would be nice to help some kids with it.
Once again, I am opening the program up for the month of NOVEMBER... This gives my wife and I the time to shop and wrap the gifts for delivery. Second, I set up a paypal account for the program!!! This will make donations easier than mail and hopefully allow for those over-seas to participate!
To donate by using PayPal.... Click the Clad for Kids logo in this post! **Please include your screen name and forum with donation... ex. Beefcake, AD
For those who do not want to use PayPal... Please PM me and I will give you my address to send a check or money order (This is how it all was done last year).
If you have any questions about this program, please PM me and I'll tell you all about it!
This year we will be receiving some help with the wrapping by having a few of my High School students fulfill thier community service commitment for graduation. I've had several that were very interested in helping and I thought it would be a great chance for them to give back to their fellow classmates!
On a personal note... I don't know of anything I've ever done in my life that has been so rewarding as what we did the past two years. To see that little girl and the others come to school in new clothes, new shoes, and a warm coat was a feeling I've never experienced before. The gifts were delivered to the parents (who were all very grateful and humbled) and as far as the kids knew... They were from Santa. I grew up rather poor...My mom and dad divorced when I was a little boy and I know what it is like to not have new clothes and know what it feels like to not fit in. Poverty affects us all... and for a kid it is beyond their control. I don't judge the predicament that families sometimes find themselves in... I want the kids to be taken care of. Remember, the donations do not have to be large and any amount is greatly appreciated. Thank you all!!
Click on the link above Clad for Kids banner to donate via PayPal!!!!
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Z5498VVBTE8VY
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=Z5498VVBTE8VY] (http://http://metaldetectingforum.com/spp/clad-for-kids.jpg[/img]
[size=24pt]2011 Running Total - $2,450.25!!
***Attention Donors*** As many of you know, we did hit a bit of a speed bump last year with the program's name. ONLY DONATE TO A SITE WHERE YOU SEE THE OFFICIAL CLAD FOR KIDS LOGO IN THIS POST. The Clad for kids program DOES NOT have a website and is not affiliated with any other person but me. You will only see donation posts within threads on Metal Detecting related forums started by me (Beefcake). Thanks for all your support this year during the turmoil... The program wouldn't have survived without all of you!
Donor List: I only put your first name to confirm that I received it...Thank You!
James
Dale
Scott x2
Allen
Tri-State Hunters Inc.
Jan
American Detectorist
Mark B
Brian S
Joe H
Vladimir
Matthew
Robbie
Alan
John C
Mike H
Gwen
Keith
Laren
Rudy
Ray
Anthony
Johnny
Jeremy
Keith R
Curt
Noel
Jordan
Tom
Harold
Dale (New England Detectors)
Host comet LLC
Gil
Joe (November to Remember Group Hunt - MDM)
Tana
Janis
Jane
Ernest
K&M Discovery Team Group Hunt
Cliff
Curt
Roy
Harry
Zachary
Fred
Michael
Anonymous - You know who you are... Thanks buddy!
David
Donald
Recycled Memories
Jason