[crw-talk] Freedom Honor Flight announced

[Pam Day]

Aaron. How did you come up with $2000 for 100 pens? I figured $6.00 a pen kit would be $600

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  On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 9:19 AM, Aaron Gesicki<aaronagesicki at gmail.com> wrote:   
We’d need a sponsor. 

To that end, I’ve reached out to Kwik Trip [see attached].

  

We’ll see if the group has the enthusiasm to step up to this. It’s a big ask even if we get a sponsor. 

  

  

Aaron Gesicki

  

  

  

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Subject: Freedom Honor Flight announced

  

Information about this year's flights.  100 vets per flight, 2 flights per year

  

It would be wonderful if we can find backers for kits.

  

Jim B.  Can pen barrels be laser engraved? 

  

https://www.wxow.com/news/freedom-honor-flight-announces-spring-and-fall-trip-dates/article_e34055f4-d751-11ee-af83-eb7add1b082c.html

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Good Morning  - 

  

I represent Coulee Region Woodturners and currently serve as club President. 

Our group makes turned objects, mostly out of wood. We have donated turned writing pens to groups affiliated with Luther High School on several occasions. I’ve attached a copies of our most recent newsletter and photo album to give you an idea of who we are and what we do. 

  

We are investigating the possibility of a pen donation to all the Veterans who are on the Freedom Honor Flights. This would involve the purchase of the necessary hardware kits, obtaining the wood for the barrel blanks, and then the turning and subsequent finishing and assembly of each pen. 

  

Our group would like to have a sponsor that would cover the out-of-pocket costs and our club would supply all the labor involved. I’ve included this link to help give you an idea of what is available and the cost range. As you can see, the kits alone for one flight [usually ~100 passengers] would be approximately $2000. 

  

Is this something Kwik Trip would be willing to sponsor?

  

  

  

Aaron Gesicki

  

1317 Woodpark Road

Winona, MN 55987

  

507-615-0233  home

303-551-2450  cell

  

  
  
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