Howdy,
Well, you've all known Scott for many years - a great guy with a love of chainsaws and large women.
Here's some of his story:
He's had health problems for many years including crones, diverticulitis, anemia, chronic pain, dis degeneration, blood sugar issues, insomnia, and a bunch of fancy terms like hyperlipidemia. He also recently had a heart attack and a stroke. The poor guy is messed up, and then a couple years ago he was in a serious car accident. They did get a settlement from that which helped their finances, but to put the icing on the cake, his wife recently left him.
Without her income he's relying on Social Security, which isn't enough to pay his mortgage and living expenses. His savings is less than $1,000. The best option would be to pay off the home. He could afford things if the mortgage was done, but he still owes $49,000.
So I thought we'd help him out. I've started a Gofundme page for him and donated the first $100. I put the goal at $5,000, which doesn't go far toward the mortgage, but every little bit helps.
For the raffle, I have an awesome ported McCullough 10-10 saw that I won myself on a raffle here a couple years ago. I haven't used it much, but it's a great saw - starts easier than any of my other saws and runs very well.
I'll also donate a couple Uncle Moustache shirts, and maybe some other stuff I have once I dig around in the shop.
So I'll end this all on Saturday, December 3, so we can give him a nice Christmas present.
If you have things to put on the raffle, post them here. If you want to donate, go to the Gofundme page gofundme.com/scott-russell-2v57e9mh and make sure that I have your username or some other kind of identifying info. Every $10 enters a chance to win. My own donation will not be added. I've won in 2 raffles here, so I'll take a pass this time.
Well, you've all known Scott for many years - a great guy with a love of chainsaws and large women.
Here's some of his story:
He's had health problems for many years including crones, diverticulitis, anemia, chronic pain, dis degeneration, blood sugar issues, insomnia, and a bunch of fancy terms like hyperlipidemia. He also recently had a heart attack and a stroke. The poor guy is messed up, and then a couple years ago he was in a serious car accident. They did get a settlement from that which helped their finances, but to put the icing on the cake, his wife recently left him.
Without her income he's relying on Social Security, which isn't enough to pay his mortgage and living expenses. His savings is less than $1,000. The best option would be to pay off the home. He could afford things if the mortgage was done, but he still owes $49,000.
So I thought we'd help him out. I've started a Gofundme page for him and donated the first $100. I put the goal at $5,000, which doesn't go far toward the mortgage, but every little bit helps.
For the raffle, I have an awesome ported McCullough 10-10 saw that I won myself on a raffle here a couple years ago. I haven't used it much, but it's a great saw - starts easier than any of my other saws and runs very well.
I'll also donate a couple Uncle Moustache shirts, and maybe some other stuff I have once I dig around in the shop.
So I'll end this all on Saturday, December 3, so we can give him a nice Christmas present.
If you have things to put on the raffle, post them here. If you want to donate, go to the Gofundme page gofundme.com/scott-russell-2v57e9mh and make sure that I have your username or some other kind of identifying info. Every $10 enters a chance to win. My own donation will not be added. I've won in 2 raffles here, so I'll take a pass this time.
