Hey guys, this is uncomfortable for me, so bare with me, I'm not good asking for help. I always feel like a beggar.
Many of you have read about the organization I've been supporting the last couple of years, Headwaters for Heroes. My neighbor Shawn, a Purple Heart recipient himself, turned me onto them and I've just been blown away. This group is dedicated to helping our combat wounded vets, but their real passion is working with Gold Star kiddos, taking them hunting and fishing, but more than anything, mentoring them. There've all lost a parent, mostly dads, and many just don't have a stable father figure. Nobody to take them hunting, or teach them those skills we all attribute to our pops (both outdoor skills, and just life skills in general).
Shawn came to me this week with a request for one of the boys and I'm trying to help. Apparently, the boy has been invited on a blackbuck hunt by the organization, but he doesn't have a rifle. Mom has been out of work since Covid started so times are tough for them right now. I don't know if they have other needs, this is what was brought to me, so it's what I'm helping with. I met the boy and his mom last weekend and they're great people. Mom said last weekend around other Gold Star families was the first time she'd seen the boy really happy in a very long time. He lost his dad at the age of 7, in 2014. He's now a sweet but shy 13 year old.
Of course, the ranch would surely loan him a rifle, but we'd like to get him into his own rifle since he has many more years of eligibility with the organization. I started looking through the shop and I had almost all the parts needed to put him together a nice rifle so that's what we're doing. I'm not trying to make any money at all on the deal, but a little help with parts would go a long way. I've donated a Remington action, custom barrel and bottom metal as well as all my labor. We're lacking a good stock (m5 inlet to match the bottom metal I have) , trigger, optics and mounts though, as well as a sling, case etc.
We're going to make it happen one way or another, but I'm coming to the brotherhood here to humbly ask for assistance. I know a lot of you are probably struggling too, but for those who aren't, if you can spare anything, I'd appreciate it. I've seen the outpouring of love from this group in the past, so I'll just say thank you in advance.
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Many of you have read about the organization I've been supporting the last couple of years, Headwaters for Heroes. My neighbor Shawn, a Purple Heart recipient himself, turned me onto them and I've just been blown away. This group is dedicated to helping our combat wounded vets, but their real passion is working with Gold Star kiddos, taking them hunting and fishing, but more than anything, mentoring them. There've all lost a parent, mostly dads, and many just don't have a stable father figure. Nobody to take them hunting, or teach them those skills we all attribute to our pops (both outdoor skills, and just life skills in general).
Shawn came to me this week with a request for one of the boys and I'm trying to help. Apparently, the boy has been invited on a blackbuck hunt by the organization, but he doesn't have a rifle. Mom has been out of work since Covid started so times are tough for them right now. I don't know if they have other needs, this is what was brought to me, so it's what I'm helping with. I met the boy and his mom last weekend and they're great people. Mom said last weekend around other Gold Star families was the first time she'd seen the boy really happy in a very long time. He lost his dad at the age of 7, in 2014. He's now a sweet but shy 13 year old.
Of course, the ranch would surely loan him a rifle, but we'd like to get him into his own rifle since he has many more years of eligibility with the organization. I started looking through the shop and I had almost all the parts needed to put him together a nice rifle so that's what we're doing. I'm not trying to make any money at all on the deal, but a little help with parts would go a long way. I've donated a Remington action, custom barrel and bottom metal as well as all my labor. We're lacking a good stock (m5 inlet to match the bottom metal I have) , trigger, optics and mounts though, as well as a sling, case etc.
We're going to make it happen one way or another, but I'm coming to the brotherhood here to humbly ask for assistance. I know a lot of you are probably struggling too, but for those who aren't, if you can spare anything, I'd appreciate it. I've seen the outpouring of love from this group in the past, so I'll just say thank you in advance.
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