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Christmas Toy Give Away, Delmar DE Style

Blog entry by Karson posted 354 days ago 322 reads 0 times favorited 17 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Yesterday Dec 6, 2008 was our toy give away day for the Mason Dixon Woodworkers Club. These are the toys that we made in 2008. Approximately 1300 toys were made and given away. They were given to Charities in the area for them to give to their recipients.

A local newspaper reporter Dan Shortridge and Photographer Gary Emeigh were present to record the day.

I’ll post other pictures but here is a link to the Newspaper Article Click on the related articles to see the print article.

And the Photo’s at the newspaper site.

LumberJock Karson

LumberJock David with the Red hat

One of the charities

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †


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rikkor

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posted 354 days ago

What a wonderful Christmas blessing! You are a good man Karson.

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Napaman

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posted 354 days ago

fantastic!!! this is so amazing!!! are all the guys in the club LJ’s? You are all amazing…i loved the news article and all the photos!! You guys should all be very proud!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 354 days ago

WTG President Morrison!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

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lew

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posted 354 days ago

Now you know why you were elected president.

Don’t you wish you could see all the smiles and joyous looks on the children’s faces on Christmas morning.

Lew

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Karson

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posted 354 days ago

NapaMan: The LumberJocks who happen to be a member of the Mason Dixon Woodworkers are.

Ed Nock
David my son
Dan my son
Dustyal lives in Lewes DE and he hopefully will show up at the next meeting.

I’m the only LJ’er that is active in the toy making. When Dave’s out of school, he usually goes with me, does a little work and spends a lot of time at the Library.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Richard Williams

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posted 354 days ago

The brightest stars in heaven just keep on getting brighter. That is what Christmas is all about my friend and all of you that do these things know the true meaning. God Bless All of you.

-- Rich, Nevada,

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Karson

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posted 354 days ago

We usually keep a low profile, We’ve been asked if we would like to go to some of the presentations, but we usually stay away.

I am going to make a delivery of a table and chairs that we only had 15 of this year to the State of Delaware Social Services center where they have family unification of parents with their children that might be in Foster Care. They can only met in a supervised environment. April Wiley who is our State representative for the RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) took a bunch of toys to be used in the program but I’m going to bring up the table and chairs and meet the people there.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Karson

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posted 354 days ago

Thanks Richard and all others with the supportive comments.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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Maddhatter

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posted 354 days ago

Karson, your dedication to not only the art of woodworking but also to the community and those in need is truly amazing. Thank you for sharing this wonderful gift and inspiration with us. Hopefully, a piece of this will rub off on all of us.

-- Norm (AKA - The Maddhatter), Middletown DE

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itsme_timd

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posted 354 days ago

This is absolutely fantastic, Karson. I really love seeing things like this happening to keep the true spirit of Christmas alive.

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

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Grumpy

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posted 354 days ago

You are a champion Karson.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Betsy

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posted 354 days ago

It’s a great thing you are doing with this group. A lot of children and their parents are going to appreciate this effort long after you are gone!

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

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TedM

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posted 354 days ago

Fantastic project! Fantastic toys! Kudos!

-- I'm a wood magician... I can turn fine lumber into firewood before your very eyes! - http://www.woodworkersguide.com

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Greg3G

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posted 354 days ago

looks like another successful year Karson. This is a very worthwhile program you and MDWC run. I wish you continued success next year. Again, great job my friend.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

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cabinetmaster

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posted 354 days ago

Great Job President Karson. You are an inspiration to all of us LJ’s. Truelly an amazing feat.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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dustygirl

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posted 354 days ago

Three cheers for the Mason Dixon Woodworkers Club.You guys are great.There will be so many happy smiles on Christmas day thanks to you.

-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?

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Karson

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posted 354 days ago

Again: I want to thank each of you for the great responsive comments. I do this because it give me a chance to use some of the skill that I have to help others.

We don’t need to search out those in need, there are others that are helping these peoples in their everyday life to bring some help and support to families. If we can give these to families so that they can give them to the kids, then we are truly blessed.

We had one of our toys returned to us this year. Someone bought a toy at a thrift store and it had our label on the bottom. “So what goes around, comes around.”

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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