[Woodcarver] Let's Help Marnie Whillock

[sally nye]

Lenny, here is Dennis Moore's original post to the list on June 1st.  
Sometimes emails don't get through so therefore I'm reposting.  You can 
find all of the instructions for donating your carvings in the proper 
manner on The Chipping Away web site.  If you have further questions 
I'm sure Dennis has some answers.
Have a Good one.
Sally
http://www.geocities.com/fancarving/home.html

I have a carving I would like to donate to the Marnie Whillock fund. 
Who and where should I send it. I am also sending out a memo to my 
fellow carvers in Brooklyn and Queens NY (Woodcarvers of Queens NY 
Club) to see if I can get some more pieces donated. I will keep you 
posted.

 Lenny Centonze,

Carving in Brooklyn 




On Jun 1, 2004, at 3:00 PM, Dennis Moor wrote:

Greetings To All Mail List Members:
 
When Marnie Whillock's plight was first announced to the MAIL 
LIST SUBSCRIBERS, we were all asked to help out by contributing 
financially or with a carving for a silent auction.  The auction is to 
be held at a Festival in MN in August.  Bill Judt and Doe Dillett have 
been instrumental in this endeavour. 
   
The staff at Chipping Away have also decided to do whatever we can to 
help her.  Our first step was to seek approval from not only Bill and 
Joe, but also Marnie and her family and having obtained their 
endorsement we have set some wheels in motion.
 
Our first approach was to contact Randy Langden of the Caricature 
Carvers of America.  Being the kind of people they are (and as most 
carvers) they jumped on the wagon without hesitation.  Randy and the 
Board of The CCA have offered:  "We'd like to support the fundraising 
by doing a "group" carving scene of a woodcarver, much like the ones 
we've done for Ted McGill and Jack Williams.  The photographer we did 
for Jack is on our website at www.cca-carvers.org , if you'd care to 
look at it.  Then, we'd like to offer the piece for sale on EBay (we're 
just finishing up the CCA auction on EBay and the results have been 
fantastic...."  I am sure you will all agree that this is a wonderful 
gesture.  But ...the CCA members, nor Chipping Away plan to stop 
there! 
 
The next approach that Chipping Away wishes to take is to hold an 
additional Silent Auction at our upcoming International Carver's 
Conference on September 10, 11, and 12th here in Kitchener, ON.  We 
will have an entirely different group of carvers here than at the 
Whillock Festival in August, and it also provides some extra time for 
those wishing to contribute.  We have already heard individual CCA 
members will be sending carvings for our September auction.
 
To see the details, instruction, etc for this Silent Auction, please 
visit www.chippingaway.com and click on the marquee reading:  Marnie 
Whillock ~ Silent Auction
 
We invite YOUR contribution of a carving for the Conference 
Silent Auction.  All carvings contributed will be photographed 
and pictured together with the name of the carver on our website.  We 
believe it is important to have a wide variety of carvings with 
different 'value' levels in order to have something of appeal to all 
attendees.  We will have a suggested minimum bid on each item.  Should 
there be carvings that are not sold during the Conference, it is our 
intent to offer them by Silent Auction on our website.  The website 
auction would be for a limited period of time and bids accepted by 
email only.  All of this information is included on the website.
 
We invite you to visit this site now ... it can be accessed through our 
main website at: www.chippingaway.com    We believe it will answer most 
of your questions, but if you have further questions, please email them 
"off the list".  Caution ...do not ship carvings without referring to 
the instructions offered on the website ...all the details are provided 
there ...this is critical!
 
Marnie's needs (both spiritual and financial) will be very challenging, 
but I truly believe our woodcarving community is up to the task.  
Please remember her in your thoughts and prayers.
 
Dennis Moor & The Staff of Chipping Away
www.chippingaway.com