Please help a soldier in need!!!
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Please help a soldier in need!!!
Serving our country as a Marine sniper, Cpl. Aaron Howell sustained severe injuries, including the loss of both legs, while on patrol in Afghanistan in April 2010. He has since completed surgeries in Germany and Bethesda Naval Hospital and looks forward to returning to his home in Parishville, NY. Encouraged by recent progress, Aaron remains determined to resume his life’s passions including hunting and fishing in the Adirondacks.
To help secure Cpl. Howell’s goal, we are raffling a new Bravo Company USA AR-15 rifle graciously donated by BCM (a $1,260 value). In fact, Bravo Company has also donated a second rifle that will be presented to Cpl. Howell on Veteran’s Day! Raffle entries cost $10.00 each or 6 for $50.00. Make your USPS Money Order OR personal check payable to: Cpl. Aaron Howell Fund. Donations in any amount will also be accepted for those wishing not to be entered in the raffle. Entries must be received by November 8, 2010 to be eligible. Winner will be selected by Cpl. Aaron Howell on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2010. Please mail your payment for raffle entry including your name, address, phone number, email and forum user name (if any) to:
P.O. Box 2144
Malta, NY 12020
Rifle Specs: BCM Standard 14.5" Mid Length Upper Receiver Group with perm install PWS FSC556, BCM BCG (auto), BCM GUNFIGHTER (Mod 4), BCM Folding Battlesight - rear, Mid Length hand guards and BCM4 Lower Receiver Group.
Winner must be at least 18 years old and pass a NCIS background check (Continental U.S. only, CA residents not eligible). If winner cannot legally accept prize, a secondary winner will be chosen. Rifle will be transferred from Target Sports in Schenectady, NY to winner’s FFL in a post ban configuration, if applicable. Taxes/fees will be the responsibility of the winner. Raffle will run from 9/27/10 to 11/8/10 with drawing on 11/11/10
IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RAFFLE YOU TO NOT HAVE TO.... PLEASE MAKE ANY DONATIONS YOU CAN!!!!!
Facebook link:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hometo...54375621249848
Please help in any way you can!!!
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This looks for real - I've been researching it. For one thing, see this:
Watertown Daily Times | Local Marine severely wounded
UNDERSTAND! I look very carefully at anything like this, especially since an online scam was played on several of our military people here not long ago. So it isn't that I'm out to rain on anybodies parade or anything like that.
We "TRUST - but VERIFY"
1BMF: have you been in touch with the New York Chapter of FTE on this?
~Wolf
Watertown Daily Times | Local Marine severely wounded
UNDERSTAND! I look very carefully at anything like this, especially since an online scam was played on several of our military people here not long ago. So it isn't that I'm out to rain on anybodies parade or anything like that.
We "TRUST - but VERIFY"
1BMF: have you been in touch with the New York Chapter of FTE on this?
~Wolf
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Thanks Dutch. You The Man. We needed to know that this was for real. Thanks again for your extra work Bud. It is highly appreciated. Wish it was a 50 Cal though. And I do wish we could get Uncle Sam to do more for our wounded Heroes than just jack them around the way they do.
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I challange ya to match it! 
This is one of our own and can use all the help he can get....
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I have yet to verify the raffle itself - though I have no real concerns over that. "You pays yo money - ya takes yo chances"(word 
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~Additionally; I do not at this point know what the position of IBI, and the Moderators and Admins of FTE and so on may be as regards openly soliciting a fundraiser of this kind (even though it's non-profit) but it's being looked at.
I HAVE posted a thread concerning Corporal Howell in THE NEW YORK CHAPTER of FTE, where I think all aspects of it can best be looked at. If we have any "BIG APPLE" people from around Watertown, maybe we can get a birds eye view of what is happening and what we might be able to do on a personal basis. I'd feel a lot better with a bit more independant confirmation - for one thing, if a bunch of us go off the deep end with the raffle, we ought to at least try to have someone at the drawing.
Any input on that is welcome, as far as that goes if we have anyone in or around Schenectady NY that could drop in at Target Sports - that would be more than enough confirmation to satisfy me personally.
Like I said - I'm very skeptical about anything involving money online, as well anyone should be. But if it's for real and we can check it out, then by all means "All Ahead Full"
I'm just trying to look out for everybody and keep us all out of trouble here
~Wolfie
)~Additionally; I do not at this point know what the position of IBI, and the Moderators and Admins of FTE and so on may be as regards openly soliciting a fundraiser of this kind (even though it's non-profit) but it's being looked at.
I HAVE posted a thread concerning Corporal Howell in THE NEW YORK CHAPTER of FTE, where I think all aspects of it can best be looked at. If we have any "BIG APPLE" people from around Watertown, maybe we can get a birds eye view of what is happening and what we might be able to do on a personal basis. I'd feel a lot better with a bit more independant confirmation - for one thing, if a bunch of us go off the deep end with the raffle, we ought to at least try to have someone at the drawing.
Any input on that is welcome, as far as that goes if we have anyone in or around Schenectady NY that could drop in at Target Sports - that would be more than enough confirmation to satisfy me personally.
Like I said - I'm very skeptical about anything involving money online, as well anyone should be. But if it's for real and we can check it out, then by all means "All Ahead Full"
I'm just trying to look out for everybody and keep us all out of trouble here
~Wolfie
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The way we'd like for you all to handle this is to keep all communications having to do with money/donations/raffle etc. to the FTE PM system, and the thread starter 1_BIGMOFO please stay in communication with the folks here about this. There have been too many instances where things like this have gone wrong and bad feelings all around.
And thanks for supporting our men and women in the Service, and my best wishes to Cpl. Aaron Howell and his family.
And thanks for supporting our men and women in the Service, and my best wishes to Cpl. Aaron Howell and his family.
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That's what I was waiting to hear.
Ladies and gentlemen (and all the rest of you jackwagons) we are green light across the board.
The PM system can be accessed by clicking on a membername at the top of a reply, or from your user cp - for those who have never used it before.
Visit the New York Chapter forum if you get a chance
~Wolf out
Ladies and gentlemen (and all the rest of you jackwagons) we are green light across the board.
The PM system can be accessed by clicking on a membername at the top of a reply, or from your user cp - for those who have never used it before.
Visit the New York Chapter forum if you get a chance
~Wolf out
