Flood Relief Auction

[John Jordan]

As most of you know, Nashville and middle TN suffered devastating floods the first weekend of May. Other things in the news meant we didn't get much coverage, and people don't realize just how bad it is, and how many people are suffering. They have said this is the type of flooding that occurs in, not 100 year or 500 years, but thousands of years.

Vicki and I worked with a local gallery that represents me, and we got out my work, Clay Foster and Robyn Horn's work as well. My friend lost all of his workshop that was in the lower part of the gallery, and estimated half million dollars of work. They also lost their fantastic apartment that was part of the gallery. Craig Nutt and our wives worked on salvaging hand tools, and I spent a day washing the mud out of an industrial Powermatic bandsaw that was completely submerged. This was one of thousands of situations similar or worse.

I made a piece the day the Cumberland River crested from wood I got the day before the rain started. I'm offering this piece to my woodturning friends for the highest bid, the proceeds go straight to flood relief efforts for the area. Take a look on my website if you might be interested, and there are links there to photos and videos as well.

There are also some new pictures of pieces in the gallery section. 🙂

www.johnjordanwoodturning.com

Thanks,

John

 

[Robert Manning]

I'd like to donate a piece to help those folks.

 

[John Torchick]

Auction

My compliments on organizing the auction. I go to Nashville a couple of times a year. When the Weather Channel was reporting live from Nashville, I recognized many areas of downtown Nashville. Nothing is more destructive or disruptive as a flood or tornado. Anyone who has not witnessed the actual natural phenomenon or the aftermath has no idea what they can do.

 

[John Jordan]

Hi Robert, That's generous of you. I'm not sure how to go about it, I'm not up to managing an auction. There may be some kind of public silent auction coming up, but I haven't heard of one. Maybe you can figure how to sell it?

Thanks,

John

 

[Charlie Knighton]

Flag this messageRe:Thursday, February 11, 2010 5:29 PM
From: "inquiries@woodturner.org" <inquiries@woodturner.org>View contact detailsTo: "charlie knighton" <c.knighton7@yahoo.com>Charlie
Thank you so much for your consideration of donation to the disaster relief fund. You could make your check to Disaster Relief Fund and the address is listed below my name.
Best regards
Linda Ferber
Office Administrator
American Association of Woodturners
222 Landmark Center
75 5th St W
St Paul, MN 55102-7704
651-484-9094
651-484-1724 fax
linda@woodturner.org
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Woodturner:

this is the time of year that i make small donations. i would like to donate a small sum to diaster relief of woodturners. what do i make check out to and where do i send it. thank you for your time and attention.

charlie knighton
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