FREE KERSHAW Speedsafe GIVEAWAY?

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Ad I've mentioned before, I gave a Speedsafe Shallot to a close family friend with MS, and as a fisherman, the ease of use made his life much easier. It felt very good to do this for someone and I know it would make you feel good too.

Please submit a brief case for someone you know, and although I will consider all for the future, I will pick one to receive a speedsafe model appropriate for their needs.

This really isn't a contest, so you can submit 1 or more, but please know these people personally and be able follow up here on your story after they receive their knife.

This is something I think we all want to do, and it will make all of us feel good. I will actually purchase the knife myself, but in the future others may want to contribute.

Thank you in advance!
 
My entry is for a man named Mark, the custodian/technician at my school. Mark is an awesome guy, always willing to spend some time working on whatever seems to be the problem. In the four years that I've known Mark, I've only seen him get angry one time--when a not-too-bright girl decided to use the vented air from a power drill as a hairdryer, with the expected messy results.

Mark cuts hair (in that one situation), pipes, zip ties, cable, and sometimes food with the same blade on his worn Leatherman, and while it seems to work for him, I'm sure Mark would be happy (and we would be too) to see him use something different for the food. Oily apples, while I've never tried one, don't seem like a great idea.

The perfect Kershaw for him would probably be something small and inoffensive (he's in a school, after all) for cutting apples, something along the lines of a Leek, NRG, Mini Cyclone, or maybe a Shallot.

That's my story, for a guy who works hard and is a pleasure to hang out with.
 
I've gone back and forth trying to decide whether to post this or not, but maybe it can be appreciated solely for what it is. Here goes:

My ex-wife's parents adopted a baby boy who was born premature and addicted to “crack cocaine.” He (Michael) has struggled and will always struggle with cerebral palsy. With a lot of hard work on his part and that of his adoptive parents and extended family, of which I am still a part, he has far exceeded the grim medical prognosis given when he was an infant.

He is 15 years old now and is able to walk unaided and talk with coherence. He will forever be considered disabled, but considering he wasn't supposed to even survive, and if he did, the best case scenario would be that he would forever be in a wheelchair and never have language skills; his progress has been just short of miraculous.

A lot of his therapy growing up was not only difficult but painful. He has endured numerous surgeries, but was always a happy child. I am confident that he will one day lead an independent life if provided with the necessary accommodations.

While his biological parents wanted him back in the very early years, it was solely for the disability checks. His quality of life would have been awful and probably a living hell if he had been returned to these horrible people. Long story short, the legal system came through and allowed my then in-laws to adopt him and gave this child an opportunity most children in his situation unfortunately never get.

Anyway, he and his dad continue to fish as they have for years. Regardless of his limitations, he is an adolescent and strives for as much independence as possible. While he can do most everything for himself, it is not always easy. While SpeedSafe would be ideal, I do have some concerns about a frame or liner lock possibly being a little difficult.

Your generosity is admirable. :)
 
thank you!... i know this is going to be a good thing. The thread is still active, and I will let it run a bit because it's not easy to just rattle off a real story. No one is winning anything here. We are going to figure out how to make this happen.

Think about the liner lock issue and models available
 
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