The "Good Deed" Give-a-way thread

Last weekend I went out with my fraternity (Alpha Kappa Psi, a professional business co-ed frat) to volunteer in the community and we spent a collective 220 hours doing several projects. The project I was involved with was going to a local farm and helping to paint a fence, mulch, rake, and clean some stalls.

I also took several of my friends out shooting trap for their first time and they really enjoyed it. Now I'm starting to get a list going of more people who want to go out!
 
Well back in december right here on BF, one of our members who was in the airforce had his CRKT M-16 stolen and was asking for advice about what he should get next. He said that he needed a knife for his job, but the AF would not issue him one. He said he had a very limited budget.

I was reading this post thinking about what to suggest, and I realized, Hey, I've got a CRKT M-16 that I just found in one of my old daypacks (I thought I had lost it years ago), and I was never really in love with the knife, and since it was unlikely to really get much use on my end, I decided to offer it to the guy. It had been a user, and wasn't in perfect cosmetic shape, there were a couple spots of surface rust on the blade, but I cleaned it up as best as I could, ran it across the stone a few times and put it in a padded envelope.

I was impressed with all of the positive feedback I got for doing that, It seemed like second nature to give something that I don't use anymore to someone who would use it. They guy was the most blown away, and couldn't believe that I didn't want any payment (I told him that he could pay me for shipping, but I didn't really care about $1.38). Anyway I was glad that I could make someone happy simply by passing on something I didn't really use anymore.

I try to find little things that I can do that don't involve much effort from my end but can really make someone else's day. They're not hard to find.
 
myright said:
Hey David - that sounds like a horrible story. Good work getting the ole girl back to a good place.

BTW - That link prompted me for a PW.
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My right- it's a link to a thread the owner posted on another forum(it's also a free one) but I can't copy the pictures so that I can post them on here. I'll say I think she lost 200 lbs before they came and got her back. It could have been a horrible story but she is already starting to recover so I think it'll have a happy ending.

david
 
A young lad who's parents have split up wants to learn to fish. I got him a rod and reel. I am fixing up a little bit of tackle. Will supply a pocket knife too. Later I will teach him to shoot.
 
myright,

You have no idea! Over the last 15-20 years I've accumulated notes for 43 stories on him, some of which are already written up. When I hit 100, I'm publishing!:D

One of my favorites is when he decided to "improve" the triggers on his 470 Nitro Express double rifle and ended up firing both barrels at the same time!:eek: At around 5200-5500 ft lbs of energy per barrel, I'm sure the recoil was monumental. At least he didn't break a collar bone.:rolleyes:

DancesWithKnives
 
...but I'll pass on the prize.

I would like to share something (other than knives) that I'm fairly passionate about. Several months back, I read an article in an engineering magazine I get at work. I don't remember the details of the article, but I remember vividly a photograph contained in it. It was a photograph taken by a photographer named Kevin Carter. He won a Pulitzer Price in 1994 for a photograph he took of a vulture stalking an emaciated Sudanese child. Here is a link to the photo and a brief description. I'm sure there are better out there, but this was the first I found from a quick search. Keep in mind, this pic is disturbing, but that is the point.

http://www.huaren.com/UnitedNations/photo-1.htm

Following snapping the picture, he shooed away the vulture, but didn't pick up the child out of fear of disease. A short time later, he took his own life, possibly out of guilt for not having picked up the child. Seeing this picture literally brought me to tears. I know it is cliche, but I immediately became a monthly donor to Christian Childrens Fund and selected a child in Africa. I don't donate a lot of money, but I still think it helps. Hopefully, this picture might move others to donate as well. I know, it is disturbing, but that is what brought me to action. Hopefully, this won't ruin the positive spirit of this thread so far...
 
JC in SC said:
...but I'll pass on the prize.

I would like to share something (other than knives) that I'm fairly passionate about. Several months back, I read an article in an engineering magazine I get at work. I don't remember the details of the article, but I remember vividly a photograph contained in it. It was a photograph taken by a photographer named Kevin Carter. He won a Pulitzer Price in 1994 for a photograph he took of a vulture stalking an emaciated Sudanese child. Here is a link to the photo and a brief description. I'm sure there are better out there, but this was the first I found from a quick search. Keep in mind, this pic is disturbing, but that is the point.

http://www.huaren.com/UnitedNations/photo-1.htm

Following snapping the picture, he shooed away the vulture, but didn't pick up the child out of fear of disease. A short time later, he took his own life, possibly out of guilt for not having picked up the child. Seeing this picture literally brought me to tears. I know it is cliche, but I immediately became a monthly donor to Christian Childrens Fund and selected a child in Africa. I don't donate a lot of money, but I still think it helps. Hopefully, this picture might move others to donate as well. I know, it is disturbing, but that is what brought me to action. Hopefully, this won't ruin the positive spirit of this thread so far...
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I feel horrible that I've never seen the photo or heard of Kevin Carter. That is a truly sad picture and a horrible story.

Good work on your effort to help!
 
JC in SC,

Thank you for sharing that with us. I've traveled all over the world and have been to plenty of 3rd world countries, and I think that I'll never forget, but life catches up and I do forget. Thank you for reminding me, shaking me out of my stupor and helping me to want to "do" again.
 
I adopted my grandchildren, two different fathers, daughter on her own path. Someone has to save the children, they can't fend for them selves. I turn 57 May 11, the children are 5 and 10. Best kids in the world. Run and hug me every time I come home. Last year my boy and I were fishing and this kid comes running over and gets into my fishing box with my boy. The kid doesn't even look up at me and say, "Is that your grandpa?". Yep, my boy says, "Actually he is my DAD". Can't beat that with a stick. Of course, if I get a divorce I will have to pay child support till I'm 70.
 
Great giveaway! That SDS skinner is sweet.

A few weeks ago, my wife and I were heading out of town for a day hike. Traffic the other way was streaming back into town from the ski area. Just outside of town, there was a huge slowdown. As we passed, we saw a small group of people on the shoulder crouched over a bloody mess of a deer.

I told my wife to pull over to see if we could help. She stayed in the car and I walked back to the group. As I approached, I saw a young woman crouched over the crushed deer, tears streaming down her cheeks as she bravely tried to choke the deer with her bare hands. I asked if she was OK, and she nodded. The deer was still alive, barely, and this brave lady was trying to end its suffering as best she could. The other people stood around awkwardly, trying to get cell signal.

"Do you have a knife or something?" she asked me. I replied that I did. However, attempting to euthanize a kicking, crushed deer with my Endura seemed like a bad plan. I gently told the woman that I also had a gun and that it would probably be better than a knife, for us and for the deer. She nodded, and asked me if I could go back to my car and get it.

"I have it with me. Are you ready?", I asked.

She nodded, stood, turned, walked a few steps behind me, and covered her ears with her bloody hands. I drew, fired once, midway between the eye and ear, and reholstered the Glock. The deer was finally still and finished with the suffering. The woman, my wife and I carried the doe far back into the sagebrush and laid her down (unfortunately, in Oregon, you can't keep such deer). The woman stopped crying, thanked me, and we all left.

I was glad that I cared enough to stop. I was glad that I had the right tools to take care of an emergency. Most of all, I'm glad that that distraught woman didn't need to keep helplessly trying to throttle that deer.
 
I still haven't done anything worthy of putting in this thread... :(

.... and it's my freakin' thread...
 
Loosearrow said:
I adopted my grandchildren, two different fathers, daughter on her own path. Someone has to save the children, they can't fend for them selves. I turn 57 May 11, the children are 5 and 10. Best kids in the world. Run and hug me every time I come home. Last year my boy and I were fishing and this kid comes running over and gets into my fishing box with my boy. The kid doesn't even look up at me and say, "Is that your grandpa?". Yep, my boy says, "Actually he is my DAD". Can't beat that with a stick. Of course, if I get a divorce I will have to pay child support till I'm 70.
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I can't imagine how that felt to hear him say that. Good on ya' for taking the kids in.
 
I sent in my paper to join up today. canadian armed forces. air force. uncle's in afghanistan currently (ex snowbird captain), older brother's a month away from getting his wings too. hoping to put in some good years as a med-tech and battle my way to SAR. won't likely hear about bootcamp for a few months atleast.
Hope that counts!

PS can i do a giveaway eventhough i'm not a paying member? or is that a no-no?
 
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goatariba said:
I sent in my paper to join up today. canadian armed forces. air force. uncle's in afghanistan currently (ex snowbird captain), older brother's a month away from getting his wings too. hoping to put in some good years as a med-tech and battle my way to SAR. won't likely hear about bootcamp for a few months atleast.
Hope that counts!

PS can i do a giveaway eventhough i'm not a paying member? or is that a no-no?
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You're welcome in the give-a-way, my friend. Good luck in the AF. I served in the USAF as a Security Force troop and had a great time. Be safe.
 
First up, I've needed a decent hunter for a while now, that one looks like what Ive been looking for:D

The deed?:

I've been on search and rescue this pass week. I was looking for a young boy who had been lost on the river after their wheeler feel in. Though we looked for over 5 days, and personally covering more then 100 miles looking for him, we had no such luck of finding him.

This one hard because of all the family that was around, but it ended up being a big help with all the boats, fuel and trawling gear they were willing to provide.
 
Fonly said:
First up, I've needed a decent hunter for a while now, that one looks like what Ive been looking for:D

The deed?:

I've been on search and rescue this pass week. I was looking for a young boy who had been lost on the river after their wheeler feel in. Though we looked for over 5 days, and personally covering more then 100 miles looking for him, we had no such luck of finding him.

This one hard because of all the family that was around, but it ended up being a big help with all the boats, fuel and trawling gear they were willing to provide.
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That's got to suck when you guys are not able to find the person. Sounds like you had plenty of help and did your best though. My heart goes out to the family.

Take care.
 
And the winner is:

Echo4v

Shoot me an email with your info and I'll get the knife out to you this weekend. Thank you all very much for participating and posting in this thread. I hope this knife sees plenty of use.

My email

chargernet @ verizon.net
 
Awesome, Thanks man.

Email Sent

Great time to for a first give away win since Tuesday was my wedding anniversary. I'll get pics up when I get it.

Thanks Again
David
 
Congrats on your anniversary. I'll get this thing shipped out on Teusday at the lastest but I'll shoot for tomorrow.
 
Just wanted to let you know I got my knife this weekend. However, due to brother in law's wedding, I don't have any pictures yet. Let me just say, I did get time to make a firue 4 and splitstick trap and, it uses beautifully. I'm pretty impressed with the edge holding ability of it too. I made the figure 4 with wood that I litterally pulled out of the fire, scraped the charcoal portions off and went to whittleing. Still shaved my arm when the trap was done.

Thanks, I really like this little knife
David
 
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