Suggestion? for our troops Peace making efforts

**Jim Carroll** · 27th April 2008, 11:10 AM

Toni with the american pens they have a contact in america who then sends them to a particular contact in Iraq. They are then distributed from there.

There is a lot of personal cost involved in getting the pens from you to them so they need to go in bulk lots.

I read recently that there was over 74,500 pens made in the last 4 years

There are no names put on the pens it is more the thought that someone at home appreciates the thought for what they are doing over there. You could put a tag on each pen with the makers name and the species or material names on it.

Because the service people work on rotations it is sometimes hard for the american person to get a continious contact. I am unsure if the chaplans work the same way in that they rotate like the service people do as this may be a better way of getting contacts.

For more information go to

http://www.freedompens.org/

**PenTurner** · 27th April 2008, 03:12 PM

Toni, has given ok to send pens to me to pass on, I will check and see if she wants all contributors to send to me or just some, and then will advise by PM my address, if you are from Vic and know my address you can send immediately. Amos
The Sgt. I am sending to, is in Iraq serving, his mate in here has highly recommended him as faithful to pass the pens to the troops. Amos

**PenTurner** · 27th April 2008, 05:25 PM

Ok, Toni says for all pens to be sent to me at the moment, so I will PM all who have volunteered, If I missed you just PM me or put it on this thread that you need my address. Amos

**Penpal** · 27th April 2008, 07:16 PM

If a person with a name is serving in a war situation and that name is on the pen it could compromise them.
All the best Peter.

**Fireman sam** · 27th April 2008, 08:09 PM

hi amos please count me in and pm me your address and how many pens
Thanks Andrew

**Studley 2436** · 27th April 2008, 08:46 PM

If you want to engrave or stamp pens it would be much better to put something like Anzac Pen 2008 or something like that.

Back to the issue I have some timber I can zip up for blanks if it is any use. I did pass some timber out a fair while ago which I sent to one guy (can't remember who) and he got it around to the list so everyone got some. I think it was Toni who sent me a pen for my daughter when she got her pen license. Today it is one of her most prized possessions.

Anyway I work on a metal lathe so no point there to try doing pens the boss would be real jack of that real fast anyhow, but I can send some blanks off to help out. For the most part it will be Grey Gum and Northern Beech. Both nice timbers with nice grain structure.

I spose I could come up with one of two hundred blanks. No loss to me apart from a bit of time and a bit of power. That's because most of my woodwork is making furniture. There are lots of nice offcuts that would turn into really nice pens here.

Give me a size though, from memory it is 150x15x15, but I do have a fair bit of 12.5 mm board that is really nice but no good for panels and so on.

Studley

**lubbing5cherubs** · 27th April 2008, 09:37 PM

What we were thinking of Amos and I was more along the line of "thank You" or something like that
Toni

**Sir Stinkalot** · 27th April 2008, 09:56 PM

Sounds like a good idea ..... Amos could you please PM your details and I will see what I can come up with. I will have to raid the pen kit box and see what I can make but it should be at least one or two.

Cheers

Stinky.

**PenTurner** · 27th April 2008, 09:58 PM

The contact I have has said just the name of the Company would be good enough, e.g. "ABC Unit" or along Toni's suggestion, "Thank you, ABC unit"
Amos.
The person I am dealing with is in the Army and also we are sending to someone on the field, I will doubly consult with him before putting anything on the pens, We will not put anything on that would compromise the safety of the unit and or the overall mission involved. Please be assured of that. Amos

**Clinton1** · 27th April 2008, 10:10 PM

if you want to engrave.... what about ... "Thanks mate"

**PenTurner** · 27th April 2008, 10:12 PM

Studley, thanks for the offer of the blanks, maybe if someone wants some they ought to PM you stating they want some to make some Anzac pens and you could take it up, Thanks Amos

**Touchwood** · 28th April 2008, 12:48 AM

Studley 2436

Back to the issue I have some timber I can zip up for blanks if it is any use. I did pass some timber out a fair while ago which I sent to one guy (can't remember who)

That was DJ

and he got it around to the list so everyone got some. I think it was Toni who sent me a pen for my daughter when she got her pen license. Today it is one of her most prized possessions.

I'm glad she still has the pen and likes it!

She must be needing a refill by now!

Toni and Amos - has a time frame been set for this project?

JD

**PenTurner** · 28th April 2008, 11:02 AM

The sooner the better, do it ASAP, but also keep in mind that there are many servicemen out there and if anyone wants to, they can keep making and sending and I or someone else will keep sending them out. Our friends in the States have something like that going for whoever wants to donate, and as we read in Jim's post, they have made many for their soldiers. I think we on this Island can do the same for our troops, it is great to see so much genuine desire to encourage them in some way. Amos

**sundowner** · 28th April 2008, 12:54 PM

morning amos pens on the way pm sent
cheers graham

**Allan at Wallan** · 7th May 2008, 08:47 PM

Hi Amos,

Posted three to you on Saturday morning.

Regards,

Allan

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