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June's Feature – Pens for Canadian Peace Keepers. Several pen turners in Canada started a
program a few years back to send pens to Canadian Peace Keepers as a thank-you for their
service to Canada. Larry Robertson sent me the wood and some of the kits to coax me into getting
involved. I committed to making 4 pens and instead made 6. These pens are on their way to Jim
Shaver to be sent overseas along with a letter for the Peace Keeper. If you want more information
on this program, Jim has a website you can visit:
www.pensforcanadianpeacekeepers.ca
The Maple here has quite a story behind it. The wood was purchased as surplus end-cuts from the
Canadian Department of Defence after WWII. Apparently the wood was being used as flooring in
the back of Army trucks. Pieces of this wood likely went overseas to be used by Allied troops in the
war. Likely this wood carried many soldiers and cargo through many far-off lands.
Thanks Larry for sending this very appropriate material and helping encourage me to get involved
in the project.
I hope these pens will help encourage our brave Peace Keepers wherever they are.
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Thanks for viewing my web site; I would love to hear your feedback. Also, please send me any
questions or comments you may have. You can reach me through the contact-me page.
Brad Harding
www.HardingPens.com
Aurora, Ontario, Canada.
program a few years back to send pens to Canadian Peace Keepers as a thank-you for their
service to Canada. Larry Robertson sent me the wood and some of the kits to coax me into getting
involved. I committed to making 4 pens and instead made 6. These pens are on their way to Jim
Shaver to be sent overseas along with a letter for the Peace Keeper. If you want more information
on this program, Jim has a website you can visit:
www.pensforcanadianpeacekeepers.ca
The Maple here has quite a story behind it. The wood was purchased as surplus end-cuts from the
Canadian Department of Defence after WWII. Apparently the wood was being used as flooring in
the back of Army trucks. Pieces of this wood likely went overseas to be used by Allied troops in the
war. Likely this wood carried many soldiers and cargo through many far-off lands.
Thanks Larry for sending this very appropriate material and helping encourage me to get involved
in the project.
I hope these pens will help encourage our brave Peace Keepers wherever they are.
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Thanks for viewing my web site; I would love to hear your feedback. Also, please send me any
questions or comments you may have. You can reach me through the contact-me page.
Brad Harding
www.HardingPens.com
Aurora, Ontario, Canada.
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Here is the letter sent with each pen:
June 6, 2011
Dear Canadian Peacekeeper. Hello from Canada with a gift of appreciation,
My name is Brad Harding and I live in Aurora, Ontario. I am taking part in a program called "Pens for Canadian Peacekeepers".
This is my first time participating, so this is all new to me. Hopefully attached to this letter you found a pen that I made for you.
The pen is made by hand in my basement workshop, the pen hardware is 24 karat gold plated and the wood is from back
home in Canada. The pen takes a Cross compatible ink refill.
The "Pens for Canadian Peacekeepers" program allows people like me to show appreciation to people like you who are
serving overseas in one of our Canadian peacekeeping missions. I would like to thank you for your service to our country and to
our goal of making the world a better place by helping those in need in far off lands.
That term "far off lands", means up-close-and-personal for you, stationed in one of those "far off lands". I hope you are in good
health and your mission is going well. Drop me a note or send me an e-mail and I will pray for whatever your needs are while
you are serving.
I wanted to tell you a little about the wood that was used to make your pen. The wood for this pen was donated by a gentleman
by the name of Larry Robertson of Harrow, Ontario. Larry has been involved with the pens for peacekeepers program for a
while. Larry donated the wood and some of the hardware and is helping me get started in the program. Larry bought the wood
20 years ago. The wood is Sugar Maple, and was sold off as surplus by the Canadian Government in 1944. The 3 foot boards
were the end-cuts from wood that was used to make beds of Army trucks. The other end of these boards was used in trucks
that went to be used in Europe. Perhaps a piece of this wood landed on the beach on D-day. Wherever the wood went, the rest
of this wood likely felt the boots of many fine Canadian soldiers like you, long before either of us was born.
I am told most of our troops have some access to the internet, so If you want to, you can see on my website how I make pens
like yours. You can also find out more about the pens for peacekeepers program on the second link:
http://www.turningshop.com/Pen-Making-hp.html
www.pensforcanadianpeacekeepers.ca/
I wish you personal and professional success in your peacekeeping mission and thank you again for your service to our
country. I am praying for your safety as you serve.
Sincerely,
Brad Harding
Harding Pens and Woodturnings
www.HardingPens.com
June 6, 2011
Dear Canadian Peacekeeper. Hello from Canada with a gift of appreciation,
My name is Brad Harding and I live in Aurora, Ontario. I am taking part in a program called "Pens for Canadian Peacekeepers".
This is my first time participating, so this is all new to me. Hopefully attached to this letter you found a pen that I made for you.
The pen is made by hand in my basement workshop, the pen hardware is 24 karat gold plated and the wood is from back
home in Canada. The pen takes a Cross compatible ink refill.
The "Pens for Canadian Peacekeepers" program allows people like me to show appreciation to people like you who are
serving overseas in one of our Canadian peacekeeping missions. I would like to thank you for your service to our country and to
our goal of making the world a better place by helping those in need in far off lands.
That term "far off lands", means up-close-and-personal for you, stationed in one of those "far off lands". I hope you are in good
health and your mission is going well. Drop me a note or send me an e-mail and I will pray for whatever your needs are while
you are serving.
I wanted to tell you a little about the wood that was used to make your pen. The wood for this pen was donated by a gentleman
by the name of Larry Robertson of Harrow, Ontario. Larry has been involved with the pens for peacekeepers program for a
while. Larry donated the wood and some of the hardware and is helping me get started in the program. Larry bought the wood
20 years ago. The wood is Sugar Maple, and was sold off as surplus by the Canadian Government in 1944. The 3 foot boards
were the end-cuts from wood that was used to make beds of Army trucks. The other end of these boards was used in trucks
that went to be used in Europe. Perhaps a piece of this wood landed on the beach on D-day. Wherever the wood went, the rest
of this wood likely felt the boots of many fine Canadian soldiers like you, long before either of us was born.
I am told most of our troops have some access to the internet, so If you want to, you can see on my website how I make pens
like yours. You can also find out more about the pens for peacekeepers program on the second link:
http://www.turningshop.com/Pen-Making-hp.html
www.pensforcanadianpeacekeepers.ca/
I wish you personal and professional success in your peacekeeping mission and thank you again for your service to our
country. I am praying for your safety as you serve.
Sincerely,
Brad Harding
Harding Pens and Woodturnings
www.HardingPens.com
