Camp Patriot - The Firearms Forum

SouthernMoss · 03-05-2008, 10:02 PM

My son received the following email from his college VA coordinator.

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Sir or Mam:

My name is Chase Savage. I am a combat veteran who lost his right arm while serving my country in Iraq. You may be wondering why you are receiving an email from a Marine that you do not know. Let me explain.

I am writing you on behalf of Camp Patriot , an organization that will help America 's wounded warriors return to some type of normal life. This is a non profit organization that puts wounded soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen back in the outdoors as a means of occupational therapy. Camp Patriot will allow America 's service men and women a chance to experience the outdoors through hiking, hunting, fishing and a host of other outdoor activities.

Camp Patriot is the brain child of Micah Clark and his father Bill and plans to build a 30,000 square foot lodge in the heart of Montana to facilitate the rehabilitation of these wounded warriors. The Clarks have put much work into this project, but they need our help to continue making dreams come true. As I said earlier, Camp Patriot is a completely non-profit organization and in this day and age even dreams cost money. Presently the Clarks are trying to raise enough money to see this project through..

The Clarks have been fortunate enough to receive the donation of a one hundred and fifty thousand dollar log cabin which they are offering to raffle in order to earn the funds to build Camp Patriot . Raffle tickets for the cabin will be priced at twenty dollars per ticket and individuals may purchase an unlimited number of tickets. I would ask you to consider purchasing a few tickets to help wounded service members like me.

To purchase tickets or to donate directly you can go to http://www.camppatriot.org . You may also reach Bill Clark directly by calling (509)-863-4702 or emailing him at npdwa@yahoo.com

I sincerely thank you for your time and urge you to consider a donation to this organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of America 's wounded service members. I also ask that you help me help Camp Patriot by passing this email around the country.

Sincerely,

Chase Savage

Crpdeth · 03-06-2008, 04:30 AM

Thank you Ginga...Sounds like a very worthy cause.

Donny

Pistolenschutze · 03-06-2008, 09:52 AM

Sounds like a worthy cause, SoMo, assuming it is not a scam. Sorry to sound like such a cynic, but e-mail mass mailings asking for money always raise the hackles on the back of my neck.

inplanotx · 03-06-2008, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Pistolenschutze

Sounds like a worthy cause, SoMo, assuming it is not a scam. Sorry to sound like such a cynic, but e-mail mass mailings asking for money always raise the hackles on the back of my neck.

Me too, pistol. I would think email as a scam. Hope I'm wrong.

IPT

Marlin · 03-06-2008, 10:54 AM

You might want to check this Website out.

http://www.camppatriot.org/

rooter · 03-06-2008, 11:21 AM

It is indeed prudent to be cautious. There are some of the most noteworthy charity groups in existance, who solicit all the time, and actually turn pennies on the dollar to the groups they are requesting for. I have often mentioned to you about Ms. Jan Johnson here in Glendale Arizona and her organization. Strictly books, both paper backs and hard cover, magazines, phamplets, brochures (even advertising like for auto and trucks) she sends to the troops at overseas military addresses. I see her often at the stores gleaning books from distributors and publishers---any time I can, I slip her whatever I can afford to help defray the mailing costs...She is a retired school teacher and used to be a plumbing customer of mine so I know her quite well. Chief

berto64 · 03-06-2008, 10:28 PM

I vaguely remember hearing about this a year or two ago.

Nice Idea but I'm leery of it.

03-06-2008, 04:30 AM	#2
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	Re: Camp Patriot Thank you Ginga...Sounds like a very worthy cause. Donny __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

03-06-2008, 09:52 AM	#3
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: Camp Patriot Sounds like a worthy cause, SoMo, assuming it is not a scam. Sorry to sound like such a cynic, but e-mail mass mailings asking for money always raise the hackles on the back of my neck. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

03-06-2008, 10:54 AM	#5
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: Camp Patriot You might want to check this Website out. http://www.camppatriot.org/ __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

03-06-2008, 11:21 AM	#6
rooter VMBB Senior Chief Of Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Marty Robbins old hometown, Glendale Arizona--a suburb of Phoenix. Contributor Posts: 9,274	Re: Camp Patriot It is indeed prudent to be cautious. There are some of the most noteworthy charity groups in existance, who solicit all the time, and actually turn pennies on the dollar to the groups they are requesting for. I have often mentioned to you about Ms. Jan Johnson here in Glendale Arizona and her organization. Strictly books, both paper backs and hard cover, magazines, phamplets, brochures (even advertising like for auto and trucks) she sends to the troops at overseas military addresses. I see her often at the stores gleaning books from distributors and publishers---any time I can, I slip her whatever I can afford to help defray the mailing costs...She is a retired school teacher and used to be a plumbing customer of mine so I know her quite well. Chief __________________

03-06-2008, 10:28 PM	#7
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,388	Re: Camp Patriot I vaguely remember hearing about this a year or two ago. Nice Idea but I'm leery of it. __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God.