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I am proud to announce the Schummie Fund Raiser; it will run August 18 to September 1, 2008. Please read on.

For many of us, life is an easy trip. We are indeed fortunate.

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Henrie’s background:
Schummie (Henrie) lives in The Netherlands. He is married, has a wonderful wife, and three wonderful children, two boys and one girl. He was a policeman, until tragic events on the job forever changed his life. Henrie is physically handicapped, but is able to use tools while sitting in a special wheel chair. And he would love to be able to make things with wood once again!

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For many other people, life takes unplanned and, sometimes, tragic turns. We hear it on the news, maybe even watch a 2-minute episode on television about someone’s life forever changed.

And, when we sometimes read how a life was changed, it captures our attention, to the point of making us WANT to do something to reach out, to help, to try to make a difference. THIS is one time we CAN make a difference, by making a donation to Henrie, no matter how small, via PayPal.

Martin Sojka, the Chief Lumberjock, supports this fund raiser, and will also post on his personal blog, requesting your help. I have already sent a test donation of 1 Euro, so I know the PayPal system is working properly; Henrie has confirmed receipt of the 1 Euro I sent.

To donate to Schummie’s fund raiser, please send your contribution via PayPal to Henrie@schu.nl . Thanks!

Schummie’s case is one that has touched me in many ways. I want to share with you his story, and hope that you also be able to pitch in and help Henrie Schumacher. We CAN make it possible for him to realize his dream to do some woodworking once again. I have corresponded with Henrie over the last several weeks, and feel some of his pain. I don’t think for a minute that any of us could possibly understand what he has been through, for it is incomprehensible. But his strength of character, his desire to live and be there for his family, shows a determination that many of us only wish we had.

For two weeks in August we will hold this fund raiser, to help Henrie realize his dream of converting his garage into a woodworking shop, and to buy some tools. A little background, and then his story, in his own words.

Henrie’s story, in his own words (from his Lumberjocks Profile):

My name is Henrie Schumacher (schummie) I’m 45 years old, I’m married whit [sic, with] a lovely wife and I have 3 great kids ( 9, 13, 17) and 2 dogs.

I was a police officer for 25 years till 8 years ago, I hate [sic, had] a accident during my police work and after 8 operation and a lot off hospitals I’m now so far that they call my handicapped.

During the operations the [sic, they] saw that my right knee was a mace [sic, mess] and the [sic, they] can’t do anything about it and after the operation the doctors discover that I have also posttraumatic dystrophy, a pain syndrome in my nerve system.

Now I’m lying 85% off the day on my bed because off the pain. I have a lot off pain medication also a lot off morphine.

I hate to say it my [sic, but] there is less or nothing left off my life, I have my wife and my children but else . . . .

In the time before my accident i love to work whit [sic, with] wood, only the smell off wood brought me in higher atmosphere. I’m also a tool fanatic, i love tools.

Only is the Netherlands not really a woodworking country, if you now [sic, know] that we don’t have any woodworking magazine.

This country is more if we need something we buy it, we don’t try it to make it our self.

Therefore I’m now on this GREAT website, I love it (Note: Henrie is referring to Lumberjocks.com).
I hope the [sic, to] learn a lot and maybe I get the chance to make something myself.

We want to try to make from our garage a woodworking shop, the [sic, then] I can make the little time i have, a little useful. I’m searching in all the American woodworking toolshops off [sic, if] there is something I can use (and can afford) and there is a lot.

Thank you for reading my little story. Sorry for my English, perhaps is there somebody how want to make a good translation.

Henrie Schumacher

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Friends: I have already donated to the Schummie Fund Raiser; I know that Chief Lumberjock Martin Sojka fully supports this. If Henrie’s story has touched you in even a small way, please find it in your heart to make a donation via Paypal, to Henrie@schu.nl . I know this is for a good cause, and I am convinced that, together, we can help a fellow woodworker realize his dream. Thanks!