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Woodcraft, www.woodcraft.com, is hosting its eighth annual Turn for Troops National Turn-a-thon in stores on Saturday, Nov. 12.
The program allows woodworkers to help American soldiers by turning a wood pen and sending it to American service personnel actively deployed overseas or in rehabilitation facilities in the U.S. Personal notes can also be included with the pens to send to soldiers. In addition to the annual Turn-a-thon, select Woodcraft stores will host multiple Turn for Troops events.
“Using basic lathe skills, anyone can produce a good quality pen for our troops quickly. A first pen project takes about 30 to 45 minutes, but after creating a few pens this time can drop down to just 15 minutes each," says Woodcraft President Jeff Forbes. "We hope that this year volunteers will turn more pens so that even more soldiers can be reminded that their sacrifices to protect our country are remembered and appreciated.”