2026 Seating Clinics - Dates are set!

I bless the rains down in Africa - may they all occur this week, get it out of their system - and give us a dry spell for the upcoming distribution (September 15th through 27th).   This coming week - we are receiving a container of wheelchairs dedicated to our project in Zimbabwe next year.  No dates yet - still ironing out details - but, the planets seem to be lining up - “there’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do”!  

I know, I know - y’all want wildlife pictures.  Nothing from the Serengeti - but, here is a teaser from last week - out the gate…

November 13th - Save the Date

Click on the poster below to get your tickets NOW! 

Let’s have the shekel talk!  Couple of years ago, Uncle Lonny turned the corner on this fund raising thing.  Many nonprofits hit us up every couple of months (sheesh - some, more often than that) for contributions.  Many organizations are really ingenious - auctions, tournaments, raffles, desert sales, axe throwing - you name it.  No judgement - just not my style - so we decided to limit our “ASK” to one event annually - Uncle Lonny’s Birthday Bash.  This ain't that - “The Bash” was the Paul Thorn concert in June - so, everyone take a deep breath - nobody gettin’ a shakedown in this email…

(you were probably wondering when the call would come to get your logo on the poster - nay, nay - not happening).   Once a year - Birthday Bash - that’s it!

That said - look, we ain’t stupid (least we don’t advertise it) - still costs money to ship all this stuff round the world and half of every shipment is pediatric chairs that run us around $300.00 each.  

Let’s say you have your checkbook in hand - pen poised - some round numbers swirling in your head - generosity quotient activated.  Now, what kind of friend would I be to run afoul that devotion to sanctification?  Wouldn't be prudent - so there, don’t let me stand in the way - and you rest easy, knowing your generous gift goes directly, and to nothing other (no salaries, fundraising, expense accounts) nada - just wheelchairs for disabled kids.  

So - there it is!   And - the concert stands alone (must survive on the lush candy pap of ticket sales) - so dang it, get some tickets!  www.thestate.org

Hey - stay tuned for 2027 travel/service/adventure dates.  Looks like Peru just crept back into the menu (along with Africa, Mexico and Mongolia).  

Keep your passport’s current!  

Rockin’ in the Free World,

Uncle Lonny

Hope Haven West

PS:  Still on the hunt for big rolling suitcases (one way ticket for hardware and toys) and small stuffed animals (Beanie Babies are the gold standard)!

Neil Diamond songs - the absolute best - So Good!  So Good!

Can’t say enough about all the folks who continue to support this quirky little mission.  We pushing 28,000 chairs distributed - some happy kids and families folks.  Thanks for partnering with Uncle Lonny…

Waging Heavy Peace,

Uncle Lonny

Hope Haven West