Julia Shaw, Gilpin County. The Gilpin Axe & Snax project, providing free firewood to local families in need, has just received a very generous donation of roughly eight cords of firewood and we need help processing and delivering. We have created a convenient processing yard at a residence near the Gilpin School and you can pick your own time, even a couple of hours will make a difference. We have already delivered 12 cords to eight households and the list of those in need is growing.

There are lots of ways you can help:

Delivery: If you have a truck or trailer to help with deliveries, we can recruit volunteers to load and unload.

Bucking firewood: If you can use a chainsaw, we need help cutting logs into appropriate lengths for the splitter.

Splitting firewood: We have two mechanical splitters (easy to use) if you can help.

Muscle: Just a little or a lot of muscle to help load and unload.

Please respond to this email axeandsnacks@gmail.com or call Laura Richards at (719) 291-8077 to schedule. Also let us know if you are aware of a family or individual who needs help. 

We are very conscious of physical distancing and you must wear a mask!!! Notice in the photo that Laura has one of the gaiter masks the Mountain Mask Project made for the Gilpin School.

(Originally published in the September 3, 2020, edition of The Mountain-Ear.)