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Hello,
Many of you are familiar with the tin ware we carry through our sutlery, Ezra Barnhouse Goods. Some of you might even know the maker of the tin,
Patrick Cunningham. We received an e-mail from his girlfriend, Vickie
and I will share excerpts of it with you;
I suppose you know Patrick had a leg injury of some sort, and has been out of commission about 4 weeks now. As of yesterday he was diagnosed with a fractured femur, and will visit an orthopedic guy on the 20th. It is not sounding good, he may need a hip replacement. Normally, I would not do this, but Patrick has taken care of me the past year without asking for anything, and now I need to take care of him somehow.
There is no insurance, no income, nothing sitting nicely in the bank and with my health concerns, no way to earn money. A lot of people know how big his heart is, how he does what he can for others, and has seldom asked for anything from other people. THIS MAN NEEDS a little help. He won't ask anyone for help, but I will. Be it a jar on the counter, or an all out fund set up to pay some medical bills, a card, a note, or a prayer that he doesn't want to ask for, maybe there is a way to help him. He would really like to make tin again.
For those who don’t know Patrick, a little background. He has been involved with living history sites and reproducing quality material culture items from the 18th and 19th century since he was a teenager. I believe, his early years were at Slate Run and then he was at Old Sturbridge for a time. He now resides in Madison, IN where his tin shop is in an 1850’s brick building that many years past was also a tin shop. An example of his generosity that Vickie mentioned, was at this year’s ‘Fair at New Boston’ where he made a tin chandelier and gave it to one of the refreshment booths. Vickie has had a very serious illness for the past year, which she is slowly recovering from.
Now for my pitch; at this most loving and giving time of year if you happen to have an extra Christmas card lying around please think of sending it to Patrick. And if a $1, $5, or $10 dollar bill fell into the card, it would be appreciated more than you can imagine. For those of you without spare cash, a get well card or a prayer would be much more than Patrick would ask for.
Patrick Cunningham
1032 Park Ave.
Madison, IN 47250
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Sincerely,
Beth Crabb
Many of you are familiar with the tin ware we carry through our sutlery, Ezra Barnhouse Goods. Some of you might even know the maker of the tin,
Patrick Cunningham. We received an e-mail from his girlfriend, Vickie
and I will share excerpts of it with you;
I suppose you know Patrick had a leg injury of some sort, and has been out of commission about 4 weeks now. As of yesterday he was diagnosed with a fractured femur, and will visit an orthopedic guy on the 20th. It is not sounding good, he may need a hip replacement. Normally, I would not do this, but Patrick has taken care of me the past year without asking for anything, and now I need to take care of him somehow.
There is no insurance, no income, nothing sitting nicely in the bank and with my health concerns, no way to earn money. A lot of people know how big his heart is, how he does what he can for others, and has seldom asked for anything from other people. THIS MAN NEEDS a little help. He won't ask anyone for help, but I will. Be it a jar on the counter, or an all out fund set up to pay some medical bills, a card, a note, or a prayer that he doesn't want to ask for, maybe there is a way to help him. He would really like to make tin again.
For those who don’t know Patrick, a little background. He has been involved with living history sites and reproducing quality material culture items from the 18th and 19th century since he was a teenager. I believe, his early years were at Slate Run and then he was at Old Sturbridge for a time. He now resides in Madison, IN where his tin shop is in an 1850’s brick building that many years past was also a tin shop. An example of his generosity that Vickie mentioned, was at this year’s ‘Fair at New Boston’ where he made a tin chandelier and gave it to one of the refreshment booths. Vickie has had a very serious illness for the past year, which she is slowly recovering from.
Now for my pitch; at this most loving and giving time of year if you happen to have an extra Christmas card lying around please think of sending it to Patrick. And if a $1, $5, or $10 dollar bill fell into the card, it would be appreciated more than you can imagine. For those of you without spare cash, a get well card or a prayer would be much more than Patrick would ask for.
Patrick Cunningham
1032 Park Ave.
Madison, IN 47250
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Sincerely,
Beth Crabb
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