Tying materials for a good cause

There is a guy up in Michigan, known pretty well on fly fishing boards as Hairwing Jerry. He does a pretty incredible thing. He is a brain cancer survivor and runs a flytying clinic for kids with cancer during the winter, then during the spring takes them out trout fishing with their new creations on the Au Sable river. But he needs supplies. I scored a ridiculous load of tying materials in a bulk lot sold by some clueless guy on Ebay. I mean I got nine fox tails, fitch tails, skunk hair, feathers from birds I'd never heard of, caribou hair, chinchilla hair and on and on. It was like I'd bought Noah's ark and all for seventy bucks.

Needless to say I sent the guy a fat manilla envelope full of fur, feathers and thread. If any of y'all have excess of the usual suspects like bucktail, hackles, chenille, thread, peacock hearls, quills, dubbing, beads, foam, bobbins, squirrel or calf tail and the like I can find them a good home. PM me and I'll get you his email. I mean we all have stuff gathering dust on our benches and I can't think of a better cause. I'm not looking for money here, just spare materials you aren't using.
FQ

I see what I got

I am sure I have some stuff sitting around. Folks here have been so generous to me. The least I can do is pay it forward.


Bobo

Jerry's one of a kind!!! Been a member at FAOL for a long time and learned alot from him.

PM sent.

Pm sent.

I got on this forum looking for anyone in the Oklahoma City area that might be starting tying and would want some of my stuff free. I haven't tied in a couple of years and have no plans to do so in the future - just lost interest. Most of my tying was for fly fishing. I started back in the early 70s and was hot and heavy into it when I lived in Colorado. Now I just fish once or twice a year with a few Crappie Candy or Clouser Minnows (and I have a bunch of them tied up.)

I literally have hundreds of dollars of fly tying equipment and materials he can have if I can figure out how to get it to him without costing me an arm and leg. My budget is sorta short. Everything from vises to multitudes of fly hooks and all the fur, feathers, dubbing material and stuff that a avid fly tier would have. Some of it is old but none of it is junk. It would probably fill up three of the large priority mail boxes. Anyone with suggestions on how to get it to him, please advise.

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Originally Posted by fq13

There is a guy up in Michigan, known pretty well on fly fishing boards as Hairwing Jerry. He does a pretty incredible thing. He is a brain cancer survivor and runs a flytying clinic for kids with cancer during the winter, then during the spring takes them out trout fishing with their new creations on the Au Sable river. But he needs supplies. I scored a ridiculous load of tying materials in a bulk lot sold by some clueless guy on Ebay. I mean I got nine fox tails, fitch tails, skunk hair, feathers from birds I'd never heard of, caribou hair, chinchilla hair and on and on. It was like I'd bought Noah's ark and all for seventy bucks.

Needless to say I sent the guy a fat manilla envelope full of fur, feathers and thread. If any of y'all have excess of the usual suspects like bucktail, hackles, chenille, thread, peacock hearls, quills, dubbing, beads, foam, bobbins, squirrel or calf tail and the like I can find them a good home. PM me and I'll get you his email. I mean we all have stuff gathering dust on our benches and I can't think of a better cause. I'm not looking for money here, just spare materials you aren't using.
FQ

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I have sent you a PM which you did not reply back so if anybody knows what's going on please let me know.

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Originally Posted by snake River

I have sent you a PM which you did not reply back so if anybody knows what's going on please let me know.

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Same here???

Sorry guys. I had a bad case of RL and forgot to get in touch with Jerry. My bad. Here is his info. He really is a great guy and anything you send will be appreciated.
Thanks
FQ
His name is Jerry Warrington
Its [email protected]

Apologies again for being tardy.

Good Morning, Everybody... I want to thank fq13 and Fatman for their words of praise. I'm not sure that I deserve them, but I'll take them, just the same. And, I want to thank those of you who've shown an interest in wanting to lend a hand with the tying classes for "my kids"-- kids battling/surviving cancer, much the same as I am. After all, who better to teach them than someone who's been where they're at?? I've managed to survive 3 brain tumors over the last 16 years-- my second tumor robbed me of my eyesight and rendered me blind for 5 long years until the "miracle surgery" of late 2009 that restored my sight --and have taught these classes for well over a decade. And, along the way, I've met a lot of truly special kids and their folks, kids who displayed courage, dignity and grace under pressure. They live their lives honestly and upfront, and I can't help but respect and admire their strengths. They've all taught me as much as I've ever taught them, which is why I continue to do what I do every year. So, my thanks to those of you who took the time to pause and send a good thought my/our way... Jerry, aka hairwing530 And, if you need to get in touch with me, the e-mail address is [email protected] Tight lines always... Jerry

Just wanted to state for the record a HUGE "Thank You" for all of the fly-tying stuff he recently sent my way for the classes with "my kids"-- kids battling/surviving cancer like me. Come the first Saturday in January, everything will be put to good use by "my kids..." Thanks for thinking of us, Floyd... And, to you all, I wish you nothing but tight lines and the very best of Christmas wishes... Jerry, aka hairwing530