. Uncle Sam (a.k.a., Roy McFaddin, owner
of "Liberty Sign And Mirror") announces the
new "Help Uncle Sam Visit The Schools"
campaign! . The objective is to
have Uncle Sam and his "Pledge Of Allegiance
Truck" actually visit schools thru-out Oregon to make a fun, short "presentation" explaining
exactly who Uncle Sam is and how important the "Pledge
Of Allegiance" is!
This short "presentation" includes a gift
to the schools accepting Uncle Sam's visit, which is an engraved display
of the "Pledge Of Allegiance" with the Stars and Stripes in the
background and a place for the name of the school and the date of Uncle Sam's
visit to that school! .
These engraved gifts of the "Pledge
Of Allegiance" to the schools are also edge-illuminated with state-of-the-art L.E.D. lights (see
photos below).
. Uncle Sam (Roy McFaddin) has many years of greeting
wonderful Americans in various parades, locations and occasions, such as the unique "Turkey-Rama Parade" in McMinnville,
Oregon, where local veterans were also honored (above photo shows the Navy, Army and Air Force representatives in this particular
parade). .
. Americans love to have their photo taken with Uncle Sam!
Above show one of the portable displays Uncle Sam can bring with him to various
schools to have photos taken with Uncle Sam........and----if they'd like to----they
could also hold an American Flag, a quote from Ben Franklin or even one of the 10 Commandment Plaques during the photo-shoot! .
Above is one of the photos with Uncle
Sam taken at the "Occupy Scio" event on Oct. 19, 2011. This event was a very, very positive
and patriotic "occupation" of the little town of Scio; please read the "Placards" we're holding up and
see what happened at this wonderful event!
Above shows one of the "gift engraving displays"
having the Pledge Of Allegiance with the Stars and Stripes in the background
that will be given to those schools accepting a visit from Uncle Sam so he can
give a short presentation about just who Uncle Sam is and why the Pledge Of Allegiance is so important to our country!
Above are larger versions
of the "gift displays" with the Pledge Of Allegiance and the Stars
and Stripes that Uncle Sam will give to schools accepting a visit from him!
Above is a photo of Audie Heikkila and Uncle
Sam; Audie was a key part of the "Occupy Scio" event, because he was the "Evil Capitalist"
owner of the Scio Feed Store where Patriotic Americans eagerly spent money on Oct. 19th to help stimulate the economy in Scio
in a real, effective and efficient way.........and had fun at the same time!
Above is the "10 Commandments Trailer" that the
"Pledge Of Allegiance Truck" sometimes pulls with it during parades
and special events. Surrounding the "10 Commandment Plaques" on this trailer are 20 or so quotes from George
Washington and from other Great Americans in which they are promoting Christian Values.
So........Uncle Sam is asking you to please get involved in the new "Help
Uncle Sam Visit The Schools" campaign!!! How can you get involved in a practical way to make this campaign successful
and get our kids excited about Uncle Sam, The Pledge
Of Allegiance and other basic elements of our American Heritage? You can be
a Sponsor of the "Help Uncle Sam Visit The Schools" campaign by helping to
cover the operating expenses, which include: 1. Yearly insurance costs for the
"Pledge Of Allegiance Truck" (which amounts to $142
every 6 months) 2. The vehicle registration stickers for the "Pledge Of Allegiance
Truck" (are $86 per year) 3. Fuel and mechanical/maintenance costs (lube/oil/filter;
tires; brakes; alignment, etc.) for the "Pledge Of Allegiance Truck". (rough
monthly estimate = $300) 4. Costs for Uncle Sam's meals and
motels as he travels thru-out Oregon in the "Pledge Of Allegiance Truck" to reach
all of the schools in Oregon (did you know that there are about 1,400 public and private schools in Oregon, elementary thru high
school?) (rough monthly estimate = $400) 5. Costs for an Assistant to help
Uncle Sam set-up and then dismantle various displays, graphics and audio-visual components
for an effective little "presentation". (rough monthly estimate = $500) 6. Costs for producing and giving
away the engraved displays (approx. 18" x 24" x 1/2" thick) that depict the Pledge Of
Allegiance and the Stars and Stripes that are also customized to be engraved for the specific
schools accepting a visit from Uncle Sam and also the date of this visit. These displays
are also edge-illuminated with state-of-the-art L.E.D. lights. (rough cost per customized display = $200) 7. Costs for other misc. "mementos"
that Uncle Sam would be handing out to the kids during these presentations (which could include
little flags, buttons, stickers and nice little copies of the Pledge Of Allegiance, the Bill Of Rights and the Constitution, etc.). (rough monthly estimate
= $400) 8. Costs for a specific website that would be exclusively dedicated to the "Help
Uncle Sam Visit The Schools" campaign, that would include a "webmaster" and other misc. expenses associated
with such a website, especially designed so that this website also becomes a useful and "educational tool" for the
kids as well. (rough monthly cost = $150) 9. Costs for custom banners, hand-outs and other
graphics to keep the "Pledge Of Allegiance Truck" and the "10
Commandment Trailer" up to date as it is used at various parades and events that would further promote the "Help Uncle Sam Visit The Schools" on-going campaign. We need several of these new
banners for the Veteran's Day Parade to be held in Albany on Nov. 11, which is an ideal event to promote our campaign, because
this 60th Anniversary of the Veteran's Day Parade in Albany is the "largest Veteran's Day Parade
west of the Mississippi" with over 40,000 spectators!!! (rough monthly estimate = $100) 10. Many other misc. operating costs
that also include a regular "Uncle Sam Costume Dry Cleaning Bill", a secondary "Uncle Sam Costume" for
back-up while one costume is being cleaned, etc., and other "hidden" costs to make sure that this on-going, state-wide
"educational campaign" is indeed effective and successful to help kids get excited about and get them interested
in our basic American Heritage that includes many other things besides just Uncle
Sam and the "Pledge Of Allegiance".
(rough monthly estimate = $100) So, you can see that there are indeed "operating expenses" for this
"campaign" involving Uncle Sam! We'd like to make this an official "501
3C" Non-Profit Organization, but we'd like to "get the ball rolling NOW"
and not wait to jump thru all of the hoops involved and the expenses of a lawyer, etc., especially since we'd like to take
advantage of the very unique opportunity to advertise the "Help Uncle Sam Visit
Schools" campaign at the historic 60th Anniversary of the Veterans Day Parade
in Albany on Nov. 11!!!
Please, please help Uncle
Sam make this patriotic and educational campaign for our kids as successful as soon as possible by
making a check out to "Liberty Sign And Mirror Company" and send it
to the address at the top of this website, located in Monmouth, Oregon! Uncle
Sam thanks you.......and so will the kids!!!
This larger 41" x 41" x 1/2" thick acrylic
version, above, of the "Pledge Of Allegiance" and the Flag
would be an appropriate size for Uncle Sam to give as a gift to a larger high school after his presentation. You can start to see the edge-illumination
obtained by the L.E.D. lights.
Here is the same 41"
x 41" x 1/2" thick display, but in a "daylight window" installation without using the edge-illumination
of the L.E.D. lights. You can see that the words of the "Pledge" are
engraved very deeply into this 1/2" thick piece of clear acrylic.
Uncle
Sam is asking you to please participate and get involved in this unique campaign involving the schools in Oregon!
Please choose your desired level of Sponsorship at
these 9 different levels: 1. The "First Lieutenant" level
at $5 ; 2. The "Captain"
level at $10 ; 3. The "Major"
level at $20 ; 4.
The "Lieutenant Colonel" level at $50 ; 5.
The "Colonel" level at $100 ; 6.
The "Brigadier General" level at $500 ; 7.
The "Major General" level at $1,000 ; 8. The "Lieutenant
General" level at $2,500 ; 9. The "General" level at $5,000 Please choose your desired level of Sponsorship and then make a check payable
to "Liberty Sign And Mirror" and then send it to the Monmouth, Oregon address at the top of this website.
We do want to make "Help Uncle Sam Visit The Schools" campaign a fully "501 C3" non-profit organization,
but that takes time. We'd like to announce this "campaign" in a big way for the Veterans
Day Parade in Albany on Nov. 11, just a few days away, so that's why we're "fast-tracking" the campaign in
this way at this time. Sponsors for
"Help Uncle Sam Visit The Schools" campaign will recieve
an acknowledgement letter and attractive vinyl sticker/display (coordinated with one of the "9 levels of Sponsorship"
described above), as well as recognition in this website and also possibly on the "Pledge
Of Allegiance Truck" as well (with that Sponsor's approval, of course!). Recognition
as a Sponsor can be a valuable and patriotic way for small businesses to do a little bit of very positive "advertising"
too! For example, it would be really neat-o if a wonderful Oregon business like Les
Schwab Tires became "the Official Sponsor providing the tires,
lube, oil and filter for the Pledge Of Allegiance Truck" for a year or so! If a business like Les Schwab Tires
became a Sponsor like that, they would DEFINITELY get recognition on the "Pledge
Of Allegiance Truck" itself! Having Les Schwab Tires recognized in this campaign during the Veterans Day Parade in Albany on the 11th (with 40,000 spectators)
would be great for this campaign and everyone involved! Since this "Help Uncle Sam Visit The Schools"
campaign was initially inspired by a gentleman from a VFW Post in Albany getting his photo taken
with Uncle Sam at the "Occupy Scio" event that was created
and promoted by Bill Post at 1430 KYKN Radio, it would be REALLY cool if all 57 VFW Posts in the State of Oregon AND 1430 KYKN Radio also became sponsors..........and
ALSO got recognition at the historic Veterans Day Parade in Albany in a few days on Nov. 11
!!! Why not??? I sincerely hope that these fine organizations and businesses (Les
Schwab Tires, the 57 VFW Posts in Oregon and 1430 KYKN Radio.....and
even the "Scio Feed" store in Scio itself!) will ALL consider becoming an active
part of the "Help Uncle Sam Visit The Schools" campaign
and ALL get exposure on the "Pledge Of Allegiance Truck" during the Veterans Day Parade
in Albany on Nov. 11 !!!
 Thank you
Audie Heikklia, for being the "Official First Sponsor, Colonel Level" to help fund
"Help Uncle Sam Visit The Schools" campaign! Yes......the owner of "Scio Feed & Country Store, Inc." in Scio, Oregon is the very first "Sponsor"
for this patriotic and educational campaign! Audie mentioned that "I always wanted to be a Colonel".......yep,
there is NOW a "Colonel Audie" in the "Uncle Sam Campaign
To Visit The Schools In Oregon"! What rank would YOU like to be in this
campaign???
The "Presentation"
will be a 30-40 fun little "talk" by Uncle Sam to the kids, where he will describe and illustrate "12 Reasons To Love America"..........using 12 very unique and creative "Posters"
that have remotely-controlled L.E.D. lights to keep the attention of the kids! Very briefly, these "12 Reasons To Love America"
are: America is the best place in the world
where (1) Citizens Govern Themselves;
(2) where you can say "It's The Land Of The
Free"; (3) where there are Equal Rights;
(4) where your Dreams Can Come
True; (5) where there's a High Standard Of
Living; (6) where there's the World's Melting Pot;
(7) where the Greatest Defender Of Freedom Exists;
(8) where there's the Finest Universities and Research Institutions and where a Record Number Of
Inventions and Discoveries have been made; (9) where you'll find the Most Generous People; (10) where there's the Greatest Marketplace For The Free Exchange Of Ideas And Information; (11)
where there's the best place in the world to find National Self-Renewal and.........(12) where there's the best place in the world to be Free To Worship Or Not To Worship God in your own way.
Uncle
Sam does need your help in order to successfully produce
and maintain this creative and educational service to Oregon's schools........otherwise, it's just not going to work. Roy McFaddin (a.k.a. Uncle Sam) wishes that he was "independently wealthy" so he could just do this campaign
all on his own.........but that's simply not the case! Please get involved in "Help Uncle Sam Visit The Schools"
campaign. If all it accomplishes is to just help spark an interest in the kids to become a little more interested
in American History and finally know just who "Uncle Sam" is, then it's worth the effort.......wouldn't you agree? And, remember that Uncle Sam will be giving a very nice, customized, engraved and edge-lighted
acrylic display of the Pledge Of Allegiance with the Stars and Stripes in the background to each school allowing Uncle Sam
to give his little "presentation" (a "long-lasting reminder" of Uncle Sam's visit for all of the
kids going thru that particular school for years and years). And, doesn't America NEED as many examples of positive and Patriotic projects
as possible, WITHOUT any governmental agency or any tax-payer money being involved in
it? You bet America does!!! So,
please don't just sit on the sidelines.........GET INVOLVED!!! Please consider becoming a Sponsor at one of the "9 Levels" as described above
(and we'll mail back to you a nice "Certificate Of Participation" coordinated with
the "Level" that you choose). Uncle Sam sincerely
thanks you for your help!!!
 The photo at the left shows
Allen Alley (Chairman of the Oregon Republican
Party) with "Uncle Sam" at the recent "Gathering Of The Eagles"
event; the photo on the right shows Uncle Sam with the Hanson Family Singers
who performed at this gathering.
Photo on left with Uncle Sam is
"Ames" Curtwright, Founder/Chairman/Host of the "Gathering
Of The Eagles" Conservative Event held on August 6, 2011 at his 530 acre ranch in Jefferson, Oregon. On
the right is a photo of Uncle Sam with Benjamin and Emma
Fields (wonderful examples of "Home Schooling"), who also attended this event; you wouldn't believe how articulate
11 year old Benjamin is!
_________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ And now we resume the normal website dedicated to the unique engraved
products designed and produced by the Liberty Sign And Mirror Company:
Introducing the "Wowzerwall", which incorporates a unique combination of deeply-engraved 1/2"
thick clear-cast acrylic, multi-stage sandblasting and state-of-the-art, computer-controlled L.E.D. lights positioned
on the top and bottom edges. The "Wowzerwall" is a specialty product of Liberty Sign And Mirror, LLC, of Monmouth,
Oregon and it is also the legal, registered trademark for this product.
"Wowzerwall #1"
(click on upper left for 18 more photos)
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| Above is the "World's First Wowzerwall" at the Grand Hotel in Salem, Oregon (7' x 14' x 1/2") |
These unique edgelit engravings needed a
unique name, so Roy McFaddin (artist/owner of Liberty Sign And Mirror, LLC), who noticed that the word "WOW" was
frequently the response when these projects were completed, invented the nick-name "Wowzer", which stands
for Walls Of Wonder Zestfully
Engraved by Roy.
"Wowzerwall
#2" (click on upper left for 21 more photos)
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| "Wowzerwall #2" At The Central Willamette Credit Union (6' x 16' x 1/2") |
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