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A Washington father and his twin boys began chopping firewood for their home in the rough Pacific Northwest.
They had no idea this would turn into a lengthy project that would make many other families grateful and happy.
Shane McDaniel, 47, wants to carry on the family tradition of fathers cutting firewood with their sons with his 21-year-old sons, Henry and Harrison McDaniel.
Shane enjoyed the pastime because it reminded him of his father, who taught him how to cut firewood when he was a child.
The wood they cut, according to the father, came from trees that had been damaged by a prior storm.
These trees had to be removed since they were so severely damaged that they would die shortly.
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Eventually, the McDaniels had so much wood building up in front of their house that neighbors would come by asking if they might get a few for their fireplace.
Some individuals even asked to pay for the firewood, but Shane refused and let the neighbors have what they needed.
Then it occurred to Shane that he and his guys could do better with the firewood they’d cut.
From March until October, the McDaniels chopped and chopped until they had enough firewood to fill 80 trucks.
According to the Washington Post, the amount of firewood they’ve collected is worth $10,000.
Shane announced on Facebook in November that they will give free firewood to people in need.
He stated that these have now been seasoned and are ready to provide warmth to households in Washington, which can get very chilly during the winter.
Shane had not anticipated the outpouring of support for his Facebook post, which has since received nearly 10,000 shares.
He did not check in to his social media account before posting his message because he believed social media would be a fading fad.
According to the Post, Shane’s Facebook message arrived at the appropriate time and reached hundreds of people in the western region of Washington state, where many relied on wood to heat their homes.
A cord of firewood often sells for $225 to $400, and naturally, not many people have that much money to burn.
One mother, who lives in a mobile home near Lake Stevens, received a truckload of firewood from the McShanes.
Katelyn Ticer, who has a 3-year-old daughter, was in tears when she got the unexpected present since she and her child would not be cold that winter.
The men even cleaned her chimney.
However, the McShane family’s actions had an even greater impact.
People in his community joined together to help the family with the delivery. Some locations even accepted wood donations in their businesses for others to take freely.
The McShane family plans to repeat the action the following year, to collect 100 truckloads of firewood to distribute in this frigid section of the state.
