Jerry Kink with Buckcherry donated eight picks,, four of each of the following:
Dean, donated one of the the most diverse sets of picks to date. Not only was he generous, but he was very friendly and talkative. He told me stories behind several of the picks he gave me while spending nearly a half-hour digging through his road case looking for different picks to give me. He started with 16 Buckcherry picks (4 different styles):
Dean has worked with Ted Nugent quite a bit in the past, so he had several different Nuge picks lying around and was happy to donate them:
Dean has his own Road Case manufacturing company, Mitchell Custom Cases, for which he had his own picks made. Also (during one of his stories) he was once simultaneously Ted Nugent's Stage Manager, Guitar Tech and Production Manager, therefore was dubbed the "EXECUTECH". Dean, being Dean, had some picks made up to commemorate the title...
Dean also worked with Night Ranger for a while. In that time, he thought it would be cool to have picks made up for bass player Brad Gillis that would be practical to throw out to audiences, as Brad typically uses steel picks. A prototype set of about a dozen were made up to see how well Brad liked using them. As it turns out, he did not like them at all and more were never ordered. Dean gave me one of the prototype picks, which will never be manufactured again, making it particularly rare...
Dean also donated several picks from the Doobie Brothers, Boston, Avenged Sevenfold, and Cheap Trick:
All in all, Dean donated a total of 58 picks. Thanks a lot Dean.
Joe, touring with the band Dope was running low on picks, but still gave me four of their newest picks: 
Chad, who is currently with Chevelle donated ten picks and an autographed, stage-used drumhead from the band. I was at this tome able to scan the picks, but my camera is on the fritz, so I will have to delay adding a photo of the drumhead. Thanks Chad!
Stave with Metro Station donated 12 picks, six of the red and six of the orange...
Mark, Chris and Green, all with the band Testament gave me a total of 41 picks and three autographed drumsticks. As with the Chevelle drumhead, you will need to wait for pictures of the sticks until I can figure out what's wrong with my camera. In the meantime, here are the four different style picks donated my Mark, Chris and Green...
Chris (A name I love, but the way) with Blue October gave the fundraiser eight picks:
The band My Evolution only had one pick to donate, but they were so cool and moved by the cause of the fundraiser, they gave it to me to help raise money. As I always tell people who make donations, I don't care if you give 1 or 100 picks, the fact that you are supporting the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is all that matters. Thanks you very much to the guys in My Evolution.
Eric with Static X donated 17 picks despite my having to yell my request over the opening band stage volume. He got the gist and did not hesitate to donate. Thank you Eric!
Finally, the boys in Skumlove let me keep the picks left on the mic stands and amps after their set. Thank you to Skumlove for donating 7 picks... 
That's all for now. I hope to have more pictures, news and information soon, Thank you to all who keep this fundraiser floating and to all of you who are checking in and following my progress.
Chad, who is currently with Chevelle donated ten picks and an autographed, stage-used drumhead from the band. I was at this tome able to scan the picks, but my camera is on the fritz, so I will have to delay adding a photo of the drumhead. Thanks Chad!
Stave with Metro Station donated 12 picks, six of the red and six of the orange...
Mark, Chris and Green, all with the band Testament gave me a total of 41 picks and three autographed drumsticks. As with the Chevelle drumhead, you will need to wait for pictures of the sticks until I can figure out what's wrong with my camera. In the meantime, here are the four different style picks donated my Mark, Chris and Green...
Chris (A name I love, but the way) with Blue October gave the fundraiser eight picks:
The band My Evolution only had one pick to donate, but they were so cool and moved by the cause of the fundraiser, they gave it to me to help raise money. As I always tell people who make donations, I don't care if you give 1 or 100 picks, the fact that you are supporting the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is all that matters. Thanks you very much to the guys in My Evolution.
Eric with Static X donated 17 picks despite my having to yell my request over the opening band stage volume. He got the gist and did not hesitate to donate. Thank you Eric!
Finally, the boys in Skumlove let me keep the picks left on the mic stands and amps after their set. Thank you to Skumlove for donating 7 picks... 
That's all for now. I hope to have more pictures, news and information soon, Thank you to all who keep this fundraiser floating and to all of you who are checking in and following my progress.
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