As promised, a visual update via scans of picks donated since the last update. I apologize for the commentary brevity, but since 237 picks have been donated since the last update, I have a lot of ground to cover. These are in no particular order, so if you donated, plese do not read anything into the orser. Also, I will try to mention all donors by name, but some of my notes were misplaced. If I am not sure who donated certain picks, I hope you understand.

Here we go:

Carrie Underwood's crew donated these:

When the mighty Snot returned to Milwaukee, Brian donated six picks, two each of the following:

Hoogie with Shinedown donated these:

The boys in Rise Against:

John with Dir En Grey helped secure picks despite a language barrier:

Patrick with Death Cab For Cutie gave me several of these picks:

The Jonny Lang Crew donated over thirty picks total, consisting of the following:

This is the one that I feel really bad about. A gentleman who runs a comedy club sent me thse picks and I cannot find his information. These are promotional picks he had made up and are really cool!

After their show recently the guitarist for Bring Me the Horizon gave me four of these personally:

Sammy with the ZZ Top crew donated several of the clear picks and Mr & Mrs Anonymous gave me the black picks you see below after the show here a few months back.

Ron Vickers, tour manager for Alkaline Trio heard about the fundraiser and mailed me several picks and tour laminates to auction off for the fundraiser. This was perhaps the best surprise I have had since starting this fundraiser...

Matt with Alkaline Trio donated several picks as well on their stop in Milwaukee recently:

Pete and Za made their second rounds of donations since the fundraiser started:

Mike from Jack's Manequin donated some picks from the band as well as several from his personal stash:

Jason Mraz was cool enough to give me these:

Trace Adkins' crew gave several picks:

The Queensryche organization also again donated several picks via mail. Because their earlier donation generated nearly $100, they were happy to give another round for auction. They also donated a pair of shirts and a pair of autographed drumsticks (which, due to technical difficulties, I can't post at the moment, but stay tuned...)

The ever-gracious Mr & Mrs. Anonymous have donated many picks over the past few months...

Noah with 10 years came back and made another donation...

These were picks I found on stage after shows...

Thank you for checking these out. I will be more dilligent in future updates, I PROMISE.

WAY OVERDUE!

I apologize to those who have been waiting for an update. But because of personal reasons and other time constraints, I have not updated this page in over two months. I will be posting scans of picks donated since the last update in the next couple of days. Included in the donations (in no order whatsoever) have been picks from the Eagles, Alkaline Trio, Carrie Underwood, Shinedown, Death Cab for Cutie, Jacks Mannequin, Queensryche, Snot, Rise Against, Ten Years, and many, many more including some very cool donations from individuals who have heard of the fundraiser and have made donations from their own collections.

Stay tuned and you will get to see the scans soon.

Again, sorry for the updates, I will be doing them more often in the near future. And as always, thank you for supporting Pickin' For Sick Children and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

- Chris

Update and some great news

Let me start by giving credit to those not properly recognized earlier. 10 Years picks were donated by Noah, The Kid donated Hawthorn Heights picks, Brad with Linkin Park donated several drumsticks and Lonnie with Chris Cornell's crew also donated several picks. Sorry for the delay in your recognition, boys!

Alright, lets see...I owe a few more credits and thanks for donations. In no particular order, because all donations are appreciated, Chris and Lewis with the Lynyrd Skynyrd crew donated a total of 41 picks, four different styles which can be seen here...

Next, Bill & bobby with the Counting Crows gave three different pick styles, 14 picks total:

Mr & Mrs anonymous donated an additional 12 picks, from various bands like John Michael Montgomery, Keb Mo, Robert Cray, Alice in Chains and Chris Isaac. Geroge with Eddie Vedder's crew donated a pair of picks for the fundraiser as well:



This brings the total through 9/15 to 2,398. My goal is to have 2,500 by months end!

Finally, Children's Hospital has extended indefinitely their endorsement of Pickin' For Sick Children. This means that I will be able to collect and sell picks to raise money as long as the generosity of people like Noah, The Kid, Brad, Lonnie, Chris, Lewis, George, Bill, Bobby and Mr. & Mrs. Anonymous continue.

Thanks you to everyone who has helped and here's to many more blog updates with good news!

Overdue, but pushing near 2,300

I'm going to keep it brief for now.

Here we go...

Thanks to Andy with the Sheryl Crow tour who donated not only picks from that tour, but a few from a previous tour with a band you may have heard from, Pearl jam. A total of seven picks from Andy:

Sean from Linkin Park donated 27 picks, making certain that he includes at least a full set of all picks being used on the 2008 Projekt Revolution tour:


Also donated were several four drumsticks from Linkin Park:

Dave and Lonnie with the current Chris Cornell tour (also on Projekt Revolution) donated a total of 27 picks of varying designs as well... Dee with The Bravery donated an ENTIRE BAG, totaling 101 picks. Thanks a ton Dee!
Sparky with Ashes Divide gave 29 picks:Elwood with the Black Crowes gave 16 picks for the fundraiser:

Monk and Henry, through an old friend, Stiney, with the Dave Matthews band crew donated five picks and a pair of Carter's drumsticks:

Through a friend of the cause, Craig Crosby, I was able to get picks from 10 Years and Hawthorne Heights as well as a four drumsticks from 10 years. I was not able to get the names of the actual donors, so if you are they, please drop me a line and I will give proper credit where it is due...

Finally, the SR Guitar tech from Kill Hannah donated 20 picks yesterday. With apologies to Mr Kill Hannah Guiter Tech, I neglected to write down your name right away and it got away from me. Please e-mail me (chwipicks@yahoo.com) and allow me to give you proper credit.

Thanks to everybody who has donated picks, sticks, swag and cash, you are all great people!