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Emerson Knives, Inc., auctions off special models
for charities on the company website. The Battalion
was auctioned to raise money for St. Jude Children’s
Hospital, an effort championed by Ernest Emerson’s
wife, Mary, who handles a good deal of the
company’s charitable efforts.

or some knifemakers, the work they items, especially custom knives that can and conservation of natural resources
do is more than pushing the craft, bring a good dollar value to auctions, raffles is important to the company, Buck
Fartistry and metallurgy to the limits. and more,” she noted. supports foundations well known around
Some have used the following they’ve creat- Buck supports a range of initiatives, from the hunting camp such as the Boone &
ed or the popular designs they’ve developed charities operating on a national scale to Crockett Club, Mule Deer Foundation and
to do good in the world by fundraising for local events. Like many big-name knife the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
charities near and dear to their hearts. companies, it has a page on its website “We also have a missionary program
StephanieYoung,BuckKnivesmarketing addressing how people can request a via which we send refurbished or repaired
and communications manager, said knife donation from Buck. According to Young, knives from warranty replacement claims
companies are uniquely suited to fundraise requests pour in weekly. “We look at the to missionaries in Africa to dole out or
for several causes, one of them being cause, the impact of the event, community trade during their efforts with the local
conservation efforts. Meanwhile, knives outreach, industry relevance [and other communities or tribes,” Young said.
appeal to a wide number of people—from factors],” she explained. However, it’s not just special programs.
avid cooks to veterans. “Knives are popular Becausethepromotionofethicalhunting “Our Blue Line and Red Line 722 SpitFires
have portions of the proceeds that go to
various organizations benefiting police and
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Buck donates portions of the proceeds from sales of its firefighters,” she wrote.
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various organizations benefi
ting police and fi

ghters.
various organizations benefiting police and firefighters.
refi
Would Go knife, designed by U.S. Navy
SEAL Matthew J. Leathers, who was lost at
sea in 2013. Portions of the proceeds went
to MattWouldGo LLC, which raised funds
for the Navy SEAL Foundation.
JUST CAUSES
In a similar vein, Benchmade takes a portion
of proceeds from certain knives and uses
them to support various organizations that
might be of interest to people interested in
buying that particular knife.
For instance, a portion of the sales
from the company’s 15200ORG Altitude
goes toward Backcountry Hunters and
Anglers. Taking inspiration from President

Theodore Roosevelt, BCHA seeks to
preserve wild lands. Similarly, some of the
proceeds of Benchmade’s tactical-minded
Adamas family of knives go to two outfi ts
that help support special operations
veterans: the Th ree Rangers Foundation
and the Navy SEAL Foundation.

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