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KEEN BENEFACTORS |

Burnley
partnered
2019,
Lucas
company
Mattel
with
toy
In
In 2019, Lucas Burnley partnered with toy company Mattel
in his T oys for T ots campaign. Not only was he able to buy
in his Toys for Tots campaign. Not only was he able to buy
result,
a
also
was
he
reduced
a
at
toys
as
price
toys at a reduced price as a result, he was also able toable to
purchase and donate some hard-to-access gifts.
purchase and donate some hard-to access gifts.

Emerson Knives, Inc., donates knife auction
Emerson Knives, Inc., donates knife auction
proceeds to several military foundations,
proceeds to several military foundations,
proceeds
CQC-6
this
for
raised
including
including the proceeds raised for this CQC-6 toto A portion of the proceeds from Benchmade’s
the
the family of U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle.
the family of U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. tactical-minded Adamas family of knives
goes to two outfi ts that help support special
operations veterans: the Three Rangers
Foundation and the Navy SEAL Foundation.
Spyderco donates proceeds from This is the Adamas 375 fi xed blade.
sales of the Sage Series, including
the Sage 5, to the Colorado Chapter what the company has been about ever
of the Alzheimer’s Association. since she started working there in 1995.
Spyderco’s website mentions the three
initiatives the company supports: Portions
of proceeds from the sales of the Mantra 2
and Mantra 3 are donated to the National
Parkinson Foundation; the Sage Series to
the Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado
Chapter; and the pink-handled Native 5
and Squeak to The Pink Heals Movement.

“All these charities have directly touched
the [company CEO Sal] Glesser family or
the Spyderco crew in some way,” Laituri

related. “The Sage Series is called Sage
because it represents a wise and worldly
person. Alzheimer’s sadly takes the ‘sages’
of the world away from us. Pink Heals helps

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