Woodcraft stores nationwide will host the seventh annual Turn for Troops National Turn-a-thon Program on Saturday, November 6, the weekend prior to Veterans Day.

The company has set a goal of making and sending thousands of handcrafted wooden pens to American service personnel actively deployed overseas.

“With the help of our customers and local communities, we were able to create more than 62,000 pens during our 2004-2009 turn-a-thon events,” said Jeff Forbes, president of Woodcraft Supply, LLC. “Hundreds of people — many of whom were first-time turners — have donated their time and talents to creating pens for our troops. We hope to beat last year’s total of over 17,000 pens so that even more soldiers can receive them as a constant reminder that people back home remember and appreciate their efforts.”

Read Woodcraft Supply's press release.