Dear Fellow Collectors & CC>CC members,

I know that many of you have seen my posts “Some Nice Chips” for sale & many of you have purchased chips from me over the past year or so. I have been working at selling a good bit of my collection to raise funds for my 12 year old Grand daughter Ashley Owen, who has a rare brain stem disorder called Chiari Malformation. Without going into a long dissertation on the disorder, I have posted 2 of my family’s non-profit websites that can better explain it. In short we a trying to raise as much money as possible to help my daughter, son-in-law, and Ashley get thru this huge financial & mental burden of decompression brain surgery. The family has already exhausted what savings they did have, but the cost of this upcoming surgery & rehab will be astronomical!!! We have a lot of “irons in the fire” regarding donation programs, but we must do anything & everything we can to help them weather this storm. We are trying to be proactive, instead of reactive!

So I am asking for any financial help and or prayers from any of you out there by making a donation to the “Ashley Owen Fund”, a non-profit entity formed under the laws of the State of Texas. Any amount would be welcomed, but I am currently having a “special chip” made that I will send to anyone who contributes $20.00 or more to Ashley’s Fund. This chip (shown below) features art work that was drawn by Ashley herself, & could be a nice addition for all you “chip collectors" out there! You are not buying this chip, as it is a “thank you” for the donation. I understand that there are lots of people today with their hand out, but if you take 5 minutes of your time and go to either or both of the websites, it will tear your heart out! I thank all of you in advance for any help & prayers that you can give.

God Bless,
Jerry Maassen R-8396 http://ashleyowenstory.blogspot.com or https://www.facebook.com/TheAshleyOwenFund