HEADS UP - Limited Edition Lodge Great Smoky Mountains 10.25" Skillet For Good Cause!

[DougGuy]

In relief for the victims of the fires that destroyed much of Gatlinburg, TN, Lodge is partnering with the Dollywood Foundation to produce a limited edition 10.25" cast iron skillet that will go to helping these folks out.

First run is sold out, more will be available at 8am central time TODAY!

THIS WILL SELL OUT VERY QUICKLY!

Lodge will donate $15 from each sale of this limited-edition 10.25 inch pan to the Dollywood Foundation's "My People Fund," (https://dollywoodfoundation.org/) helping families affected by the devastating wildfires in the Gatlinburg, TN area. Thank you for your help.
Web Orders ONLY. No phone calls please.
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Here is the link to this beautiful piece of American Made cast iron: http://shop.lodgemfg.com/pc_product_detail.asp?key=2A9FEB410AC2488F8DD740AB 1C8F8D00#social

[Butler Ford]

Got one from the first run, good cause.

BF

[DougGuy]

9:00am, the Lodge server is CRASHED. Dead in the water from all the hits of ppl wanting this skillet!

9:15am, got in and got mine ordered, they probably will only make 1000 of these, hurry if you want one.

[rancher1913]

got in just fine and got one for the wife for christmas, just hope it arrives in time.

[Wayne Smith]

Just got one, now have to tell LOML. She will not be bothered by this, we love the area.

[Omega]

Got one, thanks for the reminder.

[muddywaters61]

Thanks for the heads up. Got mine ordered just now. GREAT CAUSE. I have always enjoyed Dolly.

Muddy

[kenyerian]

Dang, missed out again.

[DougGuy]

Y'all did a GOOD thing helping out the good folks of Gatlinburg! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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[SciFiJim]

Dang, missed out again.

They are taking orders for delivery in January.

[DougGuy]

Lodge Cast Iron (https://www.facebook.com/LodgeCastIron/) added 3 new photos (https://www.facebook.com/LodgeCastIron/posts/10154066312060496).

We were blown away by the interest in our Great Smoky Mountains skillet! Due to an overwhelming amount of orders, we've decided to rearrange our production schedule to run an additional batch of skillets so we can continue to raise money for families affected by the wildfires in Tennessee. We will donate $15 from each skillet sold to the Dollywood Foundation's "My People Fund." Please visit this link to purchase: http://bit.ly/GSMskilletS

(http://bit.ly/GSMskilletS)Thank you for your willingness to help families in need! Skillets will be available while supplies last. Online orders only. Due to the large order volume, we anticipate delays in our ship time.



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[Baja_Traveler]

I was just thinking the other day that I need a cast iron skillet in my house - all my cast iron is currently sitting in my RV stored 20 miles away at a friends ranch. Just ordered one of these - thanks for posting the link!

[762sultan]

Just ordered one last night. If enough of us get one it could make a difference in someone's recovery. This is only a small part of what makes America great. A special thanks to "Lodge".

[PaulG67]

I have several lodge skillets and pans, but not that size, my local hardware store sells lodge products but is sold out of the 10.25" pan. I just order one mentioned above and will be checking my local H/S so I may end up with two.

[Electric88]

Just saw this and ordered one!

[DougGuy]

Got my shipping confirmation from Lodge today, along with a UPS tracking number. Gonna make it here before Santa does!

[TXGunNut]

I have two Lodge skillets in this size, second one is a Boy Scout commemorative. No idea where I'd put a third, lol. Great size for camping but almost too big for an electric stove top. Would make a nice gift, tho. :mrgreen:

[DougGuy]

Ordered my Great Smoky Mountains 2016 skillet on 12/14 and it was delivered by UPS on 12/22 a total of 8 days, $6 shipping, not bad at all!

THANKS to those of you who ordered one (or more) of these skillets, Lodge donated a total of $112,000.00 to the Dollywood Foundation's "My People Fund" to go directly to those affected by these fires.

Copied from Lodge, this is their official statement:

In the past two weeks, Lodge has raised over $100,000 for families impacted by the Tennessee wildfires through the web sale of our 2016 Great Smoky Mountains 10.25 inch cast iron skillet. We are absolutely stunned at the amount of interest everyone has shown for this initiative, and we are very grateful to all those who made a purchase to help raise money for families in need.

http://www.lodgemfg.com/stories/LDG_9425_editweb_HM.jpg Each year, Lodge creates a special skillet with the Great Smoky Mountains logo on it and sells it exclusively at the two Lodge factory stores located in Pigeon Forge and Sevierville, Tennessee. Due to the devastating wildfires in neighboring town Gatlinburg in late November 2016, we decided to make the skillet available for sale on our website for a limited time and donate $15 from the purchase of each skillet directly to the Dollywood Foundation's "My People Fund," which gives money directly to families affected by the wildfires.

After only four and a half hours online on Monday, December 12, we sold out of the Great Smoky Mountains skillet on our website and quickly raised thousands of dollars for families impacted by the wildfires. We were so blown away by the support and experienced such an enormous amount of requests to make more skillets that we rearranged our production schedule the very next day to make more. Ten days later, we had raised over $100,000 for families in need.

While our Great Smoky Mountains skillet is no longer available, you can give directly to the My People Fund here (http://www.lodgemfg.com/story/great-smoky-mountains-skillet-helps-families-affected-by-tn-wildfires). For those who have purchased a 2016 Great Smoky Mountains skillet, we are are doing all we can to make and ship these as quickly as possible, and we appreciate your patience as we work to make this happen. We anticipate longer ship times stretching into early January. You will receive a shipping confirmation once your order has shipped.

We are extremely grateful for the support everyone has shown for this initiative, and we are humbled to be able to play a small role to help the families who need it most.

[farmbif]

In Sevierville last week read bout it in paper, Dollywood Foundation giving something like 6000 people $1,000 month for 6 months with no strings attached. That's charity!