Washington is home to lots of trees—it is the Evergreen State, after all——and lots of fireplaces and wood-burning stoves（炉子）too. But what if you lived there and couldn't chop wood or couldn't afford to pay someone to do it? Luckily, Shane McDaniel and his twin sons, Harrison and Henry McDaniel, are happy to lend an ax. The three men chop lots of wood—then donate it to those in need.
The idea started as a father-son bonding project, he told msn. com. "I had to cut wood with my dad. He just loved doing it, " says Shane, 48, a divorced father of six. He wanted to pass along that feeling. The result was a great wall of wood piled up around their house. To buy that much wood would cost about $10, 000.
It was too much for the McDaniels to use themselves, and when the weather turned cold, Shane started thinking of others. He posted on Facebook: "IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF FIREWOOD AND CANNOT AFFORD IT, PLEASE PM [personal message] ME! . . . If you know someone who BURNS WOOD, and they're looking at a cold house this holiday season, please help us help them. Please help me and my boys make sure NO ONE GOES COLD IN OUR HOOD?'
The response was immediate. One man offered to donate a wood-burning stove. Others raced over to the store Shane owns, with more wood for the pile.
Not every recipient is as effusive（溢于言表的）. "Some aren't even friendly. It's just not in them, " Shane says. "They are mad at the world and mad that they had to ask for help. They just have no other option than freezing. " But Shane is OK with that "Giving is the reward."he says. "It has nothing to do with how well it's received; it's about how much it's needed. "
