Support Kirk Hovland's Family in Crisis

Hello friends, many of you may know of the Hovland Drum Company, the only manufacturer of solid shell snare drums in the world. Unfortunately, due to health issues/costs within the family and a severe financial downturn (total loss of income), our friend Kirk Hovland and his family now find themselves dealing with the loss of their home and drum business.

As of Tuesday, January 8th, the Hovland family, including their 7-year-old severely autistic son, were evicted forcibly from their property by the Sheriff, in extremely cold temps in Monroe, Wisconsin. Resources from the city are not available to help because the shelters are full and both sides of their families have turned their backs on the Hovland family. Their 7-year-old son, Kagan, has and needs support animals. Kagan and his support animals have to stay together for his well-being. The pets are all rescues, and they could never surrender them to a shelter. The Hovland family was very reluctant to ask for help from anyone, but this is where Kirk's fellow musicians, fellow drummers, and drum builders come in. If we could help get them back on their feet, we would be doing a great service to humanity. As of now, the Hovland family is homeless and currently camping in their truck and the temperatures in Wisconsin are very low right now.

Kirk has lost some unfinished inventory for his business that he is no longer allowed to retrieve from the property. They have lost their appliances and other miscellaneous household items because they are prohibited from the property. Mrs. Hovland has served her community for the last twenty-plus years working with troubled teens, autistic children, animal shelters, and disabled adults, the marginalized and vulnerable folks in our world. Now they are being marginalized and are extremely vulnerable.

This family desperately needs to raise money so they can rent a home nearby, make car payments, care for their pets, resume the family business, and provide medical care for their disabled son. The first goal of this fundraiser is to get the Hovland family into a home or apartment. Shelter is critical in these weather conditions! If you have the ability to donate, it would be more than appreciated beyond what words can express. ANY amount is appreciated.

Thank you!

See some of the beautiful work Kirk has created with his solid shell drums. Keeping his business alive benefits the drum community at-large and keeps an income stream going for his family.

https://www.instagram.com/hovland_drum_company/