Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Over 100 nominations were submitted for the 2012 Oswego Patch Person of the year.
There are some pretty amazing people living in Oswego. In December we asked you to pick who you felt deserved the distinction of the Oswego Patch Person of the Year for their positive impact on the community. Over 100 nominations later for people from all over the Oswego community, I am pleased to present Kylie Schimmel the title of Oswego Patch Person of the Year 2012. Kylie, an eighth grader at Thompson Junior High, first hit Oswego’s radar when back in October she donated profits from her hand-made bows to help a first grade teacher battling breast cancer. But Kylie didn’t stop there. She continued to sell bows from her shop, Kylie’s Creations, to benefit multiple organizations in the community, like Toys for Tots and Autism research. …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Kylie Schimmel raised money for Fox Chase Elementary teacher through sales of her bow shop Kylie’s Creations.
When eighth-grader Kylie Schimmel found out her brother’s fourth-grade teacher had breast cancer, she knew she wanted to do something to help. The Thompson student had a chance to do so at the Mothers and More Resale Sale earlier this month. She sold hair bows through her business, Kylie’s Creations, with part of the proceeds going to Fox Chase Elementary teacher Amber Piechowski. Kylie said she sold 89 bows, the largest amount from any sale she has ever done, and was able to donate $165 to Piechowski. “I had so many people come by to support her,” said Schimmel. “I hadn’t been expecting to get that much. I was very humbled by the turnout.” Amber Piechowski was just as surprised and said she had not even known that Kylie had been planning …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Kylie Schimmel will be selling the hair bows to benefit Piechowski at the annual Mothers and More Resale Sale at Long Beach Elementary on Saturday, Oct. 13.
What do hair bows and breast cancer have in common? In Oswego, they have Kylie Schimmel. Kylie, an eighth grader at Thompson Junior High, makes hair bows and clips and sells them on her Facebook website, Kylie’s Creations. The idea took root when Kylie's aunt was pregnant with a baby girl. Kylie said she made the baby a hair bow at the shower and everyone thought, “They were really cute,” said Schimmel. “And I thought, why not make a business out of this?” Kylie makes the bows out of different kinds and all colors of ribbons, and attaches them to clips, barrettes and headbands. Last year she donated part of the profits of her hair bows to supporting juvenile diabetes, which she said a friend of hers had and made her aware of the situation…
Alicia Mazzanti Schimmel
6:16 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Oops--wasn't thinking clearly yesterday--a bit overwhelmed. Yes Kylie has some of her bows atr the awesome Garden Faire in downtown Oswego and also at Savvy Fashions and More in Mason Square. more ›