Sunday, January 13, 2013
Despite only being in second grade, Tommy Weglarz has raised over $100 for veterinary bills for dogs, collected food donations for dogs, helped foster and written a book. Check out the other amazing things he's done to help man's best friend.
Like many second-graders, Tommy Weglarz loves dogs. Unlike his peers, Tommy is dedicated to helping them by participating in fundraisers, championing their causes and fostering rescue dogs. Tommy’s efforts have been noticed. He received 28 nominations for Oswego’s Person of the Year and has been honored by his school, Prairie Point Elementary. “It’s like I’m famous or something,” the seven-year-old laughed of the attention. Tommy takes after his mother, Jill Weglarz, who is also an animal lover. This past year, Jill Weglarz started asking Tommy if he wanted to participate in various fundraisers. She said he jumps at the chance and always wants to participate. Tommy contributed to a Chicago French Bulldog Rescue fundraiser held last fall. …
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. …
Friday, December 28, 2012
Know someone who made a difference in Oswego this year? Then nominate him or her to be the Oswego Patch 2012 Person of the Year.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Know someone who made a difference in Oswego this year? Then nominate him or her to be the Oswego Patch 2012 Person of the Year.
Patch has written dozens of stories about awesome people in Oswego this year. But who do you think made the most impact? Nominate your pick for Oswego Patch's 2012 Person of the Year. We'll review all the submissions and run a profile of the top nominee during first week in January. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Dec. 31. Nominate your neighbor, teacher, heck, even yourself. Email questions to natalie.stevens@patch.com
Lukas Borden
4:18 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Its is very good wht he is doing here unfortunly i lost my dog to a house fire on september but whn i grow up i want to work with dogs more ›