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Norwood Says Thank You to its First Responders By Donna Lane The tables were alternately covered with red and blue. A sign that said Thank You with hand-written messages from residents was hung in the tent. A grill-master pumped out burgers, hot dogs and corn all day, while a special frying station served up homemade fries. All manners of delicious homemade salads and pastries lined the serving table, and a popcorn machine was pressed into service for the young ones. Despite the drizzle and gray skies, first responders
and their families enjoyed a relaxing day, compliments of the residents of Norwood. The upcoming anniversary of 9/11 was on his mind and he wanted to show the first responders how much we, the community of Norwood, appreciate their services. “He” would choose to remain anonymous but knows that there has to be a “face” to the organizers, in this case a committee. A committee of four to be exact, none of whom want publicity or recognition. So we asked Bill Lloyd, the “face” of the committee, what
inspired him to organize the BBQ for our first responders. “I want our first responders to know they are greatly appreciated,” Lloyd said. “After the events of 9/11, everyone came together. First responders were appreciated…applauded. But not so much today. I don’t think first responders get enough recognition. And I think the media exploits them.” Lloyd made his case with some examples. The news is filled with stories of how police around the country have “mishandled” explosive situations, despite the fact that the vast majority of victims (more than 80 percent as reported by the Washington Post in May of this year) were armed with potentially lethal objects, primarily guns, but also knives and revving vehicles. Our first responders are ready to put their lives on the line any day we need them to do so.
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From Hockey to Entrepreneurs By Donna Lane They didn’t plan on being entrepreneurs, at least not at this stage of their lives, but these two 14-year old Norwood High School freshmen are owners of an apparel company. They named it HkyGuys. It all began when Joe Spadorcia received a GoPro camera from his parents for Christmas in 2014. He began recording neighborhood friends playing hockey on the backyard rink built by his dad. Joe posted his videos on YouTube. His friend since pre-school and fellow hockey player, Chris Martin, designed a logo for the YouTube site and helped brainstorm the videos. Friends loved the logo and said they would buy t-shirts that displayed the logo if they were available. “Once we realized that so many people, not just hockey players, were excited about the logo and happy to wear clothes with our logo on them, we trademarked it and formed a real company,” Spadorcia said. HkyGuys sells casual apparel. The biggest selling items to date have been sweatpants, tee-shirts,
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