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Salon g ives 1% of revenue to Maggie & A mos Foundation

By ALEXA ZOELLNER azoellner@shawmedia.com

The owner of an Oregon salon is donating 1% of her business’ 2021 revenue to the Maggie & Amos Foundation.

Meggan Dickson-Grennan, owner of w@sh, was searching for a local charity or foundation to which she could donate.

“In my searching, I found the Maggie & Amos Foundation, which I was familiar with, but I didn’t really reali z e h o w f a r t h e i r r e a ch went,” Dickson-Grennan said. “It really caught my attention and I knew that was where I wanted our 2021 donations to go to.”

T h e M a g g i e & A m o s Foundation was established after the deaths of Margaret “Maggie” Rosko-Meyer and her 3-year-old son, Amos Meyer. The pair died in a house fire in Byron on Oct. 19, 2016.

Duane C. Meyer, Rosko-Meyer’s ex-husband and Amos’ father, is charged with their murder and arson. The case is pending in Ogle County court.

In the first of two installments, Dickson-Grennan donated $745 in July — 1% of w@sh’s first six months of 2021 revenue. The second installment will be made i n J a n ua r y 2 0 2 2 , s a i d D i c k s o n- G r e n n a n , w h o attended Oregon High School with Rosko-Meyer.

“Personally, I know that Maggie wanted to give back to her community and was very involved as a teacher in the lives of her students,” she said. “Knowing that the foundation was able to gather

Maggie and Amos together to make her student body feel like they were helping and giving back to the community, I know that brought joy to everybody and I’m happy to be able to contribute.”

Dickson-Grennan said she plans to continue supporting local charities with the 1% revenue donation, rotating the recipient on a yearly basis.

The Oregon salon, w@sh, donated $745 to the Maggie & Amos Foundation. Pictured in front row, left to right, are Luann and Don Rosko, Maggie’s parents and Amos’ grandparents. Back row: Lynn Kalnins, foundation member; Jeni Allen, w@sh doll; Meggan Dickson-Grennan, w@sh owner; and Megan Dettman, foundation member.

Photo provided by Meggan Dickson-Grennan

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