

Fireworks with Gayle
The Fourth of July is always a special time because the church behind my house celebrates their anniversary, and they shoot off lots of giant fireworks. It was a fun day! In addition to watching fireworks, my bestie Gayle showed up and we had good snacks. All I have to do is go into my backyard to watch the show. It was the church's 50th anniversary, so they put on an extra good show. The fireworks got off to a little bit of a late start due to a concert, but we just visit


Rowing for Special Olympics
I attended the Cross Fit Thunderbolt Fundraiser for Special Olympics in Oswego IL. Randy and I made a short speech about Special Olympics. I used a rowing machine. It was not the first time using a rower. Everybody gave it a try. There was a good crowd. This was the first of two Special Olympics fundraiser events in one day, you can read about the other one here: https://www.alexkotas.com/single-post/2017/07/10/Raising-Money-at-a-Cubs-Game Go Special Olympics! #reputation #c


Raising Money at a Cubs Game
The McCook Police Department in Chicago held the Second Annual Rooftop Fundraiser for Special Olympics on July 8. We visited with people in the area and talked about Special Olympics. We sold raffle tickets all the way up to the very top of the rooftop. We were way up high, like on the 6th floor! During the game, there was free dinner. We got it after we checked in. I had Italian sausage with ketchup and mustard, and chips. It was catered by Buona Beef. They had brownie bite