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newlenoxpatriot.com NEWS<br />
the New Lenox Patriot | April 26, 2018 | 7<br />
Woggly Square, Crafted 1979 team up for LWSRA<br />
Duo raises about<br />
$1K for special<br />
needs programs<br />
T.J. Kremer III<br />
Contritbuting Editor<br />
vacation<br />
From Page 6<br />
(Left to right) Crafted 1979 Bottle Shop and Tap Room co-founder Dan Rusnak, Woggley<br />
Square Brewing Company co-founders Mark and John Newton, and Crafted co-founder<br />
Denver Worker raise a pint to toast to the collaborative fundraiser to benefit LWSRA<br />
programs on April 14. PHOTOS BY T.J. Kremer III/22nd Century Media<br />
Spending a drizzly, mid-<br />
April afternoon indoors sipping<br />
on Woggley Square<br />
Brewing Company’s Flaming<br />
Golden Hawk might sound to<br />
some to be a good way to enjoy<br />
the day. Throw in that the<br />
brew was featured at Mokenabased<br />
Crafted Bottle Shop and<br />
Tap Room, and that all of the<br />
proceeds went to benefit Lincolnway<br />
Special Recreation<br />
Association programs, and<br />
you’ve got yourself something<br />
to toast to.<br />
That was the case April 14,<br />
as the brewing company and<br />
tap room combined to raise<br />
about $1,000 for LWSRA.<br />
Woggly Square was founded<br />
by brothers John and Mark<br />
Newton. John’s son Matthew<br />
is autistic, and he was the inspiration<br />
for not only the company’s<br />
name, but also for its<br />
mission to donate 10 percent<br />
of net profits to autism related<br />
charities and research, and<br />
provide workforce training to<br />
people with autism once they<br />
age out of other programs<br />
when they turn 21 years old.<br />
John admits that he didn’t<br />
know much about autism before<br />
Matthew came along,<br />
but has gotten a “crash<br />
course” in the disorder that<br />
affects more than 2 million<br />
people in the U.S. alone.<br />
John said LWSRA was<br />
chosen specifically to be the<br />
beneficiary of the April 14<br />
event because of the close<br />
relationship he and his family<br />
have developed with the organization<br />
through Matthew.<br />
“It’s not just the cause, it’s<br />
not just how they do it, but<br />
it’s the people there who we<br />
really connected with,” John<br />
said. “I consider them very<br />
good friends. I really love<br />
what they’re doing. I love<br />
what they’ve done for my<br />
son. So, when we decided<br />
As always, the grand<br />
prize-winning photo from<br />
our seven southwest suburban<br />
towns will appear on<br />
the cover of our Summer<br />
Fun Guide. The grand prize<br />
winner also is to receive a<br />
prize package, which you<br />
can read all about in the accompanying<br />
sidebar.<br />
Other entries also may<br />
appear in the May 17 edition<br />
of The Patriot.<br />
Photos must be submitted<br />
no later than the aforementioned<br />
deadline. To submit<br />
a photo, email bill@opprairie.com<br />
or mail/drop<br />
off to Bill Jones, 22nd Century<br />
Media, 11516 W. 183rd<br />
St., 3SW, Orland Park, IL,<br />
60467. Include your first<br />
and last name, address and<br />
a phone number at which<br />
we can reach you. Physical<br />
photographs will not be<br />
returned. All photos may be<br />
that we’re going to get this<br />
thing going, [LWSRA] was<br />
the obvious choice for us.”<br />
The inherent level of cooperation<br />
among those in<br />
the crafted beer community<br />
means that collaboration<br />
between brewers such as<br />
Woggley Square and venues<br />
such as Crafted is frequent<br />
and common.<br />
“To me, the people who<br />
are willing to grow craft<br />
beer would be willing to<br />
spend their time doing charity,<br />
especially with a great<br />
beer like [Flaming Golden<br />
Hawk,” said Crafted cofounder<br />
Dan Rusnak.<br />
“Dan and I have talked<br />
about having a chance to<br />
posted on the websites of<br />
all seven newspapers.<br />
Entries will be judged<br />
based on photo quality,<br />
originality, capturing the<br />
essence of vacation, emphasis<br />
on summer and ability<br />
to fit the theme.<br />
Residents of Orland Park,<br />
Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena,<br />
New Lenox, Homer<br />
Glen and Lockport are eligible<br />
to enter.<br />
give back,” added Crafted<br />
co-founder Denver Worker.”<br />
...With [the help of others],<br />
we wouldn’t have gotten to<br />
where we are right now, and<br />
we want to continue to give<br />
back to the community, we<br />
want to be a part of the community,<br />
we want this to be a<br />
community-based building<br />
where people come in and<br />
enjoy and share and have a<br />
good time and talk.”<br />
To learn more about<br />
Woggley Square, or to donate<br />
to its Kickstarter project,<br />
visit its website at wog<br />
glysquare.com.<br />
CONTACT<br />
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HELP YOUR CUSTOMERS<br />
INTO ACTION THIS SEASON.<br />
The New Lenox Patriot<br />
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708.326.9170 ext. 31 l.healy@22ndcenturymedia.com<br />
Crafted Bottle<br />
Shop and Tap<br />
Room co-founder<br />
Dan Rusnak purs<br />
a pint of Woggly<br />
Square Brewing<br />
Company’s Flaming<br />
Golden Hawk on<br />
Saturday, April<br />
14. Nearly $1,000<br />
was raised to help<br />
benefit LWSRA<br />
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