🌱 Teen's Multimillion-Dollar Slime Business + Firefighters Honored

Good morning, dear friends! Elaine Thompson here, back with your fresh copy of the Round Rock Patch newsletter. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening locally, including:

• Round Rock firefighters were honored for a 2022 rescue!
• Teens developed a project to help out the homeless.
• Local teen created a multimillion-dollar slime business.

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A morning thundershower. High: 83 Low: 51.

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Here are the top stories in Round Rock today:

1. Round Rock firefighters performed life-saving measures on an 18-month-old girl in November 2022. Within minutes of arrival, personnel performed CPR and brought back a pulse in the child. Last week, those firefighters were honored with the Phoenix Award. Visit FOX 7 Austin to see all of the heroes from that day.
2. Three Round Rock teens came together to help the homeless community. Joy Tando, Ester Yu and Jocelyn Lee co-created the Brown Bag Project when they wanted to turn their concern for the homeless into action. Instead of donating money, they wanted to have hands-on and in-person contact with those they were doing this for. Through monetary donations, the trio delivers "care packages include things like socks, non-perishable foods and hygiene products." See KVUE for more on this story.
3. Starting out as a middle-schooler, Jungmin Kang turned a slime hobby into a multimillion-dollar business. When Kang was 13, she enjoyed creating and playing with slime. Through research on the best slime recipes and adding a twist of her own creativity, Kang developed her brand out of a $200 investment from her parents. When overwhelmed with all facets of the business process along with concentrating on her schoolwork, Kang hired a team that includes her parents, to handle most of the everyday tasks. Kang still plans to be the face of the business as she makes her way to college at the University of Texas Austin. (Business Insider)

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Today in Round Rock:

• Easter Bunny Photos at Round Rock Premium Outlets (11 AM)
• RRHS Gymnastics Districts at Round Rock High School (1 PM)
• Spring Fling Dance at Rabb House (6 PM)
• Parents Night Out at Crossroads Church (6 PM)
• Mother/Son Night at Gattitown (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• A great foundation doing a great deed! "Our thanks to Round Rock Chamber Leadership Round Rock group for their help today to prepare Happy Birthday Bags for our displaced and foster care students with April birthdays! We appreciate them tackling the project so quickly." (Round Rock ISD Partners In Education Foundation via Facebook)
• Learn more about the Rotary Club: "Rotary is a great way to hear from, enjoy, and serve our community. Each week, we enjoy great fellowship and hear from community leaders, community partners, and non profits to keep us engaged. Thank you to Chris Almendarez and Tim Jackson with the RR Express to update us on new MLB requirements and changes coming to Dell Diamond." (Rotary Club of Round Rock via Facebook)
• More talks about 2023-2024 Spring Break dates? "Round Rock ISD officials will revisit spring break dates for the upcoming 2023-24 school year March 23, just over two months after they were last adjusted." (Community Impact Newspaper)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with another update!

— Elaine Thompson

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