Disaster prompts Mount Vernon boy to hone business, philanthropic skills

By: Angela Holmes|February 8, 2021

A handmade birthday gift for a friend has evolved into a budding business for a Mount Vernon sixth-grader, teaching him valuable lessons about hard work and giving back to the community.

Tommy Rhomberg was looking for a gift idea for his best friend’s birthday, which just happened to be on the day the derecho hit – Aug. 10, 2020.

Surrounded by fallen tree branches from the hurricane-like storm, the 12-year-old…

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Disaster prompts Mount Vernon boy to hone business, philanthropic skills

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