I was talking to one of my closest friends last Sunday about
the fact that I could start a Bucyrus blog and still write about some local
things or I could just focus solely on my freelance and book writing. I was
leaning more towards not creating this blog and then something happened to
change my mind.
Local musician and author Russell Hunter, whom I have had
the opportunity to interview and write about in the past, posted a photo of a
10-year-old boy playing the “drums” that he had made from buckets and old symbols.
Russell happened to pass by him on the north end of Bucyrus while the boy was
playing his very creative drum set and snapped the photo above.
Something amazing happened after Russell posted that photo
of who we now know is a kid named Dylan Coppler. People from all over the area
began to donate money and local car dealer, Greg Leonhardt of Leonhardt’s Auto
Sales announced that he would be willing to collect the donations. Russell
posted this recently on Facebook:
“Updating everyone on the donations for Dylan Copplers drum
set fundraiser... We have collected an amazing $800 to get him an awesome set
of drums and are done taking donations, thanx to the beautiful friends and
people of this community.. I know the good in this world gets overshadowed by
the darkness that tries to consume us, but together we can conquer anything...
I am so proud of how everyone came together and I send much love to everyone
that had a part in this... Let's spread music, art and love til there is no
more hate and war... (I will post pictures when we give him his drums for
everyone to see, it's gonna be supper kool!!) also a big ty to Greg Leonhardt,
Sweet Water Music Store and everyone else that helped with making Dylan's
dreams come true... #smalltownlove #beautifulsouls #artnotwar #musicnothate
#togtherweconquerall #loveispriceless”
Now, this is what living in a small town is all about:
people coming together to help one another. I think we all should encourage and
support the goals and dreams of our young people so that they can remain
focused and happy while pursuing something they are so passionate about. My hat
is off to all who donated and to Russell, Greg, and everyone else who worked to
make a dream come true for this young man.
This story is what made me decide to start this little blog,
Bucyrus Features, so I can still write about positive people, places, and
things happening in our little town while pursuing some other writing projects.
If you have something you want me to feature on here, just let me know. I will
also be posting news briefs that people send me, information about upcoming
events, etc. but if you want something on an actual news site or print paper,
then you will also need to send it to Crawford County Now or the
Telegraph-Forum. I will be posting links to some of their stories or press
releases as well.
To follow Dylan on his musical journey, visit https://www.facebook.com/dylansmusicpage.
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