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January 2019

NEW YEAR. NEW ENERGY. NEW HOPE.

 

A freezing day with temps dipping near zero. Perfect "January in Chicago" weather. 

 

A day to sit inside and be thankful that I have a warm home, good food, and loving family and friends.

 

A day to be filled with gratitude and joy.

 

A day to stay in the moment and enjoy this moment. Live this moment. Feel this moment.

 

No reflecting on the past, no dreaming of the future. To simply be. To cherish.

And then . . . the dog jumps on the computer, my coffee spills and the moment drifts away. Into another more hectic (and wet) moment. One just as lovely but filled with a bit of cursing and paper towels and stained pajamas!!

 

L.O.L.

 

We are starting 2019 out with a BANG!  Busy planning our spectacular 3rd Annual Film Showcase on March 9th.  Hard to believe that I simply wanted to share my little movie LIGHT three years ago.  That desire turned into a Film Showcase which morphed into a Film Showcase Networking Event at Resolution Studios and sponsored by Cinespace Film Studios.  Kinda crazy.  Each year more people join our forces to become bigger and better.  Our second little movie, THE FOLLOWER shall premier this year. Yay!.

 

We are also busy planning lots of events at Maine West High School. This was the high school Patrick would have attended. His sister Zoe is a Freshman there and his many friends go there. This year Maine West picked Patrick Lives On as their schoolwide fundraiser. We are overjoyed about it. It shall be a tool of healing for the students, for all who knew him and for our entire community.

 

Patrick would have been a senior this year. He would be planning for college and getting excited about Prom, etc. He would be working a job and probably getting in a fair bit of high school type trouble.  He would have been looking out for his kid sister and helping his father and me around the house. He would have been hanging with his three dogs and hanging in his room.

 

He still is. He is here. He lives on in the hundreds of kids we have helped. He lives on in the messages of hope we share through our Public Service Announcements and Short Films. He lives on in all the kids who receive The Patrick Boswell Courage Award. He lives on in my heart and my soul and it gives me the strength and determination and desire to do what it right and what will make a difference. His departure shocked me into opening my eyes really really wide. To see it all and enjoy it all and to be grateful for it all. To take the humungous amount of love in my heart and to spread it out.

 

Aaannndddd . . . all of you people helping and supporting and listening and caring are my backbone, my iron-rod that keeps me erect when I get tired and stumble. 

 

Yes, contrary to popular belief, sometimes I actually do get tired. lol.

 

Hang on cause 2019 is going to be quite a ride. We. are. just. getting. started!!! I thank and appreciate you all. It is a New Year. I am filled with New Energy and New Hope.

 

Viva Le Patrick!!!!!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
 

Patrick Lives On Film Showcase & Fundraiser

March 9, 2019 / 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm CST

2226 W. Walnut Street Chicago, IL 60612

 

Resolution Studios and Cinespace Chicago Film Studios have joined forces to help Patrick Lives On help others!

 

Join us to network with film industry professionals and screen inspirational and anti-violence themed short films created by Chicago’s talented and growing independent filmmakers community. 

THE FOLLOWER - PREMIER

 

THE FOLLOWER.  Directed by Patricia Frontain starring Jon Seda from ChicagoPD, Kara Killmer from ChicagoFIRE, and Zoe Boswell premiers at our 3rd Annual Film Showcase Fundraiser and Networking Event. 

 

 

THANK YOU EVENT SPONSORS!

A sincere thank you to our 3rd Annual Film Showcase Event sponsors whose generosity makes for amazing events that help us produce amazing results!

MEET ZOE


Patrick’s sister. Only 9 years old when she experienced the loss of her grandparents and her brother all within six months.  

 

She is a survivor and a warrior. She is wise way beyond her years. She understands the way the world works better than most adults.. always being very intuitive.

 

You might have seen her at our events. Forever smiling and laughing. Giggling with the cute actors.

SHE is the original motivation for this non-profit. I had to teach her to take that half-empty glass and not only make it half-full but make it overflowing!!! That lesson is inside of her.

 

Not easy for her to begin her Freshman year of High School and to have the world know part of her truth . . . part of what defines her.  Every day someone at school recognizes her . . .  not really her, but Patrick within her features. They say, “Hey, don’t I know you?” She simply says, “Patrick” and they know. She could let that overshadow her (like her brother did when alive) . . . but NO, not Zoe. She is her own powerful soul spreading her wings. Her knowledge that she shall see her brother again and as a result, no need to worry about it . . . that knowledge gives her power and strength and a solid foundation.

 

She is well adjusted and charming and a very deep soul.

 

I know she will be annoyed by this attention. But, I must share my pride and inspiration. If you see her, rub shoulders with her . . . some of her might just rub off on you too and give you a jolt of energy.

 

With much love and admiration . . .

 

Patricia

WAYS YOU CAN HELP

 

Your contributions help keep our kids safe and engaged, offering them a pathway to success.  You can help by spreading the word, volunteering, by making a cash or donation-in-kind, sponsor an event, and more!

 
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