November 25, 2024 • 37 mins
What if two young siblings could inspire an entire community to rally against a devastating disease? Brady and Brooklyn Yozwiak from Hudson, Ohio, are doing just that with their initiative, Clayton Rakes. Their story begins with a deeply personal journey, motivated by their father Chris's battle with ALS. Sadly, Chris passed away in early 2024, but these incredible kids, aged just 11 and 8, have turned their grief into action by raising substantial funds for ALS research through their leaf-cleaning enterprise. Tune in to learn how their heartfelt mission is making waves, proving that age is no barrier to making a significant impact.
From neighborhood events featuring merchandise tables, food trucks, and entertainment, the Yozwiak siblings have mastered the art of community outreach, having raised nearly $330,000 so far. Join us as we hear Brady & Brooklyn talk about community support and how friends, family, and neighbors have rallied around their cause. Hear the powerful lessons they've learned about resilience, creativity, and leadership in the face of adversity. Their commitment to support ALS research is powerful, as they continue to build on their father's legacy and encourage others to join them in the fight against ALS. Thank you for sharing this precious chat with a friend and visiting their fundraising page directly supporting the ALS Therapy Development Institute. Hugs, Lorri
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Lorri (00:00):
Hello, I'm Lori, your host of.
I'm Dying to Tell you, if youare listening in for the first
time, welcome, welcome, welcome.
And if you're coming back,welcome back.
I'm so happy that you all arehere, so happy that you all are
(00:24):
here.
As I'm thinking aboutintroducing my guest, I'm
reminded of a quote from John FKennedy Children are the world's
most valuable resource and itsbest hope for the future.
(00:49):
Today's episode is a littledifferent, because I am talking
to two children who are doingreally great things.
I've been following them onsocial media for a while, so I'm
really happy to finally catchup with them.
(01:12):
I am talking to Brainy andBrooklyn Yoswick, from Hudson,
ohio, and when they were sevenand five Brandy was seven,
(01:32):
brooklyn was five their father,chris, who was 45 at the time,
was diagnosed with ALS in 2020.
And when their father wasdiagnosed, they already knew
(01:54):
that they wanted to do somethingto help find a cure for ALS.
So they started what they arecalling Clayton Ranks, a leaf
cleanup enterprise, as a way toraise money for ALS research.
(02:21):
But this isn't your.
You know just one-off Saturdayafternoon yard job that they
were involved in.
I'll let them tell you moreabout what it is and why they
have chosen to do this.
(02:42):
I will also add that,unfortunately to do this, I will
also add that, unfortunately,their father passed away in
January of this year 2024, fromALS.
It's absolutely incredible whatBrady and Brooklyn are doing to
(03:05):
keep their father's spiritalive within them.
Okay, I know I'm also going tobe meeting Jennifer Jen Brainy
and Brooklyn's mother as shehelps get the kids set up for
(03:25):
our chat over Zoom.
Okay, let's get to meet you.
(03:57):
Yeah, yeah, and you're justlike up the road from us, yeah.
Jennifer (04:02):
Where are you?
Lorri (04:04):
Cincinnati.
Jennifer (04:07):
Oh yeah, so we're not far.
I mean well, we're kind of onthe opposite ends of the state,
but yeah I went to miami, so Ispent a lot of time in
cincinnati okay, my husband andI both went to miami oh my gosh,
no way, you're a Miami merger,yep, yep.
Lorri (04:22):
And then my oldest son went to Miami as well.
Jennifer (04:27):
Oh, so, yeah, I know I always talk to these kiddos
about what a great school it is.
Lorri (04:33):
It is.
It's like a hidden gem.
I say yeah.
Jennifer (04:38):
We live in Hudson.
I don't know, have you everbeen here before?
Lorri (04:41):
No, you ever been here before?
No, but is that where thefamous david stanley lives, the
co-host of the podcast?
I lost my person.
Jennifer (04:53):
Yes, it is, yeah, oh yes, it is the famous.
That's so funny.
He lives literally 10 minutesyeah, three minutes from us.
Lorri (05:05):
Oh my gosh, I thought of him with this whole project
because I know he's very, verypassionate about his yarn and
yeah I was like he raked with usone weekend this year.
Jennifer (05:19):
Oh, perfect.
Lorri (05:20):
Oh, great person and guest of this podcast, him and
his fiance, allison, that hasbeen on before as well.
Good people, that's so funny.
Jennifer (05:35):
The world is small, isn't it?
It?
Lorri (05:36):
is.
It is, thank you.
(06:37):
Okay, I see the kids are ready,brainy and Brooklyn.
I see you guys are belling upto the mic, so all right.
All right.
Well, let's go, let's go.
I'm so happy to meet you.
I'm so happy to meet you.
I have been following whatyou've been doing and it's
(07:01):
really touched my heart, thankyou.
And it's really touched myheart, thank you.
I don't know if you know it ornot, but I've had als for 20
years.
That's 20 years and I reallyappreciate what you guys have
done.
I'm gonna try not to getemotional.
(07:21):
Like it really really doestouch my heart.
So, first of all, thank you.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
I have a blast doing this.
Every time we do it like justfor fun, I'll just like I'll
like I remember, like I'll swing, like I'll swing my rake and
like the leads will just go onto everyone.
It's just like like it's, Ijust love doing it.
It's just like so like it's, Ijust love doing it.
It's just like so fun Like you.
Like you really just like neverexpect things like that to like
(07:50):
be like really fun.
Lorri (07:53):
Yeah, yeah.
Whoever thought of rakingleaves to be fun?
Well, I'm glad that you'vedeveloped your own technique.
Let's kind of rewind so thateveryone knows who you are and
just about you know what you dofor fun as a kid, and then we'll
talk about what you're doing tochange the world.
(08:13):
So who wants to go first?
You know, tell me a little bitabout you, all right.
Speaker 4 (08:20):
Hello, my name is Brady Oswick.
I am founder of Clayton Rakes.
I just love caring for people.
It's just like my number onething.
Lorri (08:34):
That's awesome.
Do you play hockey?
I play football, baseball andbasketball oh, everything but
hockey.
Oh, okay, what is your favoritesport?
Speaker 4 (08:48):
Oh, I like all three, but I think I like all three
equal.
Lorri (08:56):
Oh, okay, maybe it will change your mind as you go
through school.
Yeah, and then how old are you?
I'm 11.
, 11.
So what grade does that makeyou fifth?
Fifth grade okay.
What's really fun about fifthgrade?
Speaker 4 (09:16):
my teachers and all my friends in my class, oh, yeah
, yeah, that's cool.
Lorri (09:23):
Yeah, oh good, and I'm sure that one of your favorite
things to do is to hang out withyour little sister.
Oh yeah, yeah, aw.
Okay, brooklyn, you're up.
(09:45):
Why don't you introduceyourself and tell us a little
bit about you?
My name is Brooklyn.
Brady (09:53):
Yoslick, and I am co-founder of Glitter Weeks also
, and I'm eight years old.
Lorri (10:00):
Eight years old?
Okay.
What grade does that make youIn third?
In third grade All right, okay.
What grade does that make youIn third?
In third grade?
All right.
Third and fifth grade.
So what do you do when you'renot involved in your nonprofit?
What else do you like to do?
Brady (10:18):
Yeah, brooklyn, I would probably say like dance or
basketball.
Lorri (10:23):
Okay, do you take dance lessons or yeah, yeah, and then
you play basketball like forschool.
Brady (10:35):
No, I'm just like on a travel girls team for basketball
.
Lorri (10:40):
Okay, well, you must be really good then.
Yeah, yeah, awesome, Okay, well, why don't you tell me about
what is Clayton Rakes For?
Someone tuning in and has noidea?
Who wants to tell me what yournonprofit-profit is about?
Speaker 4 (11:03):
so basically, clayton rakes is.
It's basically like you're notlike like when you go outside
and you like when you rakeleaves outside, it's kind of
just like one of the chores youhave to do.
Yeah, we kind of like like wedo raking and we make it fun and
we make it so that everyone canlike be together and work
(11:25):
together and make it like twotimes faster.
Oh yeah, yeah, and I startedclean rakes because my dad loved
yard work.
It was just like his number onepriority and my dad loved
raking in particular.
He loved raking and it was justhis thing and I loved it too.
(11:46):
So I was like I was like nineyears old when I had the idea to
like start this for my dad andfor everyone who has ALS, and we
wanted to raise money for itand I'm really happy how it's
going.
Lorri (12:03):
Yeah, I wanted to say that I'm sorry that you've lost
your dad.
I know how it is to lose aparent and I also know how
important it is to do thingsthat make you feel connected to
your parent that you've lost,and I am absolutely so sure that
(12:29):
your dad is incredibly proud ofwhat you you know what you guys
are doing, so I think it'samazing and it's really really
brave of you to do and to talkabout it and to go and do what
you're doing for other peoplethat are living with the same
(12:51):
thing that your dad had.
No, it's really really good,thank you.
Why do you think that it's soimportant to raise money and to
raise awareness for ALS?
Speaker 4 (13:10):
I think why is?
Because, like kind of like theice bucket challenge, you want
it to like spread.
You want people like to donateand try and find the cures, what
their goal is, and they needthe money to do that which they
don't completely have.
So people donating to them,that's just how they have to do
(13:32):
it, which is them donating money, and the Ice Bucket Challenge
is one of the best things thatthey've ever done for ALS.
Lorri (13:40):
You're right for awareness and for fundraising,
and I can't believe that's been10 years already.
I mean that was 10 years ago,and so you are absolutely
correct when you say that wejust need the money to put to
research.
I mean, it's that simple, right.
(14:01):
We need the money.
Show me the money.
We need the money to put it toresearch, and I know you guys
are donating every penny thatyou make to alistdi, which is a
drug discovery research labdedicated to alist, so that's
(14:22):
wonderful.
Yes, yeah and congratulations.
I noticed that you, that youwere given an award at TDI
summit.
Yeah, tell me about that.
That was pretty big news.
Speaker 4 (14:39):
Yeah, I like it was just so cool, just to like
experience.
It was just like super cool tolike I gave a small speech to
like 300 people.
So cool because, like, whileyou're there you also learn more
about it, how they're likemaking more like treatment
samples too.
(14:59):
When we were there, the dinnerthey kind of had like this thing
to compare treatments fromcancer to ALS and the fact that
how, like, how much it's beenunderfunded and how much more
cancer has been funded than ALSis crazy.
Yeah, there's only been like800 treatment samples for ALS.
(15:22):
On the other side, cancer's had100,000.
So like it's for ALS, while onthe other side cancers had a
hundred thousand, so like it'sjust ALS.
I wish, like the like, morepeople would get to know about
ALS and help raise money for itand just really help us try and
get closer and closer to thatpoint.
Lorri (15:43):
Yeah, yeah, you're right and you know it is sad, but it's
about the money and so manymore people have cancer than.
Als, and so those drugcompanies.
You know, when they are tryingto decide what drug to go after,
it's more profitable for themto go after a drug that more
(16:06):
people are going to need rightyeah, so, like cancer, more
people have it, so insteadthey'll make more like they'll
try and make more cancertreatments and ALS treatments.
Speaker 4 (16:17):
Yeah, so I guess they could make more money to do for
cancer, but like now, als isstarting to go up and up and up,
and how many people are gettingdiagnosed per year now?
Lorri (16:30):
so it's just like right you're right, it's not good and
I and I'm so thankful thatcancer is getting you know the
attention and they need as well.
I wanted to ask you tell meabout your dad, tell me your
favorite things about your dadhe was just a straight-up
(16:51):
goofball.
Speaker 4 (16:52):
I mean he, no, he like I would watch clips with
him, clips of him with me when Iwas younger my sister.
I remember when we were at apool he like chucked me like
halfway across the pool.
It was just hilarious, it wasjust like really funny.
I mean I remember me and himwould play catch together.
(17:13):
I mean it was just like all thethings that I wanted, but I
didn't get to get that much timewith him yeah, yeah, well, I'm
glad that you have some memoriesand it sounds like he was a
funny guy.
Lorri (17:28):
Yeah, yeah, you just lit up when I asked about him, so
you can tell that you love himso much.
Brooklyn, what about your dad?
Tell me a little bit.
Brady (17:40):
Well, I think that he was a goofball too, Because for me
I would used to jump off thecounter and he would like catch
me and stuff and then, we wouldall laugh and then, yeah, oh,
okay, okay, oh, I love that.
Lorri (18:00):
So what do you think your dad would think about how you
have continued to honor him inthis way and continue to help
people that need your help?
Speaker 4 (18:15):
I think he would really love what we're doing and
I remember he like he wouldnever discourage me about
anything.
He would just keep telling meto push forward with this.
And he told me in his likegoodbye letter to me um, he told
me to keep on going and tonever give up on things and you
(18:38):
dreamed about doing.
I think he would love whatwe're doing and even even if,
like even if he was alive andhealthy and he heard about this
ALS thing, I'd be like and I hadthe same idea to do the same
thing.
I think it just be like hewould also do it with me right
by my side.
Lorri (18:58):
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Well, he's taught you a lot, alot of good stuff.
Yeah, that's great.
So you have raised a lot ofmoney.
How much money have you raised?
Speaker 4 (19:15):
Almost $330,000.
Lorri (19:18):
$330,000?
Yeah, ranking least.
Speaker 4 (19:20):
That's amazing and I know that, oh yeah, In the past
four weeks we've raised $108,000.
Lorri (19:29):
$108,000 in four weeks.
Oh my gosh, that's amazing.
Congratulations.
Speaker 4 (19:39):
Yeah, it's crazy.
I mean just breaking.
That's like a normal life touris raising $108,000 in four
weeks.
Lorri (19:49):
Yeah right, tell me how you did that.
I was seeing that you weregetting people that wanted to
jump in, grab their rig and helpyou, and I think you even did.
I see that you were liketransporting people into
different neighborhoods oh yeah,the trolley that was awesome.
Speaker 4 (20:11):
Yeah, I saw that trolley that you were taking
everyone from neighborhoodneighborhood yeah, at the event
we will have like two tables,and one will be like a snack
table and one would be like amerchandise table.
So this year we had this hoodieand a gray one, we also had
(20:31):
hats and oh yeah, and we alsohad drawstring bags just kind of
fun, and food trucks, like ohyeah, and djs and like whatever
yeah, and dancing, like all thethings oh my gosh and like, like
.
Really, the only way we couldreally do this was was my
(20:52):
friends and everyone coming tojoin me, because if they weren't
there coming to support this, Idon't even know well, yeah, I
mean, you're only, you know, twokids and a and a strong
supportive mom.
Lorri (21:09):
There's only so many leaves you can make.
So I love, I love it.
Speaker 4 (21:14):
So you go to a neighborhood and you kind of
camp out in that neighborhoodand then tackle all the yards
that are there yeah, um, we, webasically fall like when, like
when, like those leaf truckscome, like those leaf trucks
when they like come and pick upthe leaves from the side of the
road.
So we basically follow thatschedule per neighborhood.
(21:35):
How does it work?
So we basically go to onestreet and we'll set up like
cafe and our merchant and theyacht shop merchandise table at
one house, because it's likethey'll basically just be our,
like our base for like thestreet that we're doing.
Okay, so we'll get some upthere and then people will show
(21:58):
up and help us rake for like anhour and then, um, we'll just
like have like a ton of funafterwards, or like we'll play
football, we'll play baseball,we'll just do all those cool
things.
Oh, I love it.
Lorri (22:13):
Yeah, well, I like that it's.
It's really not about theleaves, is it?
It's about the community andthe people that are showing up
for you.
Right, yeah, yeah, it meanseverything.
So what do you have to say toother kids that feel like they
(22:35):
might not be able to make adifference?
Like, what do you have to sayto them about how kids can make
a difference?
Speaker 4 (22:44):
about how kids can make a difference.
I would say, if you have likewell, like, if you have like a
really good idea, or like youreally want to do something, I
would focus on that one thing.
Cleaning Rakes.
When I thought of the idea, Iwas like, oh yes, this is my
idea and I would just pursueyour dreams.
(23:05):
I'd want you to do the thingsthat you do.
And if kids are like, oh no, Ican't do this or I can't do that
, don't ever say that aboutyourself.
You always want to say positivethings about yourself.
Because that's what I did withmyself and I just like it was
just my primary focus to ask mymom about it.
And I just like it was just myprimary focus to ask my mom
(23:29):
about it, and I was so happythat she came in for me and just
like helped me do all this andit was just amazing.
Yeah, yeah, so I would.
I would just say, if you alwayswant to do something, that's
good, or you want to pursue yourdreams, I would 100 do that and
you never give up on it.
Lorri (23:48):
that's perfect advice.
So when I was diagnosed withals, my two sons were 11 and 13,
and that was 20 years ago, andthey started getting out there
and doing little things likehaving selling root beer floats
(24:10):
in front of a grocery store or,you know, doing something with
their hockey team or with theirtheater.
And 20 years later, they'veraised over a million dollars.
So every dollar and oh, youguys are on your way, yeah, yeah
(24:32):
, your eyes are really big, butI'm telling you, you're on your
way.
Every dollar adds up, and theydid, you know stuff like you
guys are doing An event here, anevent there.
Um, you know, if you continueto have it in your heart and
it's still fun, and you continueto do it, you're gonna get
(24:55):
there too.
So, yeah, yeah, we're gonnakeep doing it till it's secure.
Speaker 4 (25:01):
So don't ever think we're stopping.
Lorri (25:04):
Oh okay, I love it.
Um, and I noticed now there isa dedicated national day of
ranking on november 2nd, whichis your dad's birthday.
Speaker 4 (25:20):
So tell me a little bit about that so, um, we're
asking everyone in hudson andacross the country to grab a
rate or any tool.
They have to go out in theiryard, do the work our dad loved
to do and do it for him, foreveryone suffering from als and
for families who are stillfighting.
We won't stop raising money forals research until there's a
(25:44):
cure.
We always hoped it would comein time for our dad, but now we
hope it.
Hope it comes in time forsomeone else's parents, sibling
or friend yeah, oh, thank you,and it will so like and like and
because it's called thenational day of raking, we
encourage people to go outsideand rake and rake out ALS.
Lorri (26:10):
Yeah, I love it.
Yeah, so you guys can't beeverywhere, even with your
trolley, so you're encouraginganyone else to kind of do the
same thing in their neighborhood, right?
Maybe not, dj, and all thatstuff that you guys are doing.
You guys are taking ranking tothe next level, but still people
(26:36):
can go and they can organizesomething in their neighborhood
and say, hey, let's ranktogether and donate.
Um, you know, go around and seewho needs help ranking and
donate any money earned to.
(26:57):
When they donate it to ClaytonRanks or to ALS TDI, like, how
do you want to see that happen?
Speaker 4 (27:06):
so, like, through our like website.
It goes completely to ALS TDI,and we chose ALS TDI because
they're the only organizationthat focus fully on ALS and like
nothing else just ALS yeahright, I love it.
Lorri (27:27):
Yeah, great people, great team there.
I know you guys got a tour inthe lab when you were there in
Boston and I've been able to dothat as well, so I get it okay.
Well, to my listeners, I willput a link in the show notes
that you can support ClaytonRakes, whether you are
(27:50):
organizing your own rankingevent or if you just want to
support um in any way.
That would be great, and youcan find the link in my show
notes on Facebook and thewebsite, both at I'm Dying to
(28:10):
Tell you podcast.
Okay, brooklyn, is thereanything that you wanted to add?
Do you have a specific job,brooklyn, at the ranking event?
Yes, what kind of things do youdo when you all get together?
Brady (28:31):
Well, we just recently added face paint, so that's one
of the things.
Lorri (28:38):
Oh, okay, and do you actually do the face painting?
Yes, oh nice.
Brady (28:45):
Oh, that's cool okay we paint like trees or like leaves
or oh, that's great.
And cleaning cafe we also.
I also work at.
Lorri (28:58):
I'm sorry.
What was that um cleaning cafe?
Oh, your cafe, clayton's cafe.
Yeah, clayton's Cafe.
Yeah, clayton's Cafe.
All right, and what kind ofthings are you selling in your
cafe?
Brady (29:11):
I'm usually selling like donuts snacks.
Lorri (29:17):
Coffee, anything to happy ?
Oh, I love it.
Oh hey, brooklyn, do you guyshave a ultimate goal with your
Clayton Rakes organization?
Do you have a certain goal thatyou would love to hit?
(29:40):
I know that you were trying toreach 100,000 this fall, which
you did, yeah.
Brady (29:50):
I would probably say I would want to get to like 9
million, 9 million 9 million.
Lorri (30:01):
That would be amazing.
Hey, I like it.
Shoot for the stars.
You can really make adifference with ALS research
with 9 million.
Okay, Well, I'm so happy thatwe were able to chat and I can
help you get the word out thereso you can get some donations in
(30:22):
and get to your $9 million goaloh yeah, $9 million goal.
Yeah, I like it.
I like it, Okay, because mypodcast is called I'm Dying to
Tell you.
At the end of the episode, Ialways ask what are you dying to
tell me and I'll let each ofyou go.
(30:45):
So who wants to go first?
Brainy, what are you dying totell us?
Speaker 4 (30:56):
I'm dying to tell you what what Clayton Raiggs means
to me.
Okay, so, um, the reason whyI'm dying to tell you about it
is because the first weekend wedid ean regs was we raised
$7,500 on our first weekend, andthat's when we realized this
could be our way of fightingback.
(31:17):
Over two seasons, we've raised$225,000 for ALS research, and
that was only in two seasons.
We just finished up our thirdone.
Every weekend, we rake yards,and it's not about the money,
it's about doing something thatreminds us of our dad, and now,
(31:38):
after this season, we've raised$330,000.
Lorri (31:43):
I'm gonna cry.
I'm so proud.
I am so proud of you guys.
That's amazing.
Yeah, that's so good.
Yeah, okay, brooklyn, what areyou dying to tell us?
Brady (31:58):
I'm dying to tell you about how we started the claim
to rape.
Okay, we started the claim torape because we didn't know how
to help our dad when he wasdiagnosed with ALS.
He loved being outside andworking in the yard and it was
something we did together, so wethought why not rake our
(32:20):
neighbor's yards and ask fordonations?
Lorri (32:23):
yeah, why not?
Oh, I love that.
There's nothing better thandoing something that reminds you
of someone that you've lost.
So, um, I'm so, so happy thatyou guys have found a way to
keep your dad in your heart.
(32:44):
So, again, I really appreciateboth of you and all that you
have done and all that you'regoing to continue to do.
Okay, before we say goodbye,for now, brooklyn Brainy, jen,
anything else, anything else forme.
Jennifer (33:10):
Well, you are simply amazing, Lori, like a total
inspiration to this entirecommunity and just the general
human race.
I mean, you are a beautifulhuman being.
I have so enjoyed following you,and I am just so inspired by
you, but also hopeful, that youare someone living with ALS for
20 plus years, fighting backevery single day, and you know
to understand more about whatyour kiddos have done as well as
(33:32):
.
It's absolutely incredible, andso I'm so grateful, as I'm sure
you are like you're so veryblessed to.
This has taken it slow for you.
I'm so happy for you.
Lorri (33:45):
Yeah.
Jennifer (33:45):
I'm just so thankful people like you that are out
there every day trying to fightagainst it, and we're going to
continue to do the same thankyou, jen.
Lorri (33:54):
That's very sweet, and thank you for staying in this
fight as well.
Nice to meet you thank you byeas well.
Jennifer (34:05):
Nice to meet you.
Lorri (34:07):
All right, thank you.
(34:33):
Thank you, okayiny, brooklynand Mom Jen Yonswick.
Thank you all for you know,like I said, staying in this
fight Like after you losesomeone to ALS then you have a
(34:53):
choice.
You know you have a choicewhether you are in this ALS
community or not, and so tochoose to stay in it and fight
for all of us that are stillliving with ALS is huge, and I
(35:15):
want you all to know that.
We all see that and we see thesacrifice, we see your courage
in showing up for us when youreally don't have to.
So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you all again.
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Okay, two little kids, now 11and 8, who have raised $330,000
ranking yards, ranking out ALS,you know to raise money directly
(36:00):
to ALS TDI.
It's incredible and I'm goingto hang up and I'm going to, and
when I'm done here, I'm goingto call my two sons, paul and
Christian, also known as Kidsfor Cure.
They raised over a milliondollars and they quit counting
(36:27):
after that, but I'm going to letthem know that they need to
keep an eye on Clayton, thatthey need to help cheer on
Brainy and Brooklyn as they getto their new goal.
As Brooklyn says, nine milliondollars and you know what I
(36:55):
think they just might get there.
Yeah, and I'll have them backon when they reach that goal.
I'm just gonna be totallyoptimistic here that I will be
around and I will interview themagain on the podcast.
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Hello, I'm Lori, your host of.
I'm Dying to Tell you, if youare listening in for the first
time, welcome, welcome, welcome.
And if you're coming back,welcome back.
I'm so happy that you all arehere, so happy that you all are
(00:24):
here.
As I'm thinking aboutintroducing my guest, I'm
reminded of a quote from John FKennedy Children are the world's
most valuable resource and itsbest hope for the future.
(00:49):
Today's episode is a littledifferent, because I am talking
to two children who are doingreally great things.
I've been following them onsocial media for a while, so I'm
really happy to finally catchup with them.
(01:12):
I am talking to Brainy andBrooklyn Yoswick, from Hudson,
ohio, and when they were sevenand five Brandy was seven,
(01:32):
brooklyn was five their father,chris, who was 45 at the time,
was diagnosed with ALS in 2020.
And when their father wasdiagnosed, they already knew
(01:54):
that they wanted to do somethingto help find a cure for ALS.
So they started what they arecalling Clayton Ranks, a leaf
cleanup enterprise, as a way toraise money for ALS research.
(02:21):
But this isn't your.
You know just one-off Saturdayafternoon yard job that they
were involved in.
I'll let them tell you moreabout what it is and why they
have chosen to do this.
(02:42):
I will also add that,unfortunately to do this, I will
also add that, unfortunately,their father passed away in
January of this year 2024, fromALS.
It's absolutely incredible whatBrady and Brooklyn are doing to
(03:05):
keep their father's spiritalive within them.
Okay, I know I'm also going tobe meeting Jennifer Jen Brainy
and Brooklyn's mother as shehelps get the kids set up for
(03:25):
our chat over Zoom.
Okay, let's get to meet you.
(03:57):
Yeah, yeah, and you're justlike up the road from us, yeah.
Jennifer (04:02):
Where are you?
Lorri (04:04):
Cincinnati.
Jennifer (04:07):
Oh yeah, so we're not far.
I mean well, we're kind of onthe opposite ends of the state,
but yeah I went to miami, so Ispent a lot of time in
cincinnati okay, my husband andI both went to miami oh my gosh,
no way, you're a Miami merger,yep, yep.
Lorri (04:22):
And then my oldest son went to Miami as well.
Jennifer (04:27):
Oh, so, yeah, I know I always talk to these kiddos
about what a great school it is.
Lorri (04:33):
It is.
It's like a hidden gem.
I say yeah.
Jennifer (04:38):
We live in Hudson.
I don't know, have you everbeen here before?
Lorri (04:41):
No, you ever been here before?
No, but is that where thefamous david stanley lives, the
co-host of the podcast?
I lost my person.
Jennifer (04:53):
Yes, it is, yeah, oh yes, it is the famous.
That's so funny.
He lives literally 10 minutesyeah, three minutes from us.
Lorri (05:05):
Oh my gosh, I thought of him with this whole project
because I know he's very, verypassionate about his yarn and
yeah I was like he raked with usone weekend this year.
Jennifer (05:19):
Oh, perfect.
Lorri (05:20):
Oh, great person and guest of this podcast, him and
his fiance, allison, that hasbeen on before as well.
Good people, that's so funny.
Jennifer (05:35):
The world is small, isn't it?
It?
Lorri (05:36):
is.
It is, thank you.
(06:37):
Okay, I see the kids are ready,brainy and Brooklyn.
I see you guys are belling upto the mic, so all right.
All right.
Well, let's go, let's go.
I'm so happy to meet you.
I'm so happy to meet you.
I have been following whatyou've been doing and it's
(07:01):
really touched my heart, thankyou.
And it's really touched myheart, thank you.
I don't know if you know it ornot, but I've had als for 20
years.
That's 20 years and I reallyappreciate what you guys have
done.
I'm gonna try not to getemotional.
(07:21):
Like it really really doestouch my heart.
So, first of all, thank you.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
I have a blast doing this.
Every time we do it like justfor fun, I'll just like I'll
like I remember, like I'll swing, like I'll swing my rake and
like the leads will just go onto everyone.
It's just like like it's, Ijust love doing it.
It's just like so like it's, Ijust love doing it.
It's just like so fun Like you.
Like you really just like neverexpect things like that to like
(07:50):
be like really fun.
Lorri (07:53):
Yeah, yeah.
Whoever thought of rakingleaves to be fun?
Well, I'm glad that you'vedeveloped your own technique.
Let's kind of rewind so thateveryone knows who you are and
just about you know what you dofor fun as a kid, and then we'll
talk about what you're doing tochange the world.
(08:13):
So who wants to go first?
You know, tell me a little bitabout you, all right.
Speaker 4 (08:20):
Hello, my name is Brady Oswick.
I am founder of Clayton Rakes.
I just love caring for people.
It's just like my number onething.
Lorri (08:34):
That's awesome.
Do you play hockey?
I play football, baseball andbasketball oh, everything but
hockey.
Oh, okay, what is your favoritesport?
Speaker 4 (08:48):
Oh, I like all three, but I think I like all three
equal.
Lorri (08:56):
Oh, okay, maybe it will change your mind as you go
through school.
Yeah, and then how old are you?
I'm 11.
, 11.
So what grade does that makeyou fifth?
Fifth grade okay.
What's really fun about fifthgrade?
Speaker 4 (09:16):
my teachers and all my friends in my class, oh, yeah
, yeah, that's cool.
Lorri (09:23):
Yeah, oh good, and I'm sure that one of your favorite
things to do is to hang out withyour little sister.
Oh yeah, yeah, aw.
Okay, brooklyn, you're up.
(09:45):
Why don't you introduceyourself and tell us a little
bit about you?
My name is Brooklyn.
Brady (09:53):
Yoslick, and I am co-founder of Glitter Weeks also
, and I'm eight years old.
Lorri (10:00):
Eight years old?
Okay.
What grade does that make youIn third?
In third grade All right, okay.
What grade does that make youIn third?
In third grade?
All right.
Third and fifth grade.
So what do you do when you'renot involved in your nonprofit?
What else do you like to do?
Brady (10:18):
Yeah, brooklyn, I would probably say like dance or
basketball.
Lorri (10:23):
Okay, do you take dance lessons or yeah, yeah, and then
you play basketball like forschool.
Brady (10:35):
No, I'm just like on a travel girls team for basketball
.
Lorri (10:40):
Okay, well, you must be really good then.
Yeah, yeah, awesome, Okay, well, why don't you tell me about
what is Clayton Rakes For?
Someone tuning in and has noidea?
Who wants to tell me what yournonprofit-profit is about?
Speaker 4 (11:03):
so basically, clayton rakes is.
It's basically like you're notlike like when you go outside
and you like when you rakeleaves outside, it's kind of
just like one of the chores youhave to do.
Yeah, we kind of like like wedo raking and we make it fun and
we make it so that everyone canlike be together and work
(11:25):
together and make it like twotimes faster.
Oh yeah, yeah, and I startedclean rakes because my dad loved
yard work.
It was just like his number onepriority and my dad loved
raking in particular.
He loved raking and it was justhis thing and I loved it too.
(11:46):
So I was like I was like nineyears old when I had the idea to
like start this for my dad andfor everyone who has ALS, and we
wanted to raise money for itand I'm really happy how it's
going.
Lorri (12:03):
Yeah, I wanted to say that I'm sorry that you've lost
your dad.
I know how it is to lose aparent and I also know how
important it is to do thingsthat make you feel connected to
your parent that you've lost,and I am absolutely so sure that
(12:29):
your dad is incredibly proud ofwhat you you know what you guys
are doing, so I think it'samazing and it's really really
brave of you to do and to talkabout it and to go and do what
you're doing for other peoplethat are living with the same
(12:51):
thing that your dad had.
No, it's really really good,thank you.
Why do you think that it's soimportant to raise money and to
raise awareness for ALS?
Speaker 4 (13:10):
I think why is?
Because, like kind of like theice bucket challenge, you want
it to like spread.
You want people like to donateand try and find the cures, what
their goal is, and they needthe money to do that which they
don't completely have.
So people donating to them,that's just how they have to do
(13:32):
it, which is them donating money, and the Ice Bucket Challenge
is one of the best things thatthey've ever done for ALS.
Lorri (13:40):
You're right for awareness and for fundraising,
and I can't believe that's been10 years already.
I mean that was 10 years ago,and so you are absolutely
correct when you say that wejust need the money to put to
research.
I mean, it's that simple, right.
(14:01):
We need the money.
Show me the money.
We need the money to put it toresearch, and I know you guys
are donating every penny thatyou make to alistdi, which is a
drug discovery research labdedicated to alist, so that's
(14:22):
wonderful.
Yes, yeah and congratulations.
I noticed that you, that youwere given an award at TDI
summit.
Yeah, tell me about that.
That was pretty big news.
Speaker 4 (14:39):
Yeah, I like it was just so cool, just to like
experience.
It was just like super cool tolike I gave a small speech to
like 300 people.
So cool because, like, whileyou're there you also learn more
about it, how they're likemaking more like treatment
samples too.
(14:59):
When we were there, the dinnerthey kind of had like this thing
to compare treatments fromcancer to ALS and the fact that
how, like, how much it's beenunderfunded and how much more
cancer has been funded than ALSis crazy.
Yeah, there's only been like800 treatment samples for ALS.
(15:22):
On the other side, cancer's had100,000.
So like it's for ALS, while onthe other side cancers had a
hundred thousand, so like it'sjust ALS.
I wish, like the like, morepeople would get to know about
ALS and help raise money for itand just really help us try and
get closer and closer to thatpoint.
Lorri (15:43):
Yeah, yeah, you're right and you know it is sad, but it's
about the money and so manymore people have cancer than.
Als, and so those drugcompanies.
You know, when they are tryingto decide what drug to go after,
it's more profitable for themto go after a drug that more
(16:06):
people are going to need rightyeah, so, like cancer, more
people have it, so insteadthey'll make more like they'll
try and make more cancertreatments and ALS treatments.
Speaker 4 (16:17):
Yeah, so I guess they could make more money to do for
cancer, but like now, als isstarting to go up and up and up,
and how many people are gettingdiagnosed per year now?
Lorri (16:30):
so it's just like right you're right, it's not good and
I and I'm so thankful thatcancer is getting you know the
attention and they need as well.
I wanted to ask you tell meabout your dad, tell me your
favorite things about your dadhe was just a straight-up
(16:51):
goofball.
Speaker 4 (16:52):
I mean he, no, he like I would watch clips with
him, clips of him with me when Iwas younger my sister.
I remember when we were at apool he like chucked me like
halfway across the pool.
It was just hilarious, it wasjust like really funny.
I mean I remember me and himwould play catch together.
(17:13):
I mean it was just like all thethings that I wanted, but I
didn't get to get that much timewith him yeah, yeah, well, I'm
glad that you have some memoriesand it sounds like he was a
funny guy.
Lorri (17:28):
Yeah, yeah, you just lit up when I asked about him, so
you can tell that you love himso much.
Brooklyn, what about your dad?
Tell me a little bit.
Brady (17:40):
Well, I think that he was a goofball too, Because for me
I would used to jump off thecounter and he would like catch
me and stuff and then, we wouldall laugh and then, yeah, oh,
okay, okay, oh, I love that.
Lorri (18:00):
So what do you think your dad would think about how you
have continued to honor him inthis way and continue to help
people that need your help?
Speaker 4 (18:15):
I think he would really love what we're doing and
I remember he like he wouldnever discourage me about
anything.
He would just keep telling meto push forward with this.
And he told me in his likegoodbye letter to me um, he told
me to keep on going and tonever give up on things and you
(18:38):
dreamed about doing.
I think he would love whatwe're doing and even even if,
like even if he was alive andhealthy and he heard about this
ALS thing, I'd be like and I hadthe same idea to do the same
thing.
I think it just be like hewould also do it with me right
by my side.
Lorri (18:58):
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Well, he's taught you a lot, alot of good stuff.
Yeah, that's great.
So you have raised a lot ofmoney.
How much money have you raised?
Speaker 4 (19:15):
Almost $330,000.
Lorri (19:18):
$330,000?
Yeah, ranking least.
Speaker 4 (19:20):
That's amazing and I know that, oh yeah, In the past
four weeks we've raised $108,000.
Lorri (19:29):
$108,000 in four weeks.
Oh my gosh, that's amazing.
Congratulations.
Speaker 4 (19:39):
Yeah, it's crazy.
I mean just breaking.
That's like a normal life touris raising $108,000 in four
weeks.
Lorri (19:49):
Yeah right, tell me how you did that.
I was seeing that you weregetting people that wanted to
jump in, grab their rig and helpyou, and I think you even did.
I see that you were liketransporting people into
different neighborhoods oh yeah,the trolley that was awesome.
Speaker 4 (20:11):
Yeah, I saw that trolley that you were taking
everyone from neighborhoodneighborhood yeah, at the event
we will have like two tables,and one will be like a snack
table and one would be like amerchandise table.
So this year we had this hoodieand a gray one, we also had
(20:31):
hats and oh yeah, and we alsohad drawstring bags just kind of
fun, and food trucks, like ohyeah, and djs and like whatever
yeah, and dancing, like all thethings oh my gosh and like, like
.
Really, the only way we couldreally do this was was my
(20:52):
friends and everyone coming tojoin me, because if they weren't
there coming to support this, Idon't even know well, yeah, I
mean, you're only, you know, twokids and a and a strong
supportive mom.
Lorri (21:09):
There's only so many leaves you can make.
So I love, I love it.
Speaker 4 (21:14):
So you go to a neighborhood and you kind of
camp out in that neighborhoodand then tackle all the yards
that are there yeah, um, we, webasically fall like when, like
when, like those leaf truckscome, like those leaf trucks
when they like come and pick upthe leaves from the side of the
road.
So we basically follow thatschedule per neighborhood.
(21:35):
How does it work?
So we basically go to onestreet and we'll set up like
cafe and our merchant and theyacht shop merchandise table at
one house, because it's likethey'll basically just be our,
like our base for like thestreet that we're doing.
Okay, so we'll get some upthere and then people will show
(21:58):
up and help us rake for like anhour and then, um, we'll just
like have like a ton of funafterwards, or like we'll play
football, we'll play baseball,we'll just do all those cool
things.
Oh, I love it.
Lorri (22:13):
Yeah, well, I like that it's.
It's really not about theleaves, is it?
It's about the community andthe people that are showing up
for you.
Right, yeah, yeah, it meanseverything.
So what do you have to say toother kids that feel like they
(22:35):
might not be able to make adifference?
Like, what do you have to sayto them about how kids can make
a difference?
Speaker 4 (22:44):
about how kids can make a difference.
I would say, if you have likewell, like, if you have like a
really good idea, or like youreally want to do something, I
would focus on that one thing.
Cleaning Rakes.
When I thought of the idea, Iwas like, oh yes, this is my
idea and I would just pursueyour dreams.
(23:05):
I'd want you to do the thingsthat you do.
And if kids are like, oh no, Ican't do this or I can't do that
, don't ever say that aboutyourself.
You always want to say positivethings about yourself.
Because that's what I did withmyself and I just like it was
just my primary focus to ask mymom about it.
And I just like it was just myprimary focus to ask my mom
(23:29):
about it, and I was so happythat she came in for me and just
like helped me do all this andit was just amazing.
Yeah, yeah, so I would.
I would just say, if you alwayswant to do something, that's
good, or you want to pursue yourdreams, I would 100 do that and
you never give up on it.
Lorri (23:48):
that's perfect advice.
So when I was diagnosed withals, my two sons were 11 and 13,
and that was 20 years ago, andthey started getting out there
and doing little things likehaving selling root beer floats
(24:10):
in front of a grocery store or,you know, doing something with
their hockey team or with theirtheater.
And 20 years later, they'veraised over a million dollars.
So every dollar and oh, youguys are on your way, yeah, yeah
(24:32):
, your eyes are really big, butI'm telling you, you're on your
way.
Every dollar adds up, and theydid, you know stuff like you
guys are doing An event here, anevent there.
Um, you know, if you continueto have it in your heart and
it's still fun, and you continueto do it, you're gonna get
(24:55):
there too.
So, yeah, yeah, we're gonnakeep doing it till it's secure.
Speaker 4 (25:01):
So don't ever think we're stopping.
Lorri (25:04):
Oh okay, I love it.
Um, and I noticed now there isa dedicated national day of
ranking on november 2nd, whichis your dad's birthday.
Speaker 4 (25:20):
So tell me a little bit about that so, um, we're
asking everyone in hudson andacross the country to grab a
rate or any tool.
They have to go out in theiryard, do the work our dad loved
to do and do it for him, foreveryone suffering from als and
for families who are stillfighting.
We won't stop raising money forals research until there's a
(25:44):
cure.
We always hoped it would comein time for our dad, but now we
hope it.
Hope it comes in time forsomeone else's parents, sibling
or friend yeah, oh, thank you,and it will so like and like and
because it's called thenational day of raking, we
encourage people to go outsideand rake and rake out ALS.
Lorri (26:10):
Yeah, I love it.
Yeah, so you guys can't beeverywhere, even with your
trolley, so you're encouraginganyone else to kind of do the
same thing in their neighborhood, right?
Maybe not, dj, and all thatstuff that you guys are doing.
You guys are taking ranking tothe next level, but still people
(26:36):
can go and they can organizesomething in their neighborhood
and say, hey, let's ranktogether and donate.
Um, you know, go around and seewho needs help ranking and
donate any money earned to.
(26:57):
When they donate it to ClaytonRanks or to ALS TDI, like, how
do you want to see that happen?
Speaker 4 (27:06):
so, like, through our like website.
It goes completely to ALS TDI,and we chose ALS TDI because
they're the only organizationthat focus fully on ALS and like
nothing else just ALS yeahright, I love it.
Lorri (27:27):
Yeah, great people, great team there.
I know you guys got a tour inthe lab when you were there in
Boston and I've been able to dothat as well, so I get it okay.
Well, to my listeners, I willput a link in the show notes
that you can support ClaytonRakes, whether you are
(27:50):
organizing your own rankingevent or if you just want to
support um in any way.
That would be great, and youcan find the link in my show
notes on Facebook and thewebsite, both at I'm Dying to
(28:10):
Tell you podcast.
Okay, brooklyn, is thereanything that you wanted to add?
Do you have a specific job,brooklyn, at the ranking event?
Yes, what kind of things do youdo when you all get together?
Brady (28:31):
Well, we just recently added face paint, so that's one
of the things.
Lorri (28:38):
Oh, okay, and do you actually do the face painting?
Yes, oh nice.
Brady (28:45):
Oh, that's cool okay we paint like trees or like leaves
or oh, that's great.
And cleaning cafe we also.
I also work at.
Lorri (28:58):
I'm sorry.
What was that um cleaning cafe?
Oh, your cafe, clayton's cafe.
Yeah, clayton's Cafe.
Yeah, clayton's Cafe.
All right, and what kind ofthings are you selling in your
cafe?
Brady (29:11):
I'm usually selling like donuts snacks.
Lorri (29:17):
Coffee, anything to happy ?
Oh, I love it.
Oh hey, brooklyn, do you guyshave a ultimate goal with your
Clayton Rakes organization?
Do you have a certain goal thatyou would love to hit?
(29:40):
I know that you were trying toreach 100,000 this fall, which
you did, yeah.
Brady (29:50):
I would probably say I would want to get to like 9
million, 9 million 9 million.
Lorri (30:01):
That would be amazing.
Hey, I like it.
Shoot for the stars.
You can really make adifference with ALS research
with 9 million.
Okay, Well, I'm so happy thatwe were able to chat and I can
help you get the word out thereso you can get some donations in
(30:22):
and get to your $9 million goaloh yeah, $9 million goal.
Yeah, I like it.
I like it, Okay, because mypodcast is called I'm Dying to
Tell you.
At the end of the episode, Ialways ask what are you dying to
tell me and I'll let each ofyou go.
(30:45):
So who wants to go first?
Brainy, what are you dying totell us?
Speaker 4 (30:56):
I'm dying to tell you what what Clayton Raiggs means
to me.
Okay, so, um, the reason whyI'm dying to tell you about it
is because the first weekend wedid ean regs was we raised
$7,500 on our first weekend, andthat's when we realized this
could be our way of fightingback.
(31:17):
Over two seasons, we've raised$225,000 for ALS research, and
that was only in two seasons.
We just finished up our thirdone.
Every weekend, we rake yards,and it's not about the money,
it's about doing something thatreminds us of our dad, and now,
(31:38):
after this season, we've raised$330,000.
Lorri (31:43):
I'm gonna cry.
I'm so proud.
I am so proud of you guys.
That's amazing.
Yeah, that's so good.
Yeah, okay, brooklyn, what areyou dying to tell us?
Brady (31:58):
I'm dying to tell you about how we started the claim
to rape.
Okay, we started the claim torape because we didn't know how
to help our dad when he wasdiagnosed with ALS.
He loved being outside andworking in the yard and it was
something we did together, so wethought why not rake our
(32:20):
neighbor's yards and ask fordonations?
Lorri (32:23):
yeah, why not?
Oh, I love that.
There's nothing better thandoing something that reminds you
of someone that you've lost.
So, um, I'm so, so happy thatyou guys have found a way to
keep your dad in your heart.
(32:44):
So, again, I really appreciateboth of you and all that you
have done and all that you'regoing to continue to do.
Okay, before we say goodbye,for now, brooklyn Brainy, jen,
anything else, anything else forme.
Jennifer (33:10):
Well, you are simply amazing, Lori, like a total
inspiration to this entirecommunity and just the general
human race.
I mean, you are a beautifulhuman being.
I have so enjoyed following you,and I am just so inspired by
you, but also hopeful, that youare someone living with ALS for
20 plus years, fighting backevery single day, and you know
to understand more about whatyour kiddos have done as well as
(33:32):
.
It's absolutely incredible, andso I'm so grateful, as I'm sure
you are like you're so veryblessed to.
This has taken it slow for you.
I'm so happy for you.
Lorri (33:45):
Yeah.
Jennifer (33:45):
I'm just so thankful people like you that are out
there every day trying to fightagainst it, and we're going to
continue to do the same thankyou, jen.
Lorri (33:54):
That's very sweet, and thank you for staying in this
fight as well.
Nice to meet you thank you byeas well.
Jennifer (34:05):
Nice to meet you.
Lorri (34:07):
All right, thank you.
(34:33):
Thank you, okayiny, brooklynand Mom Jen Yonswick.
Thank you all for you know,like I said, staying in this
fight Like after you losesomeone to ALS then you have a
(34:53):
choice.
You know you have a choicewhether you are in this ALS
community or not, and so tochoose to stay in it and fight
for all of us that are stillliving with ALS is huge, and I
(35:15):
want you all to know that.
We all see that and we see thesacrifice, we see your courage
in showing up for us when youreally don't have to.
So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you all again.
(35:38):
Okay, two little kids, now 11and 8, who have raised $330,000
ranking yards, ranking out ALS,you know to raise money directly
(36:00):
to ALS TDI.
It's incredible and I'm goingto hang up and I'm going to, and
when I'm done here, I'm goingto call my two sons, paul and
Christian, also known as Kidsfor Cure.
They raised over a milliondollars and they quit counting
(36:27):
after that, but I'm going to letthem know that they need to
keep an eye on Clayton, thatthey need to help cheer on
Brainy and Brooklyn as they getto their new goal.
As Brooklyn says, nine milliondollars and you know what I
(36:55):
think they just might get there.
Yeah, and I'll have them backon when they reach that goal.
I'm just gonna be totallyoptimistic here that I will be
around and I will interview themagain on the podcast.
So I'm looking forward to that.
(37:15):
Pretty much everywhere onsocial media on Facebook,
twitter, instagram, linkedin andeven TikTok all at I'm Dying to
Tell you podcast.
(37:36):
You can go wherever you'relistening and subscribe to the
podcast and that way you'll getnotified whenever I put out a
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I'd love to have you stay herein our special community and, if
you like this episode, if yougive it a rating and a review on
(37:58):
Apple or Spotify whereveryou're listening, or Spotify
wherever you're listening, thatreally helps bring other people
to it.
And you know, maybe there's afamily out there that is in the
ALS community, or even cancer oranything else, and they have
young children and they'rewondering what can they do to
(38:23):
help support their family.
And what a great example thiswould be.
So if it's in your heart toreview, perfect.
If it's in your heart to sharewith your friends and your
family, that would be amazing.
Okay, thank you again for beinghere.
(38:45):
Until next time.
Know you are loved and notalone.
Thanks for listening.
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