Lisa Weimer is Poland's treasure, residents say

POLAND

Lisa Weimer insists that she is not a remarkable person.

Members of the Poland community, however, would disagree.

“It’s a wonderful community to live in, and she brings it together,” said Renee Zuzan. “Lisa is just the most selfless woman there is ... Those of us who have received blessings from her just want to shout it from the rooftops.”

Zuzan is just one of many beneficiaries of Weimer’s acts of kindness. When Zuzan had surgery on her spine earlier this month, Weimer arranged for community members to bring dinner to Zuzan and her family every day for two weeks.

Weimer, 41, says she organizes six to eight charitable projects each year, and estimates that she raises about $10,000 a year for the various causes she takes up — and she’s been doing it for as long as she can remember.

“I’m always working on something,” she said.

“My mom was a single mom until I was 11 years old. She taught me the true meaning of selflessness,” Weimer, who has two kids of her own, said of why she does what she does. “One of the only things you can control in this world is yourself...[and] I can make a difference."

Read more about this community treasure in Friday's Vndicator or on Vindy.com.