Many “children” whose parents are aging (and who often have children of their own), face the dilemma of how to care for them if in the process of aging, they develop dementia or Alzheimer’s. As you are aware, dealing with folks who are experiencing memory loss, also means dealing with related issues of cognitive ability. In other words, their ability to reason things out is impaired – and puts these people at risk.

They are at risk of poor financial and self-care issues. But they may also wander and become lost.

On Monday June 26^th we will be hosting Minister of Senior Affairs Damerla, at 1pm at the Chamber Officer, where she will be making a formal announcement on an initiative for our aging community. As well – we will be unveiling Project Lifesaver, a collaborative initiative by the Barrie Chamber, Simcoe.com, the City of Barrie, Barrie Police, Georgian Bay Search & Rescue, County of Simcoe Paramedic Services, the City of Innisfil, the Innisfil Chamber and the South Simcoe police, as well as the Alzheimer’s Society who are working with us to get this initiative off the ground.

There are over 5,000 seniors living with dementia in Simcoe County and this project will help prevent another senior from going missing, in our community. For those interested, please register online at the Chamber site (http://barriechamber.com). You’ll hear more about our efforts on June 26^th with the group is looking for $25,000 in sponsorship to equip seniors at risk with transmitter bracelets.

Hi everyone

Just a reminder that the 3-year grace period for the CASL legislation ends July 1st.

Does this affect you?

CASL was put into place to eliminate spam emails. It has 3 major purposes…

1. To ensure that people who did not originally opt-into your email on an old email list (prior to July 1, 2014), have the opportunity to verify their interest in remaining on your list. You had 3 years to do this.
2. Going forward to ensure that you have consent for people to join your list (either they have given you written consent or have taken action to join your list)
3. That your electronic communications (aka email) contain elements like your address and contact information and a method that allows them to unsubscribe.
   • Including your address may be problematic for those with home offices… so please note that Suite Success, The Creative Space and of course UPS will collect and hold your mail for you – for an annual fee. That also allows you to have an address for Google Maps.
   • The recommended approach to collect email addresses is to use a double opt-in method (ie someone clicks on a link to give you their contact list – then an email is sent to them to verify their interest. This doesn’t mean that you cannot input email addresses manually – but please have permission to do so!

When you joined Grow Vantage, your permission to be contacted, and in fact to be marketed to others was requested. So we have not had to go back to our list. And if you have permission to email – you don’t have to either.

Any questions – or do you have a burning desire to see a pdf of the legislation? Email me at patricia@growvantage.com.

Thanks! (and btw, part of my email signature is below, as an example).

Patricia

Nominations Deadline: July 10 2017

Initiated in 2003 by the Barrie Chamber, the Barrie Business Awards program recognizes and celebrates the contribution of local businesses to the continued growth and success of our community.

SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION:

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07ee87ssywj3c0f4vn/start

Who is eligible? ALL businesses operating within the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce geographical boundaries and ALL Barrie Chamber Members.

Please think about which Barrie businesses inspire you and submit their names for the 2017 Barrie Business Awards. See categories below.

For more information on the categories:  http://barriechamber.com/member-blog/call-for-barrie-business-awards-nominations-deadline-july-10-2017-11-59pm

In this phase, companies are nominated. Once the nomination period is over, the nominated companies will be sent a package to complete, which will be submitted for review by a panel of judges. Finalists are announced in the Fall and winners are announced at the Gala to be held on November 8, 2017.

• Employer of the Year awarded by the Mayor of the City of Barrie
• Mid-Sized Business of the Year Award (11-50 employees)
• Small Business of the Year Award (1-10 employees)
• Pay It Forward Award
• New Business Award
• Going Global Award
• Innovation Award
• Marketing & Promotions Award
• Manufacturing Sector Business Excellence Award
• Hospitality & Tourism Business Excellence Award
• Service Business Excellence Award
• Not-For-Profit or Charitable Organization Award
• Arch Brown Entrepreneur Award of Excellence
• Young Professional of the Year Award

Please note: you can nominate yourself!

Good Luck!
Patricia Dent

Patricia Dent
Business Mentor
Grow Vantage
Suite Success at ESS Direct
Cell: 705-229-4969
patricia@growvantage.com

– See more at: http://barriechamber.chambermaster.com/events/details/xcelerate-summit-october-25-26-2017-2967#sthash.zEgM36U7.dpuf