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Seattle Garage Door Repair Central Has Just Launched Same Day Repair Service

SEATTLE, Wash. /ScoopCloud/ -- The number one garage door spring repair in Seattle, Seattle Garage Door Repair Central, has the best team of experts who know how to deal with every type of garage door and its parts. From broken rollers, defective garage door openers, curved door tracks and damaged garage door springs, they know how to fix it rapidly and efficiently.

Their team members are well-trained to repair and install every model and type. Whether it is the classic operated garage door or a garage door with high-tech security codes, from a simple garage door spring repair to the most complicated garage door opener repair, the team can provide effective and viable solutions for their customers. From a comprehensive garage door repair and installation to general maintenance & checkups, the company is just a phone call away for all kinds of garage repair jobs. The team is fully licensed to manage all types of door repair work and is fully proficient in providing their clients with their preferred results.

Some of the advantages of choosing this company are their 24-hour emergency services, straightforward, courteous, and friendly staff. Moreover, they will do their task super-fast turnaround time, bonded, insured, and licensed to operate in the state. The technician will attend the site with fully equipped service vehicles, and the most significant is the same day repair and installation services. The company offers residential and commercial repair services, including garage door sensor repair, roll-up garage door repair, broken spring repair, dented panel repair, and gate repair.

Seattle Garage Door Repair Central team knows the significance of the repairs. Thus, they come fully equipped and ensure that their repairs or replacements are conceded on the same day. The technicians keep themselves updated with the changing models, and that is why they can offer first-class services with advanced technology. The team here is famous for its faultless repair services for damaged garage doors. To browse for more information about their service, please visit https://seattle-wagdrepaircentral.com/.

About Seattle Garage Door Repair Central

Seattle Garage Door Repair Central is a company based in Seattle, Wash. They offer professional repair and installation of all types of garage doors at reasonable rates. The company provides an all-inclusive garage door repair and installation. They conduct their repair and installation with highly trained, talented, and certified technicians. Their services also include gate repair & replacement, garage door spring replacement, garage door opener repair & installation, residential & commercial garage door repair, and more.

Garage door repair Seattle is available to assist customers in Seattle with all door repair services. Call (206) 866-9122 if you want new garage doors or repair services today.

Full Address: 9221 Holman Rd NW, Seattle, WA. 98117

The number one garage door spring repair in Seattle, Seattle Garage Door Repair Central, has the best team of experts who know how to deal with every type of garage door and its parts. From broken rollers, defective garage door openers, curved door tracks and damaged garage door springs, they know how to fix it rapidly and efficiently.

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Aaron Ozee Considers Eight Figure Acquisition Offer for Regulus Literary Empire

CHICAGO, Ill. /ScoopCloud/ -- Aaron Ozee, celebrity author of the bestselling children's book, "Regulus" (ISBN: 978-1387010790), and revered director of the "Regulus" movie, has received an eight-figure acquisition offer from a private investment group for the literary empire constructed around his infamous rat king character.

Ozee started developing the story that became "Regulus" halfway through 2017 while attending the College of DuPage within the first years of his college education and launched what became an international phenomenon with the largest self-publishing house in the world, Lulu Press Inc, that very summer on July 23, 2017. Little did Ozee know what his creation would spawn during the years that followed, but what transpired escalated his work, and his name, into legend.

Once "Regulus" hit bookshelves worldwide, it was only two weeks later that Amazon, being the largest bookseller on Earth, ranked this lauded tale as the #1 New Release for Children's Books. Media across the United States, and soon the world, spoke about Ozee with such high regard as the skies made way for something that only few authors have experienced in their lifetimes.

Original artwork, folk songs, street murals, branded merchandise, sculptures, video games, plush toys, and even face masks for the COVID-19 pandemic were produced by numerous creators and partnered sources in admiration for "Regulus". Ozee sent copies of his marvel of a book to many prominent world leaders such as Justin Trudeau, Angela Merkel, and Emmanuel Macron. To his surprise, Ozee was delighted with personal responses from each congratulating him on what the fruits of his labor meant for the future of youth everywhere.

Ozee has collaborated with prominent restaurant chains and popular consumer brands such as Epic Burger, Jarritos, City Barbecue, Crystal Geyser Spring Water, Eli's Cheesecake, and Lou Malnati's Pizza glorifying the relationship between "Regulus" and his treasure hoard of cheese. Ozee has amassed millions of subscribers and followers on his social media and digital profiles through forming associations with innumerable artistic connoisseurs across the Internet.

Ozee even went as far as to send a physical copy of his cherished fable into space making it the First American Children's Book and First Self-Published Book Sent Into Space. Ozee continued this unorthodox campaign upon sending "Regulus" to several rare locations such as Mt. Everest, Chernobyl, North Korean DMZ, Bermuda Triangle, and the Galapagos Islands.

It was not much long after that Ozee sold the "Regulus" film rights to Bizarros Studio for adaptation into a stop motion animated picture that debuted exclusively on Amazon Prime in March 2020.

Celebrated actors, musicians, influencers, athletes, comedians, motivational speakers, and even political candidates respected in most family households continue to endorse "Regulus" as Ozee aims to make his dreams come true. One uncommon fact is that Ozee is only 24 years old and is on the brink of making history in the realm of the written universe.

"This has to be the proudest moment for my career. The world must understand this is not the end of a long journey but is a beautiful start to something exceptionally special," remarked Ozee during this announcement.

For those wanting to purchase a copy of the "Regulus" (ISBN: 978-1387010790) book, please visit https://www.aaronozee.com.

For those wanting to stream the Regulus movie on Amazon Prime, you will need to register for your membership or visit https://www.regulusmovie.com.

Media Contact
Name: Aaron Ozee
Phone: 630-656-0323
Email: lumidrone@yahoo.com

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Aaron Ozee, celebrity author of the bestselling children's book, "Regulus" (ISBN: 978-1387010790), and revered director of the "Regulus" movie, has received an eight-figure acquisition offer from a private investment group for the literary empire constructed around his infamous rat king character.

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Carbon Credit Cart Launches New Service – Purchase of Carbon Credits Made Easy

BOULDER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Carbon Credit Cart LLC today announced a new service that provides an easy and affordable way for consumers to purchase carbon credits for themselves or to give as gifts. Carbon Credit Cart (carboncreditcart.com) offers the simplest way to balance carbon-generating activities at home, work, and from leisure activities with carbon credits that fund registered carbon mitigation projects.

"Carbon credits to offset everyday carbon-producing activities cost less than most people think, and now we've made them easier to buy," says Hans Bjordahl, Co-Founder and CEO. "Whether it's an airplane flight, a package delivery, household energy use, or a business activity, you can buy carbon credits to balance your climate impact and pick the specific carbon mitigation projects you'd like to fund."

Carbon Credit Cart also offers carbon credit gift cards. "We hope people will find the gift of carbon credits to be the perfect holiday choice for friends and family," says Bjordahl. "With prices starting as low as $10 to offset an entire metric tonne of carbon, that's a pretty good stocking stuffer."

Carbon offset projects available on Carbon Credit Cart span the globe, from the Southern Cardamom rainforest in Cambodia to Afognak Island in Alaska, USA. "Every project tells a story, and we want people to connect with projects that are meaningful to them," says Co-Founder and CCO Trevor Dodd.

Features and benefits of Carbon Credit Cart include:

* Consumers can now buy affordable carbon credits for themselves, family and friends, and employees from a selection of registered carbon mitigation projects from around the globe.

* Purchasers receive a certificate confirming their carbon credits purchase that includes the registered serial numbers for those retired carbon credits to ensure that carbon credits are only sold once.

* Carbon credit gift cards are an easy and thoughtful way to engage others while helping the planet this holiday season.

Carbon Credit Cart is available starting November 23, 2020, for as little as $10 per carbon credit. One carbon credit offsets 1 metric tonne of carbon.

For more information on Carbon Credit Cart and the projects available on its platform, visit https://www.carboncreditcart.com/.

About Carbon Credit Cart:

Carbon Credit Cart LLC was founded by Hans Bjordahl, Trevor Dodd, and David Skinner in partnership with Wolf Lichtenstein, founder of Evergreen Carbon LLC. Carbon Credit Cart is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado with offices in Seattle and Austin. Carbon Credit Cart understands that the best way to combat the climate crisis is to severely curtail carbon emissions. Where that's not a realistic immediate option, however, we offer Carbon Credit Cart as a way to offset those activities and provide a bridge to a carbon-free future. It is our goal to one day put ourselves out of business.

Carbon Credit Cart - Carbon offsets made easy.

MEDIA CONTACT
David Skinner
Carbon Credit Cart LLC
303-931-7917
skinner@carboncreditcart.com

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Carbon Credit Cart LLC today announced a new service that provides an easy and affordable way for consumers to purchase carbon credits for themselves or to give as gifts. Carbon Credit Cart offers the simplest way to balance carbon-generating activities at home, work, and from leisure activities with carbon credits that fund registered carbon mitigation projects.

Related link: https://www.carboncreditcart.com/

PassFab Launches Thanksgiving and Black Friday Giveaway 2020

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- To celebrate Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, PassFab has launched promotional activities across the global. The event time is from November 23 to December 16. This giveaway has 3 benefits! In addition to free get one-month license code, there is also a discount that buy one PassFab product get one free. Moreover, users can also get coupon code for specific PassFab tools, which is really super value!

1 - One-month Free License Code

PassFab for ISO is a professional Windows ISO burning tool to create bootable USB/CD/DVD, it can be efficiently used in just three simple steps. With this easy-to-use burning software, you can download ISO files and create bootable disk without much effort. Sharing the event page to any social media and entering an email address to the pop-up input field shall award people with one-month license code delivered via email.

2 - Buy One PassFab Product Get One Free

Buying PassFab iPhone Unlocker, get PassFab iOS Password Manager free. The two software only need $39.95 for Windows and $49.95 for Mac. PassFab iPhone Unlocker is a remarkable tool which can be used as an effective iPhone passcode unlock software. It can quickly unlock lock screen passcode, remove Apple ID and bypass MDM for all iOS devices. PassFab iOS Password Manager can find and transfer all saved password information on iPhone, iPad: Wi-Fi, Screen Time, Website & App, Email, Apple ID and Credit Card.

Buying PassFab 4WinKey Ultimate, get PassFab Product Key Recovery free in just $69.95 for Windows users. 4WinKey removes or resets local and admin passwords, and it deletes or creates Windows account in minutes. PassFab Product Key Recovery is the solution for lost product key recovery to find and recover what matters most.

3 - Get Coupon Code for Specific PassFab Tools

Just copy and paste the 5% coupon code PASSFAB20205 at checkout to save money. Users can use this coupon code to buy most of the PassFab software.

How to Participate:

For more information, please click the links below: https://www.passfab.com/holiday-deals.html

About PassFab

PassFab was founded in 2010. It is a leading password recovery tool developer. It has developed a series of excellent password recovery software to help tens of thousands of business and private users solve their password problems. More information: https://www.passfab.com/

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To celebrate Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, PassFab has launched promotional activities across the global. The event time is from November 23 to December 16. This giveaway has 3 benefits! In addition to free get one-month license code, there is also a discount that buy one PassFab product get one free.

Related link: https://www.passfab.com/

Four Thousand Recovered Members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Donate Plasma for the Third Time to Combat COVID-19

DAEGU, South Korea /ScoopCloud/ -- 4,000 members from Shincheonji Church of Jesus are planned to participate in the group's third plasma donation drive, starting from November 16, 2020.

Shincheonji Church of Jesus (SCJ), is an organization established in South Korea with branches across the globe. After multiple members within the church unexpectedly contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in February, 4,000 recovered congregation members vowed to donate their convalescent plasma to help with treatment efforts. Over 300 SCJ members within the church have donated more than once.

"It's the most valuable thing we can do [as people who have recovered from COVID]," one plasma donor of SCJ church stated. "Through our experience of participating in plasma donation, all of the members of our congregation have realized that the power to overcome COVID-19 is tolerance, love, and unity."

Within July and September, 1,700 people of the congregation participated in two waves of plasma donation drives with the support of the city of Daegu and Korean Red Cross. This upcoming event will mark the beginning of the third donation drive.

As COVID-19 cases rise, convalescent plasma from recovered individuals becomes exceedingly vital to combat the pandemic. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has publicly requested for more recovered people to donate their plasma as SCJ has done.

"It is necessary to quickly develop plasma treatment through group plasma donation in the current absence of an effective treatment in the midst of the continuous occurrence of COVID-19 at home and abroad," they stated last month.

On November 3rd, The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) held a regular briefing on COVID-19 as the country works to respond against new waves of infection.

"For the purpose of developing plasma treatment, about 4,000 Shincheonji members plan to participate in plasma donation for three weeks, starting on the 16th," CDSCH Deputy Director Kwon Joon-wook explained. "We are grateful for the active participation of Shincheonji, and for the cooperation of the City of Daegu and the Korean Red Cross."

While the recovered church members donate plasma, the other thousands of members worldwide have come together in online prayer gatherings. As they follow COVID-19 social distancing regulations, the church continues to pray diligently for the cessation of the pandemic and the health and safety of medical workers.

Despite the gradual ease of church gathering restrictions in South Korea, SCJ plans to continue with online services to prevent the spread while the viral situation remains unstable. Nevertheless, Shincheonji Church of Jesus remains committed to offering support for the worldwide community - one plasma donation at a time.

4,000 members from Shincheonji Church of Jesus are planned to participate in the group's third plasma donation drive, starting from November 16, 2020. Shincheonji Church of Jesus (SCJ), is an organization established in South Korea with branches across the globe.

Related link: http://en.shincheonji.kr/

Dominion Energy – Surry Power Station in Surry, Va. Receives Their Fourth ‘Virginia Star’ Designation Under the Department of Labor and Industry’s Voluntary Protection Program

RICHMOND, Va. /ScoopCloud/ -- Commissioner C. Ray Davenport announced today that Dominion Energy Surry Power Station in Surry, Virginia, has been recertified as a Virginia STAR Worksite under Virginia's Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), the program's highest level of recognition. The facility was approved on November 23, 2020 with their third recertification since originally being certified on April 13, 2005.

"I am very proud of the Dominion Energy Surry Power Station for embodying the VPP commitment to safety and health, day in and day out, as they strive to make Virginia a better and safer place to work and live," said Commissioner Davenport. "I congratulate Dominion Energy Surry Power Station in Surry, Virginia, on the occasion of their recertification as a Virginia STAR Worksite."

The Surry Power Station's commitment to providing a safe and healthy workplace for its employees is demonstrated by its very low injury and illness rates. The worksite has a total three-year average for the TCIR (Total Case Incident Rate for injuries and illnesses) of 0.17 compared with a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) national rate of 0.20. This represents a TCIR rate that is 15% lower than the national average. The site's three-year average DART rate (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred injury and illness cases) is 0.03, compared with the 0.10 national rate, which is 66% below the national average.

As part of the recognition for achieving STAR status under VPP, the worksite is entitled to fly the "Virginia STAR" worksite flag. The Surry Power Station is the second VPP STAR site in Virginia and one of three VPP STAR sites in the United States. VPP includes two levels of participation, Merit and STAR, with STAR being the highest. Similar voluntary protection programs are conducted in other states across the country.

The process for reaching Virginia STAR status is extensive ensuring that the very best programs qualify. Since the inception of Virginia's VPP in 1996, only 72 Virginia STAR worksites have been recognized, and only 35 Virginia companies currently retain the Virginia STAR designation. The Surry Power Station has set a standard of excellence that is second to none.

In Virginia VPP, a cooperative relationship is formed between the VOSH program, the employer, and employees, which include the agreement of company leaders to operate an exceptional safety and health management system that meets a rigorous set of criteria. Employers agree to voluntarily participate in the program and directly involve employees in all aspects of the safety and health management systems.

Businesses that participate in VPP substantially improve safety and health protections for thousands of employees through cooperative efforts to reduce injuries, illnesses, and fatal accidents. Virginia STAR sites regularly report decreased bottom line costs associated with dramatically reduced injury and illness rates (an average of over 50% below the respective industry average), improved productivity and employee morale. Reducing private sector employer costs associated with the above-mentioned enhances a company's economic viability and competitiveness while increasing capital.

DOLI operates six recognition programs including:

1 - Virginia STAR, a cooperative relationship between the VOSH program, employers, and employees including the agreement of company leaders to operate exceptional safety and health management systems that meet a rigorous set of occupational safety and health criteria. Requirements include an extensive application process, submission of written safety and health policies and procedures, demonstration of successful implementation of those programs through injury and illness rates that are below the national average for the employer's industry, and an intensive weeklong inspection by a team of VPP experts.

2 - Virginia BEST (Building Excellence in Safety, Health and Training), a strategic partnership between the DOLI and the Associated General Contractors of Virginia (AGCVA) that recognizes AGCVA members who voluntarily implement highly effective safety and health management systems to benefit construction workers and reduce or eliminate injuries, illnesses, and fatalities on construction sites in Virginia.

3 - Virginia BUILT, a new strategic partnership between the DOLI and the Associated Builders and Contractors of Virginia (ABCVA) and is designed to encourage and recognize ABC-VA members who voluntarily implement highly effective safety and health management systems to benefit construction workers and reduce or eliminate injuries, illnesses, and fatalities on construction sites in Virginia. The Virginia BUILT program incorporates the ABC STEP program (Safety Training Evaluation Process) as the gateway to participation in Virginia BUILT.

4 - Virginia CHALLENGE, a formal three-stage recognition program that dramatically improves safety and health at the worksite and prepares the company to apply for Virginia STAR recognition.

5 - VOSH-VADOC CHALLENGE, a strategic partnership between the DOLI and the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) to recognize safety and health excellence at correctional facilities around the Commonwealth. Three stages of participation in VADOC Challenge prepare sites to apply for Virginia STAR recognition. Virginia has the only two correctional facilities in the nation to have received VPP STAR status, Augusta and Lunenburg Correctional Centers. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the DOLI office closest to you at www.doli.virginia.gov or Milford Stern, VPP Manager, at (540) 562-3580, ext. 123, or Milford.Stern@doli.virginia.gov.

6 - The Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) recognizes businesses of 250 employees or fewer and is administered by the DOLI Consultative Services Division. Contact Tracy Michaud, Consultation Program Manager, (804) 786-8707 or tracy.michaud@doli.virginia.gov.

DOLI also offers free On-Site Consultation Services to help employers better understand and voluntarily comply with VOSH standards. Priority is given to high hazard workplaces with 250 or fewer employees and all services are offered to employers at no cost. On-Site Consultation Services helps employers identify and correct potential safety and health hazards by conducting walk-through surveys (without citations or penalties), abatement advice, on-site training, and program assistance to develop safety and health programs.

Additional information about On-Site Consultation Services can be obtained by contacting the DOLI office closest to you at https://www.doli.virginia.gov/about/doli-offices-statewide/ or by contacting Tracy Michaud, Consultation Program Manager, (804) 786-8707, or tracy.michaud@doli.virginia.gov.

The Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) program is financed in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), under §23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The FFY21 Virginia State Plan is funded by a grant of $4,332,400 federal funds, which constitutes 50% of the State Plan budget excluding any state overmatch funds. Zero percent, or $0.00 of the State Plan budget, is financed through nongovernmental sources.

The Virginia On-Site Consultation Cooperative Agreement program is financed in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), under §21(d) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The FFY21 Virginia Consultation program is funded by a grant of $1,189,200 federal funds, which constitutes 90% of the Virginia Consultation program budget excluding any state overmatch funds. Zero percent, or $0.00 of the Virginia Consultation budget, is financed through nongovernmental sources.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Jennifer L. Rose, CSP
VOSH Cooperative Programs Director
jennifer.rose@doli.virginia.gov
804-786-7776

Commissioner C. Ray Davenport announced today that Dominion Energy Surry Power Station in Surry, Virginia, has been recertified as a Virginia STAR Worksite under Virginia's Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), the program's highest level of recognition.

Related link: https://www.doli.virginia.gov/

UltFone Has Launched a Giveaway to Celebrate Thanksgiving and Black Friday

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- UltFone has proudly announced that it has launched exciting new giveaways for Thanksgiving and Black Friday. UltFone has prepared Thanksgiving and Black Friday gifts for everyone. There are 3 parts, get the free one month license for UltFone Windows data recovery, $9.95 special offer for new product and exclusive coupon code. The event will end on December 16, 2020, so take the opportunity!

UltFone is an industry-leading software solution, it focuses on data recovery and management of phones and Windows. This year UltFone has taken a step forward by revamping all the products. With the ultimate UltFone software, all the lost data can be recovered including photos, videos, Microsoft documents, audios, and emails.

1 - Get the free one month license for Windows data recovery

To celebrate Thanksgiving and Black Friday, UltFone is giving out amazing packages. Users can get one month free license for UltFone Windows data recovery. Data can be recovered from Windows computer, USB drive, SD card and many other storage devices. UltFone's amazing Windows data recovery tool adopts the latest technology to scan the lost data and recover the data with a high recovery rate.

2 - $9.95 special offer for new product

Moreover, UltFone is giving a special offer for the new products, UltFone iOS Location Changer, just $9.95. The users can change and fake GPS location on Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat, etc. to prank/trick family/friends. What's more, users can spoof your location to access GEO restricted AR games like Pokemon Go, websites, apps, etc. This GPS cheater is of great help in hiding your currency location to stop being tracked.

3 - Exclusive coupon code only for thanksgiving and black Friday

In addition to this, UltFone is giving coupon to the users to enjoy exclusive deals on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Enjoy up to 30% off.

How to participate:

For more information, please click the links below: https://www.ultfone.com/holiday-sales.html

About UltFone

UltFone is composed of a group of tech talents. It is not only committed to improving the quality of products and the user experience, but also adopting continuously advanced technology to create new products and cater for the needs of users. More information: https://www.ultfone.com/

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UltFone has proudly announced that it has launched exciting new giveaways for Thanksgiving and Black Friday. UltFone has prepared Thanksgiving and Black Friday gifts for everyone. There are 3 parts, get the free one month license for UltFone Windows data recovery, $9.95 special offer for new product and exclusive coupon code. The event will end on December 16, 2020, so take the opportunity!

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Chris Lorino Returns to Strategic Benefits Advisors as Defined Benefit Administration Team Leader

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- Independent, full-service employee benefits consulting firm Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc. (SBA) today welcomed retirement plan consultant Chris Lorino as leader of the firm's defined benefit (DB) administration team. Lorino possesses 30 years' experience providing benefits consulting, trust administration and relationship management services to DB and defined contribution (DC) plan providers.

Lorino served as a benefits consultant within SBA's DC practice ten years ago. Most recently, he was a senior client relationship executive at TriNet (NYSE: TNET), where he managed some of the organization's largest and most complex client relationships. Previously, he served as senior client relationship manager at Newport Group, where he assisted plan sponsors in the management of fiduciary responsibilities, developing and managing business plans tailored to each client's specific business objectives. Lorino has also held senior management positions at Aon Hewitt (NYSE: AON) predecessor Hewitt Associates.

"I am pleased to welcome Chris back to the SBA team, where he will assume leadership of our DB administration group," said SBA Co-Founder and Principal Mindy Zatto. "His well-honed client servicing skills and expansive plan administration expertise will figure prominently in guiding our clients' success."

Lorino holds a bachelor's degree in corporate finance and investment banking from the University of Alabama.

About Strategic Benefits Advisors

Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc. (SBA) is an independent, full-service employee benefits consulting firm focused on creatively and effectively solving complex benefits challenges for clients ranging from 1,000 to over 300,000 employees. Founded in 2002 by veteran consultants Mindy Zatto and Andy Adams, SBA provides practical consulting recommendations and expert implementation of solutions for all types of employee benefits programs, including retirement, health and welfare, financial wellness and employee recognition. With an average of over 20 years in the field, SBA's team of actuaries, consultants and systems specialists is among the most experienced in the industry. For more information, visit https://www.sba-inc.com/.

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Independent, full-service employee benefits consulting firm Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc. (SBA) today welcomed retirement plan consultant Chris Lorino as leader of the firm's defined benefit (DB) administration team. Lorino possesses 30 years' experience providing benefits consulting, trust administration and relationship management services to DB and defined contribution (DC) plan providers.

Related link: http://www.sba-inc.com/

DataNumen Outlook Drive Recovery 7.6: Restore Outlook Data after Permanent Deletion or Drive Formatting

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- DataNumen, a software company specializing in professional data recovery tools, announces the release of DataNumen Outlook Drive Recovery 7.6. This program performs exhaustive recovery of Outlook data in case of permanent deletion by mistake, hard drive formatting, or hardware failure. The new version of this tool boasts improved performance of the recovery engine and reduced memory consumption.

MS Outlook is an email client and personal information manager that comes as a part of the Microsoft Office suite and has over 400 million active users. Microsoft Outlook uses PST files to store the user's data: emails, calendar entries, tasks, and other items. PST files are usually located on a local hard drive, and sometimes they can be lost because of hardware failure, permanent deletion, unintentional hard drive formatting, or re-partitioning. If such files contain critical business data or valuable personal information, their loss can lead to financial damage or deep emotional distress.

To avoid such consequences, it is recommended to get a powerful recovery solution that can restore Outlook data on formatted or malfunctioning drives - for example, DataNumen Outlook Drive Recovery. It uses the company's proprietary technology that has proven its efficiency in another PST recovery tool, DataNumen Outlook Repair. It demonstrates an impressive average recovery rate: 95.7%, with its competitors falling far behind.

How to restore PST files with DataNumen Outlook Drive Recovery? The simplicity of the whole process is quite remarkable. First, the user needs to make sure that no data is written or changed on the source drive or disk. Then the user selects the logical drive where the lost Outlook data was originally stored (or the whole hard disk if the logical drive does not exist anymore). After specifying the output file name, the user clicks "Start Recovery", and the program restores all Outlook data from the selected drive.

It is also worth mentioning that DataNumen Outlook Drive Recovery can restore encrypted and password-protected PST files even if the user does not have the password. Besides, the solution supports batch recovery, restores data on corrupted media, and successfully handles large files up to 16777216 TB.

DataNumen Outlook Drive Recovery helps in the following cases:
* The user has deleted Outlook PST files and emptied the Recycle Bin;
* PST files are permanently deleted by mistake or by accident;
* The drive containing PST files is formatted;
* The disk is repartitioned, and the drive containing Outlook data does not exist anymore;
* The drive or disk cannot be read due to hardware failure;
* The drive or disk cannot be started or recognized due to corruption in MBR or other reasons.

Learn more about DataNumen Outlook Drive Recovery at: https://www.datanumen.com/outlook-drive-recovery/

Pricing and Availability

DataNumen Outlook Drive Recovery 7.6 is compatible with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP, Vista/7/8/8.1/10 or Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019. The free demo version is available for evaluation, the cost of a full license starts from 29.95 USD, and there are volume discounts available.

About DataNumen

Founded in 2001, DataNumen is the developer and vendor of professional data recovery software. The product line of the company includes recovery solutions for Outlook, Word, Excel, PDF, as well as backup software and database recovery tools. Hundreds of top companies all over the world choose DataNumen products: IBM, Intel, AT&T, Microsoft, General Electric, Xerox, and Oracle among them.

For more information about the company and its products, please visit https://www.datanumen.com/.

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Company website: https://www.datanumen.com/

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DataNumen, a software company specializing in professional data recovery tools, announces the release of DataNumen Outlook Drive Recovery 7.6. This program performs exhaustive recovery of Outlook data in case of permanent deletion by mistake, hard drive formatting, or hardware failure.

Related link: https://www.datanumen.com/

In A Year Full of Uncertainty, Stack Sports Remains Focused on Innovation and Thankful for Its Strong Partners

PLANO, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- After a record first quarter for Stack Sports, the novel coronavirus took the United States by storm - closing schools, halting sports, and even shutting down whole communities. With over 95% of athletes nationwide impacted in some way, Americans looked to find the way forward. Companies like Stack Sports looked to act quickly to help serve their more than 20 thousand Partners in the sports community, representing over 8 million families.

"It all starts with the local club and the families that participate. We knew we had to act quickly to find ways to serve them, without knowing what that might look like at the time," said Jeff Brunsberg, Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer at Stack Sports. "All we could say for sure was that we were going to do what it took to make sure that sports organizations knew they had a committed Partner when they needed it most."

Stack Sports immediately took action, first by listening to its Partners to find ways to serve them. Next came the launch of Miles4My Community, a virtual event that raised money for sports organizations. At the same time, the teams at Sports Connect, which serves clubs and leagues through participation growth software, were busy innovating in the product. With an unprecedented change to how clubs needed to manage finances, the team quickly released functions to assist organizations in serving sports families. Also adding valuable new functionality including; registration insurance, club credits to serve as an alternative to refunds for parents, zero-cost programs, and mobile-first registration.

The continued investment, combined with its relentless focus on service, lead to Sports Connect securing many long-term partnerships amidst the pandemic, reinforcing its position as the industry leader in youth sports.

"We're proud to extend our partnership with Stack Sports," said Bryan Attridge, CEO of Utah Youth Soccer Association. "For over a decade now, we have worked with the Stack Sports team to innovate and plan for our future. That's why we are excited to extend our partnership with Stack Sports and continue to offer our membership best in class technology,"

Tom Arnett, GM of Sports Connect, responded to this high praise saying, "We are proud to get to be a part of the recovery story for so many organizations. As 2020 went on we saw countless heartwarming stories flowing in from our Partners. As they started to see success, we knew we were on the right path. We are so thankful to get to serve these organizations and so thankful for what they have done in this tough time."

The list of success stories from Partners ranged from Utah Youth Soccer Association finding a way to crown state champions this year to Rhyne Park Girls Softball pulling off a sandlot season to keep kids active--there are hundreds of stories like this to be thankful for.

It wasn't just Stack Sports Partners who were blazing trails during the comeback in 2020, though. The team at Student Sports, the Stack Sports experience platform, was busy finding ways to safely and creatively bring to life two premier national events. The Elite 11 Finals and the Area Code Games were held under strict COVID protocols to serve our athletes, parents, evaluators, and partners through innovative activations and a heavy emphasis on digital integration. The team rallied to deliver a world-class experience with player safety as a top priority.

"We're incredibly thankful for the athletes, parents, and partners who trusted and supported us during this unprecedented event season," said Zack Greer, GM of Student Sports.

And while the live aspect of sports is so important it's not the only place where innovation was apparent this year. Two other Stack Sports groups were busy connecting people virtually. The Skyhawks created more virtual camp opportunities for families than any other group in the country, while CaptainU ramped up its assistance for universities to be the top facilitator for remote recruiting.

"CaptainU and the team have helped me build the first-ever boys (soccer) team and during a pandemic! Right when this started I knew who I had to call so we could start to strategize," said Shawn Hall, Lincoln Trail College Men's & Women's Soccer Coach. "Being stuck indoors means online all the time and they give me the staff and tools for the job."

Above all else, though, Stack Sports stayed focused on service and innovation. They were committed to being there when organizations were ready to return to play, and where things have been slower, they continue to support the community in any way possible. A great example of that is the collaboration with the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association and FOX to create an uplifting series of commercials that incorporated videos of athletes training indoors. The series encouraged athletes to stay safe and let them know that when they were ready, the game would be there for them.

"We're proud to partner with Stack Sports," Said Josh Joshua Krusewski, Executive Director at CJSA. "We reached out to them for support on a campaign we wanted to run with our local Fox affiliate, and they didn't hesitate to jump in. What our teams were able to create was really positive for CJSA and our local athletes and families."

While this year was a challenging year for many around the country, the Stack Sports team sees a lot to be thankful for.

"For us, we are thankful for our teams that work tirelessly to support the sports community, our Partners who serve their communities through the toughest of times, and for the families that continue to trust us with their athletes," said Jeff Young, CEO of Stack Sports.

About Stack Sports

With nearly 50 million users in 35 countries, Stack Sports is a global technology leader in SaaS platform offerings for the sports industry. The company provides world-class software and services to support national governing bodies, youth sports associations, leagues, clubs, parents, coaches, and athletes. Some of the largest and most prominent sports organizations, including the U.S. Soccer Federation, Little League Baseball and Softball, and Pop Warner Little Scholars, rely on Stack Sports technology to run and manage their organizations. Stack Sports is headquartered in Dallas and is leading the industry one team at a time focusing on three key pillars -- Play, Improve, and Engage.

To learn more about how Stack Sports is transforming the sports experience, please visit https://stacksports.com/.

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After a record first quarter for Stack Sports, the novel coronavirus took the United States by storm - closing schools, halting sports, and even shutting down whole communities. With over 95% of athletes nationwide impacted in some way, Americans looked to find the way forward.

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Tenorshare Announces Giveaways for Thanksgiving and Black Friday 2020

NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- Tenorshare, the highly professional team with more than ten years of experience, has announced giveaway on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. From now until December 10, 2020, everyone must seize the opportunity! This time Tenorshare launched a lucky turntable. There is free software license, 5$ coupon, 10 $ coupon, buy one get one free and discount deals.

Tenorshare has the highest rate of recovery in the industry. It is a remarkable software developer of personal computers and other technologies. Tenorshare is recognized as the front-line software company dealing with iPhones and password recovery software.

1 - 100% win a prize

The lucky roulette launched by Tenorshare has a 100% chance of winning. Just enter the event page, click on 'GO', users can randomly get a free product from Tenorshare. The rich prizes include 5$ coupon, 10$ coupon, the TunesCare license and the 4uKey - Password Manager license. TunesCare can easily fix iTunes sync problems and get rid of iTunes errors. 4uKey - Password Manager makes it easy for users to find, recover, view, export and manage all the passwords on iPhone and iPad. And you can participate the activities two times per day.

2 - Buy one get one free

Users buy UltData or 4uKey can get an iCareFone for free. UltData software can recover data directly from iOS devices and iTunes backup, it supports more than thirty-five file types. This amazing software also supports social media apps like WhatsApp, Kik, Viber, WeChat and LINE. 4uKey can easily unlock iPhone screen and MDM in minutes. Forgot iPhone passcode or Apple ID password can be disastrous. Use 4uKey iPhone Unlocker to regain your iOS device. Tenorshare offers iCareFone for free to back up your iPhone data. And it also supports to restore data anytime, anywhere and transfer media files between iPhone 12/11/X/8/7/6 and iTunes without limitation.

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In addition to the above discounts, Tenorshare series software also has designated discounts this Thanksgiving and Black Friday. A variety of well-known software discounts, up to 70% off deals!

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Tenorshare, the highly professional team with more than ten years of experience, has announced giveaway on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. From now until December 10, 2020, everyone must seize the opportunity! This time Tenorshare launched a lucky turntable. There is free software license, 5$ coupon, 10 $ coupon, buy one get one free and discount deals.

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Ed ‘NJWeedman’ Forchion Wages His Own War on Drugs – Sues the State of New Jersey Over ‘Bait and Switch’ Cannabis Regulation Laws

TRENTON, N.J. /ScoopCloud/ -- The 'war on drugs' has just taken a wicked left turn. On Friday, November 20, 2020, one of marijuana's staunchest supporters, Ed "NJWeedman" Forchion held an online press conference at his NJWeedman's Joint location, contesting New Jersey's recent legalization of cannabis. Forchion announced his federal lawsuit against New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, accusing the state of baiting New Jersey citizens into voting for the legalization of a corporate, Caucasian run cannabis industry, under the guise of legalizing marijuana.

Forchion notes that under the current developing legislation, marijuana will still be illegal and in fact, criminalized, in underserved communities.

View Case 3:20-cv-16582-PGS-TJB FORCHION v. MURPHY at: http://njweedman.com/Federal_Cannabis_lawsuit.pdf.

In a 40 plus page document, filed at the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Forchion seeks to have the "Court declare unconstitutional and invalid the application and implementation of the 'Constitutional Amendment to Legalize Marijuana.'" Forchion asserts that the Regulated Cannabis Act, as the amendment is referred to in the lawsuit, "deprives him of equal protection and due process under the United States Constitution and subjects him to selective prosecution."

Forchion notes that the state unfairly allows Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (CUMMA) dispensaries to possess large amounts of marijuana in violation of federal law while prosecuting individuals such as himself. Forchion, a long-time marijuana activist, has had numerous marijuana related prosecutions brought against him by the State of New Jersey, including a pending matter.

In addition, Forchion proposes that voters were duped into believing that they were voting to legalize marijuana, while unwittingly sanctioning a cannabis industry which only grants legalization to a majority of Caucasian owned corporate entities while criminalizing individuals of color, who in effect will not be granted similar market access.

"This new Caucasian corporate cannabis industry is a sham," apprizes Forchion. "Politicians are in cahoots with corporations to take over and control what is now a multi-billion-dollar industry while excluding the existing marijuana market. We are witnessing systematic discrimination. Only 'regulated cannabis' which is defined as the pot sold by dealers licensed by a new bureaucracy called the Cannabis Regulatory Commission will be allowed in the marketplace. But individuals possessing and selling marijuana - such as myself, will still be in violation of the law. The community that paved the road for legalization and paid the price with incarceration and felonies, are being locked out of the 'new' industry and will continue to be locked up."

"It's the cocaine vs. crack dilemma all over again," explains Forchion, "similar to the war on drugs when prison sentences were handed down to people of color for using crack cocaine, while individuals, who were most notably white, were hardly prosecuted for using powder cocaine. Our State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is on record stating that the new amendment does not authorize 'unregulated marijuana.' New Jersey is subtly creating a distinction between 'marijuana' for the masses versus state 'regulated cannabis' for the establishment," cites Forchion.

New Jersey has come under mounting criticism since the recent passing of legalization. Politicians, community activists and the media have taken the state to task for attempting to push through a corporatized cannabis culture that doesn't seem to best serve its constituents. Headlines have drawn attention to the state's blatant interest in profits over compassion. In fact, lawmakers' first attempt at enabling legislation has been halted amid growing criticism. The number of licenses set aside for Black and Latino communities in the bill has been widely criticized and advocates have demanded more opportunities be extended for people with criminal records for low-level drug convictions.

Forchion, whose lawsuit positions him squarely amid the ongoing conflict, is no newcomer to battle. At cited in his lawsuit, he has been vehemently retaliated against in the past by the State of New Jersey. In 2002, he was jailed for advocating the legalization of marijuana. Forchion was held at the Burlington County Jail from August 19, 2002 until late January 2003 when United States District Court Federal Judge Joseph E. Irenas, U.S.D.J., hearing his civil rights suit, agreed that the state had violated Forchion's First Amendment right to advocate marijuana's legalization and ordered him released.

In 2016, Forchion and his partner, Debi Madaio, had their restaurant raided by Mercer County law enforcement authorities on marijuana dealing charges. Forchion was held without bail for over 400 days due to the retaliatory charge of witness tampering. He was acquitted by a jury and all charges were dismissed with no convictions.

Sign the NJWeedman's Joint Change.org petition at https://www.change.org/p/phil-murphy-demand-gov-phil-murphy-grant-njweedman-s-joint-a-recreational-cannabis-license.

Follow Ed "NJWeedman" Forchion across all social media at @NJWeedman and at https://www.njweedman.com/.

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The 'war on drugs' has just taken a wicked left turn. On Friday, November 20, 2020, one of marijuana's staunchest supporters, Ed "NJWeedman" Forchion held an online press conference at his NJWeedman's Joint location, contesting New Jersey's recent legalization of cannabis. (Case 3:20-cv-16582-PGS-TJB FORCHION v. MURPHY.)

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NotaryCam Marks Significant Spike in Use of Remote Online Notarization for eWills in Second Half of 2020

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- NotaryCam®, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that it has seen a 10X-increase in the number of remote online notarization (RON) transactions the company has performed for electronic wills (eWills) thus far in 2020. The company attributes a significant portion of this increase to the passage of Florida's eWill legislation, which went into effect on July 1, 2020.

Since launching its eWill product in 2019, NotaryCam has enabled testators to create and notarize video eWills, advanced health directives, trusts, etc. without having to appear physically in person before a notary. NotaryCam engages two forms of identification and allows witnesses and/or attorneys to join the ceremony from anywhere. To ensure the wishes laid out in the eWill survive probate, NotaryCam added security measures including securely storing video recording the signing ceremony for a minimum of 10 years and tamper-sealing on the notarized document. Witnesses and/or attorneys can also join the ceremony from anywhere in the world.

"In today's world, eWills not only provide individuals a convenient and secure platform through which to create a will, but also the peace of mind knowing it can be easily accessed at any time from anywhere," said NotaryCam Founder and CEO Rick Triola. "For example, in a situation in which a living will or advanced care directive needs to be accessed, it provides comfort to the family to not only know their loved one's wishes, but to see them on video as those wishes were expressed."

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ability to create and notarize eWills has become more significant as well as more convenient as states issued emergency orders authorizing RON transactions. Although many states have recognized the legality of eWills for years, RON now allows individuals/testators to remotely execute these documents with or without their attorneys having to appear physically in the same room. Thus, allowing eWills or any estate planning documents to be remotely notarized, eliminates several barriers that might otherwise prevent individuals from engaging in advanced care/estate planning. Additionally, the emergency legislation surrounding RON allows NotaryCam to add security and identity proofing, adding both long-term defensible evidence and peace of mind to eWill transactions.

For Florida-based estate planning firm and NotaryCam client de Jesus Law Group, LLC, the ability to electronically execute wills and other estate planning documents was key to maintaining its operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Our previous process involved a lot of manual work with paper and physically mailing documents. Because of COVID, our firm went completely virtual, and we had to find a new way to get our signings done. When we looked into eWills, NotaryCam immediately stood out as the only electronic notary platform that could perform eWill transactions in Florida currently," said the firm's co-founder Irene de Jesus. "After our first eWill transaction with NotaryCam, I was already comfortable with the process and immediately saw how this process will save us a lot of time and resources."

According to de Jesus, one of the added benefits is that NotaryCam also provides witnesses to the transaction, thus eliminating the need for her clients to do so This not only streamlines the transaction by reducing the number of parties involved in scheduling, but it also reduces the overall cost to the testator. For de Jesus, NotaryCam's streamlined, cost-conscious approach to RON for estate planning made the difference in putting eWills within her firm's financial reach and has fundamentally changed how her firm plans to handled signings beyond the pandemic.

"We've just started to realize the cost savings over our previous process, but I can tell you that based on what we've seen so far, I'm not changing how we're doing this once COVID is done," she added."

About NotaryCam

After pioneering the world's first multi-party/multi-state remote online notarization (RON) in 2012, visionary entrepreneur Rick Triola founded NotaryCam and completed the first mortgage remote online closing (ROC(tm)) in 2014. Today, NotaryCam is the leader in remote online notarization across all Industries and real estate/mortgage eClosing solutions, having notarized documents worldwide for hundreds of thousands of customers in all 50 states and more than 150 countries. The company's patented eClose360® platform delivers the "perfect" online mortgage closing in every jurisdiction and supports all eClosing scenarios - RON, IPEN or Hybrids - with a flexible workflow for document recording and unparalleled identity verification, security and customer convenience. NotaryCam also proudly maintains an industry-leading 99.8 percent customer satisfaction rating.

Visit https://www.notarycam.com for additional information or to get a document notarized today.

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NotaryCam®, the pioneering leader in online notarization and original provider of mortgage eClosing solutions, today announced that it has seen a 10X-increase in the number of remote online notarization (RON) transactions the company has performed for electronic wills (eWills) thus far in 2020.

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Spodak Dental Group Collects More Than 250 Pounds of Halloween Candy for Operation Gratitude

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Spodak Dental Group and Operation Gratitude are teaching kids the value of giving back by donating their Halloween candy in support of troops overseas and local heroes. The team was able to collect more than 250 pounds of candy from local children and schools' groups, and joined the nationwide win-win movement for kids, parents, dentists and local military members and first responders.

"While we participate in many non-profit events and fundraisers throughout the year, Operation Gratitude's Halloween Candy Give-Back Program is one that is truly special to our entire team," said Dr. Craig Spodak, general dentist and co-founder of All-Star Smiles, a non-profit organization with a goal to eradicate childhood tooth decay. "While tooth decay is largely preventable, it remains one of the most common diseases of childhood. Giving kids the opportunity to donate their candy instead of eating it, and teaching them the importance of being thankful for their local heroes, is something we will always support."

Spodak Dental Group participated in the "Direct Delivery" program this year and was matched with West Palm Beach Police Department Community Response Division-HCGB 2020. A "Direct Delivery" is a meaningful engagement opportunity for donors to connect and personally deliver their candy to one of Operation Gratitude's registered military, veteran, first responder or frontline hero groups. These direct connections help to fulfill Operation Gratitude's mission of forging strong bonds between Americans and their military and first responder heroes through volunteer service projects, acts of gratitude, and meaningful engagements in communities nationwide.

Dr. Craig Spodak and the Spodak Dental Group team remains proud to participate in the Operation Gratitude Halloween Give-Back Program to reduce excess sugar consumption, prevent dental decay, and teach children the importance of saying "thank you" to all who serve.

In 2019, Operation Gratitude received more than 361,000 pounds of candy from more than 3,100 donors, and was able to distribute to more than 140 first responders, military and veteran organizations through care packages and direct deliveries.

"As we have all seen recently, the world can turn upside down in a matter of days. One thing that we can always count on during a crisis is our military and first responders on the frontlines," said the CEO of Operation Gratitude, retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Schmiegel. "While they continue to serve, we will continue to support them with the help of this coalition. Together, we will deliver millions of critically needed items and letters of appreciation globally to the Frontline First Responders who need it most."

Candy and handwritten letters and drawings were collected at Spodak Dental Group, located at 3911 W. Atlantic Ave., the week of November 2 during normal business hours. Spodak Dental Group gave kids $1 per pound, up to 5 pounds maximum.

About Spodak Dental Group

The Spodak Dental Group, a 2017 Inc. 5000 honoree, has evolved to become South Florida's premier, comprehensive dental facility, and comprises a world-class association of dental professionals poised to provide full-service dental care second-to-none in both scope and skill. The Spodak Dental Group team includes General and Restorative Dentists, Endodontists, Periodontists, Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Master Ceramic Artists and Anesthesiologists, as well as one of the nation's only in-office dental labs. Spodak Dental Group is located at 3911 W. Atlantic Ave. Call or text (561) 303-2413 or visit https://www.SpodakDental.com for more information.

About Operation Gratitude

Operation Gratitude's mission is to forge strong bonds between Americans and their Military and First Responder heroes through volunteer service projects, acts of gratitude, and meaningful engagements in communities nationwide. More than 17 years ago, in March of 2003, Operation Gratitude sent its first four Care Packages to deployed Service Members in Iraq. Since its inception, the organization has given millions of Americans the opportunity to express appreciation through hands-on volunteerism and lifted the spirits of more than 1.8 million Deployed Troops, and another 1.1 million recruit graduates, veterans, military families, first responders and healthcare heroes. Corporate partners and grateful citizens from across the country donate more than 15 million "Wish List" and handmade items each year to fill the Care Packages. Through donation drives, letter-writing campaigns, craft projects, hands-on service projects, and other activities, volunteers are the heart and soul of the organization. For more information visit https://www.operationgratitude.com/, or follow us on Twitter at @OpGratitude.

Spodak Dental Group and Operation Gratitude are teaching kids the value of giving back by donating their Halloween candy in support of troops overseas and local heroes. The team was able to collect more than 250 pounds of candy from local children and schools' groups.

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Car Seat Cover Becomes Key Part of Continuum of Care

TOWSON, Md. /ScoopCloud/ -- The inventor of the Ruby Slipper Car Seat Cover, Katherine Miles, explains that this seemingly-simple product-essentially, two pieces of slippery fabric-has proven to be a key part of a continuum of care for seniors with limited mobility and for persons recovering from injury or surgery.

The Ruby Slipper helps people enter and exit a vehicle seat with ease, allowing seniors and patients to get to the places they want and need to go: visiting friends and family, running errands and going to medical appointments.

* For seniors, the Ruby Slipper can help retain independence by removing a roadblock to transportation, freeing seniors to continue to enjoy a range of activities.

* For those recovering from illness, injury or surgery, the Ruby Slipper makes going to the doctor, hospital or physical therapist less of a challenge (or an impossibility), allowing the patient to continue the journey to health.

* For caregivers, the Ruby Slipper makes helping a family member, friend or client into and out of the car a much easier task, which expands the range of possible activities and reduces resistance to outings.

"For many seniors, the Ruby Slipper becomes a long-term part of their routine. Favorite activities can be sustained and contribute to overall enjoyment of life," said Miles. "Folks rehabbing from injury or surgery find the Ruby Slipper is a low-cost, easy-to-use way to continue their recovery. And as a former caregiver myself, I can vouch for the difference it makes when getting in and out of a car is no longer an obstacle."

Many customers agree and have shared their satisfaction with the Ruby Slipper:

* "WOW-what a huge difference it made! ... I just tuck her legs into the front and slide her in. It's SO easy and I can't be more thankful!"-Lisa Jennings

* "Didn't really believe it until I saw how it helped my mom move in and out of the car more easily."-Ely from Florida

* "This has proven to be the easiest car seat cover for me to use. It slides me in and out with no effort. After a fall, I had to find an easier way to get into the passenger seat ...."-T. Perkins

* "Very good product. My husband uses it in his driver's seat of car. He has decreased mobility in his hips. It helps a great deal."-Deborah Price

* "My dad has Parkinson's and we were having a hard time getting him in and out of a new car .... I knew we needed something to help him slide around once he sat down. This product was the perfect solution and has made a great impact on his ability and our ability (when he needs assistance) to get him in and out of the car."-Sherry Rolsma

About the Ruby Slipper Car Seat Cover

The Ruby Slipper is a two-layer nylon seat cover that creates a unique sliding action, allowing an individual to pivot smoothly into and out of a car seat.

The Ruby Slipper is easily installed in minutes. The user or caregiver rotates the top layer of nylon fabric over the seating area toward the door to hang over the side of the seat. Then, the user sits on the fabric, swivels into the car to place his or her feet on the floor, and slides back into the seat. (If help is needed, a caregiver can grasp the individual's legs and rotate them into the car.)

The Ruby Slipper is inexpensive, easy to use and easily stored when not needed. It fits virtually all passenger cars and trucks, works on both cloth and leather seats, and can be moved from car to car as needed. The nylon fabric is rugged, comfortable and easy to care for.

About Ruby Slipper, LLC

Made entirely in America, the Ruby Slipper Car Seat Cover can be purchased online at https://www.rubyslippercarseatcover.com/ (via PayPal) or by calling 877-855-3065. The cost is $79.95 plus $11.95 shipping. The Ruby Slipper comes with a 30-day money back guarantee.

Questions can be directed to https://www.rubyslippercarseatcover.com/contact or 877-855-3065. Ruby Slipper, LLC is located at P.O. Box 42430, Towson, MD 21284.

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The inventor of the Ruby Slipper Car Seat Cover, Katherine Miles, explains that this seemingly-simple product-essentially, two pieces of slippery fabric-has proven to be a key part of a continuum of care for seniors with limited mobility and for persons recovering from injury or surgery.

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Community State Bank Implements Fully Paperless eClosing Process with DocMagic’s Total eClose™ Platform

TORRANCE, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that Southeast Wisconsin-based Community State Bank has implemented its full suite of eClosing solutions to transform the bank's mortgage closing process, making it 100 percent digital. All seven locations of Community State Bank have now implemented DocMagic's Total eClose™ platform and are closing and funding residential home loans electronically.

Community State Bank selected DocMagic's eClose platform to completely digitize its mortgage closing process --- including remote online notarizations (RON), eNote generation and secure eVault storage capabilities. The bank partnered with DocMagic primarily to implement technology that would help ensure the highest levels of customer safety during the pandemic. Secondarily, Community State Bank sought to improve the borrower experience with an easier, quicker and more efficient lending process.

"During these times of uncertainty, it is extremely important that our team be able to adjust quickly in order to continue serving our customers safely," said Community State Bank President and CEO, Scott Huedepohl. "We're very honored to be able to provide both a high-tech experience, while still offering personalized service to guide our customers along the way."

Community State Bank is leveraging DocMagic's dynamic document generation capability to ensure the consistency and compliance of Loan Estimates (LE) and Closing Disclosures (CD), eSignatures, eNotarizations in all 50 states, and eDelivery to investors/GSEs. Total eClose also generates a MISMO Category 1 SMARTDoc(r) eNote and has direct connectivity with the MERS(r) eRegistry. The entire process includes a detailed audit trail, with secure storage in DocMagic's certified eVault. Collectively, DocMagic's Total eClose platform creates a fully paperless workflow that seamlessly integrates every component of the closing process.

"We're happy to have partnered with DocMagic to provide our mortgage customers with a completely paperless and virtual experience from start to finish," said Community State Bank Vice President of Mortgage Operations, Shakil Haider. "By utilizing DocMagic, our mortgage team can now offer customers the option of signing mortgage documents electronically, from the moment they apply through closing."

"We're excited that Community State Bank elected to implement a fully digital mortgage closing process with DocMagic as its single-source provider," said Dominic Iannitti, President and CEO at DocMagic. "Community State Bank has put their customers' needs at the forefront by implementing our automated, end-to-end lending platform. We provide our clients with an agile and technology-forward mortgage process that ensures they can sustain and scale critical business processes."

After using the new platform, Community State Bank mortgage customer Gary Strand, remarked: "This was our first time closing a mortgage with Community State Bank. Our experience was very simple from start to finish. Having the option to close our loan online shows they are willing to accommodate their customers' needs and busy schedules while also keeping safety in mind during the pandemic."

About DocMagic:

DocMagic, Inc. is the leading provider of fully-compliant document generation, automated compliance, eSignature and comprehensive eMortgage solutions for the mortgage industry. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Torrance, Calif., DocMagic, Inc. develops award-winning software, mobile apps, processes, and web-based systems for the production and delivery of compliant loan document packages. The company's solutions connect industry participants, promote collaboration, and data integrity to execute precision-based digital lending transactions. The company's compliance experts and in-house legal staff consistently monitor legal and regulatory changes at both the federal and state levels to ensure accuracy. For more information on DocMagic, visit https://www.docmagic.com/.

About Community State Bank:

Community State Bank, a $500 million locally owned and operated community bank, is headquartered in Union Grove, WI and has proudly served the communities of Southeastern Wisconsin since 1898. For more information please visit CSB online at https://csb.bank/.

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DocMagic, Inc., the premier provider of fully-compliant loan document preparation, regulatory compliance and comprehensive eMortgage services, announced that Southeast Wisconsin-based Community State Bank has implemented its full suite of eClosing solutions to transform the bank's mortgage closing process, making it 100 percent digital.

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Bright Road Recovery Contracts with Magellan to Provide Eating Disorder Treatment for Blue Shield Subscribers

CLAREMONT, Calif. /ScoopCloud/ -- Bright Road Recovery, the Inland Empire's Premier Eating Disorder Treatment Program, announced today that they are now in-network with Magellan Healthcare. This is good news for Blue Shield subscribers in the Inland Empire who are looking for help with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, or ARFID. Since Magellan is the mental health benefits administrator for most Blue Shield policies, many who have Blue Shield of California, or other Blue Shield policies, will have more access to excellent care, closer to home.

"We are so pleased to be able to provide services for more individuals in our community who are seeking help for their eating disorder," said Bright Road Recovery's Executive Director and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist Supervisor, Tamson Overholtzer, LMFT, CEDS-S. "The challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic have increased the need for support and treatment, and we look forward to being there for those who need us."

The pandemic has affected how everyone receives mental health or medical care; however, Bright Road Recovery was among the first eating disorder treatment programs to transition both their intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization programs to a telehealth format, maintaining almost completely uninterrupted services at the beginning of the shutdown in March.

"It was an amazing sight to see our team swing into action when it became clear that in-person programming wasn't going to be safe and a shutdown was imminent," Overholtzer stated. "We talked about how to make sure not to lose any of the effectiveness of the program, and then everyone pitched in to make sure their part was handled. We made the switch in only five days, and with almost zero glitches."

"We know that doing everything remotely on the computer is challenging and exhausting for everyone. We are proud of the ways we've kept the fidelity of our in-person program, so that there's no drop off in quality for our patients," says Katie Ingram, Program Manager. "We've also managed to keep many of the personal touches that help our patients feel connected to us and to the program. For patients who live nearby, we have daily meal pickups and a chance to receive materials for the day's group sessions--and for those who aren't nearby, we accommodate to make sure their needs are met in a different way."

While the Bright Road Recovery team looks forward to the days of in-person programming in the future, for now, they feel confident that they are providing excellent care of all their patients--including, now, those who have Blue Shield insurance---or other insurers who have partnered with Magellan for their behavioral health needs.

About Bright Road Recovery:

Bright Road Recovery has been the Inland Empire's premier eating disorder treatment program since 2014, providing intensive outpatient program (IOP) and partial hospitalization program (PHP) care. Bright Road Recovery also offers outpatient psychotherapy for individuals and families as well as professional nutritional counseling by registered dietitians.

Bright Road Recovery is accredited by the Joint Commission, and is the first eating disorder treatment center to receive accreditation from MET(T)A Protocol, which recognizes this program as having trauma-centered, mindfulness-based, EMDR-integrated program.

Located in the historic Claremont Village, Bright Road Recovery has easy freeway and Metrolink access. Parking is easy and plentiful in their private lot. For more information, please visit https://brightroadrecovery.com/.

CONTACT US:
Admissions:
Vanessa Lopez
909-624-7070

MEDIA CONTACT
Gigi Woodall
info@BrightRoadRecovery.com
909-624-7070

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Bright Road Recovery, the Inland Empire's Premier Eating Disorder Treatment Program, announced today that they are now in-network with Magellan Healthcare. This is good news for Blue Shield subscribers in the Inland Empire who are looking for help with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, or ARFID.

Related link: https://brightroadrecovery.com/

PCS International selected by RSM Computer Services as exclusive provider

CHICAGO, Ill. /ScoopCloud/ -- PCS International (PCS), a Chicagoland based technology service provider, is excited to announce that it has been named the exclusive provider to all clients of RSM Computer Services (RSM) for technology service, support, and maintenance services.

RSM customers will also have immediate direct access to the PCS sister companies: PCS Cloud Solutions and Business CyberSecurity Solutions, allowing them a one-stop shopping experience for all their technology needs.

"PCS International is thrilled to be selected to help Bob Biegon and RSM to support their customers as he moves towards a well-deserved retirement. We can leverage our experience in the business world to help their customers with a wide range of technology solutions," said Ron Searle, President and founder of PCS International.

"I can't imagine a better fit - definitely a Win - Win for my clients and friends!" said Bob Biegon, President and founder of RSM Computer Services.

To learn more visit https://www.pcsintl.com/rsm

About PCS International:

With locations both downtown and the Chicagoland suburbs, they have 34 years of experience supporting the technology needs of companies of all sizes and industries across Northeastern Illinois.

During COVID-19, PCS International has been well positioned to help our clients adjust to the rapidly changing technology landscape that a decentralized workforce brings, including the challenges that come with networks, cloud hosting, and cyber security. Additionally, we have been assisting many private schools with the move to effective and engaging remote learning models.

Further Contact:
Ron Searle, President
rks@pcsintl.com
847-348-3900

Locations:
* 1608 W Colonial Parkway, Inverness IL 60067
* 500 North Dearborn, Suite 705, Chicago IL 60654

PCS International (PCS), a Chicagoland based technology service provider, is excited to announce that it has been named the exclusive provider to all clients of RSM Computer Services (RSM) for technology service, support, and maintenance services.

Related link: https://www.pcsintl.com/

New 5G Team Launches Emergent Solutions: Indiana 5G Zone and Edge Technologies

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. /ScoopCloud/ -- Indiana 5G Zone and Edge Technologies are excited to announce a groundbreaking partnership to rapidly enable practical 5G research that leads to deployed solutions that offer tangible value for businesses and communities alike. The Indiana 5G Zone will leverage Edge Technologies' digital transformation solution, edgeCore, to help its members in government, industry, and academia reduce the time to value associated with 5G adoption by securely integrating, visualizing, and actioning the wide variety of technology, applications, and data that are key and surround 5G solutions.

"5G offers faster speeds, lower latency, increased security, and prioritized traffic in this new age of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and internet of things," said Jim Barrett, CEO of Edge Technologies, Inc. "Historically, organizations have often struggled to rapidly integrate new technologies into existing business processes to obtain immediate tangible ROI's. We are excited to be teaming with the Indiana 5G Zone to do just that."

Whether organizations are developing Smart Cities, Digital Agriculture, Advanced Manufacturing, or deploying advanced first responder services, 5G will play a major role. As industry and researchers test and prototype revolutionary 5G solutions, they need a proven way to visualize their results and integrate those solutions with existing business systems to demonstrate and measure value. edgeCore is the platform the Indiana 5G Zone will use to rapidly evaluate these groundbreaking innovations.

"Imagine you are an academic researcher working on new telemetry systems to combat COVID-19, a city planner trying to leverage 5G for a widespread IOT deployment, an educator working on content rich learning solutions for underserved students, or a government innovator trying to protect in theater troops with real time secure access to advanced intelligence information. As quickly as you develop your prototype, you can integrate and visualize your results with existing business applications. This is Digital Transformation and the new 5G speed of innovation," remarked Sean Hendrix, Managing Director of the Indiana 5G Zone. "The edgeCore solution will not only help us facilitate advanced 5G research, it will also help us and our members rapidly deliver 5G solutions that improve society."

To learn more about the Indiana 5G Zone please go to https://wherespeedmatters.com/. To learn more about Edge Technologies please go to https://www.edge-technologies.com/contact-us

About Edge Technologies, Inc.

Edge Technologies, the foremost expert in visualizing operations for direct action, organizations to see what is happening and quickly take the best actions. When employed with existing and evolving business and IT systems, the software strengthens performance and agility while reducing errors. For every solution, teams and systems come together for accelerated digital transformation. Learn more: http://www.edgeti.com/

About Indiana 5G Zone

5G Zone is a cross-sector demonstration laboratory to help government, industry and academia, design and deliver groundbreaking testbed offerings. Learn more: https://wherespeedmatters.com/

About NineTwelve Institute

NineTwelve, the parent of the Indiana 5G Zone, teams industry, government, and academia to meet critical technology needs. Its unique CoLab platform accelerates the design and implementation of emergent solutions. It does this by creating cross-sector collaborative networks that design and deliver groundbreaking solutions.

Tags: #edgetechnologies #connectedintelligence #digitaltransformation #5gzone #wherespeedmatters #innovationlab #5g

MEDIA ONLY CONTACT
Kasia Chaberski
(503) 388-1963
kasia@ninetwelve.us

Indiana 5G Zone and Edge Technologies are excited to announce a groundbreaking partnership to rapidly enable practical 5G research that leads to deployed solutions that offer tangible value for businesses and communities alike.

Related link: https://wherespeedmatters.com/

Massachusetts’ Entrepreneurs Team Up to Deliver ‘Hope’ and ‘Faith’ this Thanksgiving

FALL RIVER, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- This Thanksgiving, Gary Simons of Simply Simons restaurant in Swansea, MA, and Peter Moubayed, owner of NorthEast Fleece in Fall River, MA, will deliver homemade hot turkey dinners, warm fleece blankets and a much-needed message of hope.

Since 2006, Simply Simons has prepared, delivered and donated made-from-scratch Thanksgiving Day dinners with "all the fixings." Every holiday season, he and his family and friends prepare, cook, box and deliver up to an impressive 800 meals in the Swansea, Somerset and greater Fall River area. This year, he'll have something new to add into the mix - a warm fleece blanket - complements of NorthEast Fleece.

"For the most part, these people are alone, disabled, veterans and generally families in need," Simons says. "This year, we're expecting a huge spike in deliveries to the elderly who are forced to stay home because of COVID-19."

Moubayed has been a faithful customer at Simons' restaurant for many years and the two cemented a friendship over charitable giving.

"Gary works hard not only at his restaurant but for the community as well," Moubayed says. "From the moment I met him, I knew he had a huge heart. What he's been doing all these years is amazing and I wanted to be a part of it."

Moubayed has a long history of charitable giving, his "Fleece for Peace" blanket donation program has donated and shipped blankets to almost every natural disaster and humanitarian cause worldwide since 1996.

As a leading textile manufacturer, NorthEast Fleece recently created two new inspirational blanket designs that give words of encouragement - "Hope" and "Faith." Bright white letters are printed on a beautifully uplifting sky-blue backdrop.

"When COVID hit and the whole country, including my business, was suddenly shut down, I thought, 'We need hope!' And, so the two new blanket designs were born. It's a simple message, hopefully we are not only warming people, but lifting their spirits too," he shares.

And while the pandemic has also affected Simons' restaurant business, he carries on; his perseverance has paid off. Hot plates and warm blankets will prevail.

"All I kept thinking about were the people who would not get a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day if I cancelled because of the virus," he says.

Those in need of a meal and a blanket or for anyone who wishes to donate, please call Simply Simon's at: 508-675-5531 before Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 9 p.m. Simons will close after breakfast on Thanksgiving Day in order to begin packaging the dinners. The meals will be delivered after 1 p.m. into the late afternoon on Thanksgiving Day.

About Simply Simons

Simply Simons has been family-owned since 1998 and has been involved in many charitable events over the years, including "A Wish Come True." It strongly believes in giving back to the community. The restaurant serves all made-from-scratch meals and has a large and loyal following. The decor is eclectic and showcases family antiques and collectibles throughout.

For more information: https://simplysimonsrestaurant.com/

About NorthEast Fleece

NorthEast Fleece is a family-owned and operated business and a leading supplier of premium, polar-fleece blankets. Along with its role in charitable giving, its blankets have also been displayed at multiple presidential inaugurations, the Olympic Games, major hotels, professional sports events and prestigious universities.

Recently, the company has experienced tremendous growth, culminating in its current position as North America's premier manufacturer and supplier of fleece blankets. It's a BBB-accredited business with an A+ rating.

For more information: https://northeastfleece.com/

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*Photo Caption: Gary Simons, Simply Simons; and Peter Moubayed, NorthEast Fleece, team up to deliver meals and warm message of "Hope."

This Thanksgiving, Gary Simons of Simply Simons restaurant in Swansea, MA, and Peter Moubayed, owner of NorthEast Fleece in Fall River, MA, will deliver homemade hot turkey dinners, warm fleece blankets and a much-needed message of hope.

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RMA’s Consulting Strategies Result in Multiple Client Wins at FRA Awards

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- RMA (www.rma.us.com) is proud to announce that their city clients won three of the fourteen awards bestowed by the Florida Redevelopment Association, including the prestigious President's Award. RMA provides staffing services for the West Palm Beach CRA and provides economic development and real estate consultancy services for the City of Deltona. The FRA award ceremony was presented virtually on November 19, 2020.

RMA has been staffing the West Palm Beach CRA since 2014, and the firm was thrilled when FRA announced that the top award across all categories, the President's Award, recognized the Historic Northwest marketing campaign, which was entered in the Cultural Enhancement category. The West Palm Beach CRA also won in the Capital Project and Infrastructure category for the Clematis Street revitalization. In the City of Deltona, RMA's vision and unique deal-making was instrumental in the City's win in the Management Programs and Creative Partnerships category.

"We are thrilled to have our clients recognized for their excellence by the FRA," said Sharon McCormick, Director of Business Development and Attraction for RMA. "RMA is comprehensively focused on excellence, from visioning to implementation. Our consulting firm becomes a committed partner with the leadership of each city, bringing our expertise and innovation in multiple disciplines to the revitalization process."

Throughout the past decade, RMA has been instrumental in a dozen FRA wins for city clients including West Palm Beach, Pompano Beach, Margate and North Miami.

Each year, FRA accepts entries for the annual awards from its members in a variety of categories, ranging from annual reports to cultural enhancement. The entries are examined for effectiveness and completeness - including the narrative, supplemental material and compliance with the submittal instructions.

A cross section of Florida redevelopment professionals, individuals and business organizations judge and rank all of the entries and select the winners.

ABOUT THE AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS:

Category: Cultural Enhancement (Won the President's Award)

The Historic Northwest, located just north of Downtown West Palm Beach, is a long-standing neighborhood enriched with a deep and significant culture spanning back to the 1890s and early 1900s. It was here that African-Americans established institutions, businesses and ultimately a way of life that would carry on for generations to come. Now with the help of the Northwest community, the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is working to renew the renaissance of a place where you're encouraged to "find your rhythm, explore your roots and live your destiny" through a unique variety of complimentary programs and initiatives.

Category: Management Programs and Creative Partnerships

The City of Deltona hired Redevelopment Management Associates (RMA) to create a Strategic Economic Development Plan for a business park and manufacturing related recruitment. An economic development approach with a real estate-based foundation was used to develop a plan for an Innovation District, Logistics and Commerce Centers on 240 acres near Central Florida's transportation corridor. RMA also helped implement the plan by attracting Deltona's Portland Industrial Park developer that brought Amazon as an anchor tenant. This development will provide 500 full-time jobs with an average annual payroll over $16 million and deliver a $100 million project to the tax base.

Category: Capital Project and Infrastructure

With a rich history beginning in 1894, Clematis Street is the most iconic street in the City of West Palm Beach. To invigorate the street and advance efforts to attract new businesses, the street was transformed with modern infrastructure improvements and vibrant design elements that improved the experience and quality of life for residents, businesses and visitors. The project began with the 300 Block as a pilot to guide the future design of the street, followed by the 100 and 200 blocks. Extensive public input led to a curbless design of the street featuring large shade trees, wider pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, and narrower travel lanes.

About RMA:

Founded in 2009 by Kim Briesemeister and Chris Brown, RMA is comprised of a phenomenal team of leading experts in economic development, real estate for governments, marketing, urban design, and financial analysis. RMA, headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida is a highly experienced, full-service economic redevelopment consulting and management firm, specializing in revitalizing core areas and corridors for cities, counties, and special districts nationwide. The co-founders are also the authors of one of the definitive books about city redevelopment, "Reinventing Your City: 8 Steps to Turn Your City Around."

Learn more at: https://rma.us.com/

Media Contact:
Kay Renz
Kay@KRPRmediagroup.com

RMA is proud to announce that their city clients won three of the fourteen awards bestowed by the Florida Redevelopment Association, including the prestigious President's Award. RMA provides staffing services for the West Palm Beach CRA and provides economic development and real estate consultancy services for the City of Deltona. The FRA award ceremony was presented virtually on November 19, 2020.

Related link: http://www.rma.us.com/

Pompano Beach CRA Wins FRA Award for Atlantic Boulevard Bridge Enhancement

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Pompano Beach CRA is proud to announce that the Atlantic Boulevard Bridge Enhancement is the 2020 winner of the Best Transportation Transit Enhancement category at the annual Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA) Awards, which were bestowed November 19, 2020.

Focused on creating a sense of community and adding art elements to the transportation in Pompano Beach, the Pompano Beach CRA developed a bridge that would serve as a landmark, as well as offering a sense of place and destination whether traveling by land or water. This project serves multi-functional uses with its nautical themed infrastructure. Elements included in the enhancement include grand bridge entrances, repurposed pedestrian walkways and tender house facade improvements. It is now a symbolic welcome for residents and visitors.

"We are honored to have this outstanding project recognized by FRA," said Nguyen Tran, CRA Director. "And we appreciate everyone who worked with us on the beautiful transformation of this bridge including the City of Pompano Beach, Currie Sowards Aguila Architects, Burkhardt Construction and artist Dennis Friel."

One of the most stunning features of the bridge are two large sails at either end which feature a computer-operated lighting system that allows the sails to change colors for special occasions. This "sail" theme continues the style that was launched with the City's Pier Parking Garage.

Each year, FRA accepts entries for the annual awards from its members in a variety of categories, ranging from annual reports to cultural enhancement. The entries are examined for effectiveness and completeness - including the narrative, supplemental material and compliance with the submittal instructions. A cross section of Florida redevelopment professionals, individuals and business organizations judge and rank all of the entries and select the winners.

About the Pompano Beach CRA:

The City of Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) was created in 1989. It has two independent districts: Northwest CRA and East CRA established by City government for the purpose of carrying out redevelopment activities that include reducing or eliminating blight, improving the economic health of an area, and encouraging public and private investments in a CRA district.

The Pompano Beach CRA is funded through Tax Increment Financing (TIF). The funds are collected as property values increase and a portion of that increase is captured by the Agency. TIF raises revenue for redevelopment efforts without raising taxes. For more information: http://www.pompanobeachfl.gov/pages/cra

About FRA:

FRA is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to assisting Florida professionals and volunteers in community revitalization efforts. With its mission of "transforming spaces, revitalizing places," FRA is committed to providing a forum for its more than 300 members to share knowledge and common experiences regarding revitalization opportunities and issues throughout Florida.

Media contact:
Kay Renz
Kay@KRPRmediagroup.com

The Pompano Beach CRA is proud to announce that the Atlantic Boulevard Bridge Enhancement is the 2020 winner of the Best Transportation Transit Enhancement category at the annual Florida Redevelopment Association (FRA) Awards, which were bestowed November 19, 2020.

EO Houston announced today that The McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise Hosts Jeremy Jenson

HOUSTON, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- In mid-September, The University of St. Thomas, McNair Center for Entrepreneurship's Executive Director, Dr. Patrick Woock, reached out to EO Houston to request that one of our Members come in and lead a Workshop on Networking for their Entrepreneurship students.

On Thursday, October 1st, EO Houston Member Jeremy Jenson, CEO of Encore Search Partners led the interactive Presentation on "The Power of Digital Networking," showcasing how LinkedIn and various other social media channels can create real, organic, lasting relationships with prospective clients and prospective new hires, alike.

Following the Presentation, Jeremy selected Omar Al-Eisa, a Junior at the University of St. Thomas, to do a site visit at Encore Search's office, where they went through the Fundamentals of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), a current P&L Statement, and he even had the opportunity to visit with the Senior Leadership Team.

"It's honest. That is what I like most," Dr. Patrick Woock shared, post event. "I was thinking of introducing you to McNair Foundation as a speaker. We have a lot to learn from you."

Jeremy started his first business at the age of 25 and is a massive proponent of entrepreneurialism for young professionals. "EO has been an incredible resource for my own personal growth and professional development, and I am eager and excited to help the new wave of entrepreneurs achieve their full potential."

Learn more at: https://www.eonetwork.org/houston

In mid-September, The University of St. Thomas, McNair Center for Entrepreneurship's Executive Director, Dr. Patrick Woock, reached out to EO Houston to request that one of our Members come in and lead a Workshop on Networking for their Entrepreneurship students.

Related link: https://www.eonetwork.org/houston

Coldwell Banker Elite Unveils Updated Global Luxury Look

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. /ScoopCloud/ -- Today, Coldwell Banker Elite debuts the sleek modern update to our prestigious Global Luxury program branding, in alignment with the Coldwell Banker® network's "Project North Star" visual transformation. Coldwell Banker Elite is deploying all new yard signs, agent and listing marketing materials and more as part of the full network-wide rebrand which will continue into 2021.

Coldwell Banker's new visual identity gives us the opportunity to retell our brand story, solidify our mission statement and recommit to our core values. In today's mobile, social, and digital marketing environment, Global Luxury needed a sophisticated look and feel that matched the upscale properties in which affluent consumers live, work and play.

Coldwell Banker Global Luxury conducted a global quantitative survey of three potential logos in the top four countries for the program: Spain, France, Italy and the United States. With that feedback, Global Luxury then conducted formal focus groups comprised of group interviews, anonymous surveys, and one-on-one sessions with Luxury Brand Ambassadors across 10 countries, as well as with top agents and brokers from across the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury network.

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"Coldwell Banker Elite is excited to be an integral part of this journey. We look forward to showcasing the new, innovative visuals of the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury program; this rebrand will be eye-catching in the greater Fredericksburg area market and we appreciate the opportunity to help guide the brand to success for the years to come," said Kevin Breen, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Elite.

"Research shows consumers closely associate the Coldwell Banker name with luxury real estate - after all, the Coldwell Banker brand sold more $1M+ homes in 2019 than any other national real estate brand. The Coldwell Banker Global Luxury name aligns the power and recognition of the Coldwell Banker brand with legacy in luxury to truly showcase the program for what it is: a leader in delivering excellence, performance and refinement. And with this rebrand, we proudly continue our service with some of the best affiliated agents in the world," said Craig Hogan, vice president of Luxury at Coldwell Banker Real Estate.

About Coldwell Banker Elite

Coldwell Banker Elite is the #1 Coldwell Banker Affiliate in Virginia with 9 offices around the Northern Virginia region. Family-owned and operated since 1980, Coldwell Banker Elite's creative marketing, cutting-edge technology and commitment to quality and unmatched service has helped countless families with their real estate needs. Coldwell Banker Elite provides residential, commercial, property management and relocation services. Each office is independently owned and operated.

Learn more at: https://coldwellbankerelite.com/luxury/

Today, Coldwell Banker Elite debuts the sleek modern update to our prestigious Global Luxury program branding, in alignment with the Coldwell Banker network's "Project North Star" visual transformation. Coldwell Banker Elite is deploying all new yard signs, agent and listing marketing materials and more as part of the full network-wide rebrand which will continue into 2021.

Related link: https://coldwellbankerelite.com/

Edupoint Selects Genesee Intermediate School District in Michigan for 5th Annual Partner for Life Award

FLINT, Mich. /ScoopCloud/ -- Edupoint® Educational Systems, creator of the industry-leading Synergy® Education Platform for K-12 student information and learning management, is pleased to announce that Sue Gilliam, former Director of Technical Services for Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD), has been selected as the recipient of the company's 2020 Partner for Life Award. Bob Weathers, Edupoint Founder and CEO, and Rob Wilson, Edupoint President and Chief Innovation Officer, recently notified Gilliam about the award by phone.

GISD is an educational leader in Genesee County, Michigan, delivering high-quality, innovative educational programs and support services to students, parents, and educators across its consortium of districts. GISD partnered with Edupoint in 2012 when the district selected Synergy as the SIS provider for its member districts.

"When we first implemented Synergy, Bob Weathers came to visit and was surprised to find a small team with many new people," Sue Gilliam said. "Typically, we would have rolled out a project this size over three years, but everyone was so excited we decided to do it all at once. I was impressed with Bob and Rob Wilson from the get-go. There was so much integrity and helpfulness. They did whatever they could do to make us successful and it was huge to have that kind of support."

The Edupoint leadership team was impressed with Sue and GISD as well. During a period of rapid growth in 2014, Edupoint recruited GISD to provide Synergy training support to some of the company's implementing districts across the U.S. In 2016, GISD became Edupoint's Synergy support provider in Tennessee. The district's Technology & Media Services team currently provides support and training services to 34 districts and charter schools in Michigan and 37 districts in Tennessee.

"Edupoint saw us doing good things and their response was to reach out and ask us to do more with them," said Luke Wittum, Assistant Superintendent of Technology and Media Services. "That partnership has helped us grow as an organization, supporting our own systems right here in Genesee County and continuing to grow our expertise, which benefits our constituents. It's been a win-win partnership."

"Sue and GISD have been wonderful representatives for Edupoint," Bob Weathers said, "always willing to go above and beyond. Sue worked very closely with many different contacts here at Edupoint and her focus on relationship building led directly to the strong partnership we have today. We wish her all the best."

Sue Gilliam retired in July after 12 years with GISD. In recognition of Gilliam's and GISD's valued contributions, Edupoint has awarded $10,000 to GISD to be granted as a student scholarship based on criteria of the district's choosing.

About Edupoint Educational Systems

For over 35 years, the leadership of Edupoint Educational Systems has provided well-designed, technologically advanced student data management systems that empower K-12 stakeholders to improve student achievement. Synergy Education Platform by Edupoint is an industry-leading student data management ecosystem built to fit the way educators already work, with seamlessly integrated student information management, learning management, MTSS, assessment, special education management, and analytics. Synergy is unique among K-12 student data management solutions in providing an array of role-based mobile apps designed to give all stakeholders access to the tools they need when and where they need them. Thousands of schools nationwide choose the Synergy Education Platform to support 5 million students in 21 states.

Learn more at: https://www.edupoint.com/.

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Edupoint Educational Systems, creator of the industry-leading Synergy Education Platform for K-12 student information and learning management, is pleased to announce that Sue Gilliam, former Director of Technical Services for Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD), has been selected as the recipient of the company's 2020 Partner for Life Award.

Related link: https://www.edupoint.com/

SimpleNexus Makes Deloitte Technology Fast 500 List for Cutting-Edge Mortgage Technology, Triple-Digit Revenue Growth

LEHI, Utah /ScoopCloud/ -- SimpleNexus (https://simplenexus.com/), developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has earned a spot on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500(TM) list for a second time. For 26 years, Deloitte has recognized the fastest-growing technology companies in North America, honoring firms that define the cutting edge by combining technology and entrepreneurship to transform the way business is done.

This year's Fast 500 rankings are based on percentage revenue growth from 2016 to 2019. SimpleNexus ranked #143 on the list with revenue growth of 834%. Overall, 2020 Technology Fast 500(TM) companies achieved revenue growth ranging from 175% to 106,508%, with median growth of 450%. SimpleNexus previously ranked #102 as a Technology Fast 500(TM) award winner for 2019.

SimpleNexus has rapidly grown to serve over 300 mortgage companies and more than 27,000 loan originators across the nation since its inception. The firm's native mobile app and best-in-class mortgage point-of-sale (POS) technology supports the homeownership journey from engagement to eClosing and brings together borrowers, loan originators and partners in a single platform.

SimpleNexus has already earned several accolades for its revenue growth in 2020, landing a spot on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing companies for a third consecutive year and ranking in the top 10 of Utah Valley Business Q magazine's UV50 and MountainWest Capital's Utah 100 lists of the fastest-growing companies in the state.

"Since the very beginning, SimpleNexus has put the needs of customers at the center of everything we do - a business model that has allowed us to drive revenue in tandem with user satisfaction," said SimpleNexus CEO Matt Hansen. "This year has posed new challenges for borrowers and lenders alike, and we see our continued growth as a clear indicator that our solutions are contributing to the resilience of one of our economy's most vital sectors."

The complete list of Deloitte Tech Fast 500 winners can be found at https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/fast500-winners.html.

About SimpleNexus, LLC:

SimpleNexus is the digital mortgage platform that enables lenders to originate and process loans from anywhere. The company's best-in-class, easy-to-use app connects loan officers to their borrowers, real estate agents and settlement service providers to easily communicate and exchange data in a single location throughout the entire loan life cycle. Loan officers can manage their loan pipelines, order credit, run pricing, send pre-approvals and sign disclosures - all on the go.

About Deloitte:

Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee ("DTTL"), its network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL (also referred to as "Deloitte Global") does not provide services to clients. In the United States, Deloitte refers to one or more of the US member firms of DTTL, their related entities that operate using the "Deloitte" name in the United States and their respective affiliates. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting. Please see www.deloitte.com/about to learn more about our global network of member firms.

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SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, has earned a spot on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list for a second time. For 26 years, Deloitte has recognized the fastest-growing technology companies in North America, honoring firms that define the cutting edge by combining technology and entrepreneurship to transform the way business is done.

Related link: https://simplenexus.com/

OutcomeRx, a unit of CareMetx, announces First Independent Reinsurance Product for Rare Disease Specialty, Cell and Gene Therapies

BETHESDA, Md. /ScoopCloud/ -- OutcomeRx (ORx), a division of CareMetx, LLC, announced today a new reinsurance product to provide coverage access to high-cost specialty drugs including therapies in the emerging cell and gene therapy market(1)(2).

The Patient Access to Costly and Curative Therapies (PACCT)(3) carve-out reinsurance product initially provides first-dollar coverage for payers including PBMs, health plans and employers related to three costly therapies: Spinraza®(4) and Zolgensma®(5) for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and Luxturna®(6) for Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA)-an inherited retinal disorder.

By offering a first-dollar coverage reinsurance product, PACCT provides payers coverage (without deductibles) for these therapies with the goal that payers will in turn lower the cost burden on patients with SMA and LCA. The new reinsurance product will be available with a coverage effective date of January 1, 2021.

OutcomeRx has partnered with Crum & Forster Accident and Health and IronHealth, a division of Ironshore to bring the reinsurance carve-out to leading PBMs, health plans, employer groups and benefit administrators to help change how high-cost therapies, including emerging cell and gene therapies are covered and reimbursed.

"We are excited to create this innovative reinsurance product in partnership with Crum & Forster to help ensure that families and patients needing these life-changing therapies are not hindered by the cost and coverage of treatment," said Mark Hansan, President and CEO of CareMetx, LLC. "We are confident PACCT is the most comprehensive and cost-effective reinsurance product to help protect payers from the sudden financial impact of the high-cost therapies needed to treat these rare genetic conditions."

Gene therapies are among the newest pharmaceutical innovations to treat and potentially cure disease. It is estimated that by 2025, 10 to 20 new gene therapies will be approved each year(7)(8). Today, the drug cost to treat a patient with these gene therapies ranges from $850,000(9) to ~$2.1 million(10), and future cell and gene therapies are estimated to cost $2-3 million(11).

Gary Nidds, Senior Vice President and head of Crum & Forster's Medical Business Unit, said "Our support for this program continues our tradition as an innovator in the accident and health insurance space. We are excited to sit at the cutting edge of coverage solutions for therapies that could, and likely would, otherwise be unattainable for those most in need."

Added Lainie Dorneker, President of IronHealth, a division of Ironshore, "We are excited about this opportunity to provide a much-needed solution to employers and patients and to partner with OutcomeRx and Crum & Forster in the pursuit of achieving positive outcomes and driving patient access."

"We invite all payers to sign up for PACCT as we have developed it as a carve out product available to all payers that purchase reinsurance, regardless of insurer affiliation, to help patients and their families have streamlined access to innovative SMA therapies," said Brooks Wildasin, Associate Vice President of Strategy for OutcomeRx. "The PACCT solution covers multiple therapies in the SMA disease state to ensure that most treatment journey scenarios are addressed, such as a need for both Spinraza and Zolgensma. Coverage will include a per patient per therapy cost limit for the two SMA therapies as well as for Luxturna and be available on a Per Member Per Month (PMPM) basis. We believe all types of payers can benefit from PACCT including health plans of all sizes, reinsurers, commercial group plans, and even state Medicaid plans that require financial risk containment."

Hansan added "Our team at CareMetx has been working for ten years with pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers to help patients access and afford specialty therapies. Our division, OutcomeRx is creating the next generation of affordability solutions including insurance and financial products that are supported by both payers and manufacturers. We are really proud to launch PACCT and we look forward to expanding to other rare diseases that have high cost therapies, such as CAR-Ts and traditional specialty drugs."

For more information on the PACCT reinsurance product please contact Brooks Wildasin at admin@outcomerx.com.

About OutcomeRx

OutcomeRx (ORx) is a division of CareMetx, LLC formed in 2019 to address the patient, manufacturer, and payer challenges in the evolving Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) market. CareMetx's founding team members have a 35-year commitment to helping patients through advocacy, services and technology. OutcomeRx represents the culmination of these efforts by creating next generation reinsurance and financial products that bridge the divide between drug manufacturers and payers. OutcomeRx, in conjunction with its partners, develops and markets financial, reinsurance, and warranty products that address the efficacy and actuarial risk associated with specialty therapies including Cell and Gene Therapies, while lowering the access and affordability burden on patients and their families.

Learn more at: https://caremetx.com/outcomerx/

About Crum & Forster

Crum & Forster,* rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best (2019), is a national property and casualty insurance company wholly owned by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Since 2000, Crum & Forster's Accident & Health Division has offered a robust portfolio of specialty insurance and reinsurance products nationwide, including medical stop loss, pet, travel and other voluntary and affinity benefits.

In 2019, following seven years of writing product in the captive insurance space, the division scaled to include international product capabilities through its wholly owned offshore captive facility, Crum & Forster Segregated Portfolio Company (SPC). Situated in the Cayman Islands and registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, Crum & Forster SPC is a Cayman Islands company that reports through United States Fire Insurance Company. Additional global relationships with other Fairfax entities provide our partners with even broader flexibility in underwriting solutions.

We place a strong focus on product development and creative distribution methods, along with excellent client service and support. The qualities and capabilities of Crum & Forster Accident & Health demonstrate our philosophy of building meaningful, long-term partnerships and our dedication to providing alternative strategies in an ever-changing insurance market.

Learn more at: https://www.cfins.com/

*Crum & Forster is a registered trademark of United States Fire Insurance Company.

About Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company

Ironshore, a Liberty Mutual Company, provides broker-sourced specialty property and casualty insurance coverages for varying risks. Ironshore is prepared to meet clients' complex needs promptly, with a local service and in-depth underwriting experience across a broad spectrum of industries.

Following Ironshore's acquisition by Liberty Mutual in 2017 and integration as a key part of the newly formed Global Risk Solutions, Liberty Mutual enables us to bring even greater scale, expertise, innovation and product offerings to market. As a combined operation with approximately $17.5 billion in gross written premium, brokers have access to a top-tier insurer with greater capacity and product lines for a wide range of risks.

Within the Stop Loss space, our mission is to be a leader through outstanding services, relationship building and innovative products. We understand that relationships are one of the driving forces in our industry today. We are committed to meeting the special needs of our broker partners and, most importantly, our self-funded employers. Through every step of the way, we pay great attention to details and respond promptly to all different aspects of the industry. When you partner with Liberty Mutual, you benefit from the financial strength, security, and capacity of a Fortune 100 carrier.

The information contained herein is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any product or service. Any description set forth herein does not include all policy terms, conditions and exclusions. Bound insurance policies, rather than summaries thereof, govern. Not all insurance coverages or products are available in all states and policy terms may vary based on individual state requirements. Some policies may be placed with a surplus lines insurer. Surplus lines insurers generally do not participate in state guaranty funds and coverage may only be obtained through duly licensed surplus lines brokers

*Notes

(1) Not affiliated with any specific health plan or PBM and available to all financial risk takers.

(2) Availability subject to applicable state insurance department approval

(3) PACCT offered through OutcomeRx Insurance Management Services LLC

(4) Registered Trademark of Biogen MA Inc.

(5) Registered Trademark of Novartis AG

(6) Registered Trademark of Spark Therapeutics, Inc.

(7) Quinn, Casey, et al. "Estimating the clinical pipeline of cell and gene therapies and their potential economic impact on the US healthcare system." Value in Health 22.6 (2019): 621-626. Available at https://www.valueinhealthjournal.com/article/S1098-3015(19)30188-3/fulltext

(8) FoCUS Paying for Cures Toolkit. Expected availability to 2031. https://www.payingforcures.org/toolkit-overview/pipeline/ Accessed April 2020.

(9) Luxturna: FDA documents reveal the value of costly gene therapy. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359644618305282. Accessed August 2020.

(10) Sinal Muscular Atrophy Therapies: ICER Grounds the Prcie to Value Conversation in Facts. https://www.jmcp.org/doi/pdf/10.18553/jmcp.2019.25.issue-12#page=12. Accessed August 2020.

(11) Hopkins, Jared. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biomarin-explores-pricing-experimental-gene-therapy-at-2-million-to-3-million-11579190318. Accessed August 2020

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OutcomeRx (ORx), a division of CareMetx, LLC, announced today a new reinsurance product to provide coverage access to high-cost specialty drugs including therapies in the emerging cell and gene therapy market.

Related link: https://caremetx.com/outcomerx/

Johns Manville in Richmond, Virginia Receives its Second ‘Star’ Designation Under the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Voluntary Protection Program

RICHMOND, Va. /ScoopCloud/ -- Commissioner C. Ray Davenport announced today that Johns Manville in Richmond, Virginia has been approved as a STAR Worksite under Virginia's Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), the program's highest level of recognition. The facility was honored with their first Certificate of Recognition issued on January 21, 2015.

"This outstanding achievement in occupational safety and health has come through the dedication and hard work of Johns Manville management and employees", said Commissioner Davenport. "I commend the Johns Manville facility in Richmond, Virginia, for embracing the cooperative spirit of VPP, and congratulate them on their hard-earned recertification as a Virginia STAR Worksite."

The Johns Manville commitment to providing a safe and healthy workplace for its employees is demonstrated by its very low injury and illness rates. The facility has a total three-year average for the TCIR (Total Case Incident Rate for injuries and illnesses) of 2.3 compared with a Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) national rate of 3.0 for this industry, representing a TCIR rate 23% lower than the national average for the industry.

As part of the recognition for achieving STAR status under VPP, the worksite is entitled to fly the VPP "STAR Worksite" flag. The Richmond site is the only Johns Manville VPP STAR site in Virginia and currently one of nine sites in the United States. VPP includes two levels of participation, Merit and STAR, with STAR being the highest. Similar voluntary protection programs are conducted in other states across the country.

The process for reaching STAR status is extensive to ensure that only the very best programs qualify. Since the inception of Virginia's VPP in 1996, only 72 STAR worksites have been recognized, and only 35 Virginia companies currently retain the STAR/MERIT designation. Johns Manville has set a standard of excellence that is second to none.

In Virginia VPP, a cooperative relationship is formed between the VOSH program, the employer, and employees which include the agreement of company leaders to operate exceptional safety and health management systems that meet a rigorous set of occupational safety and health criteria. Employers agree to voluntarily participate in the program and to directly involve employees in all aspects of the company's safety and health management systems. Requirements include an extensive application process, submission of written safety and health policies and procedures, demonstration of successful implementation of those programs through injury and illness rates that are below the national average for the employer's industry, and an intensive weeklong inspection by a team of VPP experts.

Businesses that participate in VPP substantially improve safety and health protection for thousands of Virginia employees through cooperative efforts to reduce injuries, illnesses, and fatal accidents. VPP STAR sites regularly report decreased bottom line costs associated with dramatically reduced injury and illness rates (an average of over 50% below the respective industry average), and improved productivity, and employee morale. Reducing private sector employer costs associated with injuries, illnesses, and fatal accidents enhances a company's

economic viability and competitiveness, and increases available capital for reinvestment, expansion, and new hiring.

DOLI operates six recognition programs. These include:

- Virginia STAR is a cooperative relationship between the VOSH program, the employer, and the employees that include the agreement of company leaders to operate exceptional safety and health management systems that meet a rigorous set of occupational safety and health criteria. Employers agree to voluntarily participate in the program and to directly involve employees in all aspects of the company's safety and health management systems. Requirements include an extensive application process, submission of written safety and health policies and procedures, demonstration of successful implementation of those programs through injury and illness rates that are below the national average for the employer's industry, and an intensive weeklong inspection by a team of VPP experts.

- Virginia BEST (Building Excellence in Safety, Health and Training) is a strategic partnership between the DOLI and the Associated General Contractors of Virginia (AGCVA) that recognizes AGCVA members who voluntarily implement highly effective safety and health management systems to benefit construction workers and reduce or eliminate injuries, illnesses, and fatalities on construction sites in Virginia.

- Virginia BUILT is a new strategic partnership between the DOLI and the Associated Builders and Contractors of Virginia (ABCVA) and is designed to encourage and recognize ABC-VA members who voluntarily implement highly effective safety and health management systems to benefit construction workers and reduce or eliminate injuries, illnesses, and fatalities on construction sites in Virginia. The program incorporates the ABC STEP program (Safety Training Evaluation Process) as the gateway to participation.

- Virginia CHALLENGE is a formal three stage recognition program that dramatically improves safety and health at the worksite and prepares the company to apply for Virginia STAR recognition.

- VOSH-VADOC CHALLENGE is a strategic partnership between the DOLI and the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) to recognize safety and health excellence at correctional facilities around the Commonwealth. Three stages of participation in VADOC Challenge prepare a site to apply for Virginia STAR recognition. Virginia has the only two correctional facilities in the nation to have received VPP STAR status, Augusta and Lunenburg Correctional Centers. For additional information contact the DOLI office closest to you at www.doli.virginia.gov or Milford Stern, VPP Manager, at (540) 562-3580, ext. 123, or Milford.Stern@doli.virginia.gov.

- The Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) recognizes businesses of 250 employees or fewer and is administered by the DOLI Consultative Services Division. Contact Tracy Michaud, Consultation Program Manager, (804) 786-8707 or tracy.michaud@doli.virginia.gov.

DOLI also offers free On-Site Consultation Services to help employers better understand and voluntarily comply with VOSH standards. Priority is given to high hazard workplaces with 250 or fewer employees and all services are offered to employers at no cost. These services helps employers identify and correct potential safety and health hazards by conducting walk-through surveys (without citations or penalties), abatement advice, on-site training, and program assistance to develop safety and health programs. For additional information contact the DOLI office closest to you at https://www.doli.virginia.gov/about/doli-offices-statewide/ or by contacting Tracy Michaud

The Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) program is financed in part by a grant from the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), under §23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The FFY21 Virginia State Plan is funded by a grant of $4,332,400 federal funds, which constitutes 50% of the State Plan budget excluding any state overmatch funds. Zero percent, or $0.00 of the State Plan budget, is financed through nongovernmental sources.

The Virginia On-Site Consultation Cooperative Agreement program is financed in part by a grant from the U. S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), under §21(d) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The FFY21 Virginia Consultation program is funded by a grant of $1,189,200 federal funds, which constitutes 90% of the Virginia Consultation program budget excluding any state overmatch funds. Zero percent, or $0.00 of the budget, is financed through nongovernmental sources.

MEDIA CONTACT
Jennifer Rose
Director of Cooperative Programs
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry
Jennifer.Rose@doli.virginia.gov
804-786-7776

Commissioner C. Ray Davenport announced today that Johns Manville in Richmond, Virginia has been approved as a STAR Worksite under Virginia's Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), the program's highest level of recognition. The facility was honored with their first Certificate of Recognition issued on January 21, 2015.

Related link: https://www.doli.virginia.gov/

EveryLibrary’s One Book, One Congress Campaign Raises Awareness of Role of Libraries

RIVERSIDE, Ill. /ScoopCloud/ -- What if every member of Congress read the same book? And what if that book was about libraries? That's the question that EveryLibrary posed as the basis for their recently launched One Book, One Congress campaign. Every $20 raised by the One Book, One Congress campaign will be used to send a copy of the book "Inspiring Library Stories" to a member of Congress.

To ensure every Senator and Representative receives a copy of "Inspiring Library Stories," EveryLibrary must raise $10,000.

"Inspiring Library Stories" is a collection of 43 true stories shared by library workers, librarians, volunteers, and patrons from around the United States. Each story reveals the importance of libraries in American society. The book also includes five essays that further explore the value of libraries in the digital age.

"The tales told in 'Inspiring Library Stories' are moving, inspiring and illustrative of the role of libraries in our communities," said John Chrastka, Executive Director of EveryLibrary. "We're sending copies to Congress to put libraries at the forefront of the minds of lawmakers. Every donation makes a difference."

Copies of "Inspiring Library Stories" (ISBN: 973-1732484864) are available for sale through Hinchas Press, a Los Angeles-based micropress that publishes zines, poetry, poetry in translation, and library science non-fiction. Hinchas Press supports social justice initiatives, and advocates for bilingual literacy endeavors, especially along portions of the Americas that are monolingual. 30% of proceeds from "Inspiring Library Stories" sales will be donated to support libraries in the United States.

To make a donation to the One Book, One Congress campaign, visit the EveryLibrary website at: https://www.everylibrary.org/one_book_one_congress

To purchase a copy of "Inspiring Library Stories," visit the Hinchas Press website at: https://www.hinchaspress.com/product/Inspiring-library-stories/35

ABOUT EVERYLIBRARY:

EveryLibrary is a 501(c)(4) political action committee dedicated to building voter support for libraries. Since 2012, EveryLibrary has provided donor-supported pro-bono advising and consulting to 115 library campaigns helping to win over $1.8 billion in stable tax funding. Beginning in 2016, EveryLibrary has provided strategic and tactical support to school library communities on education and tax policy, along with supporting dozens of challenges to school library budgets and school librarian positions in schools and districts across the country.

DONATION/PARTNER INQUIRIES:

John Chrastka, Executive Director, EveryLibrary and the EveryLibrary Institute: john.chrastka@everylibrary.org

MEDIA/INTERVIEW INQUIRIES:

Kosi Harris, Publicist: Kosi@wethos.co

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What if every member of Congress read the same book? And what if that book was about libraries? That's the question that EveryLibrary posed as the basis for their recently launched One Book, One Congress campaign. Every $20 raised by the One Book, One Congress campaign will be used to send a copy of the book "Inspiring Library Stories" to a member of Congress.

Related link: https://www.everylibrary.org/

Polovolo Launches the First Sport-Specific Digital Platform for Water Polo Recruiting

PITTSBURGH, Pa. /ScoopCloud/ -- High school water polo athletes looking to continue their playing careers in college have a new resource available to showcase their accomplishments and connect with college coaches. Polovolo is a digital platform designed for the unique needs of high school water polo athletes, their parents and the collegiate water polo coaching community.

Polovolo is exclusively focused on water polo and the Polovolo founders have incorporated their decades-long domain expertise to create an experience and functionality unique to the sport.

"Polovolo was created by water polo people, for water polo people," says Jim Staresinic, Founding Partner. "Our sport has its own vernacular and we feel that adding value to the recruiting process must start with strong knowledge of those you are hoping to benefit."

Staresinic adds, "For example, we saw two big recruiting needs for water polo athletes over the years. No matter their location water polo players need ways to be seen or noticed by college coaches. Also, the athlete and their parents need help to open lines of communication with those coaches. Polovolo is uniquely positioned to be part of the recruiting journey for thousands of water polo athletes and every college program."

The Polovolo platform is immediately available to high school players and provides a doorway to varsity water polo programs and their coaches. With Polovolo, the athlete can build a personalized dynamic profile, share video, provide details on academics and extracurricular achievements, highlight their accolades through verified badges, find colleges which fit their goals and use the unique social-media functions in the platform to create connections and communicate with coaches. Every DI, DII and DIII varsity program is listed on Polovolo.

Polovolo is a part of a successful recruiting experience. There are many great water polo showcases, clinics, club events and tournaments which athletes can take advantage and Polovolo works in a complimentary way with these things by connecting them all into a well-organized athlete story of activity, progression and accomplishment - at both the personal and athletic levels.

Polovolo also provides a solution to college coaches who need sport-specific information about the prospective student athletes delivered efficiently. Polovolo allows coaches to find, evaluate, validate and communicate with athletes who are a good match for their program. It also takes much of the guesswork out of evaluating an athlete since Polovolo focuses on verifiable information. A unique athlete badge feature showcases high-level achievements in the sport. Badges are activated by Polovolo staff only after verification of the information submitted by the athlete. Access to Polovolo by coaches is free.

Polovolo is the right solution at the right time for the water polo community. With the recent challenges holding tournaments and college site visits due to covid-19 restrictions, Polovolo provides an immediate solution to athletes who want to share their accomplishments with coaches and find the right college program.

About Polovolo

Polovolo is a digital platform focused on helping water polo athletes throughout their recruiting journey. Polovolo provides tools to showcase their attributes, abilities and experiences through validated information. It helps athletes find next-level opportunities for development and competition and provides open access to a comprehensive network of professionals and coaches engaged in the recruiting process. Learn more at: https://polovolo.com/

Media Contact:
Jim Staresinic
jim@polovolo.com

High school water polo athletes looking to continue their playing careers in college have a new resource available to showcase their accomplishments and connect with college coaches. Polovolo is a digital platform designed for the unique needs of high school water polo athletes, their parents and the collegiate water polo coaching community.

Related link: https://polovolo.com/

Atlanta Nonprofit and Piedmont Healthcare Raise Awareness for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

ATLANTA, Ga. /ScoopCloud/ -- November, recognized as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, is an important time of year for Atlanta nonprofit Purple Pansies to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer, celebrate survivors and honor loved ones.

Pancreatic cancer is currently the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S., yet only receives 6% of research funding. In comparison, the survival rates in prostate, breast and skin cancers are now over 90%, but a person diagnosed with pancreatic cancer has less than 10% chance of survival and this can be directly attributed to investment in medical research.

While the disease has received more attention recently due to many prominent individuals who have died as a result of pancreatic cancer including "JEOPARDY!" host Alex Trebek, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Rep. John Lewis, an increase in public awareness and research funding remain critical.

"Pancreas cancer is one of the most challenging cancers to detect and treat," said Andrew Page, M.D., director of surgical oncology and HPB surgery at Piedmont Healthcare. "Unfortunately, most patients with pancreas cancer already have cancer that has spread outside of the pancreas, making a cure uniquely challenging. At Piedmont, we seek to change this with a novel patient-centered approach. With hope and a plan, Piedmont can help patients and families overcome pancreas cancer."

Nonprofits like Purple Pansies are working with hospitals like Piedmont's and other research programs in hopes of ending pancreatic cancer. Last year, Piedmont was nationally recognized as an approved center for pancreas cancer care by the National Pancreas Foundation (NPF). NPF Centers are awarded after a rigorous audit review to determine that an institution's focus is on multidisciplinary treatment of pancreatic cancer, treating the "whole patient" with a focus on the best possible outcomes and an improved quality of life. Piedmont is the only NPF recognized center for pancreas cancer care in the state.

To learn more about Purple Pansies and how you can help end pancreatic cancer, including on World Pancreatic Cancer Day (Nov. 19), visit http://www.purplepansies.org/ and follow on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

MEDIA CONTACT
Beverly Rhodes
Maximum, Inc.
beverly@atlmaximum.com
404-771-6409

November, recognized as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, is an important time of year for Atlanta nonprofit Purple Pansies to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer, celebrate survivors and honor loved ones.

Related link: https://purplepansies.org/

The Team Shawnie Advocacy Group Unveils Bill To Protect Children With Disabilities

SEEKONK, Mass. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Team Shawnie Advocacy Group, an over-watch children's advocate agency based in Seekonk, MA, has been working vigorously alongside State Representative, Steven Howitt (R), Bristol County to implement Bill H. 132 (Shawnie Bill) that would close loopholes in our Mental Health Care system in Massachusetts. Because of these loopholes, abuse of incapacitated children and adolescents occur daily.

Shane and Cheryl Halajko, who live in Seekonk, have experienced this firsthand. Their child Shawnie is autistic. Their harrowing story of finding a safe and nurturing environment for their son to live his life without fear of abuse and mistreatment is mind blowing. Elected and appointed officials for years opposed them at almost every turn. Mired in bureaucracy and lack of knowledge, politicians pushed Shawnie into some very dangerous and life-threatening situations. Unfortunately, their experience is like thousands of other families throughout Massachusetts and the United States.

Bill H.132 (Shawnie Bill) addresses simple but effective changes to the law in Massachusetts. We will present the bill early next year. We hope that our local radio stations and journalists will help support the cause and tell the story. This bill will make a real and measurable impact on the lives of so many families around us. Please help us get the word out.

State Representative, Steven Howitt (R), Bristol County, and Shane Halajko are available for interviews. They will discuss the bill and Shawnie's experience in detail. This is a non-partisan issue, and we gratefully accept the help of all.

Resources which can be found on our website, https://teamshawniegroup.com/ include: a copy of the bill in its entirety -- short YouTube explainer video -- link to grassroots petition with over 3,000 signatures -- six-part podcast series.

Team Shawnie Advocacy Group
Shane Halajko
Website: https://teamshawniegroup.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamShawnie

The Team Shawnie Advocacy Group, an over-watch children's advocate agency based in Seekonk, MA, has been working vigorously alongside State Representative, Steven Howitt (R), Bristol County to implement Bill H. 132 (Shawnie Bill) that would close loopholes in our Mental Health Care system in Massachusetts. Because of these loopholes, abuse of incapacitated children and adolescents occur daily.

Related link: https://teamshawniegroup.com/

Long Island Based National Facility Service Firms Announce Fourth Annual ‘Food Drive’ Now A ‘Thankful Event’

MEDFORD, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- Professional Retail Services (PRS), Retail Security Services (RSS), and Retail Mechanical Services (RMS) are affiliated national facility service companies based in Long Island. The three entities have teamed up for the fourth year in a row to honor their tradition of giving back to the community.

This year, in place of a traditional food drive where employees, friends, and family donate food items; the three affiliated companies decided to fund the event's donations and rename the "Food Drive" to a "Thankful Event."

The food items packaged as meal kits will feed 600 Suffolk residents this holiday season. The kits will be donated and delivered to the William Floyd School District and HELP Suffolk on November 23rd for disbursement. Each meal kit includes two boxes of stuffing, two boxes of mashed potatoes, two desserts, four cans of vegetables, one can of cranberry sauce, two boxes of corn muffins, two packets of gravy, and one 8 - 12 lb. frozen turkey.

Kathleen Larmour, president and founder of all three companies, had this to say regarding the beloved event:

"We have many reasons to be thankful, and what better way to celebrate that than to rename our event while keeping our yearly tradition of helping those in need.

"Many have endured financial hardship due to the pandemic, which is why we decided that funding this event and not having friends and family donate was appropriate."

Larmour added, "This year we are extremely thankful for our loyal employees, customers, and service partners. This would not have been possible without them."

Professional Retail Services (PRS) is a national facilities maintenance and specialty construction company that provides services for multiple industries across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Learn more: https://profretail.com/

Retail Security Services (RSS) provides security guard coverage for numerous retailers, restaurants, office buildings, and property management companies nationwide as well as in Canada and Puerto Rico. Learn more: https://retailsecurityservices.net/

Retail Mechanical Services (RMS) specializes in HVAC and refrigeration services on a national scale with capabilities in Canada and Puerto Rico. Learn more: https://retailmechanical.com/

MEDIA CONTACT:
Bianca McNamara
Email: bmcnamara@profretail.com
Tel. 631-209-9460

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Professional Retail Services (PRS), Retail Security Services (RSS), and Retail Mechanical Services (RMS) are affiliated national facility service companies based in Long Island. The three entities have teamed up for the fourth year in a row to honor their tradition of giving back to the community.

Related link: https://profretail.com/

Finesse Gods Clothing Company: New Streetwear Brand Launches Black Friday

DETROIT, Mich. /ScoopCloud/ -- The entrepreneurs behind a new clothing company wanted to go big at the end of a landmark year by launching their new streetwear brand on one of the world's biggest shopping days. Finesse Gods Clothing Company will introduce their new line of Finesse Empowerment Collection edgy and bundled winter gear designs on Black Friday, which falls on Friday, November 27 this year.

With their 2020 Black Friday launch, Finesse Gods will run giveaways throughout the day for subscribers and customers as a way to show appreciation for their support.

The Michigan-based clothing company's introductory collection is "Finesse On Ice." The line features a variety of jackets and hats for men and boys.

Finesse Gods Clothing Company's founders Serae Combs and Eugene Reid wanted to create a new streetwear brand drawing inspiration from the 2020 uprising against systemic oppression and inequality experienced by communities across America.

"Exploring your highest nature and owning what you find, paves your path to being the greatest version of yourself," Combs said. "To finesse in this world is a craft to align the elements around you to give yourself the life you deserve. To see yourself in the light of a God or Goddess, you are claiming your stance in the universe.

"To be a 'Finesse God,' you apply a limitless effort to mold the opportunities around you to conquer your dreams. As fashion is an instant language, your style is an amour to survive everyday reality."

Combs added, "WE ARE Finesse Gods. Our rich brand of men's and boys' fashion won't go unnoticed."

Over the last several months, the Finesse Gods brand has been building momentum on social media as more top influencers embrace the company's cutting-edge t-shirts, hoodies, hats, and other apparel.

Combs and Reid hope their Black Friday push will provide an exciting way for streetwear fans to embrace their growing brand.

"We are excited to get the word out about what we stand for while fitting people with fresh FG merch they can be proud to wear as an emblem of strength and optimism after a hard year," Combs said. "Our launch represents new beginnings for everyone in 2021 and beyond. We can't wait to lead the way to our new era of hope."

Learn more about Finesse Gods Clothing Co and sign up for the company's email newsletter at https://www.finessegods.co/.

Follow Finesse Gods on Facebook and Instagram at @FinesseGodsLLC.

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The entrepreneurs behind a new clothing company wanted to go big at the end of a landmark year by launching their new streetwear brand on one of the world's biggest shopping days. Finesse Gods Clothing Company will introduce their new line of Finesse Empowerment Collection edgy and bundled winter gear designs on Black Friday, which falls on Friday, November 27 this year.

Related link: https://www.finessegods.co/

Leading Healthcare-Associated Infection Clostridioides difficile Symposium Focuses on Patients, Families, and Caregivers

TAMPA, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- C Diff Foundation announced today that the Inaugural Patient, Family, and Caregiver C. diff. Live Virtual Symposium will be hosted on November 23, 2020 at 1 p.m.-4 p.m. EST with keynote topic-experts dedicated in disciplines of healthcare, pharma, biotech, and academia. The event is complimentary with online registration http://www.cdifffoundation.org/

Presenters will deliver data and discuss critical information for an audience of individuals diagnosed and recovering from a C. difficile infection. The symposium was developed to increase awareness, expand the knowledge, and elevate advocacy skills through presentations focused on a leading Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Clostridioides difficile Prevention, Treatments, Clinical Trials, Diagnostics, and Environmental Safety for Adults and Children.

C Diff Foundation expresses their gratitude to Seres Therapeutics for being the Sponsor of the Patient and Family Symposium and for partnering with the C Diff Foundation raising C. diff. awareness.

Seres Therapeutics partners with the C Diff Foundation to support this important event focused on the patients and their families who are so deeply affected by this devastating infection.

The C diff Foundation's Founding President, Executive Director, Nancy C. Caralla, a three-time C. diff. Survivor, devotes countless hours day in and day out with the members of the C Diff Foundation. As a global resource, the members of the C Diff Foundation are doing all that they can to support the educational needs of patients worldwide. It is through episodes on C. diff. Spores and More live broadcasts, the annual Symposium, and Conference that give a voice to the patients who have suffered through multiple recurrences by including these speakers in the section of the program entitled "Survivor's Journey." Only through the patient's eyes can we begin to truly understand their experiences, and the unmet needs.

About Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI)

Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile, also known as C. difficile or C. diff., is one of the most common causes of healthcare-associated infections in U.S. hospitals (Lessa, et al, 2015, New England Journal of Medicine). Recent estimates suggest C. difficile approaches 500,000 infections annually in the United States and is associated with approximately 20,000 deaths. (Guh, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine). Based on internal estimates including a recurrence rate of approximately 20%, we believe the annual incidence in the U.S. approaches 600,000.

About Seres Therapeutics:

Seres Therapeutics is a late-clinical stage biotechnology company with a strong development pipeline and rigorous scientific underpinning, working to revolutionize treatment of a wide range of diseases by modulating the function of the human microbiome.

About C Diff Foundation:

C Diff Foundation, a 501(c)(3) established 2012, comprised of 100% volunteering professionals is dedicated at supporting public health through education and advocating for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) prevention, treatments, clinical trials, AMR, Microbiome, and environmental safety worldwide.

Listen to "C.diff. Spores and More" Tuesdays at 1 p.m. EST (www.cdiffradio.com) sponsored by Clorox Healthcare.

Learn more at: https://cdifffoundation.org/.

Follow C Diff Foundation on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook

Twitter @cdiffFoundation #Cdiffpatientsfamily2020

Media Contact:
Kathy Bischoff
C Diff Foundation
kathy@cdifffoundation.org
Office: (727) 205-3922

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C Diff Foundation announced today that the Inaugural Patient, Family, and Caregiver C. diff. Live Virtual Symposium will be hosted on November 23, 2020 at 1 p.m.-4 p.m. EST with keynote topic-experts dedicated in disciplines of healthcare, pharma, biotech, and academia. The event is complimentary with online registration.

Related link: https://cdifffoundation.org/