By Tammy Proctor
The Suburbanite
Posted Oct 25, 2010 @ 08:09 AM
Green, Ohio — Innovative Autocare, FirstMerit Bank, Kovatch Castings and Blake's Café and Cupcakery were presented awards Oct. 20 by the Green Chamber of Commerce.
The Vision Award, which recognizes businesses for putting vision into action, was presented to Innovative Autocare.A full-service automotive repair and preventative maintenance center, Innovative Autocare is owned by Jeff Goodwin. His business philosophy is highest quality service at an intermediate price. Goodwin recently remodeled and expanded the business at 4901 South Main St. For more information about the business call 330-245-0865.
Honorable mentions for the Vision Award included Gerri's Closet and Shields-Blice & Co., CPAs, Inc.
The Community Award, recognizing businesses which enrich the community with the completion of short-term projects or long range initiatives, was presented to FirstMerit Bank. The Green branch, located at the corner of Massillon and Boettler Roads, focuses on being a community bank with local decision-making boards. The staff is very active in Green Relay For Life, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, United Way and the American Heart Association. They are active in the Rotary Club of Lake-Green and Green Good Neighbors Back to School Program.
Park Auto Group and Gallery 143 were honorable mentions for the Community Award.
The Environmental Award recognizes businesses bettering the environment either with the completion of short-term project or long-term initiatives. This award was presented by Kovatch Casting. Founded in 1976, Kovatch Castings employs 190 people and recently received the largest Ohio Targeting Energy Efficiency Grant of $1 million, which they will match.
City Cleaners was named an honorable mention for the Environmental Award.
The Impact Award is the pinnacle award that recognizes outstanding achievements which impact the community and business community. Blake's Café and Cupcakery, located at Town Park Plaza, was presented the Impact Award. The company specializes in healthy selections of the highest quality.
The honorable mentions for the Impact Award were the Akron-Canton Airport, Park Auto Group, The Karcher Group and the Area Agency on Aging.
City Cleaners Dry Cleaning and Laundry sponsored the Oct. 20 Green Chamber Impact Awards at Raintree Country Club. Greg Byrer of 30daygifts.com, Paul Doerr of Quick Clean Car and Pet Wash, Matry Ruegg of Community Care Givers of Green, Lee Lewis of AkroSteam Carpet Cleaning, Dave Manderine of Window Genie, Margie Toombs of Maid Brigade, Susan and Skip Summerville of the Office Place, Luke Messner of TKM Printing and Dallas Wallace of Paramount Photo contributed to the success of the event.
The 2010 Impact Awards committee was chaired by Jim Corra of Park Auto Group and assisted by Shon Christy of City Cleaners and Denise Dennewitz of Copeco, Inc.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
CHECK OUT THE NEW 2011 HONDA ODYSSEY
The all-new 2011 Honda Odyssey is the ultimate minivan reinvented, re-energized and
evolved. With its modern styling, spacious interior, and high-tech features, the new Odyssey
almost demands a new category. Although it's available with seating for up to eight
passengers, there's nothing “minivan” about the Odyssey's efficient-yet-sporty performance,
available 10-way power adjustable heated leather-trimmed front seating, authoritative V-6
acceleration and all the thoughtful engineering you'd expect from a Honda.
Of course, the new Odyssey pushes the tech envelope further with available features like a
16.2-inch Ultrawide DVD Rear Entertainment System with HDMI® Technology and split
screen viewing capability for those times when passengers just can't agree on what to watch.
And the available navigation system now includes FM Traffic, which alerts you to traffic
conditions and can suggest alternate routes. The Odyssey's sophisticated technology is
thoughtfully integrated for user-friendliness and simplicity—just load it with family and friends,
gear up, and go.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Get to know James Paumier
NAME: James Paumier
How long have you been with Park Auto Group: 3 months
Your Title: Sales Consultant at Park Mazda
Describe yourself in 3 words: Creative, sensitive and Caring
If we would look in your refrigerator right now what would we find: Milk, Butter, Juice, Quesadillas and Water
What was the last book that you read: 2010 Fantasy Football Draft Guide
If you could trade places with another person, famous or not, living or dead, who would it be: Jude Law
Favorite Color: Yellow
What actor/actress would play the lead role in a movie about your life: Kyle Edwards...aka DJ Qualls
What is the best part of your job: Being my own motivator
How long have you been with Park Auto Group: 3 months
Your Title: Sales Consultant at Park Mazda
Describe yourself in 3 words: Creative, sensitive and Caring
If we would look in your refrigerator right now what would we find: Milk, Butter, Juice, Quesadillas and Water
What was the last book that you read: 2010 Fantasy Football Draft Guide
If you could trade places with another person, famous or not, living or dead, who would it be: Jude Law
Favorite Color: Yellow
What actor/actress would play the lead role in a movie about your life: Kyle Edwards...aka DJ Qualls
What is the best part of your job: Being my own motivator
Friday, July 16, 2010
Summer Car Saftey for Kids
Moving or parked, cars pose a constant threat to children. During the summer months, the interior temperature of a car can reach fatal levels within a few minutes. Keep your kids safe with these must-know tips.
The Grim Statistics
In 2003 alone, 42 children died of heat stroke because they had been left inside a vehicle. In July and August 2003, 22 children tragically died after being trapped in car trunks. Leaving children unattended in or around vehicles is a serious problem. More than one thousand cases involving injury or death have been documented so far. Those injuries and deaths were caused by heat stroke, a vehicle being put in motion by a child, children being hit by vehicles backing up, children choking while alone in a car, being kidnapped, toxic fumes, activation of automatic power controls, or being trapped in car trunks. Children should never be left unattended in or around vehicles.
(Source: Kids ‘N Cars, 2004.)
When it’s hot outside the temperature in a car interior can reach dangerous and sometimes fatal levels in a matter of minutes. Young children – especially infants – are more sensitive to variations in temperature than adults and are the most vulnerable to quick temperature changes.
Heating up
In addition to the children who die from motor vehicle crashes, many children die every summer from heat exposure when left in cars. From 1996 to 2000, more than 120 children– most three and younger–died from heat stroke after being trapped in cars. Even children who survive serious heat exposure often have severe disabilities as a result of irreversible brain damage from lack of oxygen.
Studies show that regardless of the color of the car, its seats, or if the windows are cracked, interior temperatures can rise from 96 degrees to 150 degrees in a matter of 20 minutes, with a sharp rise in the first 10 minutes. With such hot temperatures, a few moments can have drastic consequences.
Infants and young children in hot cars can experience heat stroke within only a matter of minutes. Heat stroke causes children's skin to become red and dry. They become unable to produce the sweat needed to reduce their core body temperature; the heart rate quickens and they eventually become confused and lose consciousness before the organ systems fail. When there is not enough oxygen in the car for a long enough period of time, children die of asphyxiation, as well as heat exposure.
Leaving Children Unattended in Hot Vehicles
Small children and infants are more sensitive to extreme heat. According to Dr. Martin Eichelberger, director of trauma surgery at Children’s National Medical Center and president of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, "Heat rapidly overwhelms the body’s ability to regulate temperature. In a closed environment, the body can go into shock and circulation to vital organs will begin to fail."
Heat exhaustion can occur at temperatures above 90 degrees and heat stroke can occur when temperatures rise above 105 degrees. When a child is enclosed in a hot car, the child loses body fluids and salts through sweat-ing, causing heat exhaustion. If not treated immediately, heat exhaustion can lead to heat stroke. In heat stroke, a child can no longer sweat. The body temperature rises to deadly levels leading to severe damage to the brain, liver and kidneys, or even death.
Keep in mind that a car is basically a metal box. The hot sun can turn this metal box into an oven. Nobody would ever consider leaving a child in an oven. When the outside temperature is 93 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperatures inside a car can reach 125 degrees in just 20 minutes and 140 degrees in 40 minutes even if a window is cracked open. A car parked in direct sunlight can reach 131- 172 degrees Fahrenheit, even after only fifteen minutes. At that temperature it only takes a matter of minutes for children to die or suffer permanent disability.
(North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 1999)
Of the reported deaths, more than a third involved children who had crawled into unlocked cars during play and then perished in the sweltering heat. With children that are naturally curious and often lacking in fear, unlocked cars can pose serious risks. Once a child gets into a vehicle, they often do not have the developmental skills to get themselves out again.
(University of Michigan Health System)
The Grim Statistics
In 2003 alone, 42 children died of heat stroke because they had been left inside a vehicle. In July and August 2003, 22 children tragically died after being trapped in car trunks. Leaving children unattended in or around vehicles is a serious problem. More than one thousand cases involving injury or death have been documented so far. Those injuries and deaths were caused by heat stroke, a vehicle being put in motion by a child, children being hit by vehicles backing up, children choking while alone in a car, being kidnapped, toxic fumes, activation of automatic power controls, or being trapped in car trunks. Children should never be left unattended in or around vehicles.
(Source: Kids ‘N Cars, 2004.)
When it’s hot outside the temperature in a car interior can reach dangerous and sometimes fatal levels in a matter of minutes. Young children – especially infants – are more sensitive to variations in temperature than adults and are the most vulnerable to quick temperature changes.
Heating up
In addition to the children who die from motor vehicle crashes, many children die every summer from heat exposure when left in cars. From 1996 to 2000, more than 120 children– most three and younger–died from heat stroke after being trapped in cars. Even children who survive serious heat exposure often have severe disabilities as a result of irreversible brain damage from lack of oxygen.
Studies show that regardless of the color of the car, its seats, or if the windows are cracked, interior temperatures can rise from 96 degrees to 150 degrees in a matter of 20 minutes, with a sharp rise in the first 10 minutes. With such hot temperatures, a few moments can have drastic consequences.
Infants and young children in hot cars can experience heat stroke within only a matter of minutes. Heat stroke causes children's skin to become red and dry. They become unable to produce the sweat needed to reduce their core body temperature; the heart rate quickens and they eventually become confused and lose consciousness before the organ systems fail. When there is not enough oxygen in the car for a long enough period of time, children die of asphyxiation, as well as heat exposure.
Leaving Children Unattended in Hot Vehicles
Small children and infants are more sensitive to extreme heat. According to Dr. Martin Eichelberger, director of trauma surgery at Children’s National Medical Center and president of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, "Heat rapidly overwhelms the body’s ability to regulate temperature. In a closed environment, the body can go into shock and circulation to vital organs will begin to fail." Heat exhaustion can occur at temperatures above 90 degrees and heat stroke can occur when temperatures rise above 105 degrees. When a child is enclosed in a hot car, the child loses body fluids and salts through sweat-ing, causing heat exhaustion. If not treated immediately, heat exhaustion can lead to heat stroke. In heat stroke, a child can no longer sweat. The body temperature rises to deadly levels leading to severe damage to the brain, liver and kidneys, or even death.
Keep in mind that a car is basically a metal box. The hot sun can turn this metal box into an oven. Nobody would ever consider leaving a child in an oven. When the outside temperature is 93 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperatures inside a car can reach 125 degrees in just 20 minutes and 140 degrees in 40 minutes even if a window is cracked open. A car parked in direct sunlight can reach 131- 172 degrees Fahrenheit, even after only fifteen minutes. At that temperature it only takes a matter of minutes for children to die or suffer permanent disability.
(North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 1999)
Of the reported deaths, more than a third involved children who had crawled into unlocked cars during play and then perished in the sweltering heat. With children that are naturally curious and often lacking in fear, unlocked cars can pose serious risks. Once a child gets into a vehicle, they often do not have the developmental skills to get themselves out again.
(University of Michigan Health System)
General Motors and SAFEKIDS have teamed up to launch the “Never Leave Your Child Alone” campaign to inform parents and caregivers about the dangers of leaving children alone in a car. They want to teach parents that because a child’s core body temperature increases three to five times faster than an adult’s, even a quick errand could be fatal.
To make sure your child is safe in your vehicle this summer:
Never leave a child unattended in a motor vehicle, even with the window slightly open. On a sunny day, the temperatures inside a vehicle can reach potentially deadly levels in minutes.
- Lock car doors and trunks – even at home – and keep keys out of children’s reach.
- Watch kids closely around cars, particularly when loading and unloading.
- Make sure all children leave the vehicle when you reach your destination. If you’re afraid you might forget a sleeping infant in the car, leave the diaper bag by your purse or briefcase on the front seat.
- If the car has been parked in the heat, make sure the carseat and seat buckles aren’t too hot before sitting and securing your child in a seat.
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