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Old Colony Elder Services Holds Senior Wellness Fair at Belair Towers

More than 30 residents of Belair Towers attended a Senior Wellness Fair to learn more about maintaining their good health. The event was hosted by Old Colony Elder Services (OCES) of Brockton, one of 27 private, non-profit Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The event, which offered free screening services and advice for residents of the senior housing complex, was sponsored by the American Physical Therapy Association of Massachusetts (www.aptofma.org) and participants included the Sears Hearing Aid Center of Brockton (www.searshearing.com/).

Residents were able to have their balance checked and tested by a physical therapist and learn what they could do to improve their balance. Postural Screens taught the residents about ways to improve their posture and reduce postural back pain. Blood Pressure Checks were conducted and residents learned how staying active could prolong their healthy years. Electronic Hearing Tests and Video Otoscope Ear Inspections were conducted on-site by the Sears Hearing Aid Center.

To better inform the residents about balance and fall reduction, a presentation entitled “Don’t Let the Fall Get to You” was presented by Peter Crimmins, PT of the American Physical Therapy Association of Massachusetts.

“We were very pleased with the turnout for our Senior Wellness Fair. Residents were able to obtain valuable information about their current health while also gaining a better knowledge of how to stay well,” explained Nicole Welch, LCSW, Program Development Manager at OCES.

About Belair Towers

Belair Towers, with 269 apartments, is located at 105 Belair Street in Brockton. Belair, which is managed by the Brockton Housing Authority, is one of Old Colony Elder Services’ nutrition and congregate meal sites that is open to the public.

About OCES
Incorporated in 1974, Old Colony Elder Services (OCES) is one of 27 private, non-profit Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

OCES serves elders, their families and caregivers in the towns of Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Kingston, Lakeville, Marshfield, Middleboro, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rockland, Stoughton, Wareham, West Bridgewater and Whitman.

The organization’s mission is to provide services that support the dignity and independence of elders by helping them maximize their quality of life; live safely and in good health; and, prevent
unnecessary or premature institutionalization.

The agency has 140 employees and operates more than 12 programs serving elders, their families and caregivers.  For more information call (508) 584-1561 or visit the website at www.oldcolonyelderservices.org.

A perfect 10! DirectBuy of Lancaster County celebrates 10-Year Milestone

LANCASTER, PA…

For ten years, DirectBuy of Lancaster County has been offering consumers in the greater Lancaster area a brand new way to save on home improvement projects, furnishings and accessories.

As the leading home improvement and home furnishings club with direct insider prices, DirectBuy of Lancaster County offers products ranging from light fixtures to televisions to kitchen cabinets, from more than 700 manufacturers and their authorized suppliers. DirectBuy also offers design, delivery and installation services.

“The growth we’ve experienced since we opened our doors 10 years ago is a little hard to fathom,” said Don Deck, owner of DirectBuy of Lancaster County. “Not only have we grown in terms of the number of our members, but also in the number of manufacturers who want to sell their products through DirectBuy. And that’s got us even more excited about the next 10 years.”

In addition to tremendous savings on home furnishings, home improvement items, entertainment and outdoor products, flooring and accessories, DirectBuy also offers design services to its members, as well as a listing of local contractors who offer installation services, many times at a discounted rate.

“Our 10 years in business have not only given us the opportunity to help families in the greater Lancaster area create the home of their dreams, but to also establish ourselves as part of the local business community,” said Deck. “We look forward to further cultivating those relationships with our customers and the community as we build toward even bigger and better things in the years to come.”

Since 1999, DirectBuy of Lancaster County has helped consumers enjoy enormous by providing an avenue to purchase directly from the manufacturer and their authorized suppliers. Conveniently located at 1866 Colonial Village Lane in Lancaster, DirectBuy offers consumers a comfortable setting, where they finally have the financial control of buying direct.

DirectBuy Membership

Consumers who are interested in joining DirectBuy of Lancaster County are encouraged to attend an exclusive Open House event, which is designed to educate families about DirectBuy’s unique business model.  The Open House also helps consumers better understand how DirectBuy members avoid traditional retail markup when purchasing brand-name merchandise. 

To request a “Free Insider’s Guide to Buying Direct” and a Visitor’s Pass to learn more about the superior value and benefits of a DirectBuy membership, visit www.directbuy.com.

About DirectBuy

For more than 38 years, DirectBuy has been showing hundreds of thousands of consumers unparalleled ways to save as they shop for virtually everything for in and around their homes – from furnishings, home improvement and flooring, to entertainment and outdoor products, accessories and much, much more. With more than 160 locations in North America, DirectBuy offers its members access to approximately 500 brand-name manufacturers and their authorized suppliers in Canada, and more than 700 brand-name manufacturers and authorized suppliers in the United States.

Consumers interested in seeing DirectBuy’s savings, service and selection up close may obtain a Visitor’s Pass to attend an Open House by visiting www.directbuycares.com.

Masters Touch of Medfield Named to “Top 500 Contractors List”

MEDFIELD, MA… Masters Touch of Medfield, a one-stop-shop providing architectural, design and construction services, has recently been named to the “2009 Top

500 Contractors List” in Qualified Remodeler magazine.

Masters Touch ranked #232 on the prestigious list of the nation’s top contracting companies. Qualified Remodeler bases the rankings upon third party verification of significant success in several categories: installed remodeling dollar volume; total years in business; industry association memberships; certifications and awards; customer satisfaction and community service.

“It is an honor to be recognized amongst the best companies in the nation,” said Doug Masters, President of Masters Touch. “This ranking is validation that our emphasis on quality and service has set us apart.”

The Top 500 List was published in the September 2009 edition of Qualified Remodeler magazine, and on the magazine’s website at www.qualifiedremodeler.com.


The Masters Touch
Masters Touch is a full service design/build and remodeling contractor. With a team of more than 50, including architects, interior designers and project managers all working together, Masters Touch can handle all of a client’s home building or improvement projects and provide expert guidance to DIY folks.

Masters Touch was founded by Doug Masters in 1997.  From high-end design and build projects; kitchen and bath renovations; exterior painting, roofing and siding projects to flooring, interior painting and decorating projects, Masters Touch caters to homeowners throughout the Metrowest area.

Masters Touch is a Showcase Priority Dealer for Hunter Douglas and offers professional design and installation service.  The one-stop interior design and home improvement shop also offers Marvin and Harvey windows; six lines of custom and semi-custom cabinetry; over 150 types of granite and Corian countertops; paint; carpet; hardwood and tile flooring; home theater design and installation and much more.

The company offers written warrantees on all their work. Masters Touch is located on Route 109 in Medfield, MA.  For more information contact 508-359-5900, e-mail info@masterstouchweb.com or visit www.masterstouchweb.com.

E-volution. Introducing the next generation of dating services which COMBINES online and traditional matchmaking – eLove.

BOSTON, MA – The next evolution in dating has arrived and it is called eLove. Never before has a dating service catered so completely to everyone regardless of their age, sex, or relationship goals. With matchmaking offices in 21 states and an online dating network of more than three million singles worldwide, eLove is everything that singles have been wishing for whether they are looking for casual dating or a serious, committed relationship.

An entirely new model for the industry, eLove is the first “life stage company” within the dating industry to provide different levels of dating services to singles based on how serious they are about meeting their soul mate. Singles have the option to do everything – from browsing the vast online database in search of a date to eliciting the assistance of a professional matchmaker to help them meet their soul mate.

eLove recognizes and understands that there are unique advantages to both online dating and personal matchmaking. Offering both provides members with as much choice and flexibility as possible to meet the demands of their lifestyles and achieve their objective.

The Power of Technology

eLove’s online dating platform empowers individuals with control and choice. A simple and easy way of meeting people, eLove provides the latest tools in video/audio/text chat instant messaging; video profiles, voicemail, email and more. Best of all, it takes just five minutes to join eLove’s online dating and within minutes members can be mingling with other singles in their area.

Finding a Soul Mate

eLove’s matchmaking service has been developed and designed by industry professionals with decades of experience in making happy successful couples. All matchmaking service members are pre-screened and undergo a mandatory criminal background check. Safety is of paramount importance at eLove. The company maintains a high level of integrity, which helps ensure that all members are honest and sincere and the matchmaking experience is a positive one.

A matchmaker reviews each personality profile and then personally meets and gets to know each matchmaking service member. eLove is different from other dating services specifically because matches are not based solely upon demographic data, but a combination of science and the intuition, experience and insight of eLove’s professional matchmakers. No matter how good technology is, quality matchmaking of singles who are looking for a committed relationship, is and always will be a subjective matter.

According to Jill Vandor, Executive Director of Matchmaking at eLove, “Whether you’re looking for your soul mate; getting back into the dating scene later in life or you just want to see who’s out there, eLove is truly unique because it caters to singles who are seeking a serious relationship as well as those looking for casual dating.”

She continued, “As a professional matchmaker, I’ve always felt very fortunate to have the ability to impact people’s lives on a daily basis and in a very profound way.  The reality of dating is that one great date can potentially change your life. eLove is the ideal dating solution.”

eLove is all you need

eLove’s Matchmaking Service offices are located in: Arkansas (Bentonville, Fort Smith, Little Rock); Illinois (Chicago, Downers Grove, Normal, Northbrook, Rockford); Indiana (Carmel, Ft. Wayne); Kansas (Overland Park, Wichita); Kentucky (Louisville); Maryland (Columbia, Frederick); Massachusetts (Newton, Norwell, Shrewsbury, Woburn); Michigan (Detroit); Missouri (Springfield, St. Louis); Nebraska (Lincoln, Omaha); Nevada (Las Vegas, Reno); New York (Manhattan); Ohio (Cincinnati); Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, Tulsa); Pennsylvania (Mechanicsburg); Rhode Island (Warwick); South Carolina (Greenville); Tennessee (Memphis, Nashville); Texas (Austin); Virginia (Falls Church, Richmond); Wisconsin (Appleton, Elm Grove, Madison).

For more information on eLove, visit www.elove.com.

Your new travel guides…Mary Kay and David McLane take over Charleston Resort Maps operations.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA AND WAITSFIELD, VERMONT…

Resort Maps, creator of more than 90 customized travel maps across the United States, England and Puerto Rico, recently announced Mary Kay and David McLane as the new owners of their Charleston, South Carolina operations. The Charleston residents took over the publishing of the South Carolina map for Judy Warner, effective October 1, 2009.

Resort Maps are colorful, hand-drawn maps of towns and cities, distributed free to area visitors at rest and travel information areas as well by advertisers. The Best of Charleston Map highlights local attractions, restaurants, accommodations, retail shops, real estate and other services in the greater Charleston area. Each advertiser on the map is represented with a display ad surrounding the perimeter of the map, including a color-coded grid locator and their actual building drawn, highlighted and labeled, making it easy to locate. 

“Resort Maps is a great business opportunity for a number of reasons. First and foremost, it’s a great product that provides a great vehicle for advertisers to showcase their businesses while offering invaluable service to people visiting Charleston,” said David McLane. “The other main appeal of the Resort Maps business opportunity is that it fits our lifestyle and gives us a chance to get to meet and know more people in the Charleston community.”

Hailing from central Pennsylvania, David and Mary Kay purchased a second home in Charleston in 2006. Since that time, both David, a clinical psychologist, and Mary Kay, healthcare and retails sales, retired from their respective careers.

“We’re extremely excited about this opportunity. We fell in love with Charleston on our first visit and it’s always been a popular destination for tourists, particularly as people stay closer to home during their vacations,” said McLane. “The Best of Charleston map offers a real treasure trove of things to do for people vacationing in the area or just down for a day or two. Our free ‘souvenir style’ maps can be found not only at the local advertisers’ shops but also at many non-advertiser locations throughout Charleston.”

These same colorful maps can be found on-line at www.resortmaps.com. Here you will find interactive maps of all 90+ resort areas to choose from. These interactive maps allow the viewer to read a description of each business as they scroll over each building and to connect to the website of the business for further information. 

For information on how to advertise on the upcoming Charleston map, you can call David or Mary Kay McLane at 843.722.1033 or email at davidm@resortmaps.com or marym@resortmaps.com.

Resort Maps began creating and publishing maps in the northeastern U.S. back in 1986. In an effort to continue the company’s growth and simultaneously maintain the quality of the product, Resort Maps became a franchisor in 1993. Since adopting the franchise model, Resort Maps has grown steadily to more than 90 maps distributed across 20 states as well as towns and cities in England and Puerto Rico.

“We publish over 20 million maps per year in more than 90 cities and towns for a good reason. Our maps are fun, easy-to-read and they really do make you want to stop and see some of the local attractions before heading to the next part of your trip. Our advertisers like them for that very same reason,” said Peter Hans, president of Resort Maps.

For more information on Resort Maps or to inquire about ownership of a Resort Maps franchise, please visit www.resortmaps.com or call 802-496-6277.

About Resort Maps

Headquartered in the Green Mountains of Vermont, Resort Maps has been creating and publishing advertising maps in the northeastern U.S. since 1986. In 1993, Resort Maps expanded its reach by creating a franchise model for distribution of its colorful, hand-drawn maps of resort towns and cities. Today, that network of franchises has grown to over 90 Resort Maps in publication in the US and the UK, with several more in the process of being published. More than 20 million Resort Maps will be printed and distributed in 2009.

For more information on Resort Maps and/or the franchise opportunity, visit www.resortmaps.com or call 802-496-6277.

Resort Maps franchises serve cities and towns in California (Carmel, Monterey), Colorado (Boulder, Breckenridge, Cherry Creek, Colorado Springs, Denver, Eagle River, Estes Park, Fort Collins, Summit County), Delaware (Bethany Beach, Rehoboth Beach), Florida (Clearwater Beach and Gulf Beaches, Cocoa Beach, Daytona Beach, Melbourne, New Smyrna Beach, St. Augustine, Tarpon Springs), Georgia (Savannah/Tybee Island), Maine (Bar Harbor/Acadia, Boothbay region, Camden-Rockland, Kennebunkport, Kittery, Portland, York-Ogunquit), , Maryland (Annapolis, Eastern Shore, Ocean City,  Solomons Island, St. Mary’s County), Massachusetts (Berkshires, Chatham-Orleans, Falmouth, Hyannis-Yarmouth, Martha’s Vineyard, Newburyport, Plymouth, Sturbridge, Worcester), Michigan (Traverse City), New Hampshire (Franconia/Notch Region, Hampton Beach, Hanover/Lebanon , Keene, Lakes Region, Mount Washington Valley, Portsmouth), New Jersey (Barnegat Bay, Cape May, Hoboken/Jersey City, Hunterdon, Lambertville , Long Beach Island, Ocean Grove, Point Pleasant, Princeton, Sandy Hook), New York ( The Hamptons, Lake George , Lake Placid, Saratoga Springs), North Carolina (Asheville, Brunswick County, Hendersonville , Outer Banks, Salisbury and Rowan County, Sandhills, Wilmington,), Pennsylvania (Bucks County, Chestnut Hill, Delaware River Valley, Gettysburg, The Main Line), Rhode Island (Newport, Providence), South Carolina (Charleston, Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach), Tennessee (Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge), and Vermont (Addison County/Brandon, Barre/Montpelier, Burlington, Killington/Rutland, Mad River Valley, Manchester, Mount Snow, Okemo, Smugglers’ Notch, Stowe, Waterbury/Richmond, Woodstock/Quechee) —as well as towns and cities in England (Chicester, Lewes) and Puerto Rico (Vieques, Culebra).

Local Printer Invests in New Technology & Expands Scope to Provide Internet Printing Services

Webster One Source (formally Webster Printing and Mailing) of Hanson and Worcester, Mass., providers of fine commercial printing, promotional specialty premiums, and complete mailing/fulfillment services has recently made a bold move in the current economy. The company has invested heavily in new press and pre-press technology and expanded their scope to offer an alternative to the Internet printing services.

Webster One Source obtained financing to purchase two new “green” presses, costing a total of $3 million plus. The new equipment is very environmentally friendly and uses fewer chemicals and less energy–which ultimately reduces operating costs and enables them to expand to Internet printing.

The decision to add a LOCAL alternative to Internet printing to their services came in response to the growing number of people utilizing Internet printers for business and independent print jobs. Serving the Worcester, 495 and Boston area, Webster One Source can now provide consumers with Internet printing services at the same low cost, but with the added benefits of agency quality printing, superior customer service and fast turnaround.

Customers can place their print order online at www.websteronesource.net and get a quick turnaround on their print project. They simply upload their file to Webster’s FTP (file transfer protocol) site to create a high resolution PDF and make their print selections. After credit card information is submitted, Webster One Source then completes the job quickly.

“Nowadays, people choose a printer solely based on cost and Internet printing companies offer very low prices. What people don’t realize is that whatever materials they submit to the typical online printer, is what they’ll get in return. There are no proofs; no one will review the work to catch errors; enhance the color and so forth. If there are errors, your typical Internet printer will be happy to do the job again – all you have to do is submit it as a new job and make another payment,” explained Ernie Foster, president of Webster One Sourrce. “That’s where we differ. We provide Internet printing services that are competitively priced, but we also provide agency quality printing and great customer service.”

One Source. Unlimited Possibilities™

Since 1955, Webster One Source (formerly Webster Printing) has provided fine commercial printing to local, regional and national clients. Named a “Boston Top 25 Printer” by the Boston Business Journal, Webster One Source provides clients with a “one-stop-shop” for services that include: Internet printing; advertising specialties and promotional materials; storage and fulfillment; distribution and warehousing; full-service bindery; integrated marketing support, e-procurement, and complete direct mail solutions.

One of the first green printers south of Boston, Webster One Source is an FSC Certified printer.

Webster One Source is located at 1069 West Washington Street in Hanson and 100 Hartwell Street in West Boylston. For more information, please call 781-447-5484 or visit www.websteronesource.com.

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