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NEWSFLASH BROUGHT TO YOU BY Gauthier Roofng and Siding (266 County THE RUNDOWN... Road 42, RR#1, Tecumseh) announces operated business. Bessy and Rich Antal provide a customized mobile video game the launch of their new responsive design trailer where their customers play video Liz Engert, Real Estate Sales Representative games inside with seven televisions, XBOX, with Vision Realty Windsor Inc. Brokerage website: ExteriorHomeImprovements.com. Wii and Playstation game consoles. Te has recently received specialized education to Te revamped site even has a Virtual Home climate controlled trailer is used for kids Remodeller, where you can mix and match help those 50+ through lifestyle transitions diferent exterior materials and colours on birthday parties, charity fundraisers and involving relocation, refnancing, or selling corporate functions. Game Coach Rich says the family home. Although she has only been your own home. Teir new site was timed “It’s nice seeing all the kids interacting with in the real estate biz for a year she brings along with their introduction to “Facebook” each other at birthday parties in the trailer.” with her seven years of banking experience, and creation of their own “YouTube” channel. having worked in many diferent capacities NEW IN BIZ... ON THE MOVE... within RBC Royal Bank. Many of the skills learnt in the banking industry have been Te Windsor Essex Community transferrable to the real estate industry giving Koolnections.com is a public request for Foundation (2575 Ouellette Place; website: her knowledge, experience and compassion quote system, which was ofcially launched WECF.ca) has appointed Gisele Levasseur, April 2014 by owners Gerald Breault and when dealing with seniors’ issues. Her mission David Bacarro. Te website benefts both as its Marketing & Funds Development now is to help seniors and their families Coordinator. In her new position she oversees navigate the maze of fnancial, legal and businesses and consumers as it provides an the marketing and community relations for emotional issues that accompany the sale of avenue for people to submit a request with the Foundation, including the development the home. As a Seniors Real Estate Specialists minimal efort, and notifes businesses of of social medial programs for Vital Signs & those who are looking for their services. (SRES; SeniorsRealEstate.com) she is uniquely Tis is especially valuable to businesses as Random Act of Kindness. A recent graduate qualifed to assist seniors in housing sales and of the Business Administration Marketing purchases, or suggest other housing alternatives the requesters are customers looking for, program at St. Clair College, Levasseur has that may allow them to remain in their home and ready to pay for, their services. Tis also worked at Spirou & Associates supporting instead of selling it. Taking a no-pressure new concept helps eliminate the need for several community and fundraising projects. businesses to cast their nets wide in hopes approach, Engert takes the time needed to of fnding a customer, and consumers to Forgotten Harvest Canada (FHC; make a client feel comfortable with the complex ForgottenHarvest.ca.), Southwest Ontario’s selling process. Te goal is to minimize randomly search out businesses. Koolnections frst mobile food rescue organization, recently the emotional demand a sale can have on a also provides businesses the tools to showcase expanded and moved its operations to a more senior. Having a strong service orientation she themselves and allows for detailed client central location on Deziel Drive in Windsor. interaction, information gathering and the interacts easily with all generations involved quoting of potential business that can easily Since 2011, FHC has been based in a Windsor in the transaction, including seniors, adult warehouse and ofce space on Walker children and caretakers. Being knowledgeable be done outside the normal business hours. Road donated by a FHC board member. about local senior housing options and elder “Koolnections is a site where people go to get FHC also announced it has distributed two support services is paramount and Engert stuf done without having to search on their million pounds of food, donated by 33 local own,” explains Breault. “It’s not a site where has a vast network of other senior focused people go to fnd businesses. We contact the producers, free of charge, to its network professionals who can assist with such things of 56 Windsor-Essex County-based social as tax counselling, fnancial estate planning, businesses for you.” assistance programs, serving low-income and other aspects of the sale and move. Games on the Move Windsor persons including schools, transitional Visit RealEstateListingsWindsorEssex.com (GamesOnTeMoveWindsor.com) opened group homes, church feeding programs, and in August of 2013 and is a family owned and for further details. 14 BIZ X MAGAZINE • JUNE 2014 BizX2014June52.indd 14 2014-05-27 9:43 PM