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Fore! The Kids

pamela.prescott@century21.ca — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Third Annual Bradford Children's Charity Fund Golf

Tournament

Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd.'s 3rd Annual Children's Charity Fund Golf Tournament recipient for 2013 is Talon Collett.

Talon is a vibrant 6 year olf boy who has faced a challenge in his life called Acute Lymphoblastic Lukemia. Diagnosed on September 11, 2009, Talon has endured regular chemotherapy treatments that have needed to be administered on a daily basis orally and in the form of injections.

Although the chemotherapy treatments have currently ceased, they have left Talon with a weakened immune system, as well as other parts of his body. Talon often experiences numbing in his hands and feet, making mobility a challenge; decreased muscle control, particularly affecting his eyes and vision; thin membranes in the ears, which causes sporadic ear bleeds, and back pain from the lumbar punctures where chemotherapy was administered to aide in recovery. Doctors have told the Collett family that Talon needs to be re-socialized and taught to be a child again.

Aside from all of the challenges and changes that Talon has endured, he is looking forward to re-socializing and getting back to a regular life.

Talon enjoys video games and has a special interest in space and the universe; the sea and sea creatures. He also enjoys singing karaoke with his younger sister Tempest (3 years).

As a result of Talon's diagnosis of Acute Lymphoblastic Lukemia he now also reqires the aide of certified professionals:

A Physical Therapist (P.T.) and Occupational Therapist (O.T.) to assist, develop, maintain, and recover his daily living skills.
An Applied Behavioural Therapit (A.B.A.) and Speech Pathologist, to assist him with his High Functioning Autism (H.F.A.)
And a Neurologist and Psycologist to aide him with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (P.T.S.S.) and Autism (H.F.A.).

These therapies come at an excessive cost to the Collett family. they require any support possible to help Talon work his way towards the life of an average 6 year old boy. Your support this year would mean so much to the Collett family and Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd. at this year's 2013 Bradford Children's Charity Fund Annual Golf Tournament.

This year the Golf Tournament will be held at The Highland's Golf Club in Bradford, Ontario. Come and join us for a game of golf, lunch and dinner. Other ways to support include, but are not limited to, prize donations and hole sponsorships. Please contact the Golf Tournament Co-ordinator Luis Moniz* with interest.

For additional information and sponsorship

opportunities please contact Luis Moniz* at

905 775 5677 ext. 5367

*Sales Representative

Mother's Day snow

nancy.humphreys@century21.ca — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Good morning, Last year the weather was georgeous, everyone was outside enjoying Mother's Day in the sun. The weather cannot dampen the joy we feel as a family on holidays! We have another big holiday coming up this weekend, let's hope Mr Sun will show up. For those of you travelling please be safe, slow down & enjoy your family. Lots of fun happening Downtown Barrie & throughout Simcoe County.

To all the Moms !

lazlo.vavrovics@century21.ca — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Best wishs to all the Mom's !

Updating your home means updating your insurance policy.

lazlo.vavrovics@century21.ca — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

When you add an extension to your home, install new security devices or replace your weathered roof, your insurance policy may also need a makeover.

A new TD Insurance poll suggests that the majority of Canadian homeowners don’t disclose home improvements their insurer, even though it could mean a reduction in your premium. It could also leave you underinsured or not insured at all if it invalidates your existing policy.

“People buy insurance to have a safety net in case they ever need to make a claim,” Dave Minor, vice-president of insurance distribution at TD Insurance, said. “Once you make the claim, you don’t want any disappointing surprises. So before you pick up a hammer or hire a contractor, contact your insurance provider.”

The poll released this week suggested 6% of the 2,748 adults checked their policy to ensure their home was covered during the renovations and just 16% contacted their insurer to see if their existing policy needed to be revised. Nearly one-quarter of respondents weren’t aware that electrical upgrades could decrease their premiums while more than half didn’t know that installing granite countertops could have the opposite effect.

If you’re spending a significant amount of money on anything that may impact the value of your home, it’s likely the insurer wants to know about it. So, no, you won’t have to disclose that you’re changing your wallpaper or replacing your old carpet.

Since the likelihood that a claim will be made increases during the construction process, the pre-renovation policy often doesn’t insure some damages relating to it. These losses can include: basement flooding caused by the contractor breaking a water main, theft or vandalism to the property that took place while you weren’t living there (vacating the property for more than 30 days requires a policy update), or a broken glass window resulting from poorly operated machinery.

Forty-one per cent of homeowners incorrectly believe that if a contractor is hurt on their property, they will not be liable. But that’s not true: you could be liable for their medical bills, lost wages or damages for pain and suffering. That’s why it’s important to ensure that the contractor provides documentation of their current insurance policy and an updated workers’ compensation clearance certificate.

“While speaking to your insurer should be on your pre-renovation to-do list, it’s never too late to make the call, assuming nothing’s been destroyed and you’re not trying to make a claim,” Mr. Minor said.

Pete Karageorgos, manager of consumer and industry relations at the Insurance Bureau of Canada, agrees and says the sooner you disclose the improvements, the better. Doing so will help you get the right amount and type of coverage.

“People aren’t aware that in many cases, doing renovations to their home would require an update to their policy,” Mr. Karageorgos said. “If the home isn’t insured to value, you may not have enough coverage and you won’t be completely protected.”

Existing homeowners aren’t the only ones making home-related blunders: 60% of Canadian homeowners in another poll admitted they’ve made at least one mistake when they bought a home.

According to the RBC Home Ownership Poll, purchasing a property that requires significant renovations (15%), not having a bigger down payment (14%) and skipping a home inspection (13%) are the top three mistakes.

Younger homeowners were more likely than the average Canadian to list not having a bigger down payment and to not consider future family and space needs.