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July 14, 2013
Area Rotary Clubs Raised $1.55 Million to Build Facility 40 Rooms and 80 Beds to Accommodate Cancer Patients and Their Family Without the Worry of Travelling "The residents of North Simcoe and Muskoka, north of Toronto in Ontario, have Rotary Clubs to thank for the beautiful "Rotary House" an overnight lodge for patients travelling for cancer treatment from parts of Rotary district 7010 and 7070. When planning began for new Cancer Centre in Barrie's Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre, Rotarians were at the centre of the planning and fundraising with local Rotarians sitting on both the Hospital Board and the Foundation Board and the Chair of the " I Believe " fundraising campaign. Recently, Club Presidents attended the unveiling of recognition signage within Rotary Place which lists all the participating clubs and included a tour of Rotary House which has now been operational for 8 months and has hosted more than 500 overnight stays of much appreciated accommodation for cancer patients and their family members. Rotary Place is a four story building which includes "Rotary House". the home away from home for cancer patients, the Family Medicine Teaching Unit and Health Centre administrative offices freeing up space within the Health Centre. The 13 Rotary clubs in the area were successful in raising $1.55 Million Dollars to build Rotary Place. Rotary House includes 40 rooms and 80 beds to accommodate cancer patients and their family members. Rotary Club of Wasaga Beach & Area was recognized by being fourth on the recognition sign measured by amount of contribution. Pictured left: Representing the Rotary Club of Wasaga Beach & Area newly elected President Ehab Masad (left) and Past President Todd Young.
App store in the driver's seat: Here comes your next car with Internet Radio In May, General Motors said that the first apps for its cars would
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arrive in the second half of the year, helped by a partnership with AT&T to provide a 4G LTE connection to many of its vehicles.
The automotive industry is getting in on the "We're not just trying to give customers what they want; we're working on what we think they will want in the future." app craze with programs that can be --General Motors Vice Chairman Stephen Girsky d o w n l o a d e d d i r e c t l y t o t h e c a r. BeachBOOSTER looks at the potential A personalized driving experience benefits of having an app store on wheels There's a lot of promise from the idea of car-centric apps. If smartphones can have app stores, why not Diagnostic apps can monitor your car's condition and send email or text alerts if it needs servicing. Cars can tap into cars? Internet radio apps for a more customized selection of music, That's the thinking of at least some of the big or news, traffic, and weather apps for real-time information automakers as they work to build the foundation relevant to the driver's location. for curated selections of car-centric apps that can "Automotive is both maddening and super exciting at the same be purchased directly from the vehicle's in-dash time," said Brian Lakamp, president of digital for Clear monitor. Channel, which includes the iHeartRadio app. "The time to The notion of the smart car and connected car market is, oftentimes, a year and sometimes two out, and there applications was a hot topic of discussion at CE is not as much standardization in automotive as there is in Week in New York last month. other platforms.
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