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The teenager hailing from the warm and balmy Dominican Republic ended up in the snow and cold of Alaska. Still optimistic she says, “I had never traveled before, so I wasn’t so picky. I was just excited to get on the plane.” Speaking no English, Sanchez got job in Denali Park at a Mexican restaurant, but quickly realized the Spanish spoken there was not the same as in the Dominican. Even the word for beans was different. Not only did she have to learn English, but also more Spanish. On her island home Sanchez was interested in a career in tourism but had a knack for styling hair, which she did on the side. “Hair is not a career in the Dominican Republic,” she says. “Then I came here (U.S.) and saw there were so many schools focusing on it. It was so exciting, and I fell in love with it.” In between studying and selling tacos, she stopped in a nearby salon for a second job. As luck would have it, the salon had an apprenticeship program. From working in the humidity of the Dominican, Sanchez had excellent technique in blow-drying hair to silky smooth and frizz-free. But the salon world is much bigger than blowouts and she needed to learn more skills.
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Before “My boss taught me the new skills and in 4 weeks I was doing all kinds of haircuts, especially for the military guys,” says Sanchez. Alaska has tough requirements for cosmetology licensing, but she put in the hours, passed the tests, and was officially on a career path. Five years later she moved to the Orlando area where the weather was more like home. It was also closer to home. The commute from Alaska involved four plane changes, now she could fly direct. The stylist got a job in a corporate salon where there were limits on what was offered and what she could do. By this time Sanchez had attended hair shows in New York and Miami saying, “I wanted to be able to do all of the cool things I was learning. I never thought I could own a business, but I kept thinking about it.”
Those ownership intentions finally brought her an opportunity to meet with a salon owner looking for a buyer. As excited as Sanchez was, the finances didn’t line up. “So, I worked and worked and saved all of my money. Then I finally got a loan and had just enough to buy the salon,” she says. By that time the owner had closed her doors, enabling Sanchez to negotiate a better deal with the landlord. “When you think of money or not having it, it stops your dream. I had thought about this for years. I already had the name of the salon and everything. You have to do the little things first so when the big moment comes you are ready,” says Sanchez. The girl with big dreams had little business experience; little savings left and admits to making a lot of mistakes. She laughs, “I didn’t mess up bad enough to close the doors though.”
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After She estimates some 85% of her clients from the corporate salon followed her, allowing the young entrepreneur to stay afloat the first year. After seeing her success, four of Sanchez’s former co-workers joined the salon. “I was having more fun and they wanted to be a part of it,” she laughs. Having built a successful business in Orlando, love threw a monkey wrench into her plans. Sanchez became friends with a man from Southwest Florida through an online dating service. When they finally met in person there was an immediate connection. Following a two-year courtship, he proposed, and she moved to the Bonita Springs area where she is starting over again, a bit more business savvy now.
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f you’ve ever been injured or had surgery, there is a good chance your doctor prescribed physical therapy. At Kriz Physical Therapy, owners Tiffany and Mike Kriz specialize in a method called Functional Manual Therapy. It’s a hands-on approach used to restore and improve strength and mobility. Mike explains, “Af ter surger y or injury or with many chronic conditions, movement patterns are altered because people are trying avoid or reduce pain. Many people have to relearn movement patterns and it is best done with hands-on, guiding body parts or regions through space efficiently.” Suzanne Wright experienced severe whiplash from an automobile accident when she was 21 years old. Some 20-years later she was in another accident. “My car went down a ravine,” she says. “I should not have survived.” Suzanne had broken bones all over her body, underwent back surgery, and has been in chronic pain since. Physical therapy has been a big part of her life. But it wasn’t until she found the functional manual technique that she began to get real relief. “Mike uses gentle manipulations to help my body function the way it is supposed to physiologically.” Suzanne has been active
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incorrectly to begin with.” They treat conditions from head to toe, most often taking care of patients healing from surgery or injury to the hips, knees, shoulders, neck, and back. Mike calls physical therapy after surgery “incredibly important.” Suzanne adds, “If you’ve ever had back issues, or any issues really, you know it can make you miserable. Mike has the ability to talk you through things, put you at ease and help you with your physiological functioning so you can live a relatively normal, pain free life.” Tiffany’s patients will tell you the same according to Mike. If you are suffering from chronic pain, recovering from surgery or injury, and need help restoring function, strength, and movement, call Kriz Physical Therapy to find out if functional manual therapy is right for you.
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Hip Replacement D ean Heflin had his right hip replaced 24-years ago; he was 66 years old at the time. He was in the hospital for five days and then required extensive physical rehabilitation and was unable to drive for six months. This July, at the age of 90, he had his left hip replaced by Dr. Peter Ameglio, renowned for his use of an advanced technique known as SuperPATH®. Heflin was out of bed and dressed the morning following his operation, telling Dr. Ameglio he was ready to go home. “Things have come a long way since my first surgery,” he says in awe. The retiree had been in pain for quite some time saying, “My hip was just wearing out. I couldn’t walk straight, and my wife (of 63 years) would say ‘quit hobbling’. But I couldn’t because it hurt.” Knowing what his first surgery was like, Heflin put off another trip to the operating room, until he researched the SuperPATH approach and met Dr. Ameglio. There is longevity in Mr. Heflin’s family. His mother lived to be over 100 and his 93-year-old sister walks a quarter of a mile every day, neither had hip problems. Mr. Heflin believes his hip arthritis comes from playing football. “My thought process was well even though
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f there are two themes that are central to the holidays they are food and giving. There is no other organization that embodies the two quite like the Harry Chapin Food Bank (HCFB.) The holidays are consistently one of the biggest times of the year for food related charities like HCFB; second only to summer. During the summer a large portion of the local, seasonal work force has reduced hours and less money coming in. “About one in eight people in our community will experience hunger this year, one in five of those are children,” says Harry Chapin President and CEO, Richard LeBer. Even with a strong economy you’ll find people in need. “Someone could be out of work due to an illness, or in the middle of a job transition, there are all kinds of reasons why they would be in need,” says LeBer. If a person has an hourly job and their employer closes to celebrate the holiday, they might not get paid. If they take time off to spend with family, they may also
ed Henry Peterson unloads a truck of donat turkeys and food fixings.
miss a paycheck. “Kids are also out of school and need to be fed,” says LeBer.
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I hate the idea of anyone going hungry during the holidays. Food is such a central part of most peoples’ celebrations.
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The Thanksgiving holiday kicks things off, crossing all religious and political boundaries. It brings families together around the dinner table, expressing gratitude for what they have, regardless of how much or how little. That appreciation and thankfulness spills over to friends, neighbors and others in the community. Harry Chapin provides food to more than 150 agencies in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Glades and Hendry Counties, which have direct distribution links to those in need, such as food pantries, mobile pantries, senior citizens and in-school pantries. Find a list of these agencies on HCFB’s website. If one is close to you, you can always donate items directly to them says LeBer, just
To make a donation of time, money or goods call 239-334-7007, visit www.harrychapinfoodbank.org, or stop by4
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Holiday Thought e This is one of the more than 300 mobil pantries the food bank holds during the fiscal year to distribute food to those in need.
Children receive food kits, or boxes, for their families through the Harry Chapin Food Bank’s new “Harr y’s Helpings” program.
call ahead for hours of operation first. While physical donations of shelf stable foods, and frozen turkeys are still welcomed, the organization has slowly been shifting how they provide for families during the holidays and monetary donations offer the most bang for the buck. “Money goes a long way and is more flexible for us to use depending on what is needed at the moment,” says LeBer. For every dollar donated, HCFB can turn that into $8 worth of food. Some of the money is used to send trucks to grocery stores or farms that are donating fresh produce. Rather than just bags of food, HCFB also gives out $25 gift cards at Thanksgiving time that are only good for food purchases. LeBer explains, “Consumers more often than not, find better deals on chickens and turkeys than we do and can take them directly home to the freezer or refrigerator.” In addition, gift cards allow families to purchase the side dishes that are unique to their celebration.
couple hold an Sandy and Henry Peterson: This Sanibel year collected annual “Turkey Drop and Roll” and last nonperishable 53 donated turkeys and 127 pounds of food for Thanksgiving.
96% of all monetary donations to Harry Chapin go directly to the food bank’s programs; the rest, only 4% goes to administrative costs. If you or your organization is planning a food drive during the holidays LeBer says, “It’s a lovely idea to have parties with a purpose. It gets friends engaged and shifts focus to the issue that not everyone has as much to give thanks for.” He suggests having a goal in your food drive to provide a meal for a family or two. Or for a greater impact, setting an empty place at the dinner table to remind guests there are hungry people in the community. No matter how small your drive may be it can serve to inspire people to get involved and do something. One person at a time can make a difference. “Harry Chapin would not exist if people weren’t so generous,” says LeBer. “I’m stunned every year by the generosity and community spirit that makes this whole thing possible.”
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