Leslie Reamer CPA to speak on Eldercare

Discussion on Eldercare decisions for Seniors and their families at the Congregation Beth Tikvah Sunday morning breakfast series on February 11th.

Once decisions as to Long Term Care and estate plans are made, how do we discuss and plan with our children and parents? How do we bring up what can be some very delicate issues?Leslie Reamer is a CPA who specializes in working with seniors. She'll explain how keep the lines of communication open to plan effectively.

Location: Congregation Beth Tikvah (www.bocabethtikvah.org)
19785 Hampton Drive • Boca Raton, FL 33434 • RSVP. 561-852-6555
Donation $5.00
10a.m.
Includes Bagels and Lox breakfast.

(more about Leslie - http://www.reamercpa.com/ )

Daniel Haverman Participates in the Boca Raton News Tort Symposium

On January 23, 2007, BNI Member Daniel Haverman of the Haverman Law Firm participated in a special Tort Symposium for the Boca News. Daniel advised the attendees that over the last several decades, the Florida Legislature has approved broad restrictions on the rights of Florida citizens to seek justice in the courts. Most of these restrictions provide partial or full immunity to the corporate and medical industries. He noted that private businesses have been granted a privileged legal position, leaving citizens and consumers as a distinct disadvantage. The overall effect has been to foster a lack of professional and personal responsibility among the corporate community. Meanwhile, Florida’s consumers and citizens have increasingly fewer and fewer opportunities to seek justice and protection under Florida law when they are harmed by the resulting irresponsible corporate behavior. As a result, when immune corporations or medical providers cause injury or death, it is not the responsible party who must bear the full cost of the victim’s medical bills and lost wages. It is instead the Florida taxpayer who must foot the bill.

Daniel told the group that it is the Trial Lawyers who fight the efforts of big corporations and their CEOs seeking to evade responsibility. When corporations and their CEOs act irresponsibly by delaying or refusing to pay fair and just insurance claims, producing unsafe products, polluting our environment or swindling their employees, the only resort for Americans to hold them accountable is in our courts.

He concluded his remarks by stating that Plaintiffs’ attorneys are committed to strengthening the civil justice system so that deserving individuals can get justice and hold wrongdoers accountable. All Floridians benefit when the individuals they represent have a fair chance to get justice through our civil justice system.

Paul Revere, Viral Marketing and Web 2.0

232 years ago Paul Revere alarmed the countryside on his way to Concord and started a revolution. At this week's BNI meeting, chapter member Nancy Suchoff compared that simple act of Viral Marketing to the revolution taking place on the Internet. The static websites everyone knew from the last decade are losing ground to Blogs and interactive, two-way member driven sites.

Nancy demonstrated the power of the Blog by the success she had with client the BioTrainer. By offering a popular Blog the opportunity to use the product in an experiment she read about in the New York Times, traffic to the BioTrainer website exploded and sales increased.

As the chapter's Creative Concierge(sm), Nancy helps businesses and professionals market themselves via branding, website design and Blog development. She designs logos, collateral materials and sales promotion programs. In BNI since 2000, Nancy meets most of her clients through referrals.

Children's Drawing Analysis with Billie Eizenberg, PSY

Children’s drawings have a deep and wide meaning. The child’s expression in a drawing is freer; it lacks boundaries and is less restricted. Any choice of color or form in a drawing is usually affected more by the child’s physical, mental, and emotional state rather then by his/her need to mimic, copy, or respond to orders. That is why it is important to pay attention even to scribbles that appear at the edge of a page. Drawing arises from an inner state of mind in a child rather than from a response to an outside expectation by others.

Usually we collect 3 or 4 drawings that were done on different occasions and days.

Some of the elements that we need to pay attention to when analyzing a painting are:

• A sudden regression in the ability to draw
• Any extreme expression
• The use of one color only along with a refusal to use other colors
• A weak pressure of the pencil on page while drawing
• The placement of the objects on a page
• Repetitive forms on a page
• A partial drawing, or the drawing of only one side of a figure

These are only some examples of the vast area of drawing analysis. When looking at a child’s drawing of a character figure, from the way he/she draw certain parts of the body, one can begin to identify the stressors that affect the child. A child’s drawing of a house, or anything that is related to a home, mirrors his perception of the relationships among the members of his family. The drawing of a flying bird, a cloud in the sky, a butterfly, or even a simple scribble on a page can bring to light a child’s emotional and physical state.

Billie Eizenberg, PSY received her Ph.D. from Hebrew University in Israel and is a licensed therapist. She provides psychological services to support groups, individual adults, couples, children and their families through her private practice in Boca Raton.

Billie Eizenberg- PSY
Advanced Family Consultation
561-271-7106

2006 Scores 1.9 Billion in BNI Referrals

From: Ivan R. Misner, Ph.D.
Sent: Thu 1/18/2007 4:18 PM
Subject: BNI Stats for 2006

Distribution: All BNI Directors and Board of Advisors

I am pleased to announce the stats for BNI in 2006. It was another very good year for the organization!

Year-End 2006
Total Chapters: 4,600 (net growth of 425)
Total Countries: 36 – (net growth of 10 new countries – a record for BNI.
NOTE – We are about to announce country # 37 next week!

Total Members: 92,000 (approx) Total Referrals: 4.9 million

Total Value of Referrals to Members: 1.9 billion (US Dollars)
*** Referrals and their value are now based on TWO doctoral studies.

Ivan R. Misner, Ph.D.
Founder & Chairman
www.BNI.com

"See your options clearly"

This week's BNI meeting featured a ten-minute presentation by Dr. Rick Marrotte, Inside For Eyes Optical. Rick discussed his expertise in fitting patients with Corneal Refractive Therapy---Known as CRT.

Imagine waking up in the morning, taking out your contact lenses and then seeing clearly all day with out corrective lenses! He provides patients with a non-surgical option to do just that.

Rick received his degree in Optometry from the New England College of Optometry in Boston, MA in 1985 and has been in private practice in the Boca Raton area for nearly 21 years. His practice specialties also include LASER Vision Consultation, Neuro-Optometric rehabilitation of the brain injured patient, keratoconus, bifocal contact lenses and Low Vision.

Speaking of Networking...

Each meeting features a 10 minute presentation by one of our chapter members. Upcoming speakers are:

January 17 - Dr. Richard Marrotte
January 24 - Nancy Suchoff
January 31 - Bob Hagan
February 7 - Rob Cohen
February 14 - Tom Nickerson
February 21 - Edward Kelly
February 28 - Eric Mohr

Mad Platter Catering Specialties

Edward Kelly The Mad Platter has some interesting events coming up. This weekend he'll be at PalmBeach3: Contemporary, Photography, Art + Design at the Palm Beach Convention Center with his European style espresso bar in the V.I.P lounge. On February 8th he's giving a mini lecture on preparing and serving the perfect Proper Afternoon Tea (Edward's specialty) at Robb & Stucky at Mizner Park in Boca Raton. Tea will be served! Tickets are $20 and can be ordered by calling Robb & Stucky 561-862-5597.

BNI Business Exchange - Our Chapter in Boca Raton

Are you a small business, professional or sales representative in the Boca Raton or South Florida area? Would you like to increase your business by 20%, 30%, 50% or as much as 100%? You can see results like this! Many have. Some members have added as many as 50 new clients in the first two years!!! Successful businesses depend on word of mouth. Word-of-mouth advertising is the best advertising there is.

BNI (Business Network Int'l.) is a business and professional networking organization that offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and, most importantly, referrals. Our chapter in Boca Raton averages 100 quality, revenue-producing referrals every month.