BACC BUZZ - February 2, 2010

Written by BACC Admin | 27 May 2010

Volume 2, Issue 2 February 2010

In this issue:

Tips for the traveller
Your Opinion
Home Based Business Association
Seen This Week

Member News

Work for Widows –Operation Haiti

On Saturday, February 6th, 2010, the IMPAKTaid Society of Canada and the Mayor of Lunenburg County, Mr. Don Downe, are hosting a fundraiser at The Fairview Inn.

Tickets are $100.00 – this includes a three-course lobster dinner, complimented by wine and live entertainment from folk artist Kelly Blair. Each ticket sold will be issued with a charitable tax receipt for $75.00.

Please join the effort and support this worthwhile cause by calling or stopping by to purchase your tickets at The Fairview Inn.

Help Us, Help Them, Help Themselves…

When it comes to natural disasters, Pam and Jerry Porodo are quite familiar with the ramifications the victims will succumb to and the process in which their immediate relief will be received. IMPAKTaid was set up by the couple minutes after the waves of the tsunami crashed down on Sri Lanka on December 26th, 2004. IMPAKTaid began providing for the immediate needs of the injured, displaced and traumatized.

Early into their relief efforts, they noticed an inconsistency whereby men were being reinstated in the communities and offered opportunities for reemployment. Widowed and abandoned women, without a means to care for their children were being overlooked.

IMPAKTaid started a program called Work for Widows, - dedicated to helping widowed and abandoned women to attain self- sufficiency through employment initiatives. This project provides each woman with a constant means of subsistence and brings much-needed cash into the local economy.

Critically, the program provides a support network for bereaved women, which reduces typical poverty-induced behavior such as child abandonment, prostitution and suicide. The Work for Widows program has been called upon by the Organization Consortium for Humanitarian Agency (OCHA) to assist in the disaster recovery in Haiti.

Your Opinion Matters

Yarmouth Ferry Service

Please take a few minutes and respond to the following requests for your input.

We have been asked by the Yarmouth and Area Chamber of Commerce to ask our members and other community members interested in the future of a ferry service from Yarmouth to New England States to respond to the following survey.

Please provide your input on the following to:

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How will the loss of the ferry service affect your local tourism industry?
Do you see any direct loss of employment?
Do you see any secondary losses?
Additional comments.

Chris Atwood President
Yarmouth & Area Chamber of Commerce

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Public consultation - Provincial Budget

Finance Minister Graham Steele hosted a public meeting Bridgewater on Monday, January 25th, 2010. He has asked for input from all constituents. Please use the following link to visit the online form and provide your comments and feedback.

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