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August CAA eNews:
By John Roby, CORT
 The CAA Golf Outing is approaching rather quickly. I thought I'd list some of basics of golf etiquette. Some of these rules do not apply to our golf outing. You'll figure out which ones.
Keep It Safe
- Do not swing your club until you know that others in your group are at a safe distance. Getting hit in the mouth with a golf club will hurt.
- When practicing your swing, never swing in the direction of another player. You may hit a rock and injure someone. Getting hit with a rock will hurt.
- If your ball appears headed toward another player or another group, give them a warning by yelling out, "Fore!" so they can take cover. This will really hurt.
- Observe the safety suggestions posted in golf carts and drive carefully. People have been seriously injured on golf carts. Falling off the golf cart will hurt.
- Never throw clubs in anger. A golf club across the head will hurt as well.
>> Read more...
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 This year the Columbus Apartment Association (CAA) Community Assistance Foundation partnered with the Red Cross of Greater Columbus to share important safety information with our members.
As part of that program, we are giving away one CPR/AED/First Aid training session for 10 of your employees and one Red Cross First Aid Safety Kit for your office. To enter the contest, you simply need to follow our social media networks and tell us why you are a member. You can enter multiple times.
Prizes:
- One Red Cross Training Class for 10 employees
- One Red Cross First Aid Safety Kit for the office (shown)
>> Read more on how to enter
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 Heat can affect anyone. However, it is more likely to affect young children, elderly people and people with health problems. Consult a physician if you have any questions about how your medication may affect your ability to tolerate heat. Heat cramps, exhaustion and heat strokes are very serious conditions that can occur from a heat wave and if not treated they can be life threatening.
Knowing these health-related terms can make all the difference to a resident in need.
- Excessive Heat Watch-Conditions are favorable for an excessive heat event to meet or exceed local Excessive Heat Warning criteria in the next 24 to 72 hours.
- Excessive Heat Warning-Heat Index values are forecast to meet or exceed locally defined warning criteria for at least 2 days (daytime highs=105-110° Fahrenheit).
- Heat Advisory-Heat Index values are forecast to meet locally defined advisory criteria for 1 to 2 days (daytime highs=100-105° Fahrenheit).
>> More tips to give your residents
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 CAA member RD Energy brings to the commercial members a unique but time sensitive opportunity to save substantially off current AEP electric generation costs. AEP generation costs have risen a total of 13% the last two years and will rise again in 2011, while electric market prices have dropped nearly 60% providing a generation cost savings of up to 30%.
RD Energy is a Competitive Retail Electric Service Provider certified by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. For a quick analysis for savings potential fax a recent electric bill to 1-740-205-1335. Email us at info@rd-energy.com. Call us at 1-740-321-1075.
>> To find more information click http://rd-energy.com/CAA.html
Are you on Facebook? Like us to connect with fellow members
Did you know that networking is one of the primary reasons companies join the CAA?
To provide members a forum for online networking and discussions, CAA now offers members a common online space to connect and collaborate with one another on the CAA's Facebook Fan Page.
All CAA members are invited to join the CAA Community:
Why is the CAA getting involved in Social Media?
As an association, our focus is to keep you, our members, aware of developments, tips, training and member opportunities. Social media connects us to our members in a quick, easy format. The CAA's goals for these social networking endeavors are to increase the value of its professional network to members, attract new members, and continue to be a industry leader in promoting professionalism, continuing education and best practices in the multifamily housing industry.
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Register for CAA classes and events online at www.caahq.com. Click the calendar button or do a search for the course. Contact the CAA with questions at caa@caahq.com or 614.488.2115.
We will e-mail you with updated information as it becomes available. www.caahq.com is your constant source for legislative news, education and event information and membership directory.
Registration Policy: cancellations must be sent three days in advance; substitutions are accepted. No shows will be billed.
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Columbus Healthy Homes |
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Funded by a federal grant from the HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, the "Columbus Healthy Homes" public awareness campaign is all about inexpensive, easy things people can do to make their home - and everyone in it - healthier.
Columbus Healthy Homes offers a series of quick tips people can follow, whether they rent or own their residence, to prevent breathing problems, burns, poisonings and injuries at home. You can hear the tips on the radio, on the phone and read about them online on the city's Lead Safe Columbus Web site and downloading the Help Yourself to a Healthy Home booklet. Or call the City of Columbus Housing Division at 645-7452.
The City of Columbus Division of Housing is partnering with Lowe's on a Columbus Healthy Homes Contest. It's easy to enter. Call the Hotline at 1-877-245-9090. Listen to the tips, leave your name, address and phone number. The prize is a $500 Lowe's home improvement shopping spree!
The Columbus Apartment Association is also joining with the City of Columbus Housing Division to bring you this valuable information to help keep your family safe at home.
"With people spending 90% of their time indoors, they need to recognize the connection between their home and their family's health," said Joe Gothard, Program Manager, City of Columbus Housing Division. "Columbus Healthy Homes is prompting everyone to look at where they live in a new light. Simple things - like venting the clothes dryer outside to prevent mold and mildew from growing inside your house can really make a difference."
Look for the ColumbusHealthyHomes booth at community events from June through September. You can take a short HealthyHomes Quiz and register to win the $500 Lowe's grand prize that will be awarded on September 30, 2010. |
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Save the Day Focus: Know the Heat |
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Heat can affect anyone. However, it is more likely to affect young children, elderly people and people with health problems. Heat cramps, exhaustion and heat strokes are very serious conditions that can occur from a heat wave and if not treated they can be life threatening. Knowing these health-related terms can make all the difference to a resident in need.
- Excessive Heat Watch-Conditions are favorable for an excessive heat event to meet or exceed local Excessive Heat Warning criteria in the next 24 to 72 hours.
- Excessive Heat Warning-Heat Index values are forecast to meet or exceed locally defined warning criteria for at least 2 days (daytime highs=105-110° Fahrenheit).
- Heat Advisory-Heat Index values are forecast to meet locally defined advisory criteria for 1 to 2 days (daytime highs=100-105° Fahrenheit).
Help Your Residents Prepare by supplying this information in your resident newsletter:
Survive the Heat
Every year, more than 300 people die of heat related illness. Heat is more likely to affect young children, elderly people and people with health problems. Consult a physician if you have any questions about how your medication may affect your ability to tolerate heat. Heat cramps, exhaustion and heat strokes are very serious conditions that can occur from a heat wave and if not treated they can be life threatening.
- Stay healthy by tackling the heat with these tips from your American Red Cross:
- Stay inside as much as possible. If air conditioning is not available, stay on the lowest floor, out of the sunshine.
- Remember, electric fans do not cool the air, but they do help sweat evaporate, which cools your body.
- Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing when out in the sun.
- Slow down. Avoid strenuous activity.
- Drink plenty of water, even if you do not feel thirsty. Avoid alcoholic and caffeinated beverages, which dehydrate the body. Water is the best liquid to drink.
- Eat smaller meals, more often. Avoid foods that are high in protein, because they raise metabolic heat.
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HUD Big Buy Reimbursement Program |
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In 2000, HUD created the Big Buy Reimbursement Program to reimburse eligible properties for some or all of the cost of obtaining a lead hazard risk assessment required to comply with the Lead Safe Housing Rule (24 CFR Part 35). The CAA urges all members to view the attached document to determine if any of their properties are listed. If a property is listed it is still eligible for the program. However, you are encouraged to act quickly. The program is scheduled to end on September 30.
The program was originally open to all qualified properties, and HUD contracted with certain certified risk assessors to provide property evaluations across the country.
Members who signed up for the program and remain eligible (receive more than $5,000 in federal assistance) may still be able to receive a lead inspection or reimbursement for an already completed inspection. HUD has provided a list of eligible properties.
If your property is on the list but has not been contacted by HUD about the reimbursement, please contact leadenforcement@hud.gov. HUD officials warn that they may not have sufficient funds to meet the obligation, however.
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The Columbus Apartment Guide is pleased to introduce their new Market Sales Manager:
