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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Chicago International Film Festival>> CineYouth Opening Night Announced! (Chicago,IL)
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Spaceways Closes its Doors-Makes Room for MakeSpace to Take Over On-Demand Storage Service in Chicago Storage
MakeSpace Expands Five-Star Rated On-Demand Storage Service to Chicago and Washington, D.C.
Area Residents Will Never Have to Visit a Storage Unit again
Schedule
- Users schedule a delivery, online or by phone, and a MakeSpace Uploader delivers high-quality bins right to their door.
Pack
- After users fill their bins with keepsakes and belongings to store, a MakeSpace Uploader whisks them away to its secure storage facility.
Cloud
- At its secure storage facility, MakeSpace creates a visual catalog of each bin so the user always knows what’s in storage. Users can request bins be returned to them with just a few clicks, whenever and wherever they want.
This
expansion will give Chicago and D.C. residents and businesses access to
a simple, convenient and affordable storage solution. No longer will
they need to be tied to their physical belongings or deal with the
hassles of traditional self-storage. MakeSpace will now do all the heavy
lifting in these markets, making residents rethink how they feel about
their belongings and be able to use the service as a lifestyle
extension.
“We’re
thrilled to bring our beloved New York City service to Chicago and D.C.
residents who need a storage solution that works for their busy,
on-the-go lifestyles,” said Sam Rosen, MakeSpace founder and CEO. “With
MakeSpace, users never have to visit a storage facility again. We will
pick up, store and redeliver users’ belongings, whenever it’s convenient
for them.”
With
one in 10 American households renting a storage unit, this expansion
confirms MakeSpace’s commitment to take on the $24 billion a year
self-storage industry. MakeSpace also has an opportunity to grow the
market, as customers who previously would never have used self-storage
are using MakeSpace as an extension of the home, acting as a second or
third closet.
“We
are the clear leader in the New York City market, and this year we are
focused on the expansion of that service into other urban cities that
share some of the same traits – particularly the lack of space and
time,” said Rosen. “We are now poised to take on and transform an entire
industry, one that has never truly changed. Chicago and D.C. seemed
like the logical next markets to do just that.”
For
those residing outside of New York City, Chicago and D.C., MakeSpace
partners with UPS to bring the same hassle-free experience with its
MakeSpace Air service. With MakeSpace Air, users can request durable
boxes be shipped to their door and picked up whenever they want. More
information on the MakeSpace Air service can be found here
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MakeSpace
has received total funding of $10.1 million from investors including
Upfront Ventures, Founders Fund, entertainer turned business mogul
Ashton Kutcher, and New York Knicks superstar and digital athlete
Carmelo Anthony, among others.
MakeSpace Pricing
Getting Started
- $25/month for four bins ($6.25 per additional bin)
- Oversized items, including luggage, golf clubs and air conditioners are accepted
- Three-month storage minimum
- Bins are delivered and picked up for free
Getting Stuff Delivered Back
- $29 flat rate, which is less than a round-trip taxi to a storage facility in New York City, Chicago and Washington, D.C.
- Discounted UPS rates everywhere else
About MakeSpace
is a next-generation, on-demand storage solution that takes the pain
out of traditional self-storage in New York City, Chicago and
Washington, D.C. With a few clicks, MakeSpace delivers bins to users'
doors. Once users pack their belongings inside the bins, MakeSpace picks
them up from their door and creates a photo catalog of each bin so
stored items are viewable and retrievable at any time. MakeSpace Air
provides the same hassle-free solution to those residing anywhere else
in the contiguous United States. MakeSpace is headquartered in New York
City. Find out more about MakeSpace and get started for $25 a month at www.makespace.com.Level 257 Hosts PAC-MAN'S Official 35th Birthday Celebration (Schaumburg,IL)
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Dr. Bill Thomas - Aging Expert Advocates for New Purpose and Connection with Elders - Local Charity Event in Schaumburg, IL May 6th
Dr. Bill Thomas - Aging Expert Advocates for New Purpose and Connection with Elders – Local Charity Event in Chicago May 6th
Aging expert Dr. Bill Thomas is travelling around the country this spring bringing new energy and vitality into late adulthood and beyond.
His
message about aging is invigoratingly simple – the transition into our
elder years should not be filled with frenzied disharmony. We need to
reimagine and create clear and satisfying purpose to how we spend the
rest of our lives.
“Everything
we think we know about getting older is wrong,” says Dr. Thomas. “We
are being manipulated and misled by a cult-like devotion to youth and
speed. It’s time we shake ourselves out of the misery of aging and
repurpose and restore the wonders and integrity of the second half of
our lives.”
Dr. Thomas, a Harvard educated physician and author of the book Second Wind: Navigating the Passage to a Slower, Deeper, and More Connected Life, believes that society has twisted things around and created a diminished and demeaning picture of age and aging.
He is the keynote speaker at a special event and will talk about how to turn the tables on “Life’s Most Dangerous Game” and how to approach aging with the skill and enthusiasm it requires.
WHAT: Aging -- Life’s Most Dangerous Game featuring Dr. Bill Thomas
WHEN: Friday, May 8, 2015
WHERE: Prairie Center, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg, IL 60193-1899
TIME: Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; Curtains up at 7:00 p.m.
COST: Suggested donation of $25.
More information is available at http://drbillthomas.com/
“It’s
crazy,” he says. “We impose the stress-filled demands and rigors of
adulthood on children and at the same time we impose ludicrous and
unhealthy expectations of youth and beauty on older adults. It results
in lives that are disconnected and out-of-balance – unprepared to deal
with the realities of aging.”
Dr.
Thomas teaches that there is a better way and explains how people can
reframe their attitudes so they can experience a heightened sense of
meaning and connection with age.
“Aging
is better now than it has ever been in history. The problem is that our
society has a deeply flawed idealization with youth, and we’ve
forgotten how to age with grace, style, and purpose.”
“There
are things you can do,” he says, “that help you gain a deeper
appreciation of the world and a new way to enjoy the freedom, meaning,
and excitement that can be derived from exploring ‘life after
childhood’.”
Here’s a sample of some of the ideas and actions he recommends:
1. Protect your kids and elders from the cult-like addiction and devotion to youth. Push back against the encroachment of inverted values on kids’ and elders’ turf. Let
the kids be kids and let the elders grow old gracefully. Say no to
standardized tests in kindergarten. Don’t worship youth as perfection.
2. Ignore the Anti-Aging Gurus and Quackery. Toss
the creams, supplements, and elixirs. Say no to botox, human growth
hormones and other expensive and even dangerous snake oils that give you
nothing but false hope. Resist the pressure and don’t succumb to the
idea that the only good older person is one who looks and acts like a
younger person.
3. Look in the Mirror and Embrace Yourself.
Love yourself the way you are. Don’t accept the idea that aging is
defined solely as a matter of decline. Rejoice in the fact that lots of
things get better and improve with age. Enjoy the fact that there is
more happiness and less stress, anger, and strife.
4. Slow down and focus on quality time. Stop
letting your time-saving gadgets, apps, and technology take over the
natural rhythms in your life. Turn them off. Turn the volume down. Get
away from them. Go outside. Take a walk every day. Meditate. Have a
conversation with a loved one. Break the pandemic hurry sickness.
5. Choose how you spend your time. Think
about how you spend each day. Choose to do less things you don’t like
or enjoy. Choose to do more things that you like to do. Don’t say yes,
when you want to say no. Say no and do what you want to do instead.
Spend more time with the people you enjoy and less time with the people
you don’t.
6. Volunteer Your Time to Help Others.
Get involved somewhere – anywhere you can spend time helping others.
Enjoy the fact you have abundant time to devote to others. Give yourself
to help others and you will strengthen the bonds between you and other
people in your community.
7. Take up a new hobby or an old one you abandoned. Spend
more time doing something you really love and are fascinated with.
Experience the wonder and joy of trying new things and developing skill
and even expertise you never imagined was possible. Don’t be afraid to
be a beginner. Share your creations with others frequently so that you
look forward to more unique and special opportunity to connect and
engage.
8. Call your elders more frequently. If
you don’t have one, get a surrogate, no matter your age. Reach out,
communicate and engage with more elders more frequently. Realize that
the time you spend with them is a gift beyond measure. Seek out and
learn more ways to make their time interesting and enjoyable. Learn to
appreciate and benefit from the time you have to talk to them, guide
them and exchange much needed wisdom.
9. Protect Your Play Time. Don’t let the cult of adulthood wreak havoc on your play time. Liberate yourself and experience the joy and energy that results from spontaneous, unstructured play. If
you need help figuring this one out, find a child to guide you. If you
are with your elders, break out a game of cards, checkers, or Monopoly.
Everyone lives better when they have enough unstructured playtime.
10. Organize and attend a croning or saging party! Get
together with other men and women and spend time showcasing the things
you appreciate, sharing your knowledge, crafts, creations and stories,
bestowing respect, honor and dignity on each other. Instead of allowing
society to marginalize you and others because of your age, come together
and celebrate your coming of age. Champion one and all to become a “crone” or “sage” as an act of empowerment.
Reimagine Your Life: The
reason we need to outgrow youth is that when we are young we are
trained to value competency and specialization. It is a juvenile's
obsession with competence that traps so many older people in lives they
no longer want to lead, doing work they no longer want to do, afraid to
try something new. Aging, rightly understood, offers us vast new worlds
for exploration because, unlike the young, we can choose to value either
competence or possibilities and we have the right to change our mind
about which is more important to us-- any time we like. It is aging that
gives us the power to reimagine life.
More information is available at www.ChangingAging.org
SECOND WIND: Navigating the Passage to a Slower, Deeper, and More Connected Life
Dr. Bill Thomas
Published by Simon & Schuster List $25.00 ISBN: 9781451667561 E-Book: 9781451667585
About Dr. Bill Thomas
Dr.
Bill Thomas is an internationally recognized expert on aging. He is an
Ashoka Fellow and winner of the Heinz Award for the Human Condition. He
co-created The Eden Alternative, an international nonprofit, and The
Green House Project, both models to revolutionize nursing home care. In
addition to teaching, speaking, and consulting internationally, he is
currently a Senior Fellow of AARP's Life Reimagined Institute. A
graduate of the State University of New York and Harvard Medical School,
he lives in Ithaca, New York with his family.
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