Inaugural What's Next Boomer Business Summit Leadership Awards Recipients Recognized for Service, Innovation and Technology Excellence

Inaugural What's Next Boomer Business Summit Leadership Awards Recipients Recognized for Service, Innovation and Technology Excellence

Boomer Business Summit Leadership Award Winners Recognized

Washington, D. C. (PRWEB) April 9, 2008

The 2008 recipients of the inaugural What's Next Boomer Business Summit Leadership Awards were announced at a dinner meeting preceding the day-long summit held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel on March 26.

"These winners all embody the boomer spirit of pushing the envelope, staying involved and forward thinking," said Mary Furlong, CEO of Mary Furlong & Associates and creator of the What's Next Boomer Business Summit, now in its fifth year. "Their work is changing the way government, non-profit organizations, the media, and technology companies are thinking about baby boomers and shaping the marketplace for new ideas and products to serve this important demographic."

The Summit provides a unique opportunity for influential thinkers and entrepreneurs to share success stories and proprietary research, innovations, and market strategies for serving the 78 million baby boomers in America.

The winners are:

The Honorable Dorcas R. Hardy

Leadership, Integrity and Service Award

Dorcas R. Hardy and Associates is a government relations and public policy firm specializing in health services, insurance, financial and associations. Hardy was U. S. Commissioner of Social Security from '86 - '89. She speaks and writes widely about domestic and international retirement financing issues and entitlement program reforms, and she co-authored a book on social security.

Hardy consults with seniors' organizations and public policy groups to promote redesign and modernization of the Social Security system.

Robert Blancato, MPA

Leadership, Integrity and Service Award

Robert Blancato is President of Matz, Blancato & Associates, Inc., a firm specializing in government affairs, association and coalition management, and advocacy services in Washington, D. C. He currently serves on the Policy Committee and Executive Committee of the 2005 White House Conference on aging. Blancato's career involves more than 30 years in public service in both the Congress and the Executive Branch.

John Erickson

Leadership and Entrepreneurship Award

Erickson, founder and CEO of Erickson Retirement Communities, launched Retirement Living TV's (RLTV) unique programming in September 2006. Erickson believes that RLTV will empower retired people by providing them with programming that is not only entertaining, but also inspiring and educational. In addition to RLTV, Erickson is the founder of The Erickson Tribune, a rapidly growing, monthly newspaper, which is read by more than six million people throughout the country.

Gail Kohn

Leadership and Innovation Award

Kohn is Executive Director of Capital Hill Village, a non-profit program that allows residents of Capital Hill to remain in their homes as they grow older. Capitol Hill Village opened its doors Oct. 1, 2007. Kohn, an aging services expert, is leading a strong marketing campaign to expand memberships and strengthen and enlarge membership. She has also implemented a campaign to encourage volunteerism in the community.

Walt Mossberg

Leadership and Technology Award

Mossberg writes two columns, and edits a third, for The Wall Street Journal. He also publishes periodic interviews for the Journal, and occasional blog posts on this site. With Kara Swisher, he co-produces and co-host D: All Things Digital, a major high-tech conference with interviewees

Such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and many other leading players in the tech and media industries. The gathering is considered one of the leading conferences focused on the convergence of tech and media industries.

About Mary Furlong & Associates

Founded in 2003, Mary Furlong & Associates (MFA) is a proven team of business innovators, comprised of talent from marketing, editorial, business, online content and community. Mary Furlong, Ed. D., the firm's founder and CEO, has guided the offline and online 40+ market strategies of leading corporations and nonprofit organizations for more than 20 years. Her latest book, Turning Silver into Gold: How to Profit in the New Boomer Marketplace, was published in February 2007. More information is available at www. maryfurlong. com.

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G & G Holistic Drug Rehab President John Giordano - Why Are Baby Boomers Lighting-Up... Again?

G & G Holistic Drug Rehab President John Giordano - Why Are Baby Boomers Lighting-Up... Again?

Today, the once spiritual generation of the sixties are reverting back to their old, sordid ways. Popular author & addiction counselor John Giordano says: "Baby boomers are doing more than just going back to their roots - they're smoking 'em."

North Miami Beach, FL (PRWEB) July 16, 2009

The same people that brought you flower power and tie-died shirts are lighting-up across America. They traded-in their VW Buses for mini-vans; they raised families and put their kids through college. Today, the once spiritual generation of the sixties are turning gray and stressing over their own needs. To cope with the huge anxiety caused by the weak economy, unemployment, decimated IRAs and 401Ks and the increasing prospect of working well past their planned retirement, baby-boomers are reverting back to their old, sordid ways. According to popular author and addiction counselor John Giordano: "Baby boomers are doing more than just going back to their roots - they're smoking 'em."

The recently published National Survey on Drug Use and Health clearly shows an increase of use of illicit drugs -- mostly marijuana -- among baby boomers 50-59 by 63 percent. Steve Hager, editor of the marijuana advocacy magazine High Times, claims baby-boomers choose marijuana over sleeping pills or anti-depressants. "Stress is the number one reason why people get back to drinking and drugging and smoking," says Dr. Petros Levounis of the Addiction Institute of New York at Roosevelt Hospital.

These national statistics parallel closely with the findings from G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment Center - a 62 bed in-patient/out-patient JACHO accredited addiction treatment facility - located in North Miami Beach, Florida. The center's co-founder and President, John Giordano, claims they have experienced a huge influx of older adults from each side of the unstable economy equation - high level executives who've lost their jobs or businesses and the working person whose life savings went into a downward spiral. He says: "people are trying to escape from the harsh realities of today's dismal economic climate; they're searching for relief any where they can find it."

Jerry Goldfarb - co-founder of G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment Center - says stress, anxiety and depression provide the catalysis behind the revival of old habits and untreated addictions from the sixties that are causing emotional break-downs in older adults today. Without a healthy outlet and nowhere to turn, boomers are self-medicating by excessively smoking cigarettes, marijuana - and drinking much more than they have in the recent past. They're also popping prescription drugs like they're candy.

The deadly consequences are two fold. More older adults are dying due to an addiction related illnesses. Additionally, easy access to prostitution via the internet while one is under the influence of alcohol or drugs has caused the rate of HIV infection in same demographic to grow exponentially.

"There are many solutions for people caught in the addiction trap, but they have to act on them" says Mr. Giordano. He recommends getting started by calling a help line. There's a multitude of help lines available online or they can contact G & G Holistic Drug Rehab at 1-800-559-9503.

John Giordano is available for interviews. He is an A-List guest and a regular on Miami TV and radio stations. He has been a guest on countless national radio and TV shows including: CBS Evening News With Katie Couric, FOX Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, A&E "Interventions," Geraldo and CNN Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.

About John Giordano:

John Giordano is the president and co-founder of the prestigious G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment Center he started over twenty years ago. He is the proud recipient of a Doctor Of Human Letters from Sinai University in Jerusalem. Giordano is a recovering addict with twenty-four years of sobriety to his credit. Mr. John Giordano is a therapist, Certified Addiction Professional (CAP), a Master Addictions Counselor (MAC), and a Certified Criminal Justice Specialist (CCJS). Mr. Giordano also earned a Masters Certification in Neurolinguistics Programming (NLP), and is a Certified Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Specialist. He is a professional expert witness for the state and federal government. John is a Karate Grand Master 10th degree black belt and is in the Karate Hall Of Fame.

Among his many other civic contributions, John Giordano recently accepted the position of Chaplain of the North Miami Police Department.

Mr. John Giordano's acclaimed new book: "Proven Holistic Treatment For Addiction & Chronic Relapse," (Tate Publishing 2007 ISBN: 1-5988637-5-4) is being utilized by several state hospitals and a number of treatment centers across the country.

G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment Center, the facility Mr. Giordano co-founded over twenty-years ago, is a 62 bed in-patient/out-patient JCAHO accredited addiction treatment center.

G & G Holistic Drug Rehab Web site: www. holisticdrugrehab. com

G & G Holistic Addiction Treatment Center Phone Number: 1-800-559-9503

Media Contact:

Joe Ullrich

Omni Publicity And Public Relations Group/Omni Experts

813-944-3024

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