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Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce

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SYK is pleased to announce that Anastasia Yu Meisner has recently been selected as an Ambassador for the Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce. The mission of the Chamber is to strengthen local business though education, advocacy and community partnerships. The Chamber provides a wide range of business support including weekly networking events to promote local businesses, business grants, PPP loan information, free PPE, Small Business Administration information, business and leadership development, and opportunities to spotlight area businesses.

For more information about the Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce, click the following link https://lakeoswegochamber.com/

Police Training Needed to Raise Dementia Awareness

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Police actions and training have been the focus for some time now, but our elders need to be included when there are conversations about reform.  Specifically, better training when it comes to identifying dementia and working with those that struggle with the insidious disease would necessarily lead to less frightful and concerning interactions.

In Colorado, a slight 73-year-old woman of 80 pounds was recently wrestled to the ground after leaving Walmart without paying for $13.88 in merchandise.  The police video footage shows that there were no efforts to talk with the demented woman to assess her awareness or understanding of the situation, before her arms were wrenched behind her and she had a male police officer on top of her, all while she was crying, “I’m trying to go home.”  Civil claims and criminal investigations are on-going.

It is heart-breaking, and a reminder to us all to slow down, and use patience and calmness when interacting with people with dementia.  In fact, let’s just try use that standard in ALL of our interactions with ALL of our fellow humans.

SYK Supports Oregon Harbor of Hope

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Portland’s unhoused have been hit hard and a global pandemic certainly has not helped the situation.  Oregon Harbor of Hope is a non-profit dedicated to seeking solutions for this complex problem and SYK is proud to support their local efforts.

“The city, county and state are working hard to address our crisis, but they cannot solve this problem alone. The private sector must get involved to help turn this problem around. This is our city. This is our home. These are our homeless. We can make a huge impact and give people hope. They need our help.”

– HOMER WILLIAMS, FOUNDER OF OREGON HARBOR OF HOPE

A recent article discusses Mr. Williams’ efforts to help, including his most recent endeavor:

The most recent project for Oregon Harbor of Hope is a 50-unit pod village.  “His simple and elegant modular housing units are waterproof, lightweight, mobile, durable and secure. Equipped with heating and LED lighting, two beds, and a lock on the door. Designed to be part of a compact community – or dozens of such villages – with separate kitchens, showers, toilets, washing machines and garbage collection.”

There are no easy solutions, but there is much to be gained from continuing to search for solutions, including supporting good organizations like Oregon Harbor for Hope.

Between Two Screens: Bankruptcy Options

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Please join us for the newest addition of SYK Studios – Between Two Screens. This latest episodes features attorneys Victoria Blachly and Jessica McConnell, focuses on bankruptcy options; what is bankruptcy and what does it mean for you?

Jessica McConnell is an experienced debtor-creditor attorney. She handles a variety of insolvency and bankruptcy matters; a majority of which have tax complexities. She regularly represents businesses, individuals, and estates with unfiled tax returns, compliance problems, and those with unpaid tax liabilities that are experiencing unwanted and unexpected tax collection. Ms. McConnell assists clients in resolving outstanding tax liabilities with penalty abatements, offers in compromise, installment agreements, collection holds, and discharging taxes in bankruptcy.

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