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MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015

ENTERPRISE
The Ultimate Shower Buddie
By Asanyah Davidson

2016

Nominate
an Achiever
Today!

Established in 1992 by automotive legend Jim Moran, the
African-American Achievers awards program recognizes everyday
heroes whose hard work, commitment and compassion help build
a stronger South Florida community. Honorees will be selected in
the following categories by an independent panel of judges from
Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties:
Arts & Culture Business & Entrepreneurism
Community Service
Education

Don Brown knows
first hand the
struggle of not being
able to take care of
one’s own basic
needs after
witnessing his
Don Brown
father suffer through
Alzheimer and Parkinson disease. “The last
thing they want is to have someone else
bathe them.” That experience would later
lead him to develop the ultimate Shower
Buddie™. Brown, a mechanical engineer, has
worked as a contractor for several Fortune
500 firms, where he gained valuable skills
taking an idea from a concept to the
marketplace.
The Shower Buddie™ is constructed of
antimicrobial materials, which prevent the
growth and spreading of mold, mildew,
yeast and fungus. The mirror attachment
alone speaks to Brown’s understanding of
those that suffer from diabetes, one of the
many groups that can benefit from using the
Shower Buddie™. Sufferers can have poor
circulation, which leads to lack of feeling
making it easy for minor sores and ulcers to
amputation and can become life
threaten-ing. “After two lower extremity
amputations, many don’t live beyond five
years,” according to the American Diabetes

Association. The mirror not only allows
users to see what’s going on but also do a
sensation test with the lip of the mirror.
Other attachments include the buffing block
for smoothing cracked heels. The Body
Brush and Body Sponge rotate 360 degrees
so you can get all the angles. The toe sponge
allows you to apply creams and lotions to
hard to reach crevices. The Help Aid, which
also functions as a shower hook, is attached
to the ergonomically designed handle.
Brown wants to stress that his product is
for everyone, not only those dealing with
illnesses. The Shower Buddie™ can assist
anyone, from a pregnant woman who needs
a little extra help putting on lotion, someone
with a lower back injury trying to slip into
socks or avoiding pain from sore muscles.
According to Brown, Veteran Services,
will hopefully soon adopt The Shower
Buddie™ and it is currently available for
purchase online via Amazon. The slogan for
Brown’s company, Bit Technology Inc., is
“Developing ideas that raise the quality of
life”.
Shower Buddie™

Nominate online at

africanamericanachievers.com
Deadline is December 4, 2015
Sponsored by

Save the Date

African-American Achievers Awards

April 20, 2016

Broward County Convention Center
For more information, visit africanamericanachievers.com, call 866-516-2497
or join us on Facebook.com/AfricanAmericanAchievers.
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