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Winter 2017/18 • Volume 11 Number 3 Silver and Gold Magazine is published four times per year: Spring – March / April / May Summer – June / July / is August Silver & Gold published four times per year: Fall – September / October Spring / November (March, April, May) Winter – December / January / February Summer (June, July, subscribers August) PLUS monthly e-newsletter – reaching over 10,000 Fall (September, October, November) Publisher & Editor: Winter (December, January, February) Suzanne Soto-Davies [email protected] PLUS monthly e-newsletters, reaching over 11,000 subscribers Advertising Publisher & Editor: anne Soto-Davies 905-220-0762 [email protected] Suzanne Soto-Davies [email protected] Mark Jenkyns 905-520-6921 [email protected] Contributors This Issue’s Contributors: a Benedetto, Dr. Charlene Brannon, Jacklyn Fernandez, Angela Goldrup, Calah Brooks, Jones, Stephanie Dodier, MA, Jacklyn Fernandez, Bob Hawkins, Mark Jenkyns, Valerie Ejaz Nadeem CFP, CLU , Brandon Gelderman, Elizabeth Norm, Jack Ressell, Paulette Petz-Scheme, Deborah Seigel, Olga Shewchun, Suzanne Soto-Davies, Trower, Marianne Vogel. 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Silver and Gold acknowledges the Privacy Policy support of the Ontario Media Development Individuals who contact Silver and Gold electronically will be Corporation (OMDC) its or special automatically added to our contact list through for events Magazine Thank promotions purposes only. Fund. You may opt you! out at any time. We guarantee information received will be kept private and will be neither sold nor provided Policy to anyone else. Privacy Guarantee Silver & Gold Publishing will not rent, sell nor give away your contact information. We respect your privacy. facebook.com/silverandgoldmagazine @silvergoldmag /silverandgoldmagazine @silvergoldmag T here we were, all in our green volunteer shirts, awaiting a group photo with Dr. David Suzuki... and it hit me like a frying pan over the head: Holy cow, this is something much bigger, more meaningful than I had ever expected! The BurlingtonGreen organization put on a memorable event in November. Dr. Suzuki walked around the Burlington Performing Arts Centre with such calm energy, such focus, and a gentle aura that followed him. Naturally everyone wanted to meet him, greet him, help him, it was a wonderful atmosphere. Through my Raising Kids Naturally magazine, I was able to meet him in person, and had an opportunity to interview him. Only for ten minutes, as it was a busy day for him, with many tasks and meetings to attend. “The key is to simplify your life,” he said, “to be considerate of our earth, mind nature in everything you do, and focus on family values. Get involved with our politicians and make your voice heard, since your voice is key to making things happen.” Sounds simple? It is, really, but we humans are so destructive – even to ourselves – that we make everything complicated. “Pick your battles” Suzuki said. My battles have to do with clean water, less plastic, better food, more family time – reflected in each issue I publish. What are your battles? Are you doing anything about them? The interview with Dr. Suzuki will be in the next issue of Raising Kids, and excerpts published online. I hope you will not miss such an opportunity to help make a difference. We’re all grains of sand after all, and this really matters. www.ipao.ca Suzanne Soto-Davies Founder & Publisher, Silver and Gold Magazine [email protected] Silver & Gold Magazine ~ Winter 2017/18 5