Andy Bhatti

An estimated 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys will be sexually abused before the age of 16. This statistic became a reality for Andy Bhatti at age 10 after he joined a youth mentorship program. Andy was paired with a mentor who sexually abused him for over four years. The abuse led to him acting out - getting into fights, running away, lying, stealing, doing drugs, and joining a life of crime and gangs. 

Today, Andy Bhatti is the founder of Survivors Supporting Survivors, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and resources for survivors of childhood victimization. The funds raised through charity events and public campaigns help victims of abuse attend therapy and programs designed for men and women who have been victims of child abuse and/or sexual violence.

Donors like Cameron Schiffner have helped survivors receive the support they need to overcome abuse and begin healing from their trauma.

"With Cam's donation, we were able to push three people through the program. It's incredibly important to keep donations going." - Andy Bhatti, Founder of Survivors Supporting Survivors

To find out how you can help, visit http://supportingsurvivors.ca. or call 1-604-309-1573

The damage of childhood victimization

Childhood abuse may last weeks, months, and years, but the emotional and mental damage can span a lifetime. Abuse victims often suffer pain, guilt, and shame that keep them from moving forward and living healthy, happy lives. Many turn to drugs and alcohol to cope with their trauma and numb the pain.

In the years following his abuse, Andy became a full-blown heroin and cocaine addict. He spent an equal amount of time in jail cells and on the streets until he was 27 years old. When he learned he was about to become a father, Andy began a full-life transformation and immersed himself in recovery and therapy. He is now a drug and alcohol interventionist and a strong voice for survivors of sexual abuse. 

Survivors Supporting Survivors

The organization was founded in 2014 to raise funds for victims of abuse and agencies across Canada that provide services for victims. Survivors Supporting Survivors believes that anybody can overcome childhood trauma and abuse with the right support and professional help. Their goal is to support survivors of any form of mental, physical, or sexual abuse.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, there are ways to get help. Survivors Supporting Survivors endorses the following resources for child abuse victims:

Andy Bhatti - Interventions & Addictions Services

Canada Drug Rehab Addiction Services Directory

Lima Abedin, MCP. RCC. - Mindful Counselling 

BC Society For Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Jack and Jill Adult Logo
New Online Ecommerce store.

Jack and Jill Adult, a leading online retailer for adult toys since 2007, is thrilled to announce the launch of its new website, jackandjilladult.com. The new site has been enhanced with a modern beautiful design and enhanced user experience with simplicity in mind.

The site features a more graphic menu to make navigation intuitive and fun. In addition to enhanced product categorization and search functionality, the new site boasts the same high-quality news articles in our Magazine section. In addition, we list magazine publications that are related to each category within the category pages of the site so users can learn more about those toys specifically. 

"Our customers expect a level of quality as they should form their online vendor in this space," said Brian Sanderson, CIO "We value our customer's input and really worked hard with a local digital marketing agency to bring our vision for our brand more into line with what our customers are asking for. We have some exciting enhancements and additions coming up that will allow us to engage even more with our users in the form of a question and answer style column!"

Jack and Jill Adult invite visitors to explore the new website. Please check around the enhanced navigation, read our magazine articles, or learn about products in our details FAQ. 

Media Contact:

Brian Sanderson
CIO
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From left to right: Dominic Catalano, The Pickleball Club; Nova Grande, The Pickleball Club; Christine Hayashi, new member of The Pickleball Club; Erica Love, The Pickleball Club; Adam Chaykin, new member

The Pickleball Club (TPC), a premier, world-class, indoor pickleball facility and private membership club opening in Sarasota/Lakewood Ranch this winter, is celebrating National Pickleball Day on Aug. 8 with portable pickleball set donations and demonstrations in multiple locations throughout Sarasota.

To celebrate National Pickleball Day on Monday, Aug. 8, TPC team members will be donating a portable pickleball set and doing a demonstration for firefighters at the Venice Fire Department located at 112 Harbor Drive South in Venice, Fla. between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The team will also be doing a demonstration and wellness session for visitors to Senior Friendship Centers of Sarasota at 1888 Brother Geenen Way between noon and 1 p.m. Media is welcome to attend both events.

"Pickleball is a great way to keep your mind and body in shape at any age," said Erin McLeod, president and CEO of Senior Friendship Centers. "We're excited to have more opportunities in town for engaging and connecting active older adults."

The Play For Life Foundation has donated and delivered 10 portable pickleball sets to several locations throughout the region, including two North Port Fire Rescue Stations, Girls Inc. of Sarasota County, Resilient Retreat - Sarasota, New Gate Montessori School, Sarasota Military Academy High School and Preparatory School, West Manatee Fire Station No. 3, North River Fire Station No. 1 and East Manatee Fire Department.

"Giving back to the community is extremely important to the entire executive team at TPC," said Brian McCarthy, founder and CEO of The Pickleball Club. "As a veteran myself, I know the importance of finding a physical fitness sport that is fun, relaxing, and social. Seeing people of all ages enjoy this wonderful sport and learning it for the first time is extremely rewarding."

McCarthy and his wife founded TPC in 2019 with co-founder Matt Gordon. McCarthy has developed more than half a billion dollars of commercial real estate during his career and is a combat disabled veteran. He served from Vietnam to Desert Storm as a surface warfare officer and logistician in the United States Navy and retired after 30 years of service at the rank of Rear Admiral. McCarthy was personally decorated 10 times during his career. 

The Pickleball Club provides a private experience for members with outstanding amenities and opportunities for social and recreational enjoyment in an air-conditioned state-of-the-art sports facility. Its philanthropic arm, the Play For Life Foundation, has a mission of introducing the sport of pickleball to youth, veterans and first responders. Each qualified organization is granted a Club-N-Box, containing nets, paddles, balls, and instructional material on how to play, and set up a court.

For more information, go to ThePickleballClub.us.

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The All-New Neptune Systems Apex A3 Series

Aperture Pet & Life is proudly celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of its most well-respected brands: Neptune Systems. In celebration of this milestone and Neptune's tremendous legacy as the #1 most trusted and used controller in the world, the next generation of Neptune's signature Apex controllers will be released including the 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Apex Pro and a new entry-level Apex that provides the most critical monitoring features to meet an aquarist's needs at all levels. 

In 1996, Neptune's founder and President Curt Pansegrau decided to create monitoring and automation for his personal aquarium to ensure his corals and fish were best cared for while he was working as a full-time engineer in Silicon Valley's technology industry. After setting aside space in his garage to create his very first monitoring system, he quickly found that friends and colleagues who were also aquarists had the same need for peace of mind while they were away from their aquariums. This quickly blossomed into the start of Neptune Systems and creating solutions for not only people he knew personally but also for aquarists, aquariums, research labs and businesses around the world. Twenty-five years later, Neptune has helped tens of thousands of aquariums thrive with billions of measurements a year.

"I could never have imagined the incredible journey I was beginning," said Curt Pansegrau, founder and President of Neptune Systems. "Fast-forward to the present day, I am humbled and inspired by all the community support and great experiences that have made our best-in-class products what they are today."

The newest generation of the Apex system, the A3 Apex Series, includes four new models of controllers: 

• 25th Anniversary Limited Edition A3 Apex Pro
• A3 Apex Pro
• A3 Apex 
• A3 Apex Junior

All models feature on-board FMM input ports to directly accommodate digital monitoring devices and provide aquarists with customizable options that range from monitoring only to the most sophisticated combinations of monitoring, control and automation. This includes a new variable liquid-level sensor exclusive to Neptune Systems and a new optical leak detector. 

The entire A3 Apex series will operate off of the innovative and easy-to-use cloud service Apex Fusion, like all other Neptune Products. 

The Apex 25th Anniversary Limited Edition is badged with a 25^th Anniversary emblem, a hand-signed letter from Neptune founder and President Curt Pansegrau, and an invitation to receive a free 25^th Anniversary Neptune hat and T-shirt. 

The Apex Junior was created to provide the most critical level of monitoring needed for any aquarist at an entry-level price point, bringing peace of mind in aquarium care to even more aquarists around the world. 

"We are very excited to bring the A3 Apex Series to the community," said Pansegrau. "The new generation promises to deliver on greatly expanded possibilities for precision monitoring as well as better protection for the aquatic systems we maintain and love."

For more information on the new A3 Apex Series, please visit www.neptunesystems.com. These new products will be available for purchase at independent pet and fish stores in more than 50 countries and online specialty retailers. 

About Aperture

Aperture is a leading online retailer, manufacturer and distributor of products and solutions in over 50 countries through an integrated platform, which includes the industry's leading online marketplace for saltwater aquarists, world-class products for the success of saltwater, freshwater and reptile and amphibian ecosystems and habitats, distribution operations, sales professionals and one of the pet industry's largest YouTube platforms, with over 400,000 subscribers and 110 million views. Through its banner brands Bulk Reef Supply, Neptune Systems, EcoTech Marine, Aquaillumination, Leap Habitats and others, the company offers its customers the products and resources they need to create thriving ecosystems. For more information, visit www.apetlife.com.

Bulk Reef Supply, Neptune Systems, EcoTech Marine, Aquaillumination and Leap Habitats are trademarks of Aperture, LLC. ©2022 Aperture, LLC. All rights reserved. 

For Media Inquiries:
Jay Sperandio
[email protected]

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GuessMyNumbers.com has taken kids and adults by storm as a fun, new numbers puzzle. Inspired by the popular web-based game Wordle, GuessMyNumbers provides three chances to guess a featured three-digit number. If players guess correctly, they can submit their own three-digit number for a shot to be the featured numbers.

The game updates twice a day at 12 a.m./12 p.m. PST, and each round features a user's three-digit number, name, location, and an option for a link (to their social or website). Their info is showcased internationally for the world to guess for 12 hours.

"It's a fun game to play every day," says Josh Gottsegen, creator of GuessMyNumbers.com. "It started as an indirect way to promote my middle-grade fantasy novel, 'The Adventures of Rockford T. Honeypot,' but then it started to take on a life of its own. Every day I check and see more and more people from around the world playing and submitting their numbers."

Bloggers are also starting to have fun with the free game; Victor from FanDads.com tweets, "Get ready for a new addiction!"

Although the game only allows players to play each round once, players can activate practice mode that generates a unique number. The game can be played over and over. It truly is fun, especially when you get it right.

www.GuessMyNumbers.com

http://www.twitter.com/guessmynumbers

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About: 'The Adventures of Rockford T. Honeypot' Book

Timid of danger and germs but fiercely desperate to grow up like the hero in his favorite novels, twelve-year-old chipmunk Rockford sets off on an extraordinary adventure to find his place in the forest. Set against an expanding metropolis, where animals talk and work together, The Adventures of Rockford T Honeypot is a heroic tale that uncoils with ambitious, complex storytelling and humor, with each chapter set to thrill the entire family. 

http://www.rockfordthoneypot.com

http://www.amzn.com/0990927059

Contact:

Josh Gottsegen

[email protected]