Greenwin Inc. Takes Home Two 2011 FRPO MAC Awards and this Year’s Lifetime Achievement Award

TORONTO, December 1, 2011 /CNW/ – On Thursday December 1, 2011, Greenwin Inc. received three awards at the Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario’s (FRPO) annual MAC Awards Gala.

Each year, FRPO members celebrate businesses and individuals who are leaders in the residential rental housing industry. This year, the veteran landlord accepted the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing the company’s founders Al Green, Al Latner and the late Harold Green. Over the course of the evening, Greenwin also received the award for Property Manager of the Year, dedicated to Eugene Bussoli of “The Oaks”, and the award for Outstanding Community Service.

“Eugene manages one of our most challenging residential portfolios,” says Haya Zilberboim, CEO, Greenwin Inc. “His dedication to community revitalization and the well-being of our residents have positioned him as a leader within the company. He truly deserves this recognition.”
Adds Greenwin President Kevin Green, “We’re truly grateful to FRPO for acknowledging our community service work. And, on behalf of our company’s founders, I’d like to thank the Federation for presenting us with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.”

February is Black History Month at the SRRA.

Black history refers to the stories, experiences, and accomplishments of people of African origin. Black history did not begin in recent times in Canada, but in ancient times in Africa. People connected by their common African history and ancestry have created Black history here. The African-Canadian population is made up of individuals from a range of places across the globe including the United States, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, and Canada.

In the past, African-Canadians were referred to by many different terms, some of which indicated their legal status. They may have been called negroes, or coloured people. During enslavement, they may have been called slaves “having no ownership of oneself ” or Creoles “having familiarity with more than one culture.” Today, Black people in Canada primarily refer to themselves as Black (a political or cultural concept, not just an adjective) or as African-Canadian (among other possible terms including AfriCanadian and African-Nova Scotian or Jamaican-Canadian).

Rosemary Sadlier

The San Romanoway Revitalization Association’s (SRRA) Board and Staff would like to wish you all a Happy Holidays and best wishes for the 2011 New Year.

Please continue to support and assist us in building a safer and healthier San Romanoway community for our children, youth and families.