FAMILY FACTS™ HELPS FAMILIES GET ORGANIZED FOR THE NEW YEAR

Resolve to Improve Family Harmony through Better Organization!

Imagine...no more conflicts in your family’s schedule. No more misplaced business cards, lost party invitations or forgotten paint colors. No more time wasted tracking down information—or forgetting altogether what needs to be done.

When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, getting organized is at the top of every busy mother’s list. Enter Pam Schiller Socolow, professional organizer, entrepreneur and Westchester mom. After listening to the needs of fellow parents and rigorously testing her evolving product, Ms. Socolow has introduced the Family Facts™ Family Life Organizer™ in time for the New Year.

"Family harmony doesn’t just happen," said Ms. Socolow, a member of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers). "It takes organization!" Because even the most organized moms have difficulty managing adults, children, pets, and an entire household, Ms. Socolow has developed the Family Life Organizer™ an easy to use organizational system. It guides and motivates families to get organized and stay organized with the following eight sections: calendar, everyday phone numbers, school and camp, activity, health, home & auto, party and vacation. There is room for school flyers, restaurant reviews, receipts, swatches, business cards and more.

The growing line of Family Facts™ products includes the Family Life Organizer™ and Family Life Organizer™ Refill Pages, plus handy tear-off pads including a 7-Day, 5-Day and Daily Family Scheduler, Caregiver Checklist and Menu & Shopping Planner. The complete system is thoughtfully designed to streamline family scheduling and safeguard essential information.

"Every family is different, but what we have in common are hectic lives, mounds of paper, schedules to keep, and more information than we can remember," notes Ms. Socolow. "Unlike electronic or other paper-based products out there, our system helps you get a handle on the activities of an entire active household."

To start using the Family Life Organizer™, put the flyers that come home in your children's' backpack into the school pocket. Throw the lunch menu and class telephone lists in the labeled sheet protectors. Put business cards from doctors in the Health section and from frequented retailers in the home & auto section. Enter auto inspection dates on the calendar and tuck invitations [already responded to] in the Party pocket. Enter neighbors and favorite restaurants in the everyday phone number section and place award cards such as frequent flyer, rental car and hotel in the travel section. Already you’re on your way to being a better organized family!

"Family organization is a hot topic with everyone you talk to," emphasizes Ms. Socolow. "People are looking for a system that lets them stress less and make the most of what little family time they have." Consumers and retailers seem to agree. Since its launch in October of 2003, the Family Facts™ website has had 29,000 hits and advance orders have been strong.

Family Facts™ products are now available at Westchester retailers including Penny Auntie and Michelle Danielle in Chappaqua, as well as through the website at Family-Facts.com. The Family Life Organizer™ retails for $44 and the tear-off pads are priced at $10–$12. The 100% made in the USA product line will be introduced into stores throughout the U.S. and Canada in 2004.