Pandemic
Imagine it — a viral infection sweeps through the population with no cure or vaccination in sight. Whether spread via insects, water, food, personal contact or merely through the air – who is safe? As the virus infects more and more people, panic begins to tear through the population. Is it safe to venture outside? To go to work? Grocery store and pharmacy shelves are picked clean and soon after, looting and rioting are rampant. Lights flicker as utilities struggle to operate with fewer than half of staff reporting to work. Water sputters from faucets, and as more and more services and utilities begin failing, panic levels skyrocket.
The solution?
The Resort at Forest Haven. While the uninfected members of the populace hide in their homes in fear, those at the resort experience peace of mind knowing we have diligent security forces and communications. We have safety equipment, hazmat suits, and quarantine areas, if necessary. We have a double-fenced perimeter. We have gas and electrical power. We have water, food, pharmaceutical, and fuel storage — everything necessary to be completely safe, secure, self-sufficient, and at the same time, maintain the high standard of living you and your family are accustomed to.
- A new global flu pandemic within the next couple years is inevitable.
–Joseph Kim, Inovio Pharmaceuticals
- “With flu, I’m quite sure there will be another pandemic,”
–Wendy Barclay, Imperial College, London
- “Gentlemen, it is the microbes who will have the last word.”
–Louis Pasteur
- “Pandemics represent a real threat to human security,”
–Peter Sands
- In a poll of top epidemiologists, 90% said they believed there will be a pandemic within their children’s or grandchildren’s lifetimes in which 1 billion people get sick, 165 million die, resulting in a global depression and a $1-3 trillion blow to the economy.
–Larry Brilliant, 2006 TED talk
- “They died by the hundreds, both day and night, and all were thrown in ditches and covered with earth. And as soon as those ditches were filled, more were dug. And I, Agnolo di Tura, buried my five children with my own hands. So many died that all believed it was the end of the world.”
–Agnolo di Tura, The Plague
- “The world is unprepared [for a pandemic],”
–Margaret Chan, WHO Director General
- “[Pandemic] is always on the horizon, and is a devastating scenario,”
–Ran Balicer, Ben Gurion University
- The Next Pandemic: Not if, but When.
–David Quammen, New York Times
- The Next Contagion is Closer Than You Think.
–Michael T. Osterholm, University of Minnesota
- The Spanish flu of 1918, carried around the world by soldiers bound for or returning from Europe’s battlegrounds, killed between 50 and 100 million people – many more than died in the First World War itself.
Other Calamities
Theron is uniquely qualified to lead the development of The Resort at Forest Haven as he brings a wealth of knowledge from his business career as well as from his personal interests to the venture. From a young age, Theron has been fascinated with both people and structures. This fascination and study has made him pursue activities that involve people and beauty and excellence. Theron studied business and economics extensively while working on his undergraduate degree in sociology. Years later, after a decade in the real estate and mortgage industry, Theron completed his MBA at Westminster College.
Around the time he entered the real estate industry, he recognized that so many structures had become extremely cookie-cutter and bland in nature. Theron resolved to create a resort that would provide a mecca of sorts to those who wanted to delve into the extraordinary with regards to what was possible for a resort home. Coupled with that, Theron envisioned a resort community that would provide stability in an unstable world — especially if the societal bonds that held society together happened to break down or unravel. The result is of course The Resort at Forest Haven.
Ken brings decades of construction and development experience to The Resort at Forest Haven. Academically trained as an architect, Ken began his career with an eye focused more on the initial design aspect of construction. Over the years, his career has evolved into a combination of what is possible and achieving results in the actual development of construction projects world.
Ken partners with his wonderful, loving wife in their endeavor to raise 6 exceptional children. Ken also possesses an irrepressible love of living life with fun. Ken brings this passion to his work and also to his down time. Ken received his undergraduate degree in architectural studies from ABC University and completed scores of masters-level courses at XYZ University.
Bernard brings a unique blend of experience in both real estate and interpersonal relations to The Resort at Forest Haven. Indeed, the first half of his business career was spent in the real estate and mortgage industry and the second half has been working with adults and children on an interpersonal level. Bernard is the epitome of a people person in that individuals from all socio-economic levels, races, cultural backgrounds, or whatever are drawn to his affable, intelligent, and quick-witted personality. Bernard’s formal educational background began with an undergraduate degree in history and culminated with a master’s degree in psychology from the University of XYZ.
Bernard began his career in the mortgage and real estate industry and excelled in helping people obtain the home of their dreams. Then, more than a decade into this career, Bernard switched gears to take a more intensive role in helping adults and children obtain success both in academia and in their lives in general. Bernard excels in finding ways to help people achieve happiness in whatever aspect of their lives they have need. Bernard’s ability to create harmony in peoples’ lives who come from a wide range of backgrounds will be instrumental in enabling him to orchestrate the day-to-day operations of multiple teams and hundreds of individuals working together to ensure the resort community functions harmoniously. And when a situation or issue arises, Bernard’s intellect and problem-solving skills will enable him to get things back on track rapidly and efficiently. In order for The Resort to function properly, it will need someone like Bernard at the helm.
John’s extensive and varied background makes him uniquely qualified to lead the agricultural development of The Resort at Forest Haven. John brings a long and successful history in the real estate side of business, but actually got his start in the nursery business. In addition, John has run a small farm raising a multitude of different animals and growing a wide variety of fruit trees and vegetable crops.
He is passionate about making the greenery and forests and bonds and lakes and orchards and every living animal at The Resort at Forest Haven the most magnificent, vibrant and a happy that it can be. He will not rest until the personal grounds of your resort estate are as fantastic as you envisioned them. Moreover, he will work to make the grounds and greenery of The Resort itself be a place where you will want to come to relax and enjoy the sheer beauty of nature.
Rob is an exceptional human being. Rob is the most left-brained, analytical and logically-thinking right-brained person you may ever meet. Rob excels in the business world in large part due to his ability to utilize both sides of his brain to an exceptional degree. This ability gives Rob an incredible eye for detail… Not only with regard to what is structurally and mathematically correct, but also what is aesthetically pleasing. Rob was trained in art at Ricks College, and throughout the years has created many works of his own. On the business side, Rob has excelled in running his own profitable construction company and has brought multiple business ventures from the start-up stage all the way to profitability.
bird dogs to bass fishing to camping, boating and beyond, Rob’s outdoor interests are wide-ranging and a lot of fun. Rob excels at athletic activities and is passionate about many different sports. He has an amazing family with five adorable children who are well on their way to being fantastic members of society. Rob’s wife is as loving and caring sweetheart of an individual as you will ever know!
