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8 Independent & Free Press, Tuesday,June 7, 2011 United Way of Halton Hills "Give Where You Live" The United Way of Halton Hills will hold its Annual General l Meeting M ti on Wednesday, W d d June 22, 2011 at 7 pm at St. John's United Church, 11 Guelph Street, Georgetown. Join us as we review our past year, celebrate 25 years serving Halton Hills and thank our donors for helping us to surpass our 2010 Campaign Goal! Elections of the 2011/2012 Board of Directors will also take place. Support and Housing Halton, one of our funded agencies, will be making a presentation about their programs and the work they are doing in Halton Hills. For more information, please contact the United Way of Halton Hills office at 905-877-3066. A number of families affected by ALS in Halton Hills posed for a photo prior to the Georgetown and Acton Walk for ALS Saturday at the Gellert Centre. Unfortunately, bad weather cancelled the event which still raised $155,000. Submitted photo Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton cordially invite you to attend the Wednesday, June 15, 2011 -- 7:00 pm Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton ofÀce at 464 Morden Road, Oakville, ON R.S.V.P. By June 13 th ­ 905-339-2355 or E-mail: info@bbbshalton.ca *BBBSH voting members are directors and volunteers who are Big Brothers, Big Sisters, In-School Mentors, Club Tutors or Committee volunteers (who have volunteered in excess of 30 hours in the Àscal year Apr 1, 2010 to Mar 31, 2011) and who are eighteen years of age or older. Cancer, ALS fundraisers raise nearly $270,000 Continued from pg. 1 The rain and lightning Saturday morning didn't dampen the spirits of the more than 800 people who came out to the Gellert Centre to take part in the ALS Walk, but it did cause organizers to cancel the event. But despite the last minute cancellation. the Walk surpassed the 2011 fundraising goal of $150,000 raising approximately $155,000. "We certainly raised awareness about ALS and we showed that there are a lot of people in our community that care and want to show their support to our local ALS clients and their families," said ALS Walk co-ordinator Mary Jo Knox. "The money is still pouring in." A record total of $114,330-- well surpassing the $75,000 goal-- was raised by the 380 people who took part in the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Julie LaCapriuccia, an organizer of the Relay, said it went "fabulous." "Last year we got totally rained out," she said. LaCapriuccia said there were 100 volunteers helping out and that "our local sponsors were amazing." Knox said all the food for the rainedout ALS Walk was donated to the local food bank. There were several teams that raised substantial funds at the event including the Murray Machine Team (made up of Scott Murray, a Georgetown man recently diagnosed with ALS, his family and friends) which brought in more than $40,000-- currently the record for the 2011 ALS Walk across Canada. Other tremendous supporters Knox said were The Sutherland Supporters, Poppa's Posse, Bert's Buddies and St. George's Saints. Anyone who was unable to make it to the Walk is asked to mail their donations-- cheques made out to ALS Ontario (Acton/Georgetown)-- to ALS Ontario, c/o 11 McMaster St., Georgetown, ON, L7G 5G7 or call 905-8731138. Donations can also be made online until the end of the year at www. walkforals.ca There will be an ALS Float in the Glen Williams Canada Day parade and there will be a booth set up to collect any outstanding donations at the event. Georgetown Fairgrounds Georgetown Highland Games Notice During the games on June 11th normal park operation will be suspended and a park admission charge will be in effect: adults $15.00, students and seniors $8.00. 12 & under with parent FREE. Free parking locations during the games are as follows: A - New Lot - Mill & Edith Sts. 0.4 km B - Mill & Main St. 0.5 km C - Cedarvale Park 0.8 km D - Memorial Arena 0.9 km Please respect No Parking areas and private property. Come and help us celebrate the REGISTER NOW FOR SUMMER 50th Wedding Anniversary of Jack and Anne Quinton Saturday, June 11, 2011 2:00 - 4:00 pm 324 Guelph St., Georgetown 905-877-3163 at the Georgetown Seniors' Centre 318 Guelph Street Ages 18 months to 5 years FULLY LICENSED. NOW ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS w w w. g l e n s t a rc a m p . c a 83 Main Street N, Georgetown, Ontario L7G 3H5 · Phone/Fax: 905-230-1777 · www.aamontessorischool.com · Small Student/Teacher ratios · All teachers are Registered Early Childhood Educators (ECE) · Open 7 am - 6 pm, Mon. - Fri. · Open School Breaks & Summer Months · See our website for current promotions Where Every Little Angel Is The Apple Of Our Eye