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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009 9 INDIAN RIVER DIRECT CITRUS TRUCKLOAD SALE ACTON WED. JAN. 21ST, 12:30PM - 2:30PM THE HIDE HOUSE PARKING LOT (Eastern & Mill) 20 LB BOX OF FLORIDA Seedless Navel Oranges or Ruby Red Grapefruit $22.00 PER BOX To the editor, The Aton Christmas Hamper Commit tee sends sincere and heart- f e l t t h a n k s t o t h e individuals and groups in Acton and surrounding area for your generous support of this years Christmas Hamper Pro- Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce has announced that the 2009 Halton Hills Home & Leisure Show will be held at Acton Commun- ity Centre on April 17 and 18, 2009. Te show will be showcas- ing over 75 local businesses and are expecting to attract in excess of 4000 attendees. Plans include exciting ce- lebrity guests, eye-popping demonstrations and plenty of prizes and giveaways. Halton Hills businesses are booking now to reserve prime booth locations and to take advantage of dis- counted rates. This is a unique opportunity for them to promote their business and sell products and services to our grow- ing, vibrant community at a spectacular all-inclusive event. All vendors will be provided with a market- ing support kit including a downloadable logo to add to promotional materials. For further information about the show or how to By Frances Niblock Acton area residents could win the chance of a lifetime to carry the Olympic torch as it travels through Canada, from Greece to Vancouver, on its way to the official opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympics. Canadians are being invited to enter public torch- bearer programs through both Royal Bank of Can- ada (RBC) and co-sponsor C o c a - C o l a . R B C h a s launched its Create a Better Canada campaign, inviting register for a booth, contact Mary Ridley at the Cham- ber of Commerce (905) 877-7119 or via email at mary@haltonhillschamber. on.ca Your customers will be there, will you? The Chamber asks in a re- lease. Home & Leisure show in Acton April 17-18 Christmas hampers made 89 local families happier gram. We especially appreciate the amount of non-perishable food donated by four local schools. Your kindness helped us to provide hampers for 89 families, including more then 100 children. Christmas was much happier for these people because of your thoughtfulness. Thanks also to the many people who gave their time to sort the do- nated food on Thursday, pack the hampers on Fri- day and distribute them on Saturday. We appreci- ate the help of our group of faithful volunteers. The spirit of caring and sharing is indeed alive an well here in our town. Thanks again; we will you Gods blessings now and in the year ahead. Sincerely. Acton Rotary Club Salvation Army Acton Family Services Knights of Columbus Acton Council 8050 St. Vincent Charities of St. Joseph, Patron of Canada Acton and area residents have chance to carry Olympic torch citizens to make a personal pledge to do something that will make Canada a better place to live. People who make their pledge at www. rbc.com/carrythetorch auto- matically have a chance to become a 2010 Olympic Torchbearer and receive an official Torch relay outfit. The torch, after it is lit in Athens Greece, will travel 45,000-kilometres in Can- ada in 106 days, arriving in Vancouver for the opening ceremonies on February 12, 2010. RBC Acton branch man- ager Judy Williamson said the torch will travel through Acton on December 19, 2009. The fact that Acton was chosen has a lot to do with it being a brand new branch, Williamson said, adding ballots are also available at the Acton branch for a chance to win a trip for four to the Olympic Games. That draw will be held on April 15. There is also a draw on the RBC website for premiere tickets to the mens and womens hockey finals at the Olympics. Williamson said apply- ing to become a torchbearer is simple, beginning with a visit to RBC.com. Youll see a link there to carrythetorch and when you open the link, RBC is asking Canadians to make a pledge to make Canada a better place to live it could be as simple as vol- unteering to coach a sports team or walking instead of driving your car to work and there will be a random draw from those pledges for torchbearers, she said adding people can also mail their pledge or drop it off at any RBC branch. RBC will award over 2,000 torchbearer spots across Canada, but Wil- liamson was unsure how many people would be selected for the Acton leg of the journey. The torch leaves Brampton on De- cember 19 and comes into Acton on Highway 7 before heading south on Highway 25, to Milton and then Hamilton that same day. Brampton and Hamilton are official torch celebra- tion spots. To qualify as a Torch- bearer people must be able to carry, run or walk with an Olympic torch for about 300 metres. Torchbearers must be 13 years old by October 30, 2009, complete all required documentation including a security check and submit an application as per the requirements of Coca-Cola and RBC. SEEN THIS MAN?: Halton Regional Police are look- ing for him in connection with a robbery at the Bank of Montreal in Milton on Christmas Eve afternoon. He is described as being white, 25-30 years with a reddish coloured goatee, 6, 160 170 pounds, wear- ing a black toque with Poker Stars on the front, a blue winter jacket with white piping and a Dominos Pizza emblem on the left breast. Anyone with infor- mation is urged to contact Detective Bill Glemmie of Halton Regional Police (905)825-4777 or by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)