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A look at agencies working with Oakville United Way Oakville Big Sister 2t't2y,"c,td Association Three little sisters SE'TER will be attending the Oakville M tutttrN Parks and Recreation Leadership in Training Program. This is the first time that Little Sisters have joined the program. Big Sisters; offering support and guidance for girls aged 6 to 16. Youth Aiding Youth has just completed its second Boys' catc Group which is a social ' skills/recreational program for W“ boys aged 9 to 12 who are on the waiting list to be matched with an older teen. The next Teen volunteer Training is on Saturday, Sept. 25th. Call 634-6123 for more information. Oakville Parent Child Centre . has added three exciting new programs for July and August. nn These include "Cabin Fever," I Chartered Accountants I Management Counsultants The Ernst & Young Tower Suite 1100 90 Burnhamthorpe Road West Mssssauga, Canada LSB 3C3 Sue Pavlicic hugs her' vision dog' Vesta. To your business success and to supporting the United Way of Oakville 0 the way to strengthen and build our community 0 ii N "'July l - Halton Multicultural Council presents "Canada Day J!lt8 gt, Coronation Park 9 a.m. - 3 pm: " “July 10 - United Way of Oakville Chap's Night Town Centre II, 220 North Service Red. W. Tickets $25 each, arail- l able at any Royal Bank. includes dinner, comedy from Yuk Yuk's, live band, draws Proceeds to United Way. “June 24 - Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic, Towne Chev Olds Geo, 547 Trafalgar Rd. 1:30 pm. - 8 p.m. WJune 25, 26 - Oakville's Second Waterfront Festival "'July 21 - United Way of Oakville Annual Golf Tournament Wyldewood Golf and Country Club, 12 noon shotgun start. Contact Michael Pratt 844-077] or United WJune 24 - Canadian Mental Health Association Golf Classic Carlisle Golf and Country Club. To reserve your Tee-Off call 845-5044. Way Omce 845-5571 CARE-Y SAY-l: "CARE-Y cares for our community and will be a reminder of our CARE-ing community, everywhere he goes" "Sunshine Funtime," and "Me & Mom." Call 849-6366 for more information. Blind student Overcomes challenges By PATRICIA MARTIN Special to the Beaver Sometimes. going to wort may feel like Joan and Warren, it is an opportunity to be main Community Living Oakville. which is a United Way funded member agency. assist people who ate developmentally handicapped to live and work in the community. It pro vides skill training, job training and support through programs like Speers Plea Industries where workers participate in packaging and assembly jobs for companies we! as Ford, Becton a Dickenson. Dowbtands. and Rubbermaid. "They work here with the hope of getting something outside one day; getting a com munity job," said Lois. program supervisor at Community Living Oakville. "It is presti gious for them to be employed in the community." The Halton Employment and Assessment Centre enables developmentally handi Fourteen years ago, Sue Pavlicic discovered that she was going blind. In her early 20s with a promising future awaiting her, the handicap struck and Sue's world was never again to be as she once saw it. Even though Sue is denied the sight of a sunset or the vision of children playing (things we too often take for granted), Sue is not denied her drive to succeed. She successfully maintains an A+ average at Sheridan College, even though she must surmount the new chal- lenges in her life such as finding her way to the bus stop each day, or finding the right classroom. By PATRICIA MARTIN [rte WU l() run y tne masT CARfry Will be there to help with employee cam- C y q . q purgns across ()akvrlle and at special events such as the P Wmston Park Challenge, Oakville Waterfront Festival, Irene Jacob. il mm,“ G th l .. t, A Yotsny and reodent of ()_rl.\:l!r, ', \lxtrvtccrx her ttme scrvmg UH the Summerfest and United Way special events. See what Board ofthe v, tlt'tl “a m (hm. l.’t(‘ l mst & Young arc proud tn bc I'mtnl Way Supporters and encour he has to say 1n "CARE-Y SAY-Z " which will appear age others lo he gum-w ',1, "ra1'i'r"-'ssL' thtur wmmumt) Jawh " mnnmcd that United Way n truly m the Oakville Beaver gwing CA'RE-Y his chance to "The Way to Ilcltt the “wt speak to Oakville. ' . . . f Job market trmmn g for developmentally handicapped "The public doesn't realize he degree of difficulty is getting from one place to the other," she said. Special to the Beaver l) the way to help the most... The Oakville United Way's new mascot, CARE-Y, toured businesses in Oakville recently, promoting the goodwill of the United Way. Shown with CARE-Y. clockwise from left are: Charlene Erratt, manager of customer service, Royal Bank, Winston Park. and Jenny Gould, area manager. Royal Bank, and United Way campaign chair: C ARE-Y meets Oakville Red Cross staff and volunteers; meeting Michael Pratt, managing partner, Royal Trust Oakville and Jenny Gould; and Diane Daniel, manager of planning and sourcing ' SmithKline Beecham Pharma. (Photos by Pamela Martin) Irene Jacob. a partner With Ems! & Y9“: and tesident at Oakville, volunteers her time serving on the Board ofthE United Way of Oakville. Ems! & Young are mood to be United Way Sam and encour- age others to be generous In suppomng their community. Jacob is convinced that United Way is truly "The Way to Help the Most." Ill) ill ERNST& YOUNG wille, which is a United Way funded member agency. assists many handicapped to live and work in the community. It pro- training and support through programs like Speers Place unicipaie in packaging and assembly jobs for companies such on, Dowbrnnds. and Rubbermaid, COMMI'ITED arealbunien. ButforpertplestschasJoyce, Ml-fledged members of the community job " ll CNIB was established primarily to help blind sol- diers from the First World War live independently. Today, it is effective in promoting and aiding the devel- opment of services for blind and visually impaired peo- ple, and in the prevention of blindness in developing Sue registered as a client at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) in 1979, and has been a chair advisor for the Halton Peel Advisory Board of CNIB for nine years. Apart from school, Sue goes horseback riding and skiing, which are two of the very few activities avail- able to those with a disability. "lt takes a lot more time and energy 19 do things when you have a disability, and there are so few recre- ational activities available," she said. "Feasibility wise, it is no! possible, even if we can get into a program; it is still difncult to get there." V E l united way ! of oakville Reaches Out. Warren, Joyce and Joan work hard, and they are very dedicated. It is a shared dream of each of them, to have full time employment one day. Last spring, Warren was hired as a seasonal employee at a local corporation. When his employment ended. he returned to Speers Place Industries. "Community Living Oakville is like a family for the clients," said Lois. "We'm the ones who support them through the rough times; push them when it is needed, and-give them reassurance and guidance. . . "it is good for them to be at Community Living and to interact with their peers, bit when they are out working in the community they are motivated," she said. capped persons to work in the community, by providing vocational and social skill: assessments. Clients are placed in various jobs throughout the community with a Job Stabilization Worker, who offers direction and support. - Joyce and Joan were both placed at a catering service. Joan went in once a week, and Joyce four days a week for a 12-week period. Joyce was then hired on temporarily. "It was fun. I made lots of friends there," said Joyce about her work experience. lPhone: (416)270-2121 Fax: (416)270-9984 Modern technology may make living a little easier for people with handicaps, but it cannot make society accept them. "You should focus on a person's ability, not disability," said Sue. "Don't prejudge what you think that person's going to be like... I understand} have a disability, but it makes it more difficult when you are isolated." - To celebrate its 75th anniversary, CNIB's Technibut (a mobile technology exhibit) will be travelling across Canada to exhibit devices such as computers that talk; telephones with extra large numbers, board games and a baseball that beeps. The Halton-Peel CNIB, which is partially funded by the United Way of Oakville, provides rehabilitatioh programs as well as access to an extensive national CNIB library. . countries "CARE-Y is very bright, colorful, enthusiastic, and he certainly catches your eye," said Diane. "Everyone had fun. They weren't sure what was going to happen when we said we'd have a surprise visitor." CARE-Y's charm and smiling face made him a huge success everywhere he went. At the Canadian Red Cross Society, he received a warm welcome from exed. utive director, Mary Ellen Frederick, who believes that CARE-Y would have fun promoting United Way and its agencies along with Buddy Blood Drop, the Red Cross mascot. . At his final stop, CARE-Y was introduced to real live donors at SmithKline Beecham Pharma Inc. Jenny and Diane Daniel, manager of planning and sourcing; for SmithKline Beecham Pharma, introduced CARE-Y. to a surprised staff as they were having lunch. 3 Who says that dreams cannot come true? They did for Jenny Gould, Area Manager for the Royal Bank and 1993 Campaign Chair United Way of Oakville. Jenny had a dream, and that dream became a round red and white rainbow, with black running shoes and a baseball cap, otherwise known as CARE-Y, the United Way mascot. . Recently, CARE-Y went on his first tour of Oakville, visiting three Royal Banks, RBC Dominion Securities, Midland Walwyn Capital Inc., Royal Trust; the Red Cross, SmithKline Beecham Pharma Inc., and, Chaps Restaurant. ' His first stop was at Royal Bank, Town Centre Ir, where CARE-Y was reunited with Jenny and her staff', "CARE-Y's going to put the fun in fundraising " the United Way," said Jenny. "It will give the United Waya face, and I think it will help to jump-start employee campaigns." . CARE-Y'sfirst tour of Oakville By PATRICIA MARTIN Special to the Beaver 15