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HI )A | I E BEAVEL The Oakville Friends o Schizophrenics will hold their nex1 meeting on Oct. 5th, 8 p.m., at St. Jude‘s Church, William and Thoma.1 streets. For information and pledgei sheets, call 270â€"6556. The route will take participant along a circular route alon; Lakeshore Road , Hwy. 10 an South Service Road and back to th Port Credit Legion. The walk starts, rain or shine from the Port Credit Legion, 35 Front St. N., with assembly and onâ€" site registration from 1 to 2 p.m. The Oakville Chapter of the Ontario Friends of Schizophrenic is joining forces with its counterp; in Mississauga for this year‘s W the World for Schizophrenia on Oct. 3rd. Participants are asked to their pledges to any Bank of Montreal branch for direct deposit into the Walkâ€"Aâ€"Dogâ€"Aâ€"Thon account â€" Transit No. 2382, Account No" 1034â€"912 â€" at the Oakville main branch of the Bank of Montreal. for Schizophrenia Last year, $200,000 was raised with Oakville generating the highest return, said Elizabeth Thompson of Canine Vision Canada. Walk the World The Walkâ€"Aâ€"Dogâ€"Aâ€"Thon is a national event taking place at 60 locations in hopes of raising $500,000 Scoop bags are available at the registration desk and the check: points at McDonald‘s, George'; Square and Oakville‘s main firehall, This year‘s walk will take partic ipants across town along mostly residential streets â€" see map; Participants are asked to clean u after their dogs, in accordance witz local bylaws. "It gives me a good feeling té see the end results of the money I‘ve collected." * "Over the years I‘ve come to appreciate how much good Caning Vision Canada is doing (in supply} ing guide dogs to the visually and hearing impaired) and because it‘s being done in Oakville, I can see first hand where the money is going because you can see the student$ being trained with the dogs on ouft streets. 1 the opportunity to get out and get some fresh air and at the same time, walk my dog," said Kopriva. "I had no problem walking the 10 kilomeâ€" tres, I had a good time, and I decidâ€" ed to walk every year." How does she raise so much money? "I have a lot of business contacts," says Kopriva of the Koprivaâ€"Taylor Community Funeral Home. "I make a lot of contacts, and knock on a lot of doors. The training of each dog for the visually or hearing impaired costs approximately $6,000, and for the past two years, she‘s raised enough money to train two dogs. In fact, Kopriva has consistently brought in the most sponsorship money each year, says Walkâ€"Aâ€" Dogâ€"Aâ€"Thon Committee chairman Sudi Kalra. Kopriva was responsible for raisâ€" ing oneâ€"third of the total $18,000 to $20,000 raised from last year‘s walk. In 1984, she raised about $2,000, and has over the years, averaged about $4,000 until two years ago when she increased her pledges to about $6,000 annually. "We don‘t know where we would be without her." GALT "Cp 0. 199