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| Making paper birds pays off for English program A Metr« By WILMA BLOKHUIS Oakville Beaver Staff The Oakville United Way has set a record high goal of $1.9 million for this year‘s campaign, stressing need over the effects of the recession. "It‘s a stretch goal," comments executive Bill Deyell, noting it represents a 14.5% increase over last year‘s achievement of $1.66 million. The United Way is looking for an extra $240,000 to help fund local social service agencies. Last year, 36 agencies received funding. "Given our current economic times, it doesn‘t make sense to set such a high goal, but we based it on the basic needs of the community." said Deyell, "But it‘s a stretch goal (a little extra if needed), and we‘ll have to work our butts off to make it happen." To date, $292,000 has been collected, includâ€" ing $122,000 from the Car Assembly Plant at Ford â€" an employee campaign .which is almost Target up 14.5% over last year United Way sets $1.9â€"million goal When funding for an English as a Second Language program looked like it would stop Masako Kotaki remembered Japanese ritual By KATHY YANCHUS Oakville Beaver Staff he only other time Masako Kotaki had ever painstakingly and lovingly 1 folded 1,000 origami birds was to wish a sick friend well. This time, howâ€" ever, she was using the ancient Japanese tradition â€" which is believed to make wishes come true â€" in the hopes of preserving something which had become near and dear to her heart â€" her English class. Late last winter, longtime English as a Second Language (ESL) instruc Hall stood before her students, tears streaming down her face, and announc to lack of sufficient funds, the ESL program at W. H. Morden School was continued. Not only that, Hall was forced to give notice that the school year minate early. "The teachers were shellâ€"shocked," says Hall. "It sort of came at us fro It was a bad time." The repercussions of the program‘s financial woes were devastating, : the dedicated teachers but for the 90 to 100 ESL students at Morden alone also programs at General Wolfe and T.A. Blakelock). No longer would tt opportunity to learn the language of their adopted country. Integration int Wit and These "Tubbers‘ from Blakelock High School, emerged as the top team in the United Way‘ annual bathtub race held in downtown Oakville on Sunday. (Photo by Riziero VertoNM OPF mu I B FTH C * «54‘ y $ t . )w‘p.‘_ y > Lu t p ‘ 4A 'm Q\ is y “,",\' «I e ts ~ ( sw “;:‘ 6 + ® A# 0 :3 mâ€"ep J P a e ‘ C D /m C3 ie t > 3 * d a hoi . "L. (5 ie » Mlats » #. «\‘ i e AJ C f >A E_ ramy _ \ < L PC "Tu" ’r i l 1any hildrer ommunity Newspap« )I€ such simple ta ) were learning in namuni ow vmoantvontmnon nomimmumnmmae e it suffered See W ne bankit h Vo finished. Ford‘s car assembly line workers increased their campaign by 14% over last year‘s $107,000 donation. The goal was announced at the start of Sunday‘s 30th annual United Way Bathtub Race which saw 10 high schools teamed with 10 corpoâ€" rations racing tubs on wheels in relay f{ashion down Lakeshore Road which was closed by the day from Trafalgar Road to Navy Street. The day‘s big winner was T. A. Blakelock High School, beating Appleby College in the final heat by just two seconds with a time of 66 secâ€" onds. Blakelock and Oakville Hydro won the Spirit Awards for best enthusiasm and cheering, and the Best Dressed Bathtub honors went to Blakelock as well. In the corporate sector, O‘Connor MacLeod beat SmithKline Beecham, again by two seconds, with a score of 73 seconds. The winners took home trophies, small mounted bathtubs with taps, donated by Moen. 1 NC _ â€"NEW FALL ild they ha there W iC ) ssmmss| Stay in school, Charest‘s %_ fi message to local students WA Masako Kotaki, flanked or off for English as a Second EDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 29, 1993 NC By GORD KOLLE Special to the Beaver matic ister as he glad handed Nnis way through a whirlwind tour of Oakville yesterday morning.(Tuesday). Jean Charest, one of the chief Tory attractions on the campaign trail for next month‘s federal elecâ€" tions, was in town to generate supâ€" port for his party‘s candidate Mayor Ann Mulvale. He visited two schools, the Tim Horton‘s franchisee training facility and then had a quick chat with Halton business leaders. In terms of potential vote gathâ€" ering , the visits to students might well turn out to be the most producâ€" tive for the Tories, with over 200 votinge age students at Lovola Deputy PM says it‘s best investment any teen can make l retiren Six candidates officially registered M M Campbell, ....; Willie Lambert, New Democratic Party; Richard Malboeut, Reform Party of Canada and Ann Mulvale, Progressive Conservativé Party of Canada. Ken Campbell, a Milton minister, had originally registered as a canâ€" didate for the Social Credit Party of Canada but the party did not field the 50 candidates necessary for full party status. Campbell then had the choice of registering as an independent or simply have a series of dots placed after his name. He chose the latter option. The anada egister vour vote on our Phone Alone system rder V e Oct And many of these Grade 12 and voters in Lovola‘s auditonum M H Of mc The 1C K ArT ndlv ent he W m ire () De voung ords B ire g charming CE SIA OHlICIAT CaNGTIâ€" ig the federal Oakvilleâ€" m vm ig seat vacated by the f incumbent MP Otto adline for filing nomiâ€" ners was 2:00 p.m _ i k $ WIN h ds really did fit ing deputy prime minâ€" lad handed his way whirlwind tour of vesterday 5t npetiti anguage program. F nt six official candi ig (in alphabetical fficial candidates Beaver wants to know who you will be supporting in eral election. You can call our ‘Phone Alone‘ system to : for the candidate of your choice. We‘ll keep the lines the results in a later edition of the Beaver. ur vote, call our special line at 845â€"5585 and punch in lection: the Natural Law Bonnie Brown RBC â€" CALL FOR YOUR _ bominion CQHHINMIMNEEY SECURITIES To ESTATE PLANNING and Ar 1993 ch arls en und s 7 i * se A* L e ~ M 4 i¢ iw ':’h A 4 x wag ? z‘l..:“ Â¥al £ ' â€" p , y t M Casie © cA ® ‘y M q@‘l y K _ / t n s . * W ‘ '1'” * *4 Fesi _ ‘,"7 "pf ) K._A CA F4 k Jean Charest and Oakvilleâ€"Milton Progressive Conservative candiâ€" date Ann Mulvale watch Tim Horton‘s employee make a rose from icing. Charest was in town Tuesday to meet studens and business people. (Photo by Barrie Erskine) took the opportunity to see and hear Charest. 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