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16 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday June 30, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com Why do we drink and drive? Continued from page 10 mind. It confuses the senses and fools people into believing they are capable of just about anything. It is also the substance that is responsible for over a third of motor vehicle fatalities. These fatalities often include passengers, the impaired drivers themselves and sometimes, as mentioned above, impaired driving even kills innocent bystanders, people in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nobody wants to pick up the telephone, answer a knock at their door or pick up a newspaper to find out that a loved one has died, especially when the death could easily have been prevented. If drivers would just realize, when they're sober, the awesome responsibility they have in driving, it wouldn't just be reflex to pop the keys in the ignition and drive, regardless of their mental state. The key is in exercising responsible options. When at a party, a celebration, or any event where alcohol is served, decide to drink responsibly, or to choose a designated driver. It really can be a "life or death" decision. One that could ultimately prevent one more statistic and a lifetime of painful memories for loved ones. So, why do we not drink and drive? For the same reason we want everyone to stay alive! Lawn Bowling Club holds CHAMP Day fundraiser Not only is this year's Oakville Lawn Bowling Club CHAMP Day a fundraiser for child amputees and a party for Canada Day, it's a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Key Tag Service. The club's July 1 tournament supports The War Amps' CHAMP (child amputee) program and is as worthwhile a charity as you will ever find, say organizers. As a result, the Oakville Lawn Bowling Club, founded in 1904, has hosted its CHAMP Day for well over a decade. Club bowlers can dress casually or in all formal white, called "Jitney." To do the latter, members pay $2, half of which goes for prize money, half to the club. On CHAMP Day, all the money goes to CHAMP. On hand to take part just as they did last year will be CHAMP "graduate" and current Safety Events Co-ordinator Kelly Rankin plus child amputee Maegan Kowal. Saturday's event runs from at 1 to 4 p.m. and the public is invited to come and support it at the club's Navy Street (at King) venue by donating and learning about the CHAMP program. "The Oakville Lawn Bowling Club has been a longstanding supporter of CHAMP," said Rankin. "Maegan and I are delighted to be there to answer questions and talk about how CHAMP has made a huge impact on our lives." Visitors will also be exposed to the sport of lawn bowling. CHAMP is built on the Winner's Circle philosophy that encourages child amputees to accept their amputations and develop a positive approach to challenges. It also offers comprehensive services for the families of child amputees. Children from birth to 18 years of age, who are born missing one or more limbs or who lose limbs due to an accident or medical causes, can enroll in the CHAMP Program. Enrollment is restricted to child amputees in Canada. For more information visit www.waramps.ca. To donate, call 1-800250-3030. When you attach a War Amps key tag to your set of keys, it acts as a safeguard. If you lose your keys, chances are they will be returned to you through The War Amps Key Tag Service free of charge. In addition, the sheltered workshop in Scarborough where the key tags are made provides employment to Canadian amputees and other people with disabilities. The mission of The War Amps is to assist, protect, and bind together Canadian war amputees, as well as adult and child amputees through financial assistance, emotional support, and information. SALE Now $1099 "Montreal" Sofa Compare at $1499 * Canada Family Room Family Room Day HURRY! 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