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12 Living Oakville Beaver LIVING EDITOR: WILMA BLOKHUIS www.oakvillebeaver.com Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax 905-337-5567 email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com · WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2006 MIST raises $458,456 to give kids a chance For the ninth year in a row, Mattamy Homes, Oakville Mayor Ann Mulvale, and the YMCA of Oakville have stepped up to the plate together to support the community by hosting the Mayor's Invitational Softball Tournament (MIST). On Thursday, July 13, more than 450 players on 32 teams participated to support the YMCA of Oakville's `Give Kids the Chance' Annual Giving and Capital Campaigns. These initiatives offer subsidies for programs and services to those in need, as well as contributing significantly to Phase II of the Y's Capital Campaign featuring a 12,000 square foot addition which is near completion. This year, the tournament hit a home run by raising $458,456 ­ almost $100,000 above last year's dollar amount of $363,473! MIST teams included employees of Mattamy Homes, home builders, members of the building trades from across southwestern Ontario, plus representatives from the Region of Halton and the Town of Oakville. Tournament games were played on eight diamonds at four Oakville parks and then the ballplayers headed to Trafalgar Park for a series of semifinals and the Championship Game. More than 100 volunteers from the YMCA, Mattamy Homes and the Oakville Girls' Softball Association worked together to make this winning charitable event a reality. Heavy rains throughout the day on Wednesday caused a See Canac page 13 KEVIN HILL / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER PLAYBALL: More than 450 players on 32 teams competed in the Mayor's Invitational Softball Tournament (MIST) with Canac defeating Rosehaven 2-1 in the final game to win the championship. PHOTO BY KEVIN HILL / OAKVILLE BEAVER LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER KAREN NEWMAN / OAKVILLE BEAVER LIESA KORTMANN / OAKVILLE BEAVER KAREN NEWMAN / OAKVILLE BEAVER KAREN NEWMAN / OAKVILLE BEAVER