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14 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday February 3, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Forward announcements of nonprofit and free events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; email angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free listing. WEEKLY/MONTHLY MEETINGS Business Advisory Group Weekly meeting. Looking for help or advise on your growing business or new project? Experienced volunteer business people meet with you at Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. on Friday mornings to help solve your problems. For appointment call Tom Cochran at 905-849-9824. Oakville Scrapbooking Club, weekly workshops Wednesday evenings 7 p.m. Learn to assemble your family album, a tribute album, wedding album, or family history. Call Alyson: 905-257-1335 or alyson@cogeco.ca Acclaim Health Alzheimer Services continues to offer support groups for family caregivers. The Spousal group is held every other Monday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Call for location and date of next meeting. 905-847-9559. The Family group is held the second Tuesday of each month from 7-9 p.m. at Sunrise Assisted Living in Oakville, 456 Trafalgar Rd. (at Cornwall), Oakville. Next meeting Feb. 13. New members welcome. Call Acclaim Health Alzheimer Services at 905- 847-9559 or toll free at 1-800-387-7127. Optimist Club of Oakville holds a general meeting and dinner the second Monday of every month. Meet and greet at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:15 p.m. New members welcome. Become a Friend of Youth. Call Tom at 905-849-9824. Halton Child Care Providers Association - Oakville Chapter meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Halton Regional Centre 1151 Bronte Rd., Scotch Block/Merton Room. Call Joanne at 905-844-8607, e-mail jojoskids@cogeco.ca or visit www.hccpaoak.ca. IN N TA S G IN V SA T S ALL SIGNS POINT TO SAVINGS... SA VE UP TO 15 % 407 ETR Rewards has arrived. Watch for it! · ETR Rewards is our way of saying "Thank you" · Get FREE kilometres to use on weekends and instant savings on gas at Petro-Canada* · The more you drive, the more you save · Check your mail today to see if you qualify! For more information on ETR Rewards, visit www.407etr.com * Marque de commerce de Petro-Canada - Trademark. Utilisée sous license - used under license. Free information sessions and services for unemployed youths and adults, 476 Morden Rd., Suite 102, from 9-10:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. Call 905-338-2190 to book an appointment. The Ontario Poetry Society (TOPS) meets on the first Saturday of each month from 2-4 p.m. in Oakville. Discussion on group-selected topic and sharing and critique of work.Contact Elka Ruth Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075. BULLETIN Canadian Parents for French-Halton is sponsoring "Une après-midi de peinture" at JB Arts Studio in Oakville Sunday, Feb. 25. Students in French immersion or all French programs in Gr.1-3 attend from 1:30-3:00 p.m.; those in Gr.4-8 attend from 34:30 p.m. Cost is $8 for CPF members and $10 non-members . Contact Anne at 905 845-0808 or r.goulart@sympatico.ca. T.A. Blakelock is celebrating its 50th reunion over the weekend of April 26 ­ April 29. Check the school website at tab.hdsb.ca. If you attended Blakelock 1957-59 and would like to participate in a game show challenge,`So you think you know the 50s' call Tom Dykes 905-827-1158. Oakville Spelling Bee 2007 Registration now on. Win cash prizes, trophies, laptop computers, be on TV! Ages six-14. Learn new words, experience public speaking, improve self confidence. Register at Oxford Learning Centres at 380 Dundas St. E. (call 905-257-1207) or 1131 Nottinghill Gate (call 905-469-1929). Volunteers needed, call Carrol Verasamy at 905-257-2483. Male in-school mentors needed one hour per week at St. Andrew and Sheridan Public schools. Call Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton at 905-339-2355 for information. Oakville Parent-Child Centre, 461 North Service Rd. W., Unit 17, is registering for its spring programs. Packages are no longer being mailed out, but are available for pick up at any of the centre's locations or by calling 905-849-6366. Also September 2007 Nursery School registration packages are available. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4 Young Achievers of Halton registration from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., Oakville Room. Call Ev McIntosh at 905-338-2485. GreenTrans meeting at 10:15 a.m. at OCCPEHR, 148 Kerr St., just south of Rebecca Street. Guest is Andy Will, Project Manager with Oakville Transit, discussing the proposed GTA Fare Card. MONDAY FEBRUARY 5 Pelicans, a serious poetry critiquing group. This is a limited membership group, but if you are the kind of poet that does numerous rewrites and thrives on honest critiquing, contact Elka Ruth Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075. Front Row Centre, the volunteer arm of the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, will meet at 7 p.m. in the lobby of the theatre located on Navy St. Speaker is author Kate Barlow. Visitors welcome. Drop-in Lymphoma Support Group (patients only) at Wellspring, 2545 Sixth Line, 7-8:30 p.m. Call 905-257-1988. Tots and Us is open to moms, dads and grandparents who are taking care of a pre-schooler and would like to meet with others. Caregivers and children participate in play time, music, stories and snack. No charge. St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St. from 10-11 a.m. on Mondays --Feb. 5- Feb. 26. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6 HAPPEN­ Linking People and Opportunities Networking support group for business professionals in career transition, Meeting at 8 a.m., in Mississauga. Speaker Ron Tabachnick on Planning Strategies that work. Cost for members $10, non-members $20. Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. At Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr. Mississauga. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7 HAPPEN­ Linking People and Opportunities Networking support group for business professionals in career transition, Meeting at 8 a.m., in Burlington. Speaker is Sharon Bar-David on Manage your mind and manage your behaviour. Cost for members $10, non-members $20. Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington. Heart Health for Women with Dr. Michael Heffernan, cardiologist. LeDome Banquet Centre, 1173 North Service Rd. E. Display at 6:30 p.m. Seminar at 7 p.m. To reserve call 905-3384379 or e-mail elittle@haltonhealthcare.on.ca. The Auxiliary at Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) hosts Open House for Gift Shop Volunteers from 6-8 p.m. at the OTMH Cafeteria (off the Hospital Main Lobby). Call the OTMH Volunteer Department at 905-338-4643.