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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday February 14, 2007 - 17 Update Community Forward announcements of non-profit and free events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free listing. WEEKLY/MONTHLY MEETINGS Rotary Club of Oakville West meets weekly for breakfast on Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m., Holiday Inn, 590 Argus Rd. Help for Parents, a Halton parent support group, meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth's Church, 5324 Bromley St., Burlington. Call 1-800-4885666 or visit www.apsgo.ca. Abuse Support Group with Dona Reid, confidential group for women who have experienced any form of abuse. Wednesdays, 5:30 ­ 8 p.m. (eight weeks), February to May 30, The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905-847-5520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. Income Tax Clinic. Call or visit website for financial eligibility. Mondays, 10 a.m.-noon until April 30 at The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905-847-5520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. Oakville-Mississauga Prostate Cancer Support Group meets every third Wednesday of the month, 7-9 p.m. at Wellspring, 2545 Sixth Line, on Feb. 21 Sandra Saville, a registered dietitian. Call 905-257-1988. BULLETIN Volunteer Opportunity: The Lung Association is looking for volunteers for annual Tulip Day campaign March 1 to deliver tulips in Oakville and Burlington. Call Lauren at 905-696-0077 or email lcarde@on.lung.ca. Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Services of Halton (SAVIS) provides free, confidential and non-judgmental 24-hour support to all survivors of sexual violence. Call 905-825-3622. Canadian Parents for FrenchHalton Une après-midi de peinture at JB Arts Studio in Oakville Sunday, Feb. 25. Students will make a 3-D painting. 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 3-4:30 p.m. Cost is $8 for CPF members and $10 nonmembers which includes croissant and juice. To reserve contact Anne at 905 845-0808 or r.goulart@sympatico.ca. Tickets on sale until Feb. 23 for Feb. 27 event Estate Planning Without the Fight, with Linda Somers at Sir John Colborne Recreation Centre, 1565 Old Lakeshore Rd., lunch and guest speaker series, 12:30 p.m. Tickets $6.50. Call 905-815-5960. Distress Line Volunteers Needed ­ Training provided -- If you are over 18 and can commit to 12 hours a month, call 905849-4559 or visit www.distresscentreoakville.com. Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) Auxiliary holds a Raffle for a Jenny Hellers Original Enamel on Copper Painting. Tickets available until Feb. 16 at OTMH Treasure Cove Gift Shop; Hospital Lobby, or by telephone at 905-330-9555. Draw Feb. 16 in OTMH lobby. Tickets cost $5 each or three for $10. Oak Park Moms & Tots host a baby and tot circle time with songs, rhymes and finger play Tuesdays at Post's Inn Village, 203 Georgian Dr. from 1-2:45 p.m. Free ongoing program with no pre-registration. Fourth Annual International Women's Day Celebration The Dinner Party tickets on sale for the March 7 with guest speaker Sally Armstrong. Tickets cost $40. Call 905-825-3622. WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14 Separation & Divorce information and support, 7-9 p.m. at The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905.847.5520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. HAPPEN­ Linking People and Opportunities Networking support group for business professionals in career transition. Meeting at 8 a.m., Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington. Speaker Dick O'Brien on Personal Resilience. Members $10, nonmembers $20. Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Bronte Horticultural Society meets at Sir John Colborne Community Centre, 7:30 p.m. Speaker Master Gardener, David Marshall on Starting Seeds, $3 admission for visitors. New program at Wellspring -- Pediatric Oncology Networking & Education (PONE) for parents whose children have cancer. Bring children along, 6:30-8 p.m. 2545 Sixth Line. Call 905-257-1988. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15 Support Meeting of the Myasthenia Gravis Ontario Chapter will take place from 6:40 p.m., Richview United Church, Etobicoke. Video on Managing Stress and discussion. Call Bob at 905-827-1957. Oakville Master Gardeners ­ Nancy Lee-Colibaba, Horticultural Therapy coordinator and Program Coordinator for the Royal Botanical Gardens on Horticultural Therapy, 7:30 p.m., Glen Abbey United Church, 1469 Nottinghill Gate. Call Linda Brentnall at 905 257-2442. Habitat for Humanity Halton Family Partnering Information at St. John's United Church, 11 Guelph St., Georgetown, 7 p.m. Job Shop ­ Free information session, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 465 Morden Rd., Unit 109. To register, call 905-845-1157, ext. 101 or visit www.thecentre.on.ca. Kensington Retirement Residence, 25 Lakeshore Rd. W., 1:30-3:30 p.m. free public information session Get Stroke Smart and Understanding TIA's (minstrokes). Open forum. Raffle with proceeds to Heart & Stroke Foundation. Call Dianna Eakins at 905-333-4208. Canadian Club of Halton Peel presents guest dinner speaker Tariq Asmi, Executive Director, GTA/905 Healthcare Alliance, on The Large & Growing Health Care Funding Gap in the GTA/905. Registration/cash bar 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m. Members $30; nonmembers $40; students $15. Oakville Conference Centre, 2515 Wyecroft Rd. Call 905-827-6302. Halton Healthcare Living Healthy Series. Know Your Numbers: Understanding, Preventing and Controlling Hypertension with Dr. Daniel Sapir, nephrologist. Southside Community Church, Milton, 2850 Derry Rd. E. Display at 6:30 p.m. Seminar at 7 p.m. Call 905-3384379 or e-mail elittle@haltonhealthcare.on.ca. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16 Fish Fry at Oakville Legion Upper Middle Rd. 5-7:30 p.m. Cost is $7.50. Public welcome. Practice interview skills with a professional Career Information Specialist at 465 Morden Rd., Unit 109. To register call 905-8451157, ext. 121 or visit www.thecentre.on.ca. Space is limited. Friday Night Family Service, 7:15-8 p.m. Shaarei-Beth El Congregation, 186 Morrison Rd. Call 905-849-6000 or visit www.sbe.ca. Roses Are Red, Linbrook Public School's Annual Fundraising Gala, at The Atrium Conference Centre, includes cocktail reception, musical performance by former Linbrook alumni, Amanda Greer and Meghan Lambie, dinner and dancing, silent auction, handwriting analyst, professional photographer and the chance to win jewellery from Knar Jewellery. Proceeds will benefit Linbrook Public School. Tickets $75. E-mail linbrook@cogeco.ca. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 17 B'Nai Shalom Congregation of Halton-Peel monthly Shabbat e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 service at 10 a.m. at a local hotel. Kiddush and conversation after service. Contact info@bnaishalom.ca or call 905-469-4344. Free workshop from Conservation Halton about planting seedlings and trees with a view to reforesting your land, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Country Heritage Park, Niagara Room, 8560 Tremaine Rd. Milton. SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18 Poetry Café, a program of the Oakville Arts Council, meets at Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St. 2-4 p.m. Each Poetry Café begins with readings by organizing, guest and feature poets and ends with an Open Mic. Admission costs $5 Contact ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075. 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