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20 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday March 2, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com A special YMCA volunteer The finest wine &culinary event in Toronto. The International Centre - 6900 Airport Rd., Mississauga PRESENTED BY MARCH 23 - 25, 2OO7 Wines of the World Come visit, taste and enter for your chance to win a Package Plus Vacation to Paris France, courtesy of Transat Holidays. Smooth Jazz Visit Wave 94.7 FM Smooth Jazz Wine Garden featuring live entertainment. sponsor: Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi. Wine & Cheese Appreciation Seminars Professional classes & tutored tastings. Sample Vintages Sample and purchase at the L.C.B.O. Vintages Classic Tastings. Admission: $18 (must be 19 years of age or older to attend) Corks & Forks Kitchen Theatre Cooking demos, sampling & wine pairing classes presented by the Bay. Free Parking & Free shuttle to Kipling subway. Enjoy the show, please don't drink and drive. Show Hours: Fri. 12-10 p.m., Sat. 12-9 p.m.. Sun. 12-6 p.m. (Seniors Day Friday, 12-5 p.m. $10) Visit our website to pre-register for all Seminars & Tutored Tastings www.towineandcheeseshow.com hen you visit the YMCA of Oakville, you'll encounter people of every age, size, shape and fitness level. It's a warm place where everyone is welcome. If you're very fortunate, you'll meet Tracey Zottarelli, a Y member and volunteer whose smile lights up every room she enters. Tracey was born with hydrocephaly, an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid, which can cause brain damage. When she was just five months old, doctors removed a tumour from Tracey's brain. In all, she has endured 24 surgeries. Her mother, Mary Burke, explains: "Tracey spent her first three years in hospital in a semiconscious state being tube-fed. She never saw the outside world until we took her home. She weighed only 17 pounds. At that time, one doctor told us that Tracey would never walk, talk or be toilet trained. He suggested we put her in a wheelchair and institutionalize her." But Mary was determined that her daughter would come home and live a happy, productive life. Tracey's neurosurgeon, Dr. Harold Hoffman at Sick Kids Hospital, agreed. "She's a fighter," he said. And so is Mary. By age six, guided by her W SABRINA BYRNES / OAKVILLE BEAVER HELPING OUT: YMCA volunteer Tracy Zottarelli plays with Matthew Rowell during the GymKidz program. patient and determined mother, Tracey was walking, talking, taking care of her own hygiene, and eating with a knife and fork. Now age 38, Tracey works out at the YMCA of Oakville's Wellness Centre twice a week for an hour a time, and volunteers at such children's programs as GymKidz and Wiggles and Giggles. "I love to play with the kids," says Tracey, whose calm manner makes her a favourite among the toddler set. In Mary's eyes, Tracey's life has been a gift. And the people at the Y who are touched by Tracey's warm enthusiasm and gentle demeanour would agree ­ she is a gift to the world. When you donate to the Strong Kids campaign at the YMCA of Oakville, you're helping people like Tracey and her mom, who benefit from the Y's fee-assistance program, which is funded by Strong Kids. Visit www.ymcastrongkids.ca today and give generously. -- Submitted by the Oakville YMCA. in your backyard? what's missing The perfect pool. The perfect swim Swim, Excersise, Hot Tub all-in-one unit that can be installed in a small backyard or solarium. The swim spa is heated and can be enjoyed summer or winter. Oakville $1500 OFF! DUNDAS ROAD HAMPSHIRE GATE Up to Don't r Pay Fohs t 6 mon WINSTON CHURCHILL BLVD. 2528 Bristol Circle Mississauga Winston Churchill/Dundas HWY. 403 DOVER GATE BRISTOL CIRCLE Q.E.W. (905) 829-4991 www.aquatrainer.ca