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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday March 2, 2007 - 27 Update Community e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com 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. WEEKLY/MONTHLY MEETINGS Free for Runners ­ Group Fun Runs every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at The Running Company, 118 Thomas St. Your pace and distance. Call 905815-1952. Employment Network meets Tuesdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905-847-5520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. Abuse Support Group with Dona Reid, confidential group for women who have experienced any form of abuse, Wednesdays, 5:30 ­8 p.m., The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905-847-5520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. Free information sessions and services for unemployed youths and adults, 476 Morden Rd., Suite 102, from 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Call 905-338-2190. BULLETIN March Break at Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate, 8 Navy St. Call 905-338-4400 or visit www.oakvillemuseum.ca. Hands on History, Monday March 13- Friday March 17. Visit a country each day: Canada, Japan, India, Netherlands, Ireland. Register for one day or all. Full day workshops with crafts, games and activities for ages 6- 11 yrs., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost $40 per day. March Break Before & After Care, at Oakville Museum, ages 6-11 years, Monday to Friday, 8:30 ­ 9 a.m. and 4-4:30 p.m. Cost $5 per day. Erindale Secondary School 40th anniversary reunion May 4-5. Register by April 15. For details visit www.erindaless.peelschools.org. Community Living Oakville is selling tickets, $100, and seeking sponsorship for its first annual Chair Affair on Friday, May 4 at LeDome Banquet Hall. Dinner, music, silent auction and a live auction featuring original Muskoka chairs painted by local artists. Contact Tina at 905-8440146, ext. 239 or at tina@oakcl.org or visit www.oakcl.org. Tots and Us for moms, dads and grandparents taking care of a preschooler. Caregivers and children participate in playtime, music, stories and snack, 10-11 a.m. Mondays. No charge. St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St. Call 905-845-3427. Power walk and running group events in Oakville. March 19-23, 11:30 a.m. Call 905 582 2642 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton is looking for In-School Mentors for children at Post Corner's Public School. One hour a week in school, call 905-339-2355. Tickets now on sale for a Saturday, April 21 joint fundraising Big Band dance by Oakville Kiwanis and Knights of Columbus to benefit the Halton Trauma Centre, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 1494 Wallace Rd. Entertainment by Harry Currie and the Reflections, live and silent auctions, door and dance prizes, cash bar, light snack. Tickets cost $25. For tickets contact Liane at 905-2578633, Catherine at 905-465-1579, Leo at 905-827-2338 or Jackie at 905-2576151. Visit www.wa99.com/bigband. Oakville Trafalgar High School 100th Anniversary Reunion, May 2225, 2008. For details or to pre-register visit www.othsreunion.ca. T.A. Blakelock celebrates 50th reunion April 26 ­ April 29. For events check tab.hdsb.ca. If you attended Blakelock 1957-59 and want to participate in a game show challenge call Tom at 905-827-1158. Animal Aid Foundation needs new and gently-used books, CDs, DVDs and videos for its annual spring book sale. Proceeds fund veterinary medical care and adoption programs of local animal charities. Call 905-829-3836 or 905-822-0409. Fourth Annual International Women's Day Celebration The Dinner Party March 7 tickets on sale. Guest speaker Sally Armstrong. Tickets $40. Call 905-825-3622. FRIDAY MARCH 2 Oakville Legion Branch 114, Upper Middle Road hosts a Fish Fry from 5-7:30 p.m. Cost $8 a person. World Day of Prayer service at Church of the Epiphany, 161 Bronte Rd., 1:30 p.m. Halton Youth Symphony Rhythms for Spring, a two-hour concert with guest performance by the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton Youth Steel Drums Band, 7:30 p.m., Holy Trinity High School, 2420 Sixth Line. Tickets cost $10; $6 for students/seniors; children six and under get in free. For tickets call 905-616-2760 or e-mail manager@haltonyouthsymphony.com. SATURDAY MARCH 3 Taming Time Management with Elizabeth Skronski, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost $15, at The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905.847.5520 or visit our website at www.haltonwomenscentre.org The Ontario Poetry Society (TOPS) meets 2-4 p.m. in Oakville. Discussion on group-selected topic and sharing and critique of work. Open to all. Contact ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075. MONDAY MARCH 5 Front Row Centre, volunteer arm of the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, meets in the theatre lobby, 7 p.m. Following the business meeting Amanda Gaffer, costumer for Burl-Oak Theatre Group, will speak. Visitors and prospective members welcome. The Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada, Oakville, 1096 Speers Rd. hosts an Open House, 7:30-9:30 p.m. New beginner classes start Thursday, March 22 1-3 p.m. and Saturday, March 24, 9-10:30 a.m. Call 905-825-0514 or visit www.taoist.org. Pelicans, a serious poetry critiquing group. Contact Elka Ruth Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or 905257-7075. DOWNTOWN THIS WEEK Massai Barefoot Technology: The Footwear-Revolution ­ Back Pain? ­ Knee Pain? ­ Hip Pain? ­ Arthritis? Come to Foot Solutions for a foot & gait analysis and see the new MBT styles!!!! www.footsolutions.com 213 Lakeshore Road East Downtown Oakville Maintaining a healthy lifestyle Downtown Oakville Strength of body and of spirit, and a vitality that touches every aspect of your life: There is no substitute for great health. Now more than ever, citizens across the town are looking to maximize their lives, by enhancing every aspect of their daily self care regimes. And nowhere can this intelligent practice be more rewarding than in our downtown core. In our fitness clubs you will find the kind of personalized attention to every detail of your emerging physique that promises that the results you want are never that far away. Find yourself in the hands of true professionals who will craft every aspect of your regime until it perfectly matches your dreams. Seek unique programs of stretching, pilates, and yoga that increase muscle tone and strengthen your heart and lungs. Weight training under a watchful eye will sculpt you, and target areas of concern like never before. Dedicated cardiovascular training will add genuine confidence to every step you take in life, while our collections of running clubs, and sporting groups will make sure that you remain inspired by new friends, even as you are refining a new you. Of course, good health is just as important on the inside, and in our specialized supplement and herbal nutrition shops you will find a host of every conceivable vitamin, mineral, and supplement to ensure that your body receives the fuel it needs to thrive in today's world. Even more important than what is offered though, is the kind of service that accompanies each trip you make. Real guidance and support that will put you on the right path, this is what Oakville is renowned for, and this is what will keep you coming back again and again. And when you are ready to take to the gym, the club, the track, the field, or wherever else great weather and a desire for activity lead you, find yourself prepared with the best and latest fashions and footwear to enhance every aspect of your personal adventure. From the space age, materials and fabrics that can be found in our outdoor active life store, to running shoes that mold to your foot and send you forward in real style and comfort. This season, fulfill the promise that you've been making to yourself for years, and begin to make life better in everyway. When it's time to get healthy, come downtown. Your best answers are never far away. (905) 339-FOOT (3668) Foot Solutions is located on the north side of Lakeshore Rd., 2 doors down from the Scotia Bank between George and Dunn Streets For information on advertising in this feature please call Final Winter Clearance Sale 75% Off UP TO ROB MARINI at Children's Boutique Newborn to Size 16 905-845-3824, ext. 236 334 Lakeshore Rd. 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