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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday March 16, 2007 - 19 Update Community 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 Employment Network meets Tuesdays through June, 6-8 p.m., The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905-8475520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. Divorce Support - a monthly support group for women thinking about or involved in divorce process. First and last Thursday of the month. Call Sandy at 905-842-2525. Rotary Club of Oakville West meets weekly for breakfast on Tuesday, 7:15 a.m., Holiday Inn, 590 Argus Rd. All welcome. 50+ Social ballroom dancing Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Sir John Colborne Recreation Centre for Seniors, Lakeshore Road at Third Line. Couples, singles and men especially welcome. Contact ronalex@hotmail.com . Business Advisory Group Weekly meeting, for help or advice on growing business or new projects? Experienced volunteer business people meet with you at Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. on Friday mornings to assist. For appointment call Tom Cochran at 905-849-9824. Oakville Scrapbooking Club, weekly workshops Wednesdays 7 p.m. Assemble your family, tribute, wedding or family history album. Call Alyson at 905-2571335 or alyson@cogeco.ca Free information sessions and services for unemployed youths and adults, 476 Morden Rd., Suite 102, from 910:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. Call 905-338-2190 for appointment. Oakville Humanist Community, part of the Humanist Association of Canada, meets the third Tuesday of the month for socializing and discussion. Contact Elka Ruth Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075. Kiwanis Club of Oakville meets biweekly on Mondays at Monte Carol Inn, 374 South Service Rd. E. Gather at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m. Contact Catherine Moore at 905-465-1579 or crmoore@cogeco.ca or Victoria Cain at 905-635-3669 or victoria@dignitycare.ca. Belonging, an adoption support group meets the last Monday of the month at 7:15 p.m. at Compass Point Bible Church, 2501 Eaglesfield Dr., Burlington. Open to anyone touched by adoption issues. First Oakville Toastmasters meets Thursdays from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Bronte Legion, Jones Street. Every third week the meeting is at the Quality Inn Hotel on Bronte Road (at QEW) and includes dinner for $25. Contact Laura Baker or Art Jain at 905-827-7494 or visit www.firstoakvilletoastmasters.org. BULLETIN Keyboarding classes for children seven-13 at the Learning Disabilities Association of Halton (LDAH). Classes start March 28 on Wednesdays for 10 weeks, 5:30-6:30 (7-10 years), 6:45:7:45 (11-13), $120 (LDAH members), $150 (non-members). Call 905-333-1977 to register or visit www.ldahalton.ca Tickets now on sale for seventh annual Kidsfest gala, A Taste of Tuscany, to be held Friday, April 20, at 6:30 p.m., Oakville Conference and Banquet Centre, 2515 Wyecroft Rd. Emcee TSN's Off the Record host Michael Landsberg and The Canadian Tenors. Tickets cost $120 or $1,200 for a table of 10. Call 905-319-=1885 or visit info@kidsgestcanada.com. Arthritis Self-Management Program (ASMP), a self help program on coping with pain, treatment options and self care. Cost $35, includes textbook. Weekly for six weeks beginning March 21. Call Darlene at 905-632-9390 or 1-866-273-2229, ext. 22 to register. Glen Abbey boy, 15, who likes football needs a Big Brother. If you have some time to spend at the field call Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton at 905-3392355. Advance registration for Thursday, March 29, 9:30-11 a.m., Discover the Secret to Abundance Through Creativity and Refresh Your Inner Spirit. Busy moms can reconnect to their inner passions and desires, $45. Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre, Contact Jackie at Authentic Soul via phone 905465-5224 or e-mail Jackie@authenticsoul.ca. e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Community Living Oakville is selling tickets, $100, and seeking sponsorship for its first annual Chair Affair Friday, May 4, LeDome Banquet Hall. Dinner, music, silent auction and a live auction featuring original Muskoka chairs painted by local artists. Contact Tina Christie at 905-844-0146, ext. 239 or at tina@oakcl.org or visit www.oakcl.org. SATURDAY MARCH 17 B'Nai Shalom Congregation of Halton-Peel holds its monthly Shabbat service at 10 a.m. at a local hotel. After services, kiddush and conversation. E-mail info@bnaishalom.ca or call Judi at 905-469-4344. St. Patrick's Day Dinner and Dance, Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., dinner at 6:30 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Cost $12. All welcome. Call 905-827-4722. South Peel Naturalists' Club field trip, Long Point on the north shore of Lake Erie, migrating Tundra Swans, Sandhill Cranes and waterfowl. Beginners welcome. Bring lunch. Meet at 8 a.m. - Bronte Pooled parking lot (east side of Bronte Road south of the QEW Call 905-820-2571. St. Patrick's Dinner and Dance, Oakville Legion, Upper Middle Road, dinner at 6:30 p.m., choice of corn beef and cabbage or Irish stew. Cost $12. Contact Colleen for tickets at 905-8456271. Canada Red Cross and Living Well Pilates offers CPR Training at the studio. 2251 Westoak Trails Boulevard. Call 905-847-0707. Take a Red Cross First Aid Course, 12:30 ­ 5:30 p.m. Cost $60. Call 905-847-0707. SUNDAY MARCH 18 Poetry Café, a program of the Oakville Arts Council, meets at Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St., 24 p.m. Readings and open mic, $5. Contact Elka Ruth Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or 90-2577075. MONDAY MARCH 19 The Oakville Osteoporosis Group meets at 1:30 p.m. at St. Michael's Church, 181 Sewell Dr. Speaker on Stem Cell Research. For details call Phyllis Spillone, 905-829-4863. Discover 3 Ways to Save Thousands When you Buy a Home Oakville - If you're like most homebuyers, you have two primary considerations in mind when you start looking for a home. First, you want to find the home that perfectly meets your needs and desires, and secondly, you want to purchase this home for the lowest possible price. When you analyze those successful homebuyers who have been able to purchase the home they want for thousands of dollars below a seller's asking price, some common denominators emerge. While the negotiating skills of your agent are important, there are three additional key factors that must come into play long before you ever submit an offer. 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