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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday December 19, 2007 - 21 Give a gift that improves the world What do you give the person who seems to have everything? It's the perennial Christmas dilemma, made even trickier this year by the dizzying proliferation of new gadgets, toys and knick-knacks. Yet, for more and more Canadians, the answer has become simple: Give them a stake in a better world. More and more Canadians are realizing that while they don't really need anything this holiday season, millions of people around the world desperately do. Last year, using the World Vision Gift Catalogue, 995 Oakville residents purchased 2,846 gifts valued at $189,900.50. Across Ontario, 41,446 residents purchased 119,312 gifts valued at $7,920,521.74. Overall, 76,000 Canadians bought 248,000 gifts valued at more than $15 million -- a 50 per cent increase over the previous year. This points to the emergence of a new breed of citizen consumer: someone who wants to use his or her dollars to leave a positive legacy, not just more clutter in an ecologically challenged world. No elves. No credit cards. No mall music. You mean more here. Anglican Diocese of Niagara 905-527-1316 www.youmeanmore.ca Special Holiday Packages Aromatherapy Massage Absolute Hydrating Facial, Manicure $175 Reg $195 Organic Facial, Organic Eye Treatment, Pedicure $145 Reg $170 Anti-Stress TOTAL BEAUTYSalon & Spa ESSENTIALS Beauty Booster y Holiday Treat Amber Door Spa 1500 Heritage Way, Oakville Near 3rd Line and Upper Middle Road Pedicure, Manicure $70 Reg $80 0 GIFT Certificates Available HOLIDAY BLISS $69 905-469-4825 · www.amberdoorspa.com RELAXATION GETAWAY THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY WOMAN INDULGENCE $107 PHYTO-MARINE Introductory SPA PACKAGE $ 60* A Sampler of our Spa Facial, Pedicure, Manicure & Back Massage *Just for New Clients $115 FREE CONSULTATION Light Lifting Therapy Get a face lift without surgery. Call today! THE HEAD TO TOE REVIVER SECRET DE BEAUTE Light Lifting Therapy Treatment t $ Treatments 150 each Purchase 6 or more - pay only $125 each Located In Euphoria Hair Studio 2307 Lakeshore Rd. W. Oakville $140 905-465-0068 OAKVILLE PLACE (Across from H&M) 905-337-3043