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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday January 18, 2008 - 31 Update Community Forward announcements of nonprofit and local 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. BULLETIN Links2Care seeks volunteers to provide companionship and conversation, one hour with a senior, call 905-8440252, ext. 28. Register by Jan. 31 for Oakville Spelling Bee 2008 on April 5, 2008. Call Oxford Learning Centres at 380 Dundas St. E. (905-257-1207) or 1131 Nottinghill Gate (905-469-1929). RSVP by Jan. 18 to attend the annual general meeting of the Friends of the Oakville Public Library on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m., Central Library Auditorium, 120 Navy St., Second Floor, RSVP to Library Switchboard at 905-8152042. Tickets available to the Friday, Feb. 1 eighth annual Grand Latin Dinner fundraiser Canadian Central American Relief Effort (CCARE), www.canadiancare.org. Live music, dance performances, raffles, prizes, Le Treport Banquet Hall, 1075 The Queensway E., Mississauga (Cawthra/Dixie), 7 p.m., buffet dinner at 8 p.m., $40, semi-formal, cash bar. Call 905-849-8350 or hrossi@cogeco.ca. Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services (SAVIS) of Halton needs teams of four to six bowlers to collect pledges and participate in its second annual bowlathon fundraiser, Incredibowl 2008: Pop...Goes the 80s, on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2-5 p.m. at Burlington Bowl, 4065 Harvester Rd. Contact 905-8253622 or incredibowl@savisofhalton.org. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton Information Session, 7:30 p.m., 464 Morden Rd., call 905-339-2355. VPI-Free information sessions and services for youth and unemployed adults, 476 Morden Road., Suite 102, 910:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 905-338-2190. Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children, call 905-337-2333 or email lighthouseprogram@bellnet.ca FRIDAY JANUARY 18 Fish Fry at Oakville Legion Branch 114, 36 Upper Middle Rd. E., 4:30-8 p.m., $8, all welcome, call 905-845-6271. Mock Interview Day, free, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 465 Morden Rd., Unit 109, register at 905-845-1157, ext. 121 or www.thecentre.on.ca. SATURDAY JANUARY 19 Fair Vote Halton General Meeting, 10 a.m., United Way Office, 466 Speers Rd. B'Nai Shalom Congregation of Halton-Peel monthly Shabbat. 10 a.m., at Oakville hotel, kiddush and conversation after service, contact www.bnaishalom.ca or 905-901-9889. Professor Paul Lipz of Israel speaks at Shaarei Beth El Synagogue on Israel in the 21st Century, 10:30 a.m. (during worship services), 186 Morrison Rd., all welcome, $10/person if you stay for lunch, RSVP to 905-849-6000 or Bobbie.sbe@bellnet.ca. Lipz is a world renowned speaker and teacher for Israeli college students, Israeli soldiers and Rabbinic students. SUNDAY JANUARY 20 Through History to the Future - e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Young People's Concerts in the Hamilton-Halton area, Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd. W., Burlington/Hamilton, 2 p.m. featuring the University of Western Ontario Chamber Orchestra and soloists Tickets $15, at L'Atelier Grigorian, 905-338-2360, 210 Lakeshore Rd. E., A Wee Celebration, 1-4 p.m., Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate, 8 Navy st., $7, an afternoon of Scottish refreshments and the poetry of Robbie Burns, even haggis. Tickets must be purchased in advance at 905-338-4400 or www.oakvillemuseum.ca. Not for kids. MONDAY JANUARY 21 Tots and Us, for moms, dads and grandparents caring for a preschooler, participate with kids, free, St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 10-11 a.m. Call 905-845-3427. Monday Night at the Movies presents Vitus at AMC Winston Churchill 24. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets $8. South Peel Naturalists' Club meets, 7:30 p.m., Silence of the Songbirds, with Bridget Stutchbury, guests welcome, St. Brides Church, Basement Auditorium, 1516 Clarkson Rd., Mississauga, contact www.spnc.ca. Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)-Oakville hosts Françoise Morissette on Made in Canada Leadership, Knights of Columbus Hall, 1494 Wallace Rd. (near Third Line and Speers Road), social hour at 7 p.m., program at 8 p.m., contact www.cfuwoakville.ca. TUESDAY JANUARY 22 Oakville Stamp Club meets at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Dorval Drive/Rebecca Street, 6:30-8:30 p.m., all welcome. Influenza (flu) clinic by Halton Region Health Department, 4-8 p.m., Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Rd., Auditorium, free, no appointment needed. Xposay's January Jumpstart event at 7 p.m., Sharkey's World Cafe & Lounge, 220 North Service Rd. (QEW & Dorval). Abuse Support Group, confidential, free, 5:30-6:30 p.m., The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229 contact 905-8475520 orwww.haltonwomenscentre.org. Belvaspata, 7-9 p.m., free, Whole Foods Market, 301 Cornwall Rd., call 905-8498400, ext. 107, healing with light and frequency. Employment Network, resume writing, job search, interviewing and networking skills, 10 a.m. to noon, free, The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229 contact 905-8475520 orwww.haltonwomenscentre.org. The Perfect Match... 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