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4- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday July 2, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Student aims to help endangered species By Hiba Kesebi SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Carly Syme, a Waterloo University student, will be travelling to Thailand Aug. 7, for a life-changing experience and a chance to help endangered species. The first-year political science student was chosen to participate in the International Students Volunteer program. The program aims to provide students who wish to volunteer in communities abroad with an adventure travel agenda that encourages conservation, community development, education and recreation. Syme said that while she had organized several volunteer initiatives as the president of one of the university's residences, she had never pictured herself doing volunteer work at this scale. During her trip, Syme will work at an elephant "The politics courses at school put a strong emphasis on the environment." Carly Syme, Oakville student Squeeze More Out of Life www.delmanor.com 1459 Nottinghill Gate west of Dorval off Upper Middle CHRIS KORNACKI / OAKVILLE BEAVER PROBLEM DENTURES... FULL SERVICE DENTURE CLINIC PROMPT QUALITY CARE SAME DAY RELINES & REPAIRS EVENING APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE NEW PATIENTS WELCOME! VISIONS OF THAILAND: Carly Syme held a fundraising event at her residence on 2619 Wynten Way on Sunday June 1, 2008. Syme will be traveling to Thailand in August to do volunteer work at an animal conservation park where she will help Asian elephants and monkeys, which are on the verge of extinction. park and help feed the elephants. She will also work on habitat restoration. Syme could have gone to Australia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, or Dominican Republic but instead she decided to go to Thailand so she can work with endangered animals. "The politics courses at school put strong emphasis on the environment," she added, saying that her schoolwork really opened up her eyes to the world and sparked her interested in helping others. Syme will spend the first two weeks of the program volunteering in a project that's yet to be outlined. The second two weeks will be devoted to exploring the country, scuba diving and various other activities. Syme was accepted to the program in late December. Since then, she has been busy trying to raise money for her trip. "With the flight it's going to cost $5,000 all together," she explained. Syme wrote a letter outlining how important the trip is to her and to her education and sent it to local businesses and organizations to help her with some of the costs. She held a silent auction June 1, from which she was able to raise approximately $2,000, and Service Plus Aquatics, an Oakville based company, offered to provide her with the balance outstanding her fees. While Syme knows that she will be working with endangered animals during her stay, she is not given a specific agenda until 60 days before her scheduled visit. O'Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP welcomes Chantel Goldsmith Classic cars at Colborne The Town of Oakville will host the Classic Car Show tomorrow at the Sir John Colborne Recreation Centre for Seniors. Participants will show off their automotive gems at the event, which runs from 6-9 p.m. "The Classic Car Show is a great way to see many treasured vehicles of the past -- maybe even take a trip down memory lane," said Nancy Beddoe, Manager of Seniors Services for the Town of Oakville. The Show will be held in the recreation centre's parking lot. A barbecue and refreshments will be available for sale. The Sir John Colborne Recreation Centre is located at 1565 Old Lakeshore Rd., on the corner of Third Line and Lakeshore Road. O'Connor MacLeod Hanna LLP, Halton's full service law firm, is pleased to welcome Chantel Goldsmith to our team of specialized professionals. Chantel Goldsmith practices in the areas of Employment and Labour Law and Civil Litigation. Her employment and labour law practice focuses on wrongful dismissal, human rights - harassment and discrimination, employment standards, employment contracts and policies, collective bargaining, labour arbitrations and other labour relations matters. Chantel's practice involves appearances before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and a variety of Boards and Tribunals. Chantel can be reached directly at Tel: 905.842.8030 ext. 3365 Fax: 905.842.2460 Email: goldsmith@omh.ca BRIAN CARR DD JODIE CARR DD HAYLEY CARR DD Are you a candidate for Permanent Teeth-in-a-Day? CALL 1-877-453-3393 FOR YOUR COMPLEMENTARY CONSULTATION Making a Family Tradition of Creating Smiles for 29 years! 700 Kerr Street, Oakville, ON, L6K 3W5 www.omh.ca