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12 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday October 8, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Army of helpers sought for food drive By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF An army of volunteers, generous donations and canned food that hasn't met its expiry date. It's all needed in big numbers as the Salvation Army heads into its only annual food drive. An army of volunteers WORRY TOO MUCH? Do you suffer from constant worry and anxiety about r a t a a variety of everyday things? Does this worry create ar r a t r r t excessive tension, tiredness and irritability that affects , a r a t your daily life? If so, you may be eligible to participate in r e i ar a research study using a medication for the treatment of r a a r t DO YOU GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER Y You must be at least 18 years or older and found to meet at f d m f full criteria for generalized anxiety disorder in a clinical t r a assessment. m F For more information contact: Christine at 905-521-2100 x76632 christine@macanxiety.com Anxiety Disorders Clinic McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton , www.macanxiety.com y -- about 200 individuals or families -- are needed to help with this year's food drive. And with a shortfall of volunteers so far, Salvation Army officials at its office at 1225 Rebecca St., are crossing fingers there won't be a shortfall of donations, too. Volunteers are desperately needed to spend a few hours between now and Oct. 16 to drop off food collection bags at local homes. Residents are then asked to fill those bags and leave them on their driveway on Saturday, Oct. 18. Then, the same army of helpers is needed to pick up the bags -- filled with food donations and left on the driveways -- on Saturday, Oct. 18 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on that day. Those interested in helping can do so for all, or part, of the times involved. "It's a great event for the family," said Aisha King, community servicNIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER es co-ordinator for the Salvation Army Oakville, which has also seen ON A MISSION: Salvation Army Oakville Major Wendy Broome, front, and Aisha King, commulocal groups and even corporate nity services co-ordinator, right, are looking for volunteers to distribute and then collect filled donation bags for the Salvation Army's food drive on Saturday, Oct. 18. Broome and her husband, Dan, (not teams get involved. King is the first to admit that pictured) are the new pastors at the Salvation Army Oakville. the local Salvation Army expects the next year to be tough as more unteer help are becoming harder to opportunities," admitted Major Wendy Broome, who along with her husband, Major Dan Broome, took over people seek assistance, all the while come by. "People seem to be taxed a lot in as pastors of the Salvation Army Oakville last summer. that food donations and even volthe community with volunteer King said members of the congregation are also getting older so those who may have helped in the past are not as able to do so. "We're already expecting a tough year ahead due to rising food prices and an overall economic downturn. The Oakville Salvation Army fears that a shortage of volunteers this year will mean even less coming in from willing donors," said King. With shelves running low at its Rebecca Street food bank, the team is hoping for the best from its annual T H U R S D A Y O C T. 9 T O M O N D A Y O C T. 1 3 food drive. In 1958, William Mihalik opened a The drive is the only one the Salvation Army holds during the year. tiny store in Kensington Market, "The food items need to last for the duration of the starting a proud family business. Army's Monday to Friday operation until this time in Today, son Tom Mihalik wants to 2009," said King. say thank you to Toronto with Residents are asked to donate the most needed items, which are canned juice, canned fruit, canned this wonderful warehouse sale. and dry pasta, cereal, peanut butter, rice, canned fish and meat, baby formula, baby food and diapers (particularly size three and up). However, as many people don't realize canned items have expiry dates, donors are asked to check all items for expiry dates -- a catch that has seriously affected the food drive in recent years. Only with this ad "In past years, the number of useable donations Men's Visit the sale to learn $50 decreased significantly after the drive as expired items Dress Pants from about more unpublished had to be cleared away and disposed of for health reaTies 3 for $50 50 th ANNIVERSARY sons," said King. Dress Shirts 2 for $50 specials! Items with expiry dates well into the future are set Men's $100 aside in the back stores for use over the course of the OPEN Sports Jackets from THANKSGIVING MONDAY year. Thousands of pieces Amid all the challenges this year, the Salvation Army including skirts, tops, Oakville is also taking time to apologize for percepEstablished 1958 pants & jackets from tions that it is not going green because it still uses plasEuropean Designers. $10,$15 & $25 each tic bags. "The Army has always been proud to say that less Sweaters 3 for $50 than two per cent of our funds go to administration Celebrating European Years costs and at twice the cost or more, paper bags aren't in Samples 50% OFF in Kensington Market our budget. We do want the community to know that International Centre, Hall 6 For more information, we reuse any bags that are intact afterwards for outgocall Tom's Place 6900 Airport Road, corner of Airport & Derry Rd. ing food to clients," said King. 416-596-0297 Lots of Free Parking toms-place.com To volunteer for the upcoming food drive, call King Thurs.& Fri. 11-8 | Sat.10-6 | Sun.& Mon.11-5 at 905-827-5324, ext. 22. A portion of all sales will be donated to the St. Michael's Hospital Foundation. Men's Suits 5for1 Women's Selected Pieces 50