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4- The Oakville Beaver, Friday October 17, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Salvation Army food drive needs help European Engineering Combined With Traditional Workmanship The Salvation Army needs volunteers to help with its annual food drive. Volunteers are sought to spend a few hours 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, more volunteers, or the same ones, are needed to pick up the bags -- filled with food donations and left on the driveways -- on Saturday, Oct. 18 between 11 a.m.-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 services co-ordinator for the Salvation Army Oakville, which has also seen local groups and even corporate teams get involved. King is the first to admit that the local Salvation Army expects the next year to be tough as more people seek assistance, all the while that food donations and even volunteer help are becoming harder to come by. With shelves running low at its Rebecca Street food bank, the team is hoping for the best from its annual food drive. The drive is the only one the Salvation Army holds during the year. "The food items need to last for the duration of the Army's Monday to Friday operation until this time in 2009," said King. Residents are asked to donate the most needed items, which are canned juice, canned fruit, canned 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. "In past years, the number of useable donations decreased significantly after the drive as expired items had to be cleared away and disposed of for health reasons," said King. Items with expiry dates well into the future are set aside in the back stores for use over the course of the year. To volunteer for the upcoming food drive, call King at 905-827-5324, ext. 22. "Building on the Brightest Ideas Around Glass" 905.849.0266 Touching your senses and lighting your passions with wood, gas & electric fireplaces & Out-of-Town Service rport Ai OAKVILLE UNITED TAXI LOW AIRPORT RATES! "MASONRY & FIREPLACE DESIGN SPECIALISTS" w w w. c o b b l e s t o n e m b e r s . c a 406 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE ACROSS FROM RONA LANSING 905-337-2066 Ask us about our low Airport Flat Rates! HOME COMFORTS OF OAKVILLE 905-580-5972 FIREPLACES Inserts from $2,300 Installed D.V.O. Clearance $1,900 YORK FURNACES Mid Efficient from EXPERIENCED DRIVERS YOU CAN DEPEND ON · · · · · Airport Flat Rates Out-of-Town Service Regular In-Town Service 10% Discount On Parcel Service GPS Computerized Dispatch · · · · · Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles Corporate Accounts Welcome Airport Customer Wake-Up Service 10% Senior Discount - In Town More Than 60 Taxis In Our Fleet $1,900 Installe $2,300 Installe High Efficient from 24 hour · 7 days a week No Interest, No Payments for 6 or 12 months O.A.C. Free Estimates www. oakvillebeaver .com 905.338.0044 PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS If you are interested in joining our team, please call 905-338-1762