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15 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, October 7, 2009 KSM launches new Fall Food Drive 2009 has been a difficult year for many of the 14,000 people in Oakville who live at or below the poverty line. Although there are signs that the economy is starting to turn around, the food bank at Kerr Street Ministries (KSM) is busier than ever before and the shelves are nearly bare. "Over the past two months more than 200 people have relied on the Kerr Street Food Bank for the first time. Last month, more than 1,000 URBAN MEETS COUNTRY: The new equestrian centre operated by Neal family members came just to receive a Bertin on Dundas Street west of Bronte Road. fresh loaf of bread. Unemployment is now at 9.4 per cent in Ontario and the situation is critical for many of our clients," said Benjamin Ward, KSM's executive director. To meet these increasing needs, KSM is launching its Fall Food Drive in an effort to replenish the shelves. For the months of October and November, KSM is encouraging adults, school children and local businesses to bring non-perishable food items and/or monetary donations, used in part for dairy and meat vouchers to the centre. New for this year's Fall Food Drive are reusable grocery bags, available for pick up at the KSM office, which encourage people to fill the bags for the food bank while grocery shopping. To make a donation of food or money, call KSM at 905-845-7485 or drop off items to 484 Kerr St. KSM provides support and care primarily for children, youths and low-income families through numerous programs including its food bank at Kerr Street Market, a Christmas sponsorship program, a summer day camp for kids, pre-natal programs for expectant mothers, and other kids' and youth programs. Catering to all bankruptcy liquidation at Otello's Banquet & Conference Centre, 2273 Royal Windsor, Oakville Continued from page 14 Shannon. From a Pony Club on Fridays and Saturdays for the five to 12-year-old set, to a Dinner Ride Club, in which Neal combines his penchant for gourmet cooking, his event planning background, as well as riding prowess. It's an unforgettable outing in which adults enjoy a wonderful meal with an evening canter through picturesque Bronte Park afterward. "We cater to a lifestyle," said Neal who has worked for elite American families in the horse riding meccas of New Jersey and Wellington, Florida. He qualified 10 riders for the New England finals, a feat which no trainer had done before. And as an amateur was rated number one in Ontario. He turned pro at age 22 competing internationally for years. With such credentials and affordable lessons, that start at $35 lesson for a 45-minute group lesson, Oakville Equestrian Riding School may fill the burgeoning neighbourhood with a new mode of transport. 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