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healthy snacks fruit juice rice cereal peanut butter canned/ powdered milk canned fruit & vegetables canned/dry pasta pasta sauce canned meat & fish hearty stews baby formula diapers (donations of clothing with also be accepted) Please help by donating non-perishable food items and consider kids and their families as they prepare not only lunches, but family meals for the coming year Donations will be accepted at 1225 Rebecca Street Monday thru Saturday from September 13th to October 1st 9am to 4pm For more information call 905-827-5324 ext 22 BACK TO SCHOOL means BACK TO BAGGED LUNCHES FOOD DRIVE 11 Friday , Septem ber 17, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m An Oakville resident has taken on the position of director of development with Street Soccer Canada, which organizes the National Homeless Soccer Tournament. Wendy Perkins, who has a long list of achievements and qualifications, accepted the position. Street Soccer Canada pro- grams include work with shelter populations in major Canadian cities and organiz- es the national homeless tournament and other activ- ities. It uses the sport of soccer to inspire dreams and to achieve social inclusion. Over the past six years, more than 300 players have been involved in the pro- gram, some of whom have represented Canada at the international Homeless World Cup. Perkins was the Oakville ATHENA Leadership Award Recipient in 2008, founder and executive director of Home Suite Hope Shared Living from 2004-2009, and community action director for Oakvilles Salvation Army from 2000-2004. Previously, Perkins was director of development for the Canadian Olympic Foundation from 1996- 2000, and community rela- tions manager for the United Way of Oakville from 1992-1996. A featured presenter at the Social Housing and Homelessness Conference of the Ontario Municipal Social Service Association and a presenter at the National Homelessness Conference in Calgary in 2009, Wendy was also a member of the Halton Region Housing Task Force in 2009. She played a pivotal role in the development of Dragon Boat Canada. Since 2005, Perkins has been commodore of the Wai Nui O Kanaka Outrigger Canoe Club, and remains an active supporter of all paddling sports. This is a great opportu- nity to use my passion and belief in the power of sport to benefit marginalized people who are experiencing home- lessness, Perkins said in a press release. For more information, visit www.streetsoccercana- da.org. Wendy Perkins Soccer takes homelessness to the streets and beyond