The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

9 Friday , D ecem ber 17, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m Community spirit FAIR EXCHANGE: Nicole Gamsyager, 16, and Janis Gamsyager brought toys to Advantage Muffler (2338 Wyecroft Rd.) owner Gregg MacKenzie and his nine-year-old daughter Kayla for their toy drive in exchange for a free oil change during the garages grand opening on Saturday afternoon. CHIPPING IN: Dudley Clarke, of Oakvilles Fareshare Food Bank (left) was presented with a $2,500 cheque from Henry Hunting (right). The money was raised by the Charlie Burton Memorial Golf Tournament. THIRD WORLD CRAFT FAIR: Sylvia Rukkila holds some of her bead necklaces at the recent Third World Craft Fair at Maple Grove United Church. The event raised more than $5,000 for artisans in developing countries, as well as in Canada Also, the youth groups Christmas card and bake sale produced $214 for Free the Children. PARTYING FOR KSM: Kerr Street Ministries (KSM) received a donation for $10,000 from Oakville's Largest Rock n Roll party. On hand for the presentation were (l-r) Bert Poirier, from Service Charities Council Oakville (SCCO), Executive Director of KSM Ben Ward, Sandy Smeenk, and Peter Reinhardt both from the Rock n Roll Party. KIWANIS GIVES: Oakville Kiwanis recently donated $76,000 to seven different groups. The Kiwanians are on the top row with Catherine Moore President (centre in blue) and Hans Kopp (on Moores right), past president.The recipients were (above the cheque, l-r) Pat Ogborn, Kiwanis Meals on Wheels, Jennifer Sheppard, Kids Help Phone, Susan Coyne, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton, Robin Garell, Oakville Parent-Child Centre, Carol Willems, The Salvation Army. Just above the them are (l-r) Darryl Hall, Halton Trauma Centre and Benjamin Ward, Kerr Street Ministries. HELPING HANDS: Nutritionists Sarah Storer (l-r), Alyson Wilson and Patsy Commisso help Salvation Army's Major Dan Broome carry the toys they collected for the Salvation Army toy drive during Metabolic Care Clinics (Third Line and Dundas Street) client appreciation open house on Saturday afternoon. MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER