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Page 18 THE HERALD Wednesday August IS Foodbank planning special yard sale Ladies start your hamsters The Great Canadian Race look place look place with limited entries Tiffany the hamster last Wednesday evening Hi Pel Centres owned t Varlev took top honors Photo located In Moore Park Plaza and hamsters and submitted Iheir owners challenged for prizes Rat Race Lung Association offers free program Would you like to learn how to overcome breuth in more fresh air build your strength and make your energy last through the day The Lung Association Region helps those suffenng from emphysema and chronic lung pro blems through the Better Breathing club Being ill affects every part of your life Your daily activities vour ability to work your relation ship with other people and even your deepest beliefs and feelings about yourself are How can you handle all those changes Are there ways you can find satisfaction and pleasure in your life despite the changes Come and join the Better Breathing club where we can deal with some of these concerns The support group runs in Burl ington it Joseph Brant Gym September and consecutive Mondays till November 12 in Ookville it Trafalgar Hospital Physiotherapy Gym September and each Wednesday till November We also offer a program in Milton at Oakville Trafalgar Hospital starting For All Your Fine China Silver Crystal Giftware MAIN ST MILTON 8780050 September till November 12 ill run from 00 p If vou suffer from a chronic lung problem contact the Lung Association Region for in formation or to register for Better Breathing 632 A free program sponsored by Christmas Seals The Love and Christ which operates out of the tainview Baptist Church in Georgetown only has about half of the amount of donations it had in April said the foodbank s director Laura Ehson To raise needed funds to com for the shortage in dona tions Ms said the food bank will be hosting a yard sale Saturday between noon and The yard sale will be held at the Baptist Church and all proceeds will go towards buying food sup plies said Ms Ehson In conjunction with the yard sale the church will be running a free clothing day during the same hours as the yard sale she said We have a lot of good school and winter clothes said Ms Elison Free clothing is for anybody in need added Ms The foodbank is used by about 300 people most of whom reside in Acton and Georgetown It is open Wednesday usually a m to 3 But recently Ms has had to close the foodbank around 1 p m because the food donations have run out she said Ms attributes the decrease in donations to it being the summer A lot of people are away she said As well people have a lot of barbecues and salads during the summer foods not con ducive for donations to a foodbank explained Ms We re in desperate need of En Formula a special formula for premature babies she said The foodbank currently supplies the special formula to families with premature babies said Ms Elison Over half of our clients are families with small children add edMs Elison Ms said the foodbank will accept any type of foods ranging from perishable goods to peanut butter to canned goods The food bank is equipped with a refngeraor so perishable goods can be stored explained Ms Despite the low level of dona tions now Ms expects the amount of donations to increase in the Fall College Pro home painters FREE FREE ESTIMATES 8772746 YELLOW CAB HALTON HILLS HOUR SERVICE SERVING HALTON HILLS Ah port Service Parcel Delivery 8732527 8732931 Trafa gar DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TH METTLER Denture Therapist 72 Mill St Georgetown 8778974 1 Pet Centres would like to congratulate all the participants of the Great Canadian Hamster Race held last Wednesday August 9th at Moore Park Plaza This is the first time the race has been held in the Georgetown area and we were all very pleased at the excellent participation from local merchants and the wonderful turnout by all the families The gifts donated by the merchants were distributed to 1 st 2nd and prize winners of each of the six hea Thanks to one and all and we see you all next year Left to lop TjuslaFa light Bottom Clare Jennie Armstrong Mrs A senile Mela ley Morrow We would like to give special congratulations to the finalists of the race shown here with Doogan the dog a member of Pet Centres Friendly Five and store manager Clare Gass Bottom Lett and her hamster Tiffany roared to victory in the speed streak racer final and became our first place winner Other contestants placed as follows 2nd place Smokey the hamster Owned by TaushaFaul 3rd place Juliette the hamster Owned by Morrow place Snowball the hamster Owned by Jennifer Armstrong 5th place Dopey the hamster Owned by Mrs Assenheim 7 PET CENTRES BRINGING PETS AND PEOPLE TOGETHER