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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, January 20, 2012 · 4 A gift makes a difference Winter Boot Clearance · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · INGEBORG SHOES WAREHOUSE STORE Famous European Brand Names All Under One Roof By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF · ROHDE · MEPHISTO · BIRKENSTOCK · RIEKER · ARA · INGEBORG'S WAREHOUSE 1681 FINFAR COURT, MISSISSAUGA LOOK FOR US ON (905) 823-7415 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 to 5 - Sat. 10 to 5 - Sun. 11 to 4 A few inches of hair may not seem like a significant gift to most people, but one Oakville girl knows it will make all the difference in the world to someone struggling with cancer. Leah Holden, 11, had 12 inches (30.5 centimetres) of her hair cut off on Jan. 3, so it could be donated to the Angel Hair For Kids program in Mississauga. The program provides hair and hair loss solutions to financially disadvantaged children in Canada who have lost their hair due to a medical condition or treatment like chemotherapy. "My hair will grow back," said Leah. "When kids go into chemo their hair comes off. They might feel kind of different and weird and stuff. This will help them." Leah has seen the effects of chemotherapy first hand after her mother Jennifer was diagnosed with breast cancer in April of SUBMITTED PHOTO 2010. Leah said it was seeing her mother's hair HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Jennifer Holden's daughfall out that prompted her to donate her hair ter, Leah (right) decided to donate her hair for wigs and select Jan. 3, her mother's birthday, as for cancer patients on her mom's (left) birthday. the shearing date. Jennifer, a married mother of three, said Jennifer, who is now cancer free, was she was floored by her diagnosis, which overwhelmed by her daughter's action. "I thought it was really special," she came when she was 47. More than anything, she said, she rememsaid. "It was pretty cool and a nice way to bers the fear. See Patients page 13 spend my birthday knowing she did that." Event will benefit Oakville Humane Society The Oakville and Milton Humane Society will be co-hosting a Spay-n-Neuter-a-Thon this weekend to benefit the animal shelter. Volunteer veterinarians, technicians, and animal care professionals from the Humane Society and the North Oakville Animal Hospital (NOAH) will hold the event Sunday to spay and neuter cats currently at the shelter for adoption. The 445 Cornwall Rd. shelter is re-opening Saturday after a lengthy closure due to a ringworm infection. For more information, visit oakvillemiltonhumane.ca. vISIT oUR weDNeSDAy, open house on February 8 why we love hSC. My son has shared comments like, "This school is different, I really appreciate how my teachers work to help me." I now have a child that feels valued and accepted. - Tanya Sarakinis, Current Parent Hillfield Strathallan College is an independent day school for students from Montessori 3 and Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12. Call Scott Barton It's worth it! 905-389-1367 www.hsc.on.ca