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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, October 25, 2013 | 18 POND OWNERS! 755 GRIFFITH COURT, BURLINGTON, L7L 5R9 HEATERS BUBBLERS NETS DE-ICERS LEAF NETS PUMPS COLD WATER BACTERIA LOW TEMPERATURE FISH FOOD EXPERT ADVICE POND SHUTDOWN FULL SHUTDOWN MAINTENANCE SERVICE NOW BOOKING! 905-312-1226 Heather Spence, pictured here with son Greg Spence, 19 (left), husband Doug Spence, and son Tyler Spence, 17, will host the second annual Evening Targeting Cancer at Glen Abbey Golf Club Saturday Nov. 9. The event will fundraise for a children's counselling room in the oncology centre in the new Oakville hospital. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @ halton_photog) Spence targets cancer Oakville resident Heather Spence will hold an Evening Targeting Cancer at Glen Abbey Golf Club Saturday, Nov. 9 to raise funds for a children's oncology counselling room at the new Oakville Hospital. The room will bear the name Laurie's Hope in honour of Spence's beloved aunt, Laurie Sturm, who lost her battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 59. Spence said she was very close to Sturm, describing her as being more a best friend than an aunt. "We thought the new Oakville hospital would be a great fit for us," Spence said. "We thought it would be a great thing for children and it meant a lot to my aunt." Yet the hospital didn't have a room specifically geared towards counselling youngsters battling cancer, as was Spence's hope. The family then considered an assessment area in the emergency ward and another outside the spiritual room, but it didn't fit Spence's vision. In March, however, she received the call that changed everything. Spence learned a family that had designated funding for an oncology centre room, had moved its support elsewhere, leaving that option open to the Spence family. "I had goosebumps and I was crying," she said. Spence said Oakville Hospital Foundation staff drew straws to determine who would convey the good news. And with that, Laurie's Hope had a home; now it just needed $25,000 to make it reality by 2015. In November 2012, Spence held the Family and FriendsInspired Evening Targeting Cancer at The Stout Monk pub in north Oakville. Spence hoped to raise a few hundred dollars at what she thought would be a lowkey event, with friends and family gathered at a favourite watering hole. Instead, it was a packed house, which raised more than $8,000. This year, Spence hopes for a similar outcome. The Glen Abbey Golf Club event begins at 7 p.m. and will feature musical guest Pat Hewitt. Oakville Ward 6 Town Councillor Max Khan will speak about his own experiences battling nonHodgkin's lymphoma. "When I told Max I was looking for someone with a good story about their journey, he said he'd speak," Spence said. The festivities will also feature a 50/50 draw, door prizes, a silent auction, pub stations and more. Tickets cost $50 each, and can be purchased online at www.eveningtargetingcancer. com.