Charbonneau to be on treadmill for 24 hours - straight by Hilary Caton Special to the Beaver Teacher on the `run' for HWP He says he chose to support Halton Women's Place because, "I felt it was a good time of year to help out these families." He has set no specific fundraising goal -- he just wants people to "donate what they can" via the Halton Women's Place website. One goal he has set is the total distance he wants to run by 9 a.m. Sunday. "I'd like to go beyond 100-miles (161km), I think it's possible... I'll be a bit disappointed if I don't get that," said Charbonneau. He plans on take five-minute breaks periodically to use the facilities, but intends to eat and drink on the treadmill. Charbonneau has been training for a few months for this fundraiser by popping into the 24-hr gym at different times to get his body accustomed to running at midnight, or "really early in the morning" for a couple of hours. He welcomes the challenge. "It will be painful, but it's nothing compared to what some of these victims had to go through," said Charbonneau. "So it's my motivation, it's only 24-hours of discomfort versus who knows (for how long) what some of these families have to live through." Charbonneau and his wife will be taking donations at High End Fitness gym during the fundraiser and encourage those who can't make it out to the event to donate to Halton Women's Place via its website, www.haltonwomensplace.com. 15 | Friday, December 13, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com ENTERTAIN WITH ELEGANCE.... EXQUISITE HOLIDAY HORS D'OEUVRES Oakville high school teacher Vincent Charbonneau will run on a treadmill for 24 hours straight Saturday Dec. 14 to raise money for Halton Women's Place (HWP). "I'm a runner, that's my thing," said Charbonneau, who teaches at Sainte-Trinité. "I've done races of 100 miles (161 kilometres)....but never indoors and never on a treadmill." The 43-year-old has been running for 13 years and has participated in 90 full-marathon races. He prefers to run outdoors -- and never listens to music while doing so. Yet he will be singing a different tune Saturday at 9 a.m. in Burlington's High End Fitness Gym, 355 Plains Rd. E. There, he'll be "getting reacquainted with his playlists" as he runs for the charity of his choice. The Treadmill Fundraiser involves two teams. Team Vince consists of Charbonneau alone, while Team Joanne is composed of his wife Joanne and a few surprise guests who will be showing up hourly to run opposite Charbonneau. "I have no idea what the schedule is so it'd be a neat surprise to see who comes. I have a feeling people will be coming from different backgrounds, some family, some running friends, some colleagues," said Charbonneau. Puff Pastry Cups Stuffed with Beef Tenderloin and topped with a Mushroom Duxelles Button Mushroom Caps filled with Italian Sausage Meat and Cheddar Cheese Canadian Sea Scallops wrapped in a Smokey Bacon Cheddar Filled Pastry Cups topped with a Bacon Crumble Chopped Red Gala Apples Seasoned with Mulling Spices and Topped with a Triple Crème Brie Lobster, Shrimp and Smoked Salmon Bisque Filled Pastry Square Sweet and Smokey Pulled Pork Stuffed in a Pastry Puff Mini Beef Wellingtons Stuffed Mushroom Caps Bacon Wrapped Scallops Bacon and Cheddar Souflettes Spiced Apple & Crème Brie Tartlets Seafood Newburg Pulled Pork Carolinas Lobster Cunard 30 years Over in business Oakville Oakville Cycle Cycle & & Sports Sports East Coast Lobster Sautéed with Scallions and Celery in a Garlic Drawn Butter Sauce Norwegian Smoked Salmon Blended with the Finest Danish Cream Cheese folded into a pastry pillow Alaska King Crab, Scallions with Herb and Garlic Cream Cheese filled in a Pastry Blossom Chinese Inspired Chopped Duck with Soy Sauce, Orange, Ginger, Garlic and Sweet Chili Sauce Sautéed Spinach and Crumbled Feta Cheese in Phylo Pastry Cups Boneless Chicken Breast with Sultana Raisins in a Rich Indian Sauce Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Pillows Crab Rangoon ALL 2014 BIKES 10% OFF Duck A L'Orange Chinois Spanikopitas Curry Mango Chicken Cups (IN STOCK ONLY, OFF MSRP PRICES, NOT INCLUDING SALE BIKES) Christmas layaway plan, a small deposit will hold your purchase until Christmas STORE HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 10-8PM · SATURDAY 10-5PM · SUNDAY 12-4PM OPEN DECEMBER 24 UNTIL 4PM · CLOSED DECEMBER 25TH AND 26TH 2 for PACKAGE 125 Cross Avenue, Oakville (905) 844-4394 www.oakvillecycle.com SPEERS TIM X HORTONS CROSS AVE. CORNWALL TRAFALGAR RD. Oakville Cycle & Sports QEW 1260 Speers Rd., Unit 13, Oakville N 905.847.5295 TRAFALGAR VILLAGE MALL WINTER HOURS:Tues-Fri 10-7; Sat 9-6; Sun 11-5 Christmas Hours: Sat. Dec 21 9-6, Sun. Dec. 22 9-7 , Mon. Dec. 23 9-7 ,Tues. Dec. 24 8-4 3 for $ DIETRICHS HOLIDAY SPECIAL All of our Hors D'oeuvres are handmade in Small Batches using only the finest Quality Ingredients 11 00 EACH $ 2000 $2800