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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday February 5, 2003 - C3 Donation kicks off Heart and Stroke campaign The Heart and Stroke Foundation's Person to Person Campaign for Halton received a $2,000 boost last week. The Investors Group presented the cheque to the Oakville Chapter at a small reception held at the Lighthouse Restaurant in Bronte. The money will be used to publish articles about four survivors of heart and stroke disease in The Oakville Beaver during the four Fridays in February - Heart and Stroke Month. The articles will tell the stories of these four survivors aged 18-months to 72 years from across Halton and create awareness of the Person to Person Campaign to raise $175,000 in Halton. The first article will appear on Friday Feb. 7. Two of the survivors to be featured are 72-year-old David Vickers and 18month-old Laura Stremble. These survivor stories will also be featured on Cogeco 23's Main Street, which airs weekdays at 5:30 p.m. The program w ill feature one survivor each week during February. " What people will learn from this is that heart and stroke disease does not discriminate between young and old," said David LaThangue, program coor dinator for the Heart and Stroke Foundation's Halton office. " It certainly affects their quality of life." About 1,000 volunteers canvassers w ill be knocking on doors throughout the region, soliciting donations, howev er more volunteers are always needed. LaThangue noted Investors Group also sponsors the local MotherDaughter Walk held annually in September at Bronte Creek Provincial Park to raise funds for heart and stroke disease research. For information, or to volunteer, call the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Halton office, at 905-634-7732, e-mail dlathangue@hsf.on.ca or visit www.heartandstroke.ca. Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver John Sinclair, left, and life m em ber George W innett of the Oakville chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, accept a cheque for $2,000 from Shelley Baker, Patricia Mancini, and Josie Crimeli, consultants with Investors Group, Oakville, to kick off this m onth's Person to Person campaign across Halton. Chinese New Year celebration to raise funds for library The Halton Region Chinese Canadian Association is celebrating the Chinese New Year with a fundraising dinner on Feb. 8. The dinner w ill feature a Lion Dance, karaoke, silent auction, and a lucky draw, and will raise funds to pur chase education materials for the Oakville Public Library. The event will be held at the Summit Garden Restaurant at 301-5 Winston Churchill Blvd. Mississauga, (northeast corner of Winston Churchill and Dundas). It begins with a reception and silent auction viewing at 6 p.m.. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $50 for members; $55 for non-members; and $35 children under 12 - $10 from every ticket w ill be donated to the library. The Halton Region Chinese Canadian Association (H R C C A ) hopes to sell 250 - 300 tickets for its Chinese New Year's Fundraising Dinner and raise at least $2,500 - $3.(XX) for the library. To reserve tickets call 905-847-8023 and 905-337-0035; or e-mail hrcca@hrcca.org. Last year's Chinese New Year's Dinner, attended by 350 people, raised $9,636 for The Surgical Forefront Campaign at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital in Burlington. The evening featured the traditional Chinese Lion Dance performed by the A ll Master Lion Dance Troupe fol lowed by performances including Chinese instrument musical, karaoke and dance. H RC C A is a non-profit, non-political and non-denominational organiza tion formed by a group of community minded volunteers from Halton dedicat ed to promote cultural education, under standing and interaction between the Chinese and the society-at-large. The group, incorporated in June 2002, promotes multiculturalism, fos ters understanding, interaction and har mony between Chinese community and the population at large, while at the same time promoting and preserving Chinese culture and heritage. It provides networking for Halton's Chinese population, especially for new comers to this area. The organization supports to other local non-profit and charitable organi zations and community projects. It also identifies and addresses rele vant social, cultural, educational and recreational issues and needs of the Chinese community. " We have achieved some of the goals we had set forth for ourselves, and I finnly believe that we have construct ed a solid foundation for the further development." said HRCCA president Stephen Cheng in the organization's annual report. The organization participates annu ally in Midnight Madness, downtown Oakville's annual street party, and the Yee Hong Peel Region Walk and Roll, an annual fundraising event held in Peel. Last April. H RCCA hosted the 14th annual Chinese School Arts and Music Festival at St. Simon's Anglican Church in Oakville. The festival attracted the largest number of registration with more than 60 entries including piano, violin, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet and a children's choir, plus six entries of art work. H RC C A brought the Shanghai Circus to the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts in January. The organization has about 100 to 150 members. Most of them live in Oakville and Burlington. For more information, visit: www.hrcca.org. Membership in H RC C A is $15 annually for a family and $10 individ ual. Spice up traditional Nian Gao cake with Chinese dried red dates (Continued from page C 1) If you are feeling particularly adven turous, I'd like to suggest adding a layer of Chinese dried red dates (or red bean paste) in the middle of the Nian Gao cake (pour half the batter, arrange the dates, then top with remaining batter). The symbolism here is two-fold: the glutinous rice flour represents cohesive ness, and the rising effect of the cake expresses abundance. Alternatively, you could take a trip to Chinatown, purchase some glutinous rice balls and heat them in just enough sugared water to cover. Served in the syrup this dish represents the gathering and wholeness of family. at most Asian markets) 2 1/2 cups milk 1 tbsp. vanilla 1/2 cup chopped dates 2 tsp. baking soda 1/3 cup vegetable oil Sesame seeds Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and lightly grease a bundt pan. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar together. In a medium sized bowl, combine flour and baking soda. Alternating, add the flour mixture and milk, stirring until completely blended. Mix slowly so that as little air as possible is added. Incorporate vanil la, dates. Add oil slowly and stir until blended. Stop when oil no longer appears as a separate layer from the rest of ingredi- Ingredients: 3 eggs 2 cups brown sugar 3 cups glutinous rice flour (available ents. Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes and remove from pan. Sprinkle the top with sesame seeds and serve immediately. A background on the Ram: this is the most mild mannered of all of the Chinese zodiac animals and tends to seek out peace and tranquility. The ram is an animal that avoids confrontation whenever possible and a quiet life is always preferred to any other kind. Unfortunately, the Ram has a para doxically sharp tongue - rarely used in malice, if is often a result of thought lessness and it is therefore wise this year to think carefully before speaking. Without taking that extra care, con fusion may arise, and this may lead to conflict. Black history exhibit opens at museum In celebration of Black History Month, Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate invites the public to the opening reception for A Glimpse o f Black Life in Victorian Toronto: 1850 to I860 exhibit on Saturday Feb. 8. The opening reception at the museum, 8 Navy St., will be held from I - 4 p.m. On loan from the City of Toronto. A Glimpse o f Black Life in Victorian Toronto: 1850 to I860 chronicles the contribution of the Black community to the develop ment of Toronto. The exhibit focuses specifically on the King Street area of the city and looks at the decade 1850 to 1860. an important time in the history of Toronto and its black residents. The city's population grew from 31,000 people in 1851 to 45.000 by 1860. At least 1.500 Torontonians were Black. The Fugitive Slave Act passed in the United States in 1850 was a major impetus for the growth of Toronto's Black community. It empowered slave owners and legal authorities to capture alleged fugitive slaves, thus threatening the safety of many free Blacks and runaway slaves in the northern states. Many fled to settle in what bccame known as southern Ontario Victorian Toronto: 1850 to I860 will be on display from Feb. 8 Mar. 2. Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate is dedicated to preserving Oakville's unique heritage and history. During Black History Month Oakville Museum will also show case Oakville's Black History Exhibit and on Sunday Feb. 23, Oakville Heritage Day from 1 - 4 p.m. with special guest and local Black history expert Alvin Duncan. For more information, call 905-338-4400 or visit the muse um's Web site at www.oakvillemuseum.com. Breath of Spring Tulip Day Campaign for Lung Association The Halton Lung Association can brighten your workplace this winter by delivering fresh tulips to your office door. The Breath upon delivery. The public can also call Susy Borges at the Halton Lung Association office at 905-847-1033 to place an order, or e-mail your order to halton@on.lung.ca "The Breath of Spring Tulip Day is now a major fundraiser for The Lung Association, operating in 32 communities," explains M ickie Daniel, executive director, Halton Lung Association. " Our goal is to sell 3,000 bunches here in Halton and 100.000 bunches across Ontario.' o f Spring Tulip Day Campaign is an opportunity to buy bunches of tulips for $6. Flowers w ill be deliv ered on Wednesday, Feb. 26, the association's Tulip Day. The association w ill con tact businesses and commu nity organizations in the weeks leading up to Feb. 26, to solicit orders and make delivery arrangements. Payment for flowers is due A Glimpse o f Black Life in Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver Alvin Duncan March of Dimes programs assist lives of physically disabled (Continued from page C2) The campaign is currently under way, continuing into February. More than 700 volunteer canvassers are going door-to-door in Oakville to raise money and awareness for people with physical disabilities. Call 1 800-263-3463 to donate. March of Dimes aims to raise $1.3 million across Ontario. Programs such as Recreation Services, Assistive Devices and Conductive Education, a groundbreaking program that teaches and motivates people with physical disabil ities to become more mobile and independent, needs con tinued support. For more information about the organization and this year's Door-to-Door Campaign call 1 -800-263D IM E or visit the Web site at www.dimes.on.ca. Ontario March of Dimes is one of the largest charita ble rehabilitation organiza tions in Ontario, providing a wide range of services across the province to enhance the independence and communi ty participation of people with physical disabilities. In 2001-2002.92 per cent of all Ontario March of Dimes rev enue was spent on program delivery. T A B ftfC U m D Tom Bartsiokas is a Communications Assistant at the Ontario March o f Dimes provincial office in Toronto. O F F O U R O R I G I N A L PRICES o n s e le c te d FALL & WINTER CLEARANCE 1 W EEK O N LY - FEBRUARY 3 -0 E n tire In -S to re S to ck! ^ u n p a n lia le d W in te r N a w " D i s t a n t L a n d s** 1 W EEK O N LY - FEB R U A R Y 1 0 -1 6 Entire In-Store Stock! M cC A L L 'S P A T T E R N S In d iv id u a lly priced. SIM PLICITY & NEW LO O K Individually priced. Custom Designs. Custom Finishes, Top Quality Cabinetry. Competitively Priced. Free In-Home Service, Lifetime Warranty ON LY 2.49 EA. 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