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28 - The Oakville Beaver, F riday M a rc h 8, 2002 Appleby essay contest open to Grade IQs Halton leads the way All Grade 10 students in Ontario are invited to partic ipate in the "Great Canadian Civics Contest" hosted by Appleby College. Students are invited to submit a 1,500-word essay. The purpose is to provide a forum to discuss what Canadian citizenship means to students. Winning essays will be compiled into a book with proceeds assisting school breakfast programs in Ontario. Topics can be chosen by students and should revolve around the five key themes examined in the provincial Civics curriculum: the pur pose of government; ideals of Canadian democracy; democracy in action; Canadian government and politics; or Canadian gov ernment in global affairs. The grand prize is a Multimedia Computer. Other prizes include the video collection of the CBC production Canada: A People's History; a DVD player, two VCRs and numerous books on Canadian history. Winning entrants will also receive a limited edition contest T-Shirt. Premier Mike Harris and Oakville Mayor Ann Mulvale have endorsed the initiative as has the Ontario History and Social Science Teachers' Association. The entry fee is $10 per school. Deadline for submis sions is Friday, April 12 at 4 p.m. Entries will be judged by a panel of retired teachers. Winners will be notified by May 24. A formal awards ceremony will take place in Toronto in early June. Call Appleby College Civics teacher David Suchanek, at 905845^4681, ext 131 or visit http://www.appleby.com.on.ca then click on the "Great Canadian Civics Contest." in SuperCities walks Each year there are 140 SuperCities walks across Canada to help raise money for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research. When it comes to assessing which region is the most suc cessful in drumming up support for the cause, Halton is among the nation's leaders. "It's one of those situations where a small group of peo ple have created a huge groundswell of support," said Ken Mayhew, vice-president of fundraising for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. "There are a couple of larger city walks but in terms of the amount of support we get from any one community area (Halton) is amongst the leaders in Canada for sure." Mayhew was part of a group meeting last week at Burlington's Holiday Inn to kick off promotion of this year's walks in Halton to be held Sunday, April 21, in Burlington, Oakville and Milton. The MS Society began the SuperCities walks fundraising event in three cities in 1991. By `93 Burlington had an annu al walk, with Milton being added in `98 and Oakville two years later. Last year participants in the three cities raised $343,000 for MS research and support services for patients living in Halton. This year organizers are hoping to top the $350,000 mark in funds raised and are challenging local residents and busi nesses to sign up to participate. Teams of walkers are encouraged to register and collect pledges for the event prior to walk day. Corporations and businesses interested in participating can register as one team or branch off into a number of teams to encourage pledge collection competition. Those wishing to help raise funds - but not walk - can reg ister to provide hands-on support as a walk day volunteer. Each of the three walks in Halton gets under way at 9:30 a.m. Participants can walk either a five-kilometre or 10-km loop in their particular city. Burlington's walk starts at Lord Elgin High School, 5151 New St.; Milton's starts at Milton District High School, 396 Williams Ave.; and, Oakville's begins at the Oaklands Regional Centre, 53 Bond St. Interested participants can obtain registration information at 1-888-822-8467 o r www.supercitieswalk.com. 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