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Contact: Wilma Blokhuis Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com W E D N E S D A Y , M ay 8, 2002 · Please forward announcements fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; Fax 905-337-- 5567, email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com, or call 905-845-3824 Ext. 250, BEFORE NOON Monday to be included. Notices are listed free o f charge. VON Alzheimer Services offers support groups for family caregivers. Spousal Group every other Monday, 2 - 4 p.m., St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca. Family Group every second Tuesday of each month, 7 -9 p.m., VON Seniors Day Program, 2370 Speers. New members welcome. Call 905847-9559. Volunteer canvassers from the CNIB Canadian National Institute for the Blind will be knocking on doors until May 24 ask ing for donations. They will be wearing black and white volunteer canvasser buttons. All funds collected in Oakville will remain in town to help people who are blind, visual ly impaired or deafblind. For more informa tion, or to donate by phone, call 1-800-5137813. Internationally recognized parenting expert, speaker and author Barbara Coloroso comes to Burlington campus of Fem Hill School, 801 North Service Rd., Burlington, May 22, 7 - 9 p.m. Admission free, reservations required, call 905-6348652. Celebration o f the Arts Concert Series finale is May 25 at 8 p.m. at St. Jude's Church, 160 William St. Hear Handel's Gloria in Excelsis Deo, lost for 250 years, sung by soprano solo Janet Obermeyer under conductor John Laing and accompanied by strings and organ. Also hear St. Jude's Choir, accompanied by a festive orchestra, perform Handel's Coronation Anthems. Tickets cost $20 for adults; $18 for students and seniors. Call 905-844-3972. Grace House Group Home, supporting independent living for adults with psychi atric or social difficulties, needs volunteers for occasional outdoor maintenance. Companies could get some free advertising. Call Dave Klarer at 905-844-4772. Register before May 20 for Options -- The Conference That Works For Women to be held on Tuesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 30, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 3063 South Service Rd., Burlington. Find out about employment and training options. Open to Halton women at no charge. Call 905-825-6000 Ext. 4176, or visit www.optionsconference.ca. Pick up registration forms for the Heart & Stroke Foundation' s 15th anniversary Becel Ride fo r Heart on June 2, at Cycle Path, 500 Speers Road. The ride begins at 7:15 a.m. from the west gates of Exhibition Place. Routes for cyclists and in-line skaters. Call 416-486-7433 (RIDE). Wellspring Save-a-tape Fundraiser help support Wellspring by bringing or mail ing A&P, Dominion, Ultra-Mart, or Sav-aCentre cash register tapes (pharmacy and grocery) to Wellspring, 2545 Sixth Line, Oakville, ON, L6Z4B4. Wellspring receives $1 for every $450 in tapes collected. T. A. Blakelock High School Reunion for 1983, 1984, and 1985 graduates, Aug. 9, 10, 11, at Oakville Holiday Inn, 590 Argus. E-mail blakelockreunion@yahoo.com. Volunteers needed Saturday, May 25 to promote sober driving and raise funds for their community with the Arrive Alive Bottle Drive at their local The Beer Store. Call 416485-4411. The Oakville chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation is looking for volunteer members to sit on our Mother Daughter Walk Committee. Meetings take place once a month, starting mid May, and the time commitment would be approximately five hours per month. The walk takes place, Sunday, Sept. 22. For more information, contact Morena at 905-634-7732. WEDNESDAY. M A Y 8 Tickets still available at the door for tonight's Celtic Tenor' s Canadian debut concert fo r Wellspring at Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy, 7 p.m. Tickets cost $100 each, with $50 tax receipt. Call box office, 905-815-2021. Youth fo r Youth Council, a regional group of high school students who meet monthly, meet at 4 p.m. in the Community Room, Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Rd. Call Joanna Matthews at 905-842-2486. Oakville Chamber o f Commerce Business After Hours, 5-7 p.m. at the Monte Carlo Inn, 374 South Service Rd. E. Free for chamber members and employees. THURSDAY. M AY 9 OTHS Garden Party: Oakville Trafalgar High School OAC students host garden party and Blossom in Spring Fashion Show 2002, at 7 p.m., featuring fashions from Oakville area retailers and private designers. Tickets cost $8 each at the door, at OTHS Theatre, 1460 Devon Rd., 7 p.m. Breast Cancer Support Services annual fundraiser/auction, 7 p.m., Burlington Convention Centre, Burloak north of QEW. Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, jazz singer Anna Romaine, and pianist Gerry Tymstra. Master of ceremonies, Debra Abelson of Cogeco TV 23's Neighbour to Neighbour. Auction items include a week at a hockey school, an evening of wine-tasting and food for 20 peo ple, Lion King tickets, spa packages, bedand-breakfast packages and more. For tick ets call 905-634-2333. Combined Probus Club o f North Oakville, 10 a.m.. River Oaks Recreation Centre. Speaker: Ross Dineen slide/talk, To Russia with Ross.' New members, retired professional men or women, welcome and should be sponsored by an existing member. Halton A nd Peel Professional Executive Network (HAPPEN) networking support group for unemployed business profession als, 8 a.m., in Mississauga. Speaker is Martin Buckland, Elite Resumes, Rejuvenating Your Resume Reaps Rewards Members $5, non-members $10. Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. A S IS T - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training is offered in Milton on May 9 and 10, 9-5 p.m. to provide practical train ing to caregivers. Call 905-693-4270. American Women' s Club o f Oakville celebrates its 25th anniversary with its annu al general meeting and lunch at 11:30 a.m. at the Glen Abbey Golf Club. Call Pam Radle at 905-469-3056. The group welcomes all women who are U.S. citizens. It meets on the second Thursday of the month, September to June. FRIDAY. M AY 10 Halton Youth Symphony presents final concert for the 2001/2002 season, 7:30 p.m. at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Special guests, the Oakville Children's Choir will join the Halton Youth Chamber Orchestra and the Halton Youth Symphony Orchestra. Tickets cost $12 for adults; $8 for youth and seniors and are available by call ing the OCPA box office at 905-815-2021. Oakville Chamber o f Commerce Financing Your Exports. Co-sponsored by Oakville Economic Development Alliance (OEDA) and Halton Region Business Development Centre, 8-10 a.m., Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. Cost is $30. Call Sarah at 905-845-6613, ext. 28. SATURDAY. M AY 11 Flea Market & Rummage Sale, St. Paul's United Church,454 Rebecca, 9 a.m. noon. Good used clothing, household items, books etc. Annual Plant Sale, St. Jude's Garden Guild, 9 - 11:30 a.m., St. Jude's Church, Victoria Hall, 160 William, use via King Street entrance. Perennials, ornamental grasses, ground covers, shrubs, herbs and more. Nature Walks in Oakville' s Carolinian Canada Urban Forests with Paul O'Hara of Oakville Community Centre for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights, 10 a.m.- noon. Meet north side of Dundas Street between Third Line and Sixteen Mile Creek Bridge, gravel parking area west side of the creek (near the radio towers), to explore Trafalgar Moraine. Bring rubber boots. Cost $5. Call 905-849-5501. South Peel Naturalists Club Field Trip Warblers & Wildflowers in Oakville, 8 a.m.1 p.m. Beginners welcome. Dress for the weather -- meet in the parking lot east of Bronte Road, south of QEW. Call 905-8202571. SEN A C A Trash to Treasure Sale, 53 Bond St., 8:30 a.m .-l p.m. Fundraiser for SENACA Seniors' Day Program. May Day shrub and plant sale, trash and treasure Garage Sale, car wash, bake sale and barbecue, plus children's events, 9 a.m.2 p.m., Kilbride School, Cedar Springs Road north of Hwy. 5 (Dundas) at Brant Street, Burlington. Take part in the Mountsberg Wildlife Centre' s Frog Watcher' s Hike from 7-9 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults; $7 for kids aged 5-14. To register call 905-854-2276. Mountsberg is on Milburough Line, west of Guelph Line in Campbellville. SUNDAY. M AY 12 Celebrate Mother's Day at Crawford Lake Conservation Area' s Wildflower Walk fo r Mom from 1-3 p.m. Admission costs $4 for adults and $2.75 for children 5-14. COMMUNITY UPDATE C3 Register at the Visitors' Centre or call 905854-0234. Crawford Lake is at the comer of Guelph Line and Steeles Avenue, 20 km north of the QEW. Mothers Day - mothers admitted at no charge to Halton County Radial Railway Museum, 13629 Guelph Line 15K north of Milton. Call 519-856-9802 or visit www.hcry.org. MONDAY. M AY 13 Optimist Club of Oakville holds annual Respect fo r Law Award night, 7:15 p.m., Halton Police Safety Village. Guests include award winner and Supt. Dan Okuloski, com mander, Oakville District, Halton Regional Police Service. Osteoporosis Support Group, 1:30 p.m., St. Michael's Church, 181 Sewell Dr., off McCraney north of QEW. Plant sale, plus Richard Birkett from Oakville Horticultural Society will solve gardening problems. Call Phyllis Spillone, 905-829-4863. Oakville Horticultural Society , 7:30 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, Dunn Street at Lakeshore Road. New members welcome. Fifth annual Halton Women o f the Year Awards: A Celebration o f Excellence. Guest speaker, Susan Aglukark, Juno winning singer/songwriter, Glen Abbey Golf Club, May 13, 6:30 - 9 p.m. Tickets cost $35. Call 905-847-9104. CFUW - Canadian Federation o f University Women annual dinner at Oakville Golf Club. Speaker: Sally Armstrong, Order of Canada, Doctor of Laws, editor and jour nalist. Refreshments and socializing, 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Call Sarah at 905-815-1130. Free Lawn Bowling Clinic at Oakville Lawn Bowling Club, 111 King, May 13-17. Qualified personnel will instruct prospective new members. Call Joan at 905-842-5913. Oakville Chapter o f Breast Cancer Support Services meets the second Monday of every month from 7-9 p.m. at Wellspring, 2545 Sixth Line. Call 905-257-1988 or Lottie Grant at 905-844-6651. MADD Halton (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), Burlington Halton Regional Police Station, Community Room, Elgin and Locust, Burlington, 7 p.m. New volunteers welcome, call 905-844-0096. , Canadians fo r Safe & Sober Driving/ADD annual general meeting. Registration 6:30 p.m., meeting 7 p.m., Region of Peel, 10 Peel Centre Dr., Brampton, in Mississauga Room. (Across from Bramalea City Centre) If you are a friend, relative or victim of alcohol related injuries or death, attend or call for informa tion on future events. Group currently recruiting volunteer board members includ ing chartered accountant to fill the position of treasurer, as well as individuals with mar keting and fundraising experience. If inter ested, fax or e-mail resume ASAP for nom ination. (Membership is $20). 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