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The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday N o ve m b e r 6, 2002 - C3 STRIDE puts lives back on track One out of every five of us will at some point be diagnosed with a mental illness. Many people diagnosed with a men tal illness have successful careers and normal family and social lives before their illness strikes. Take Gary for example. Gary, 50, lost his wife to cancer. Soon after, he lost his job when the plant he worked for shut down, and he subsequently Gary lost his house and his car. With no previous history of mental illness, he wound up living on the street, and final ly found himself in the psychiatric ward of the hospital where he was diagnosed with manic depression. Because of the stigma of having a mental illness such as schizophrenia, anxiety, manic depression or a personal ity disorder, the unemployment rate among the seriously mentally ill is 85 per cent. However, the life of someone living with a mental illness can be trans formed forever by something that most of us take for granted - a job. Having a meaningful job gives all o f us a reason for leaving our homes every day, and for those with a mental illness, also a reason for taking their medication and for socializing with others in the com munity. The only organization of its kind in Halton, STRIDE (Supported Training and Rehabilitation in Diverse Environments) provides employment support to people living with a mental illness. For those who are ready to enter or return to work, STRIDE offers skills assessment, job search training and job preparation. STRIDE also operates worksites throughout Halton where people can develop work skills in a structured environment that reflect what they will experience in the competitive workplace. Gary joined the STRIDE program five years ago as a worksite participant. He regained his confidence, met some one to share his life with, and found employm ent in a salaried position. With STRIDE'S help, Gary got, his life STRIDE, established 20 years ago, is one of the 36 agencies supported by United Way of Oakville. This year, United Way of Oakville's campaign goal is $3.3 million. For more informa tion about STRIDE, please call 905693-4252. To leam more about United Way's campaign or its agencies, please call us at 905-845-5571. Parade has charitable goal With winter fast approaching and the Christmas season just around the comer it is time to get ready to celebrate Oakville's 54th annual Santa Claus Parade, Saturday, Nov. 16. That's right, just over a week until Santa will be vis iting the Town of Oakville. And the Town will roll out the red carpet for one of the season's most important visitors. Joining Santa on his big day, will be an assortment of floats, clowns, enter tainers and 11 marching bands that come from Oakville and the surround ing communities and which include: St. John's Drum Corp, Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps, the Top Hat Marching Band and the York Lions Steel Band. The theme of this year's parade is Christmas Carols. For the year 2002, the parade com mittee would like to honour Kara Lang and Diana M atheson as the Grand Marshals for the parade. Both are mem bers of the National Women's Soccer Team and both got their start at the Oakville Soccer Club. Kara won a world silver medal for women under the age of 19 and Diana is a national gold medallist. to deliver your letter directly to Santa, and don't forget your toonie to buy your red nose from the Fun Family and Friends of Falgarwood as they make their way through the parade. This year Red Nose sales will support Dreams Take Flight. The parade will commence at 9 a.m., and will start at MacDonald Road and Reynolds Street, and run south along Reynolds to Lakeshore Road, running west to Navy Street and will proceed north bound to Rebecca Street, and then east to Kerr Street to finish at Stewart Street. Access to the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital will be restricted on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 8 - 1 1 a.m. dur ing the parade. If you need to come to the hospital during this time, please use the Emergency Entrance on Allan Street. Look for blue Hospital Detour signs to direct you to the OTMH Allan Street Emergency Entrance. These signs will be posted along major traffic points in Oakville. For more information about the parade, please call Louise Veres at 905-845-6601, ext. 3154. Chantal Ayotte · Special to the Beaver HEAT SEALER DONATION: Jimmy Jefferies, who has worked at the STRIDE sheltered workshop for 18 years, shows David Leonard and Joe Tauskela of the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario (SSO), Oakville Chapter, how to use the new heat sealing machine. The machine was purchased with a $655 donation from SSO's Oakville Chapter, and is part of the group's ongoing sponsorship o f this workshop. DEIPP clinic this Thursday Parents, do you have concerns regarding your child's hearing, speech, behaviour or development? Is your child under the age of five years? A free Developmental Early Identification Prevention Program (DEIPP) consultation clinic is being offered on Thursday Nov. 7 at the Oakville Parent-Child Centre at 1500 Sixth Line from 9 - 1 1 a.m. Consultations are provided on a first come first serve basis. Arrive early to register. For information, call 905-849-6366. November 16, Spectators are reminded to bring an unwrapped toy, and a non-perishable food item that are traditionally collected by the Fire Department and Kinsmen each year. Canada Post will be on hand Oakville North and Trafalgar Rotary support community Items to bid on and phone calls to donate more products for the Oakville Rotary Auction, Nov. 22 and 23 on COGECO 23 and online at www.oakvillerotary.org, are still com ing in. We've got leather jackets, furniture, gift certificates, golf clubs and golfing packages, art work, decorative acces sories for the home ... oh, and did we mention the absolute best-of-the-best Leafs and Raptors tickets? But it's not too late if you are able to donate something. Please call Auction Chair Barry Kay at 905-319-7051 as soon as you can. The wonderful items you will be bidding on are really only part of what the Auction is all about. The Rotary Clubs of Oakville West, Oakville North and Oakville Trafalgar are committed to numerous community projects and are dependent upon the success of fundrais ing events like the Auction. Often, their efforts are often behind the scenes and relatively unknown to all except those directly involved with the projects. We thought we would bring you up to date on some of the great things the Clubs are doing in our local communi ties. Last week, we started with Oakville West. This time, w e'll look at Oakville North and Oakville Trafalgar. A big project for Oakville North for the past couple^ of years has been The Club, an after-school tutoring initiative with Big Sisters. Offered to boys and girls in Grades 3 to 8 who need some help with their studies, the students are paired with high school students and adult volunWorld in Orlando, Florida. The group meets at the airport at 5 a.m. on the appointed day, and join hundreds of other children to fly down south via Air Canada to spend the day fulfilling many dreams. Another organization supported by both Clubs is Halton Women's Place, a local shelter for abused women and their families. In addition to financial support, the Clubs look after setting up families in new homes and giving them some much-needed support once they are on their own. O ther Oakville North projects include the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Soap Box Derby, Halton Family Services, the Kerr Street Ministries, Hope House, the Youth Drop-In Centre, and DARE. In addition to the Youth Drop-In Centre, Oakville Trafalgar also supports two Interact Clubs for young people; the Rotary Youth Leadership Award program; and local scholarships. O f course, none of this would be possible without our Auction Corporate Sponsors. On board this year are Avalanche Communications, COGECO 23, Flippance & Carr, Lockwood Chrysler, National W ireless, Roblar Enterprises, TD Canada Trust, The Oakville Beaver, and Tim Hortons. Be sure to watch The Oakville Beaver just before the Auction for the official catalogue and plan your bid ding. Jen n ife r Kay handles m arketing and promotion fo r the Auction, and is a m em ber o f the Rotary Club o f Oakville Trafalgar. O a k v il l e R o t a r y A u c t i o n teers from our community. Oakville Trafalgar is also behind the program. Both Oakville North and Oakville Trafalgar are ardent supporters of Dreams Take Flight. 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