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Wednesday, March 14, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B3 Marian Montessori holds CancerAwareness Day In memory of three women who have died of cancer, Marian Montessori School in Glen Abbey will be holding a Cancer Awareness Day on April 28. "These three women were very close to me," says Marie Silva, owner of Marian Montessori. "They were very ardent admirers of the school." One was a grandmother, and the other two were parents of children who attended Marian Montessori, established in 1990. Muriel Chin, grandmother of former pupil Melissa Chin, died of lung cancer about 10 years ago, said Silva. The other two died of breast cancer. Heather McKinley "died the day her son Patrick was to start coming to this school" in 1994, said Silva. Both of her sons, Patrick and Paul, attended Marian Montessori. And, Preethi Chander, mother of Monica and Pavan, died earlier this year on Feb. 17. "All three of them were very involved and interested in this school," said Silva. A deeply religious woman who runs a private Catholic school for children 2 to 6 following the Montessori Method, Silva said she "believes God sent me a message after the third one died, that I must do something." Hence, she has organized the Cancer Awareness Day, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with several speakers including Dr. A. Mathur of the Rebecca Medical Centre, naturopathic doctor Darlene Gustin, reg istered nurse, nutrition consultant and certified wellness educator Linda Fletcher; registered massage therapist Linda Renco; RNA and fitness consul tant Nancy Neufeld; and beauty consul tant Neera Gandhi. They will speak about their areas of expertise, including herbal medications, nutrition, relaxation techniques, mes sage therapy, cancer risks and breast self-examination. Although designed for parents and grandparents of children at the school, the Cancer Awareness Day will also be open to the public. Admission is free. Marian Montessori School is at 1265 Heritage Way. For more information, call 905-827-8125. STAMP OF APPROVAL: Photo by Riziero Vertolli Carolyn Hait closely examines one of the stamps at the Oakville Stamp Show at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School last Saturday. The young Georgetown resident won the best Grade 3 entry in the stamp show. Churchill Place hosts scrapbooking seminar March 21 A History of Us scrapbooking seminar and workshop will be held at Churchill Place on March 21 to pro vide useful information and guidance to help people plan and create their own heritage albums. A complimentary half-hour intro ductory seminar from 3 to 3:30 p.m., will highlight how to create a heritage album including the types of materi als and memorabilia required, plus the tools needed to start the project. For those who wish to continue and begin creating their album, a fol low-up hands-on workshop will held on Tuesday, April 3 from 2:15 to 4:15 p.m. Participants will be required to bring their memorabilia to begin working on their albums. The cost of this two-hour session is $15 plus materials. Churchill Place has produced a History of Us booklet providing stepby-step instruction and basic tools to help one document their family histo ry. This booklet will be available at no cost. Both the seminar and workshop will be conducted by a scrapbooking expert who will provide instruction on how to record one's memoirs and offer practical tips and creative ideas to visually present one's family history. "Creating heritage albums has become a very popular hobby across Canada," says Carrie Losch, market ing manager at Churchill Place. "Many people are discovering that heritage albums are a terrific way to organize and illustrate all the key events of their lives, and the end result is a creative, very personal family heirloom that can be treasured by future generations. "By offering History of Us, we hope it will give people the inspiration to look back at their lives and begin telling their own unique stories through journaling, family photos, documents, letters and mementos that can be displayed in their album," she says. Churchill Place is a retirement res idence at 345 Church St. To register for the sessions, call Churchill Place at 905-338-3311. Fat Wars author speaks Thursday Did you know even 20 pounds of extra weight increases your risk of premature death by up to 20%. And, the more extra weight you carry, the more vulnerable you become to stress and poor health, says Brad King, nutritional researcher, fitness expert and author of Fat Wars: 45 Days to Transform Your Body. The author will speak at the Oakville Holiday Inn, 590 Argus Rd., on Thursday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.; and again at Loblaw's Natural Value at 3045 Mavis Rd., Mississauga, on Friday March 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. According to King, increased fat puts you at risk for: heart disease, diabetes, gout, sleep apnea, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal imbalances, high cholesterol and triglyceride levels, hypertension (high blood pressure), breast and prostate cancer, gallbladder disorders and gallstones, joint pain and osteoarthritis. And, the list goes on... studies show that obesity also places undue strain on the immune system mak ing people more susceptible to stress, colds and flu, bacterial infections and parasites. King stresses that the focus should be on ridding the body of excess "fat" and not on "weight." Dramatic weight loss may just be dramatic muscle loss, making the average person on a diet "a smaller fat per son." Blood donor clinic at QEP march 23 The Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is holding a blood donor clinic at Queen Elizabeth Park (QEP) School on Friday, March 23. The clinic is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. QEP is located at 2301 Yolanda Dr. Canadian Blood Services is a national, not-for-profit charitable orga nization whose sole mission is to man age the blood supply in all provinces and territories outside of Quebec. CBS operates 16 blood centres, two plasma collection centered and more than 10,000 blood donor clinics. bunday, M arch 18th, 20 0 1 , 1:00 p.m . - 5:00 p.m . Le D om e B anquet Hall, 1173 N orth Service R<L Oakville (east o f Trafalgar) D oor Prizes 1 8 CFREE Everythin? you 11 needfor that perfect day under one Hors I dome.. .flowers to photographers to D 'oeuvres I DJs and more. Also enjoy our -- ---sensationalfashion show! $5 Admission Dundas St. (HWY. 5) Upper Middle Rd L aD o m eB a n q u a tH a l For more info please call: Perfect Occasions Inc. 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