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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, February 25, 2016 | 14 Treasures destined for Guatemala continued from p.13 Education and good nutrition are the keys to breaking "the cycle of poverty," Rossi said, because you can't focus on one without the other. "The kids are starving, so how can they learn? That's why they're all sick," she said, noting CCAMRE currently sponsors 49 children. "We give extra food and extra school supplies for their sisters and brothers, as well." The Oakville resident noted students have to walk five kilometres to and from school every day. "Walking on those paths is very dangerous. Sometimes they don't continue their education because of that. We would like to get transportation for them. There is only one person who has a pick-up truck." The local group is facing a funding shortfall, however, Rossi said, as it is "stretching our limits" to keep its missions going. "We have seven new children, only for one village. They're asking for full scholarships... we need a sponsor for those children. Fundraising is difficult," said Rossi. "I truly want to help the indigenous community. There aren't that many organizations that are helping those mountainous areas. The other villages are stuck." To raise money for its Oakville's Hilda Rossi, founder of Canadian Central American Relief effort, is happy to take equipment donated by the legacy Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital on Reynolds Street in support of her group's relief efforts in work in Guatemala in mountainous communities where people live in extreme poverty. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @ halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) programs and projects, CCAMRE will be hosting a fundraiser on Saturday, March 5 at the Lambton Golf and Country Club in Toronto. Tickets cost $125 each and can be purchased online at https://goo.gl/xH4de3. For more information or to make a donation in lieu of a ticket, visit canadiancamre. org/contact.html. BOGO 50% OFF PREPACKED MILK & DARK CHOCOLATE ASSORTMENTS S Sensational ensational C Chocolates, hocolates, H Handmade andmade L Locally ocally 1011 Upper Middle Road East, Oakville · 289-291-0147 www.walkerschocolates.ca