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Wednesday, October 18,, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B3 Community Update An O akville B eaver F eature Contact Wilma Blokhuis: 845-3824 Ext 250 Fax: 337-5567 Email: blokhuis@ haltonsearch.com Please forward announcements for Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers RcL, Oakville, OnL L6K 3S4; call 845-3824 Ext 250, Fax 337-5567 or email to blokhuis@haltonsearch.com BEFORE NOON Monday to be included. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18 Dessert Bridge fo r Seniors, The Kensington, 25 Lakeshore W,, 1:30 p.m. Free, bring partner. RSVP Diane, 8444000. Oakville Canadian Club dinner, Oakville Ramada Inn, 7 p.m. Cash bar. Speaker: Carol Anne Letheren, CEO Canadian Olympic Association. Cost: $27.50 ($37.50 nOn-members). Call 8452862. Mood Disorders Education & Self Help Group, for people with depres sion, 7 p.m., in Oakville. Cost: $30 per family. Call CMHA Halton, 693-4270. The Oakville Team o f CBMC Canada (Christian Businessm en's Committee) meet at 12 noon for lunch at the Quality Hotel, Bronte Room, 754 Bronte Rd. Speaker: Chris Colebrook, businessman and owner of Tangley Manor. Oakville's only desig nated `Victorian' B&B. Cost: $ 15 per person. For reservations or any ques tions, call Clarence Kustra, at (905) 845-5048, or Ernie Domet at (905) 842-3461, or leave a message on their answering machines. Iroquois Ridge Residents Association monthly meeting at Iroquois Ridge High School, 7:30pm in main floor conference room. Any residents are welcome to attend. Wellspring, cancer support centre, 2545 Sixth Line, has Drop-In Peer Support, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Body-Mind Meditation, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Call 2571988. Am nesty International (Oakville Group 75) celebrating launching of International Campaign Against Torture, 4 to 7 p.m., in front of Oakville Millennium Clock, Towne Square (Lakeshore and George). Theme: "It's time to stop the torture." Sign a card, and buy a rose for a toonie. Call Wendy, 844-4194; or Rita, 3388824. Wednesday Evening Fun Runs, for beginner and veteran runners, meets 7 p.m., at The Running Company, 118 Thomas St. Free. Call 815-1952. R unning Room Run Club Membership is free. Weekly runs Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. from the Running Room, 156 Lakeshore Rd. E. Variety of mea sured routes. Call 844-2300. Cabin Fever, a drop-in program for parents and caregivers, Wednesdays, 9 to 10:45 a.m. at Oakville Parent Child Centre, 337 Kerr St. Call 849-6366. Women fo r Sobriety New Life Program, meets Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., St. Joseph's Hospital, James Street, Hamilton, for women overcom ing addictions. Call Helen, 849-5983 (fax 337-3904) or Susan, 905-5286823. Glen Abbey Toastmasters Club meets Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. at Church of the Incarnation, 1240 Old Abbey Lane and Dorval. Visitors wel come. Visit www.glenabbeytoastmasters.com or call 338-1435. THURSDAY OCTOBER 19 East Oakville Community Adult Centre, Maple Grove United Church, 346 Maplegrove, 1 p.m., cards and refreshments. New members welcome. Call Thelma Perras, 844-5584. A S IS T Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, Oct. 19th and 20th in Oakville. Practical help for caregivers seeking to prevent imediate risk of suicide, suicide first aid. Cost: $105, student $65. Call CMHA Halton, 693-4270. Wellspring, cancer support centre, 2545 Sixth Line, has Drop-In Peer Support, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Yoga, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Call 257-1988. Halton VON Foot Care Clinic, Oakville Seniors Recreation Centre, 263 Kerr St., 1 to 4 p.m. Cost: $20. BurlOak Bay Chapter, International Association of Administrative Professionals dinner workshop, Ignite Your Creative Spark, 5:30 to 9 p.m.. Black Bull Pub, Britannia Room, 1124 Guelph Line, Burlington. Cost: $20 including din ner, call Tracy Bryce, 822-7922 Ext. 290. Building S elf Esteem, presented by the Women's Information and Support Centre of Halton, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 210, Hopedale Mall. Explore methods which emphasize strengths and abilities to build a strong confident sense of self. Four-week program starts today. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Members $25, non-members, $5. Self-Esteem, presented by the Women's Information and Support Centre of Halton, 1515 Rebecca St,, Suite 210, Hopedale Mall. Explore strategies to improve self-esteem, goal to become more proactive and selfconfident, 7 to 10 p.m. Cost: $5 ($8 non-members), call 847-5520. Breast Cancer Challenge & Change, 7 p.m., Nelson High School auditorium, 4181 New St., Burlington. Photo by Peter C. McCusker invitation to attend the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital's Golden (Black Tie and Silent Auction) Gala at the Burlington Convention centre, 1120 Burloak Drive, on Saturday, Nov. 11th. Tickets are $250 per person and can be obtained by calling 338-4642, ext 2240, or 334-1388. Proceeds from the event will go towards purchasing medical equipment for the new 31-bed acute care unit at the hospital. Members of the committee include (left to right) Helen Barker, Gala Coordinator Beatrice Ten-Thye, Maureen Yates, Carmen Montminy (Chair), Ray Verdon, Nancy Blue, Diane Freeborough, Pat Greening and Rosanne Bateman. Absent Rob Palmieri, Allan Wightman, Jane Wightman and Glen Yates. GOLDEN INVITATION: The members of the Halton Healthcare Services 2000 Golden Gala Committee extend an Speakers: Dr. Tim Whelan, radiation oncologist, Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre, Future Trends in Breast Cancer Treatment; and Pat Kelly, advocate, author and co-founder of Breast Cancer Support Services. Call Laura Bartolini, 632-3730. Am nesty International presents special one-night screening of featurelength film `The Cup' about combining spiritual life in Buddhist monastery in Tibet with passion for World Cup soc cer, 7 p.m., Central Parkway Cinemas, 277 Burnthorpe, 3 lights east of Hurontario. Tickets $8, $5 for students and seniors. For tickets call 905-5028476 or 278-9948, or at the door. Divorce Hurts you . . . your family . . . your friends. Growing through Divorce & Separation, 10 week work shop series that provides, through pre sentations, videos and small group support, understanding, practical and realistic answers to dealing with the pain and to rebuilding your life, Thursdays beginning Oct. 19th. Call Ruth at Single Adults Alive (905) 4653750. Oakville Strutters meets Thursday nights for 60-minute `stress busters' fitness walk. Also new route to Holyrood Park and back, (plus option al half-hour walk through Lakeside Park.) Libation afterwards. Meet at Oakville Central Library main front doors, Lakeshore and Navy, 7:15 p.m. Free. Bring flashlights. Call Patti Crichton, 338-2751. Separation & Divorce Seminars for men and women. Listen to profes sionals lecture on crucial topics anger, grief, and regain confidence with dignity. Call: (905) 338-9879 to register and for the location (the group is anonymous). . Sessions take place ever Thursday between 7:30 to 10 p.m. Toronto Parent Finders, search and support group for adult adoptees and birth relatives, meets second Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m., Huron Park Community Centre, 2nd floor, 830 Paisley Blvd. W,, Mavis-Dundas area, Mississauga. Call 416-465-8434. Toddler Time, a drop-in program for parents and their toddlers, 12 to 18 months, Thursdays 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Oakville Parent Child Centre, 1500 Sixth Line. Call 849-6366. Cabin Fever, a drop-in program for parents and caregivers, Thursdays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Oakville Parent Child Centre, 1240 Old Abbey Lane. 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