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Saturday, December 25, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B13 Energy and love reflected (Continued from page B9) V to f t SUPER SAVINGS 1 f t to £ Care and respect? The follow ing citizens of O akville and district are accountable for the care of hundreds of people w ith developm ental disabilities in our com m unity. These are the board m em bers of Com m unity Living Oakville. G erald Sutton, C hairperson: 844-3516 C in dy Perras, 1st vice-chairperson: 845-2280 M ichael Pellant, 2nd vice chairperson: 842-1194 Patrick M urph y, Treasurer: 825-0325 A n dy Rotsm a, Secretary and executive-director: 844-0412 B ill H arris, director: 338-9082 G ene V aleriote, director: 822-2022 ext. 230 Jim G oodfellow , director: 844-7043 Since N ov. 11, these board m em bers have show n just howm uch they care about the people for w homthey are responsible, and just howm uch respect they have for the 125 professional staff that care for them . Not m uch. These board m em bers have allow ed a strike to cripple the agency, seriously affecting the clients and their fam ilies. O nTuesday, D ec. 21, as a gesture of good w ill, the un ion agreed to am ediator's request to return to the bargaining table and settle the strike intim e for Christm as. But the board members refused. It is nowu p to citizens of O akville and district to get a message to the board of C om m unity L ivin gO akville: G et back to the table and settle this dispute. O PSEU They wouldn't listen to us. W ill they listen to you? A message from the members of Local 249, Ontario Public Service Employees Union. Strike headquarters: 844-4132 today things that are provided to our children without occasion throughout the year," she said. "Christmas is truly a special time, yet some families don't have the means to create such a joyful celebra tion." A single mother o f three children in attendance expressed her gratitude with > tears in her eyes, thanking the organizers for the magical afternoon that truly expressed an abundance of energy and love. "We wanted to show the chil dren by way of example that sharing and car ing are gifts to last a lifetime," said Kopriva, who recruited friends to share their talents. Local church es and comm u nity organiza tions were con tacted for names of families, who were then invit ed to attend. While some of the children danced with Snow White and Frosty the Snowman, oth ers crafted deco rations and Christmas cards with numerous individual vol unteers from local businesses and the comm u nity. Alvin and the Chipmunks highlighted the stage, which was transformed into Santa's Castle. The Chipmunks were followed by the jolly old elf himself, Santa and Mrs. Claus. Sassie the Clown shared giggles and laughter with the crowd, while painting snowflakes and reindeer on rosy cheeks. The magical wonderland came to life with a co-operative effort of 12 committee m em bers and gener ous donations of time and willing efforts to make a difference in the lives of others. The com m it tee consisted of Sandra Farley, honorary chair; co-chairs Ilona Kopriva of Kopriva Taylor Funeral Home and Gord Cowan of GPS Consulting Group Inc.; Jackie Cutmore; Carol Garvey of Garvey's M en's Shops; Nancy McFatter, M ar keting Special ists; Marianne Bird, Visual Voice; Jim Booth, BDO Dunwoody; Terry Cooke of Kopriva Taylor; Gerry Pielsticker, Oakville Marketing; Jay Lockwood, Lockwood Chrysler; and Barry Kay, Knights of Columbus, which donated the use o f their hall. & & to f t to f t to Effective until Dec. 24/99 $ a f t $ <§ * & 86 f t $ 86 r# f t a & f t & $ f t to a $ $ a Fashionable Children's Wear SQUARE ONE S H O P P IN G C E N T R E & ft SHERW AY GARDENS a ( 905 ) 279-4080 ( 416 ) 622-6658 ta v SEFPO SALE PRICES START SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26 AND END SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2000 It's like there's NO TAXADDED o n a ll m a jo r a p p lia n c e s , v a c u u m s ' a n d s e w in g m a c h in e s Evenif they're alreadyonsale! 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