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Wednesday, December 15, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B3 COMMUNITY UPDATE Please forward announcements fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers RtL, Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; call 8453824 E xt 250, or Fax 337-5567 BEFORE NOON Monday. Caring crisis line volunteers will · be at Distress Centre Oakville throughout the holidays, including Christmas Day, to listen to anyone who is feeling lonely, despondent or overwhelmed by the `festive' sea son or just in need of a friendly ear. All calls are confidential, appoint ments necessary, no fees, and no need to leave home or give your name. Call 849-4541 any time. Cut fo r a Cause sponsored by Mona's Coiffure, 94, George St. Have your hair cut with proceeds to the Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Canada, to Dec. 16th Call Mona's Coiffure, 849-6062. Raffle for hand made schoolhouse pattern quilt, 63 by 87 inches, donated by Oakville Quilters Guild. Tickets $1 each for 6 for $5, pro ceeds to Ian Anderson House. Tickets at Barbette's, Barrington Furs, Bookers, Capricorn Books, Garvey's, Ian Anderson House, S'Nails, and The Running Company. Draw on Dec. 17th. Oakville Parent Child Centre Christmas Raffle for beauty, movie time, baking, children's craft, and gourmet baskets, Lego building set, and `The End' - grand finale of the retired Beanie Baby collection, on Dec. 20th. Tickets $2 each or 3 for $5, available until Dec. 17th, at 337 Kerr St., or call 849-6366. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 15 The Longest Night Service for those missing the joy of Christmas at St. Simon's Anglican Church, 1450 Litchfield Rd,, 7:30 p.m. Run with Santa with The Running Company's Wednesday Night Runs, for 5K run starting and ending at Thomas Street, followed by festivities at Sharkey's, draw prizes and surprises. Meet at The Running Company, 118 Thomas, 7 p.m. Call 815-1952. American Sign Language Classes - The Canadian Hearing Society is offering a variety of courses starting the week of Jan. 10th. Cost is $ 130 for 10 weeks plus materials for beginner levels, and $135 for 11 weeks plus materials for intermediate levels. Register to Dec. 17th. Call (905) 608-0271. Halton-Peel Pet Loss Support Group meets first and third Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. Difficulty coping with loss of pet, struggling with pre-euthanasia deci sion, or to learn more, call 8422252, 272-4040 or 637-5233. Oakville Strutters are back. Fun fitness walks, downtown to Gairloch Gardens and back, 60 to 90-minute walk. Cafe/pub visit afterwards. Meet at Oakville Central Library main doors, Lakeshore and Navy, 7:15 p.m. Call Patti Crichton, 338-2751. THURSDAY DECEMBER 16 East Oakville Community Adult Centre, Maple Grove United Church, 346 Maplegrove, 1 p.m., for cards, games and refreshments. Call Thelma Perras, 844-5584. FRIDAY DECEMBER 17 A Christmas to Remember, pre sented by choir and dramatists of Evangel Pentecostal Church, 1450 Rebecca St., 7:30 p.m. Call 8270251 - 400 free seats. Christmas Wrap Fundraiser gift wrapping at Hopedale Mall to Dec. 24th at Zonta Club kiosk. Proceeds to Women's Centre. Oakville Single/Social Dance every Friday at the Oakville Royal Canadian Legion, Normandy Room, Church and Navy. Admission $10. Proceeds through Branch 114 to charities. Dancing 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Tickets, $53 available for New Year's Eve Dance with dinner, champagne, souvenirs and prizes. Call 842-1327 or 8456271, or at the Oakville Legion bar. SATURDAY DECEMBER 18 Christmas Bake & Cabbage Roll Sale at Holy Trinity Croatian Church Parish Hall, 2110 Trafalgar Rd., north of Upper Middle, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sit down lunch available. Apple and cheese strudel, egg noo dles, home made donuts and more. SUNDAY DECEMBER 19 Y2K Christmas - drama, music and presentation of Christmas story, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., at Pilgrim Wood School, 1551 Pilgrim's Way. Call Grace Chapel, 827-5011. Christmas Carol Service, St. Simon's Anglican Church, 1450 Litchfield Rd., 7:30 p.m. Christmas Family Open House, Oakville Museum at Erchless, 8 Navy, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Christmas Chamber Music with flutist Michelle Anderson and pianist Leanne Shroeder, displays of Christmas dolls and Santas by Maeva Donaldson, hot apple cider and Christmas goodies, games and crafts for the kids, and traditional holiday decorations. Call 338-4400. Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra presents a Christmas Concert, 7 p.m., with Daniel Hynek Chorale at Maple Grove United Church, 346 Maplegrove. Tickets, $8 single and $20 family, available at the door. Service o f Memories, quiet meditative time for those who are remembering losses in their lives at Christmas or have experienced loss of relationships, employment or other significant factors in their lives, 2 p.m., in sanctuary at Walton United Church, Lakeshore and Bronte. Service open to everybody, eggnog and cookies reception fol lows. MONDAY DECEMBER 20 Living with Cancer support group, 7:30 p.m.. Cancer Society office, 635 Fourth Line, Unit 51, call 845-5231. The Bronte Bunch holds Festive Hike with Santa. Meet 7:15 p.m., back door, Coach & Four, Bronte, and walk to downtown Oakville. Dress code: red Christmas hats, red scarves, bells, bows - anything red. Washroom stop at Loblaws. Group photos at Christmas Tree at Town Square. Warm brew at Three Judges Pub and take the bus home at Church and Dunn, $2, Route 14 Lakeshore West, to Coach & Four. Bring flashlights. Call 827-8768. The Enterprise Centre hosts Orientations Sessions Dec. 20th and Jan. 10th, for SEA Program (Self-Employment Assistance) funded by HRDC (Human Resources Development Canada) starting Feb. 7th. Call 825-2345. COARE's first product coffee m ugs (Continued from page B1) CO ARE held its first meeting in October 1997, and conducted its first pilot project in November of that year. The group ordered 150 mugs bearing an artis tic rendering of a wheelchair user in motion, and the slogan `The Faster The Better' and sold the entire stock in two weeks, states its brochure. The group learned that by working together and shar ing tasks, much could be accomplished. The stylized wheelchair has become the com pany's logo, chosen by its president and webmas ter Rex Stephenson of Oakville. And `The Faster the Better' remains as COARE's slogan. The web site was designed by M arkit Publishing of Oakville - however Stephenson came up with the logo. "W e're getting between 50 and 100 hits a week on our web site," he told an Open House held ear lier this fall at The Enterprise Centre at Hopedale Mall. "I would like to have that every day if we could." A number of those hits have resulted in sales. The web site has been running since June. "Our top seller is the diabetic socks," says Paul Fernandes, CO A RE's marketing manager and the group's spokesperson. "They allow the feet to breath and help keep moisture away from the skin." He added all of the sheepskin products are washable. Fernandes explained COARE received finan cial assistance from CEEP, the Community Entrepreneurial Enterprises Project, an organiza tion representing Erinoak, the community at large, and The Enterprise Centre at Hopedale Mall. "COARE began as an initiative of Erinoak Children's Treatment Centre to assist former clients to explore the possibility of starting their own business," explains Stephenson via email. "Erinoak did this because once many of their clients reached young adulthood, they couldn't find or keep meaningful employment. "The idea for the Internet store could out of the process of exploring the possibilities of starting a business and pursuing entrepreneurial ideas." COARE was established as an indirect result of difficulties people with disabilities face when looking for work. 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