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Sunday, November 14, 1999 Oakville Beaver Weekend 11 Weekend Focus An O akville Beaver Feature To advertise in this section call 845-3824 Fax:337-5568 Scott Millar, youth worker with the Oakville YMCA, guards the net as Carol Hyams, General Manager Oakville Place tries a shot at helping the Oakville Y's "It's Your Move" Capital Campaignwith a $20,000. pledge from Cambridge Shopping Centres Ltd. The funds will be used by the Oakville Y to further its youth programs. § V o lu n t e e r s e s s e n tia l t o Y M C A b a s k e tb a ll I ^ | Photo by Peter C. McCusker Over 50 volunteer coaches and assisare played in Oakville. With an average of tant coaches give hours of time each sea- P O S T C A R D S ^our v0'unteers on duty per game, it is son to ensure that the YMCA youth ^ " easy to see how Y basketball volunteers Basketball program continues to thrive. can build up some pretty impressive In rented space at Blakelock HS, Queen hours! Elizabeth Park HS and River Oaks Rec The Y 's Youth Worker, Scott Millar, Centre, 433 young people take part in describes the contribution of volunteers to the Y's Youth Basketball program. the success of the program. "Naturally," Participants play 16 games per year. says Scott, "if we had to pay people to They practice for an hour one night a coach in addition to costs involved in week and play one game a week. Every renting the space (the YMCA building on Saturday, 19 YMCA basketball gam es______ __________ (See `Volunteers' page 34) CDQM THE Y This century and the next. W ell give you $ 5 in Oakville Place Gift Certificates every time you spend $ 2 5 online at www.oakvilleplace.com*. W ell even gift wrap your purchase and deliver it to any Ontario destination free of charge. Now that's worth smiling about! < S M m E P L A C E .C O M * N o w u n t il D e c e m b e r 2 2 , 1 9 9 9 .