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n iL i \y r \i\. « -*V 'Famine' hopes to raise $3.5-million Oakville teens will be joining 130,000 young people nation wide in a 30-Hour Famine for World Vision on April 9th and 10th. Local teens will take place at Munn's United Church, Upper Oaks Community Church, Grace Chapel, Evangel Pentecostal Church, Oakridge Bible Chapel, and T. A. Blakelock High School. World Vision hopes to raise $3.5 million from the 30-Hour Famine. For information, call 1-888- 8FAMINE or visit www.worldvision.ca • GRAND PRIZE - Caribbean Cruise with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. One week, two people, air from Toronto. • SECOND PRIZE - SuperClubs, Breezes Golf & Beach Resort, Runaway Bay Jamaica. One week, two people, all inclusive, air from Toronto. • THIRD PRIZE - Antigua, Royal Antiguan Beach & Tennis Resort One week, j two people, all inclusive. FOURTH PRIZE - SuperClubs, Puntarena, Cuba. One week, two people, all inclusive, air from Toronto. FffTH PRIZE - SuperClubs, Breezes Nassau Bahamas. Three or four nights, two people, all inclusive, air from Toronto. I ¥ 2 p̂ EARLY BjRD DRAW! • MARCH 18,1999 • Sun Care Gift Basket • Weekend Car Rental Draws will be held at the Burloak Canoe Club at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm on the following dates: Early Bird - January 21,1999 March 18, 1999 inder Draws - May 13,1999 Tickets $10 available from: Lions Club Members & Community Partners N u m b e r of Ticket* Printed 15,000 Lice n ce N o. M555818 The Oakville Beaver lllllM cG OW AN Insurance Services Ltd. S u p e r C lu b s ■Bentley1 C C A R I N S To purchase your tickets with Visa, Mastercard or American Express please call Don or Julia at (905) 257-4135 Local dignitaries on hand to accept deliv­ ery of two special fire prevention vehi­ cles included (1 to r) Mayor Ann Mulvale, Guido DeVito Brand Manager Energizer, Sparky, Michael Koop Owl-Lite Creative Imaging, Deputy Chief John deHooge, and Chief Wayne Gould. Photo by Barrie Erskine Two new specialty vehicles E nergize fire safety m essage By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Local fire prevention officers are now taking their message on the road - literally. On Tuesday, the Oakville Fire Department unveiled two new vans covered from bumper to bumper in colourful, educational imagery extolling two of its most important messages. The first, says Chief Wayne Gould, is the need for everyone to plan and practice a fire escape plan. The second is to test home smoke alarms and change their batteries on a regular basis. To that end, Energizer Canada came on board as one of two corpo­ rate sponsors. The company's trade- marked "change your clocks, change your batteries" initiative - complete with the Energizer Bunny logo - is a perfect complement to the department's fire prevention mandate. "This was an opportunity to do something that is the first of its kind in Canada," said Energizer Brand Manager Guido DeVito. "The tie-in was an appropriate one." The unique graphics were pro­ vided by Owl-Lite Creative Imaging of Etobicoke. The compa­ ny's efforts mark the first time any fire department vehicle has employed "full body" graphics to get its objectives across. The vans - paid for out of the department's budget - are now four- wheeled billboards that can't help but catch the public's eye, says Gould. "We seized the opportunity to work with corporate sponsors to raise the profile of our fire safety messages," he said. "Hopefully they will not only get the message across to adults but also appeal to children as well." Now, fire prevention personnel can spread their message while dri­ ving to and from speaking engage­ ments and during the course of their day-to-day duties. "It was important to have spon­ sors working with us to promote fire safety in the community," said Gould. DeVito explained it was 12 years ago that Energizer Canada took a "corporate stand" to work with fire departments across the country for the promotion of fire prevention. The numbers, DeVito says, bear out the importance of the initiative: 12 years ago, one-third of all house­ holds had a malfunctioning smoke alarm or an alarm with a dead bat­ tery or none at all. "Twelve years later, the statistics are still the same," he said. "Hopefully we can change these statistics." DeVito maintains the program is not mere "commercialization" but a vital community service. "This is really what we want to do for fire prevention," said DeVito. "This is an important pro­ gram for us." convenient hom e delivery / news, entertainm ent, sports, is and classifieds save today! 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DIGITAL MEDIA STUDIES Halton C atholic District S chool Board IS OFFERING DIGITAL MEDIA STUDIES M SPONSORED BY Human Resource* D4veloppement des Development Canada ressources humatnes Canada Location: Adult Learning Centre 2350 Trafalgar Road Oakville * Start/End Dates: April 19 - June 11,1999 (eight weeks) Tune: 5 JO pjn. - 9-30 p.m. Interviews will be conducted on April 13 & 14 from 900 a.m. to 330 p an. Description: • Evening classes - 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.; • Training for junior or intermediate level of employment in the printing field; • Topics include; page layout, line art production, digital imaging and document distribution in digital format; • Software applications include: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress and Adobe PageMaker. Eligibility: 0 Unemployed and receiving Employment Insurance benefits, or have received benefits in the past three years (five years in the case of maternity or parental leave). S f Canadian citizen or permanent resident. Prerequisites: Grade 12 Literacy/Numeracy. A completed Return to Work Action Plan, AND/OR one of the following ... Previous experience in the graphic or desktop publishing trades as a freelance designer, layout artist, publisher, editor, writer, photo journalist, or other graphic or print communications experience. Be able to demonstrate aptitude and strong interest for any entry level position in the area of graphic or print communications trades. >- >- TO SET UP AN INTERVIEW, OR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (905) 632-5858 http://www.worldvision.ca