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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, N ov em be r 28 ,2 01 9 | 70 General $9.00 | Children & Seniors $7.00 | All seats Tues $6.00 Film.CA CinemAS ShowTimeS For november 29 - DeCember 5 2019 new ThiS week: kniveS ouT, PArASiTe 171 Speers Road, Oakville (at Kerr St.) 905-338-6397 (MEWS)www.film.ca KnivesOut (PG) Fri: 10:50AM, 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 8:50Fri: 10:50AM, 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 8:50F Sat - Thu: 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 8:50 FrOzen ii (G) Fri: 10:40AM, 12:00, 1:00, 2:20, 3:30, 4:40, 6:45, 9:55Fri: 10:40AM, 12:00, 1:00, 2:20, 3:30, 4:40, 6:45, 9:55F Sat - Thu: 12:00, 1:00, 2:20, 3:30, 4:40, 6:45, 9:55 Parasite (14a)Parasite (14a)P Fri - Thu: 7:20, 10:00Fri - Thu: 7:20, 10:00F aBeautiFulDay in theneiGhBOrhOOD (PG) Fri -Wed: 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9:50Fri -Wed: 1:15, 3:45, 6:30, 9:50F Thu: 1:15, 3:45, 9:50 FOrDvFerrari (PG) Fri - Thu: 12:45, 4:00, 7:00, 9:10Fri - Thu: 12:45, 4:00, 7:00, 9:10F CORRECTION NOTICE In the circular beginning Friday, November 22, 2019, the $199.99 7ft. Pre-Lit Flocked Slim Tree is out of stock. We are offering the following alternative tree: Sale $109.99, Reg. $300, Save $190 7ft. Pre-Lit Willow Pine Tree, 300 clear lights. 792 tips. Tree #107 clear We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.W When Maggie Doyne decided to take a gap year to soul search after graduating high school in suburban New Jersey, she wasn't sure where it would take her. More than 10 years later, she's helped to build shelters, schools, medical clinics and bricked, earthquake-resistant communities for children and families in Nepal. families in Nepal. f The founder and CEO of BlinkNow Foundation, Doyne shared her story during the YMCA of Oakville's annual Community Breakfast for Peace held this morning (Nov. 20), at the Oakville Conference Cen- tre. There weren't a lot of dry eyes among the more than 600 attendees who also learned the 2019 YMCA Peace Medal win- ners. Doyne suggested everyone can do something to help chil- dren around the world. "Get involved in something," she said. "It doesn't have to be an 8,000 mile-away children's home. It can happen anywhere." Her talk Start Now, Use What You Have encourages others toYou Have encourages others toY use their talents to create posi- tive change in the world. As a high school graduate, she was "that kid playing soccer, with my ponytail, editing the yearbook and involved in stu- dent government," she said. "I know much about biology and getting my SAT score up, but what's inside me, I knew very, very little." She knew she was supposed to get into a big-name school and find herself there. Instead, as her friends headed off to col- lege, she headed out into the world to find the answers. As one of three sisters, all she knew was babysitting and she knew she was good with kids. She landed in north-eastern India, on the border of Nepal. "I started meeting all these children crossing the border fleeing a civil war," she said.fleeing a civil war," she said.f She met Sunita, who was her age, and together they retraced her steps from the Nepalese vil- lage she had left eight years ear- lier. They packed their back- packs and travelled for two days by bus, then ox-cart, then two gruelling days on a footpath that led to a beautiful stretch of the Himalayas. She saw through her friend's eyes the stark contrast of civil war and what happens to chil- dren, what happens to families separated and forced to give up children, and the reality of the cold and the hunger. She saw dozens and dozens of children breaking rocks in a dry riverbed to make gravel. One of them, Hema, smiled up at her and said, "Namaste, big sister." "Every day, three, four, eight- year-olds, selling gravel, and it stopped me in my tracks," she said. "What if I could do some- thing for just one child? If her days could change, so she wouldn't have to break rocks?" Doyne said $5 for school ad- mission, a few more dollars for a school uniform and a backpack ... she could change the trajecto- ry of her future with an educa- tion. Hema indeed went to school. "There was this little win, on a micro level," said Doyne, who's gone on to be the 2015 CNN Hero Award winner, and had her work recognized by the Da- lai Lama, Katie Couric and more. Doyne didn't stop there. She used the $5,000 she earned baby- sitting in New Jersey to buy property that would be used to dig a foundation and build a home and centre for children. She built it with help using bright colours, and instead of "slop on a plate, good nutritious meals." She ran out of money, so she moved back home to New Jersey to "babysit, dog-sit and fill her entire schedule to send little bits of money and transfer it." Those were the early days of putting an end to poverty at a grassroots level, and then the cheques started coming in as word spread. Now she's the adopted mother of 53 children at Nepal's Kopila Valley Chil- dren's Home, married to Jeremy from Saskatchewan and has herfrom Saskatchewan and has herf own daughter, Ruby Sunshine. Doyne got recognized by Cosmo, Doritos and Maybelline - all of whom donated large amounts of funds to BlinkNow. The latter wanted to "whisk her to New York City for a Maybel- line makeover. "And as they're trying to put on fake eyelashes and lipstick, I was thinking 'Can't we just tell the story of Nepal without all the makeup?' as I tried to pick out the lice that was in my hair." Today she shares her journey all over the world in the hopes of generating positive change. "That dream with the SAT and the hotshot college diploma ... that is the trap of our culture today," she said. "We are looking for validation: the pay cheque,for validation: the pay cheque,f the degree, that's external. "The feeling of purpose, joy and meaning I found in the most unexpected place, surrounded (by) my children and with my family."family."f To learn more go to www.blinknow.org COMMUNITY MAGGIE DOYNE SHARES STORY AT BREAKFAST FOR PEACE JULIE SLACK jslack@metroland.com Maggie Doyne, founder and CEO of BlinkNow Foundation shared her journey from a high school graduate in New Jersey to being the "mom" to more than 50 children in Nepal. Julie Slack photo FIND MORE LOCAL EVENTS AT INSIDEHALTON.COM