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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday March 7, 2007 - 17 Update Community Forward announcements of non-profit and free events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; email angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-8453824, ext. 248. Free listing. REGULAR MEETINGS Oak Parks Moms and Tots hosts Mondays 3:30-5:30 p.m. Reading Club for children aged 3-7 learning to read. Free, drop in, Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre, 2530 Sixth Line, Unit 9. Oak Parks Moms and Tots beginner dance programs for children ages 3-8. Six weeks, $45, Fridays, 5:30-6:15 p.m. Beginner Ballet starts March 23; Beginner Jazz, Hip Hop - starts May 18. Contact michelle@oakparkmomsandtots.ca. Abuse Support Group for women, Wednesdays, 5:30­8 p.m., The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905-8475520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. Acclaim Health Alzheimer Services Family Group meets second Tuesday of the month, 7-9 p.m., Sunrise Assisted Living, 456 Trafalgar Rd. (at Cornwall). Call 905- 847-9559 or toll free at 1-800-387-7127. Free information sessions and services for unemployed youths and adults, 476 Morden Rd., Suite 102, from 9-10:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. Call 905-3382190 for appointment. Income Tax Clinic, call or visit website for financial eligibility, March 12, 10 a.m.- noon at The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905-8475520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. BULLETIN Former U.S. president Bill Clinton at Copps Coliseum April 3, proceeds benefit Halton Region's Transitions for Youth. For tickets call Copps Coliseum box office at 905527-7666 or 416-870-8000 or visit www.ticketmaster.ca. A 15-year-old Glen Abbey boy who likes football and needs a Big Brother. Call Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton at 905-339-2355. March Break at Oakville Museum, 8 Navy St. Call 905338-4400 or visit www.oakvillemuseum.ca. Hands on History, March 12-16. Visit five countries, one each day -- Canada, Japan, India, Netherlands, Ireland. Register for one or all. Full-day workshops with crafts, games and activities, ages 6- 11 yrs., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost $40 per day. March Break Before & After Care, 6-11 years, Monday to Friday, 8:30 ­ 9 a.m. and 44:30 p.m. Cost $5 per day. Community Living Oakville $100 tickets and sponsorships available for first annual Chair Affair Friday, May 4 at LeDome Banquet Hall. Dinner, music, silent auction and a live auction featuring original Muskoka chairs painted by local artists. Contact Tina Christie at 905-844-0146, ext. 239 or tina@oakcl.org or www.oakcl.org. Tots and Us for moms, dads and grandparents taking care of a preschooler to meet others, 10-11 a.m. Mondays. No charge. St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St. Call 905-845-3427. Power walk and running events March 19-23, 11:30 a.m. Call 905-582-2642. Tickets on sale for Saturday, April 21 joint fundraising Big Band Dance by Oakville Kiwanis and Knights of Columbus to benefit Halton Trauma Centre, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 1494 Wallace Rd. Entertainment by Harry Currie and the Reflections, live and silent auctions, prizes, cash bar, snack. Tickets $25. Contact Liane at 905-257-8633, Catherine at 905-465-1579, Leo at 905827-2338 or Jackie at 905-257-6151. Visit www.wa99.com/bigband. Are you providing care to another person, and feeling overwhelmed? Join Acclaim Health's four-part series to cope, Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m., at Sunrise Assisted Living, 456 Trafalgar Rd., March 20, 27, April 3, 10. Call to register 905- e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 827-8800, or 1-800-387-7127 Starting after March Break: Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children starts a new group called Sibs and Friends for children and teens who have experienced the death of a sibling or close friend. Call 905-337-2333 or e-mail lighthouseprogram@bellnet.ca. WEDNESDAY MARCH 7 Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., hosts a Bingo at 7 p.m. in the Club Room. Everyone welcome. Call 905-827-4722. In support of the Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children, Whole Foods Market holds a Community Support Day where five per cent of net sales will be donated to the Lighthouse Program. Shop at Whole Foods Market at 301 Cornwall Rd. and support the community-based organization. Boaters' Symposium, hosted by Oakville Harbours Advisory Committee at Town Hall, 6-9:30 p.m. THURSDAY MARCH 8 Free physioball workshop at Physical EDGE Physiotherapy, 581 Argus Rd. , 7-8 p.m. Exercises focus on core stabilization, abdominal and back strengthening. Receive personal instruction from registered experts. Call 905-844-8425. The Women's Centre presents Patti Wilson on Parents of Adult Children from 10 a.m.-noon, Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, Second Floor. Call 905-847-9104. FRIDAY MARCH 9 Royal Astronomical Society of Canada meets at University of Toronto at Mississauga, Rm. SE2082, South Building. Speaker Peter Broughton, past RASC president, Astronomy historian, on A Brief History of Astronomy in Canada 1608-1908, free, all welcome. Park in Lot 4 or 5. Observing after the meeting, weather permitting. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Oakville Museum, 8 Navy St., 9:30­11:30 a.m. or 13 p.m. , cost $25, ages 3-6 years. Call 905338-4400 or visit www.oakvillemuseum.ca. SATURDAY MARCH 10 Chi Kung for Women at Alliance Healthcare Professionals, 232 South Service Rd., 10-11:30 a.m., admission $5. Call 905 845 2291 to register. Hamilton Cat Fanciers hosts its annual All Breeds Championship and Household Pet Cat Show, Ancaster Fairgrounds, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission $5. Visit www.hamiltoncatshow.ca. Oakville Stamp Club Show at St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Dealers buying and selling stamp collections, postcards and envelopes, activities for kids, free. CORRECTION NOTICE Supreme Commander 10075497. On page 6 of the March 2nd flyer, we advertised this item at $39.99 when in fact it is $49.99. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers. 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