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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday July 25, 2008 - 23 More blood donors needed Canadian Blood Services is asking that people consider giving blood a summer priority. That's because the demand for blood is expected to outpace collections over the next four weeks. Hospitals will require more blood over the next four weeks than donors may be able to give. Canadian Blood Services forecasts a need for over 63,000 units of blood--about 2,000 units more than scheduled through appointment bookings. "Currently, appointment bookings are low," said Bill Coleman, Director, Donor and Clinic Services for Central Ontario. "It is important for people to know that we do have a national inventory system from which we can draw," Coleman continues, "but when demand outpaces supply over a period of time, we draw down on that safety blanket." Hospitals are using more blood than they expected. To help meet the growing need this month, Canadian Blood Services is asking that people consider giving blood a summer priority. "If you have an appointment to donate blood, please keep it, and if you have ever thought about giving, now is a great time to start," Coleman adds. Oakville clinics will be held at the following locations, · Aug. 7, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., 2-7 p.m. · Aug. 9, Glen Abbey United Church, 1469 Nottinghill Gate, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. · Aug. 15, Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., 1-7 p.m. · Aug. 22, Oakville Place, 240 Leighland Ave., 4 - 8 p.m. Call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-2366283) to book an appointment. For more information call Karolina Remplakowski at 416-432-2799 or Tami Clark at 705-730-1785. Squeeze More Out of Life www.delmanor.com 1459 Nottinghill Gate west of Dorval off Upper Middle Oakville Galleries and Gairloch Gardens Art and culture abound in the Town of Oakville with the Oakville Galleries located at Centennial Square and Gairloch Gardens. Oakville Galleries (Og2) is a not-for-profit charitable public art museum where contemporary art is the impetus for advancing imagination and selfreflection. Through two sites, they serve communities in Oakville, Halton Region and wider audiences nationally and internationally. Their vision is to be a catalyst for connecting people and ideas through the art of our time. They pursue research; build and maintain a collection; produce and circulate exhibitions; publish, develop and deliver educational programs; and raise funds to support operations. Gairloch Gardens was originally part of 400 acres of farmland. In 1922 Colonel William Mackendrick, a civil engineer from Toronto, purchased 11.4 acres of this land. He then landscaped the grounds with hedges, trees and rose gardens and built a Tudor style house on the south-east of the property. Colonel Mackendrick died in 1957 and James A. Gairdner, an investment dealer residing in Oakville, bought his property in 1960 and named the estate Gairloch, a Gaelic word which means "short lake". James Gairdner died in 1971. He bequeathed his estate to the town of Oakville with the wish that "the residence and the land immediately adjacent thereto be used as an Art Gallery for the display of art by contemporary artists and the remainder as a public park". In 1978, Gairloch Gallery was amalgamated with the Centennial Gallery to form Oakville Galleries. The Town of Oakville also has a number of retail galleries. For a complete list, go to www.oakvilletourism.ca, click on the Visitor Guide under Arts and Culture. WHAT'S ON AT OAKVILLE GALLERIES: Mnemonic Devices ­ until August 31, 2008 Claude-Philippe Benoit ­ until August 31, 2008 Art classes and Camps For more information visit www.oakvillegalleries.co