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19 · Friday, June 4, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com All about kids Project Maddie offers food bank for pets Silent auction and café fundraiser Project Maddie, a pet food bank dedicated to `keeping people and pets together,' will be holding its first fundraiser on Thursday, June 10. The Project Maddie Café and Silent Auction will be held at Isabella's Cafe, 174 Lakeshore Rd. E. in downtown Oakville. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $10 per person and will include refreshments and eligibility for door prizes. Tickets can be purchased in person at The Running Company, 118 Thomas St.; Pet Valu, Dorval Crossing (Dorval Drive and North Service Road). Tickets can also be ordered via e-mail at projectmaddie@gmail.com. Project Maddie, operated by Oakville resident Kimberley Ford, aims to assist pet owners who are at risk of losing their pets due to sudden, short-term financial instability. It collects and distributes donated quality pet food to offer temporary relief to those who might otherwise have to sign a beloved companion over to an animal shelter. Project Maddie also recognizes that there are seniors and persons living with disabilities with pets whose needs are ongoing due to the financial and mobility constraints of their owners. For these individuals their connection to their pet(s) is vital to maintaining quality of life and provides significant health benefits. Project Maddie will work with its partners to provide long-term assistance to seniors and persons living with disabilities who are on a fixed income. Proceeds from the café and silent auction will directly support efforts to make sure that assistance is available whenever it is required. Funds raised will also assist with Project Maddie's efforts to reach out to seniors and persons with disabilities who may not be aware that assistance is available. MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER ON THE SUNNY SIDE: From left, Christopher and Jack Yeilding and their cousins Abby and Benjamin Morneau sell lemonade at the Jack's Lemonade Stand event at Pine Glen Park last Saturday. Jack 7, developed the Jack's Lemonade event as he battled with a severe form of epilepsy. It was to help other children at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children -- where Jack was a frequent visitor.This year, Jack had a trio of brain surgeries -- his best chance of a cure. Jack had suffered up to 50 seizures a day, but they have been reduced, if not eliminated, in the wake of the surgery. The fourth annual Jack's Lemonade Stand was at Pine Glen Park. More than 2,500 cups of lemonade were poured -- bringing the total of funds Jack's Lemonade has raised to more than $200,000.