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FOURTH LINE AUTO GOODYEAR Iroquois Ridge Pharmacy 360 Dundas S t E. Oakville I W (Behind 905-257-3611 For All Your Car's Needs Drive Clean Emission Testing Government Safety Inspection Ilira-Ups · Brakes · Exhaust · Cooling Systems CAA Approved Shop November Special V itam ins & Herbals y 559 Speers Road (905) 842-3001 ___________ 25% OFF Editor: Wilma Blokhuis Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com W i: i) N K S D A Y . N O V K M B K R 2 4 . 2 < K )4 · P a g e 1*1 Salvation Army appeals for volunteers, money Both needed for Christmas charitable work for the kids or the hydro's been cut off. You d o n 't know who needs help and support." Added Guenther: "The people who call us up are While the Snlvoiion Army O akville Com m un ity desperate. If a single m other needs to buy her child Cl mill! is gearing up for a host o f important sea running shoes they may have to live on soup and sonal endeavours, from its annual Christm as Kettle crackers the rest o f the week." G uenther agrees with King that life-altering Campaign to the Toy Depot, two ingredients are essential to make tlTese activities successful: dona adversity can strike anybody, especially those squeezing out an existence paycheque to pay tions and volunteers. With its small staff, the Sally Ann makes a cheque. " It can hit anyone," he said. " Layoff, sickness, tremendous impact throughout town - and would one extra expense or loss o f income and you're out. like to do more - but in order for these good works Anyone can fall." to continue, the public must be aware and involved. Helping them, said Guenther, is simply the At no time is this more necessary than around Christian thing to do. Christmas. , "B y volunteering, people com e in contact with "Nothing can happen without volunteers," said others and that's a good experience." kettle co-ordinator Ren£e Bailey. Neither can they proceed without " We are all responsible he said. "We arc all responsible for our brothers and sisters. It is a con cash, which in the past Oakvillians for our brothers and cept that has been around as long as have contributed generously. The sisters. It is a concept Christianity has existed." demand for the Salvation A rm y's At the forefront o f the fight to help that has been around services such as its foodbank shows those in need is the Kettle Campaign, no sign of letting up. however, so the as long as Christianity the Salvation A rm y's second big call has gone out yet again for money has existed." fundraiser o f the year. (The Red to aid those in need. · M ajor R o lf Guenther Shield Appeal takes place in May.) M ajor R olf G uenther says the Oakville Salvation Arrnv The kick off took place Saturday at Salvation Army hopes to raise a total Oakville Place. of $200,000 from all its Christmas According to Bailey, nine permanent kettle loca fundraising activities, which include the Kettle tions will be staffed this year: two at O akville Place Campaign, in order to run everything from the Lighthouse shelter to com munity services pro (upper and low er levels). H opedale Shopping Centre. Wal-Mart, the Dundas/Trafalgar Canadian grams. "I believe people should give because you never Tire and Maple G rove Village plus LCBO outlets on Eighth Line, Dorval Drive and in Downtown know if you will be put in that situation." said Oakville. O f course, Bailey added, kettles will be on Community Services Co-ordinator Aisha King. hand at the many special events run by the Salvation That anyone can fall on hard times is a theme which permeates much o f the Salvation A rm y's Army plus those where its band performs. These include the Friday's Tree Lighting cere thinking yet it remains a fact that is often lost in an mony in Downtown O akville's Towne Square start affluent area like Oakville. According to King, ing at 6:30 p.m.: St. John's United C hurch's Dec. 7 though, many o f their clients are working poor who suffer in silence, thereby not drawing attention to Carolling in the Park in G eorge's Square from 7 8:30 p.m. and Brunch With Santa at 9 a.m. on Dec. themselves or the widespread problem. 11 at the Salvation Army Oakville Com munity "People have a mental picture what the poor Church, 1225 Rebecca St. (Donations and cheques look like but they look like you or me." she said. can also be dropped off directly at the church.) "They could be people you work with every day but (S ee S alvation' p a g e B3) when lots o f working poor go home there's no food OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF By Howard Mozel Ashlea Wessel · Special to the Beaver M a jo r R o lf G u e n th e r o f th e O ak v ille S alv a tio n A rm y at S a tu r d a y 's k ick -o ff o f the an n u a l C h r is tm a s K ettle C a m p a ig n a t O ak v ille Place. 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The potted trees cost $ 18 each or ten or more for $ 15 each. Orders o f 10 or more can be delivered. Contact Susy Borges at 905-847-1033. The Lung A ssoc* a t> on thanks Aftarnt Pharm a. Rgua--Ltnwing. Taritletand Oak ville Bluepitlfling for their contributions to the campaign. Queen for a Day T he Body Shaping Fitness Studio For Women is supporting the Halton Women's Shelter for the Holidays. Every year the Studio has a draw for luxury prizes for its m em bers as a lead up to the H oliday Season. There are 4 prizes drawn, a Q ueen and 3 Princesses. T h is year m em bers w ill be able to increase their chances o f winning by buying additional tickets, all proceeds going to T h e W om ens Shelter. We are also collecting new unwrapped toys. 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