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Team Ayden and OMAC martial arts studio raise more than $28K for Arthritis Society OMAC World Class Martial Arts Studio recently held its Taekwondo Juvenile Arthritis Tournament and Family Fun Day fundraiser and garnered $28,402 for The Arthritis Society and Team Ayden. Seven-year-old Ayden Soares has juvenile arthritis and last year had to tell his instructors at OMAC he would have to give up his dream of becoming a black belt as a result of starting chemotherapy to ease the pain. Instead, his instructors worked with Ayden and helped him achieve his brown belt in March. Surpassing goal OMAC decided to put on its charity tournament and family event, with an initial goal of $15,000, as a way to spread awareness in the community on childhood arthritis and help raise funds for research into the disease and find a cure. The Arthritis Society fundraises to support programs and research for the more than four million Canadians living with arthritis. In Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford, Niagara and Oakville, the rate of frequency is close to one in five people living with arthritis. K I C K I N G A R T H R I T I S 35 | Thursday, April 30, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Hospital's Bank Bed Challenge on Sunday The Oakville Hospital Foundation will wrap up its 10th annual Birmingham Bank Bed Challenge -- a month-long fundraising campaign -- with its hospital bed race in downtown Oakville Sunday (May 3). The Birmingham Bank Bed Challenge is an annual event in in the spring where Oakville's six major banks -- BMO Bank of Montreal, CIBC, National Bank, Royal Bank, Scotiabank and TD Canada Trust -- raise money at their local branches to purchase hospital beds for the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH). This year's funds will be going towards the new hospital set to open in December. To date, more than $1 million has been raised from the initiative. The campaign culminates with a final race day challenge where each bank sends a team of employees to race beds. In addition to the six banks competing this year, the race has been opened to allow community businesses to register a bed. The event also includes children's activities, a pancake breakfast and coffee. Held from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., the event takes place at Towne Square, 94 George St. and Lakeshore Road West. OMAC World Class Martial Arts recently held a Taekwondo Juvenile Arthritis Tournament and Family Fun Day and raised $28,402.15 for The Arthritis Society on behalf of Team Ayden. Seven-year-old Ayden, who attends OMAC, has juvenile arthritis. At a cheque presentation last Wednesday at OMAC, from left, are: Mary McPherson,vice-president of fundraising andchief development officer for The Arthritis Society; Douglas Emerson, national communications manager for The Arthritis Society; Dorijan Music, instructor at OMAC World Class Martial Arts; master Harrison Chan, OMAC owner; and Ayden Soares of Team Ayden, in front. | submitted photo For more news, visit insidehalton.com Get your skin summer ready with aPt medical aesthetics! Having back and leg pain can bring life to a standstill. Want a solution? Sciatica? Herniated Discs? successful are: · Degenerative disc disease · Back pain · Sciatica Advertorial The conditions this amazing treatment has proven · Herniated and/or bulging discs You might not be able to ski, play golf, work, or even sit in the car for a 30-minute drive. It's almost impossible for anyone around you to understand how you feel. You can't remember the last time you even had a restful night's sleep. 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