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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, December 17, 2015 | 42 Health Local adult group home Grace House recently received a $14,700 boost from 100 Guys Who Care Oakville. The donation came from the group's latest fundraising event in September. "On behalf of the staff and residents at Grace House group home, I would like to extend my sincere thanks for your contribution towards our new beds, microwave, bedding, gift cards, and so on," Grace House director David Klarer said in an email to 100 Guys Who Care Oakville. "Our residents are thrilled, and this is something that we just didn't have the budget to do all at once. Your kindness and generosity... (is) a shining example to the community of what giving is all about. Our parent company, Support and Housing ­ Halton, also recognizes the positive benefit this will have upon our clients." Grace House provides temporary residential accommodation for up to 10 adults as well as counselling and 24-hour supervision in a group co-operative setting. It is open to any adult living with a psychological, psychiatric, emotional, social or moderate physical disability. Founded in 1974, Grace House is a group home in Halton providing 24/7, time-limited supportive, supervised, relationship-based, residential accommodation to adults who require assistance to learn the spectrum of life skills necessary for independent living, according to a media release. The grass-roots "100 Guys Who Care" charity concept has organizations across Canada and the U.S. Donald Belovich and Amir Gorgi, the cofounders of the Oakville chapter, were inspired "Connected to your Community" Grace House gets more than $14K boost from 100 Guys Who Care ... I would like to extend my sincere thanks for your contribution towards our new beds, microwave, bedding, gift cards, and so on. Your kindness and generosity... (is) a shining example to the community of what giving is all about. Grace House director David Klarer by the organization's counterpart in Toronto to establish one locally. The concept, which was originally founded by women in 2006 in the U.S. and later in Canada in 2012, is to get 100 men to meet once a quarter at a local restaurant or bar for a drink and some networking. Each person who attends donates $100, raising at least $10,000 at each event, which is then donated to a Halton-based charity by popular vote. "All told, we had almost 100 guys come out to the event in person, and more than 40 guys pitched in their donations after the fact. Another phenomenal turnout," said Gorgi. "We are proud to say that since launching in May, we have only had two events, yet we raised more than $28,500, and have a growing membership base of more than 150 guys, making us one of the most successful chapters in North America." For more information on the group, visit www.100guyswhocareoakville.com. Local group, 100 Guys Who Care Oakville, co-founded by Donald Belovich and Amir Gorgi, recently presented a cheque for $14,700 to Oakville adult group home Grace House. | submitted photo B E A S A N T A T O A S E N I O R an active healthy lifestyle starts here Managing Director of Home Instead Senior Care Scott Johnson (right) presents David Bonham, 65, and Mary Smith, 84, with gifts as part of the Be A Santa To A Senior program at Wellington Park Care Centre. This year Royal Le Page of Oakville, Milton and Georgetown and the Oakville Hospital Foundation scooped up all the ornaments with the seniors requests and donated all the gifts for the program. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver Why Do Oakville Families Trust Us with All Their Dental Needs? · Physiotherapy · Massage Therapy · Athletic Therapy · Shockwave Therapy · Osteopathy, Acupuncture and Laser Therapy CosmetiC & Family Dentistry · implants invisalign · Dentures... From start to Finish! CROWN/DENTURE REPAIRS & RELINES, WHILE YOU WAIT Mon. - Fri. 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 1pm seniors DisCount Free Consultations 360 Dundas St. East Unit B2 at Trafalgar Rd., Oakville New patients & ChilDren welcoMe OAKVILLE'S ONLY DENTAL OFFICE WITH A LAB ON PREMISES 905.257.1904 www.beinmotion.ca 2274 Lakeshore Rd. W. (at East Street) Oakville 905-827-2066 · www.brontedentist.com Dr. Michael Vo d.m.d · Kim Chung d.d.