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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, May 19, 2016 | 46 E A S T M E E T S W E S T The Halton Region Chinese Canadian Association presented the East Meets West Extravaganza last Saturday (May 14) at The Meeting House -- a memorable evening of dazzling musical collaboration and cultural performances in support of Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Clockwise from top left: Kaleidoscope Chinese Dance Group performs a Mongolian dance; Selena Xu plays the zither; pianist Coco Ma performs; Oakville Children's Choir sings O Canada; in centre, the Toronto Chinese Orchestra performs. | photos by Michael Ivanin ­ special to the Beaver Thank you to BMO, CIBC, National Bank, RBC, Scotiabank, and TD for raising more than $105,000 during this year's Birmingham Bank Bed Challenge. The April fundraising drive ended on Sunday, May 1 with the Birmingham Bank Bed Race Event. Thank you as well to community partners Oakville Fire Department, Revera Inc., and Budds' BMW for participating and to Sunset Grill and the Knights of Columbus for providing a free pancake breakfast. For 11 years, the Birmingham Bank Bed Challenge has been raising funds for patient beds for the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.