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C6 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, January 19, 2000 Community Update An OakviUe B eaver F eature Contact Wilma Blokhuis: 845-3824 Ext 250 Fax: 337-5567 Email: blokhuis@ haitonsearch.com Please forward announcements for Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers RtL, Oakville, Ont L6K 3S4; call 845-3824 Ext 250, Fax 337-5567 or email to blokhuis@haltonsearch.com BEFORE NOON Monday to be included. Holton Region Chapter, Crohn' s and Colitis Foundation is looking for more vol unteers for its fundraising team, to assist in planning educational events or helping with administrative tasks. An estimated 100,000 Canadians suffer from Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Call 905-381-0258. Volunteer drivers urgently needed for Canadian Red Cross - Oakville, to transport clients to medical appointments or therapy. Drive branch van or own vehicle, choose day and time, training provided, mileage paid. Call Donna McDermott, 845-5241. Animal Aid o f Burlington has urgent need for adult volunteers to walk energetic, free spirited dogs waiting for adoption. Must have own transportation. Call 6377325. Saturday receptionist needed at Adoption Centre. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 19 Oakville Canadian Club welcome guest speaker Richard Egelton, senior vice-presi dent and deputy chief economist. Bank of Montreal, and previously with federal Department of Finance until 1995, dis cussing A North American Common Currency, Ramada Inn, 7 p.m. Cost: $27.50 ($37.50 for non-members). Call 845-2862 to reserve. MIND - Moving in New Directions, eight-week program, group sessions, two days a week, Wednesday and Friday. Program aimed at fostering self-sufficiency and self-esteem in women who have experi enced abuse. Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, Ste. 210. Call 847-5520. Halton-Peel Pet Loss Support Group meets first and third Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. Difficulty coping with loss of pet. struggling with pre-euthanasia decision, or to learn more, call 842-2252, 272-4040 or 637-5233. Email: petloss@idirect.ca Oakville Strutters are back. Fun fitness walks, downtown to Gairloch Gardens and back, 60 to 90-minute walk. Cafe/pub visit afterwards. Meet at Oakville Central Library main doors, Lakeshore and Navy, 7:15 p.m. Call Patti Crichton, 338-2751. Wednesday Evening Fun Runs, for beginner and veteran runners, meets 7 p.m., at The Running Company, 118 Thomas St. Free. Call 815-1952. Women fo r Sobriety New Life Program, meets Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., St. Joseph's Hospital, James Street, Hamilton, for women overcoming addic tions. Call Helen, 849-5983 (fax 337-3904) or Susan, 905-528-6823. THURSDAY JANUARY 20 Alpha Course begins at St. Simon's Anglican Church, 1450 Litchfield (Trafalgar south of Upper Middle). Call church office, 845-8351. Retired Women Teachers o f Ontario, Oakville Branch, tours Canine Vision, 1:30 p.m. Tour of building and demonstrations of dog skills for deaf, blind and special needs individuals. Call 845-4918. Gallery Shop, Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore E., holding January `Snow Sale.' Open Thursday to Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Call 844-3460. Project of Oakville Galleries Volunteer Association. Halton VON Foot Care, Clinic, Oakville Seniors Centre, 263 Kerr, 1 to 4 p.m. Mississauga Camera Club, 8 p.m.. Port Credit Library, 20 Lakeshore E., Mississauga. Presenter: Mark Zelinski, World Within a Region. Call 625-3071. Achieving a Healthy Weight, Dr. R. Aronson, 7 p.m., Milton District Hospital. To reserve seats, call 338-4379. Register for Mothers Are People Too meeting Thursday mornings at Oakville Parent Child Centre. Weekly speakers, child care available. Call 849-6366. FRIDAY JANUARY 21 All You Can Eat Pasta Dinner, hosted by Oakville Children's Choir, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 707 Galaxy Club, 475 North Service Rd. E. Door prizes, Tuscany Trivia contest, proceeds to trip to Tuscany International Children's Chorus Festival in July. Tickets, $7, at the door, or call 337-7104. Colbome Scottish Country Dancers host Robert Burns Night, dinner and dance, 6 to 11:30 p.m.. Sir John Colbome Centre, Lakeshore and Third Line. DJ Ron Grieve, Oakville Fiddlers, and traditional ;haggis and pipes.' Tickets $25, call 815-5960. Oakville Single/Social Dance every Friday at the Oakville Royal Canadian Legion, Normandy Room, Church and Navy. Admission $10. Proceeds through Branch 114 to charities. Dancing 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Cash prizes, refreshments. Dress code. Call 842-1327 or 845-6271. SUNDAY JANUARY 23 Week o f Prayer for Christian Unity, Special Ecumenical Service, 7:30 p.m.. Church of the Epiphany, 161 Bronte north of Lakeshore. Joint service of Church of the Epiphany, St. Dominic's Catholic, and Walton Memorial United. Preacher, Cora Krommenhoek. Service involves ministers, leaders and people from Bronte area churches. Instead of offering, food item for Fareshare Foodbank will be appreciated. Halton-Peel Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, Chinguacousy Library, lower level, 150 Central Park Dr., Seniors. Singles welcome. Call 827-7394. Bruce Trail Association has Lakeside Hikes for fun and fitness with the Bronte Bunch every Monday. Meet at Coach & Four, back door, 7:15 p.m. Bring flash lights. Walk at own pace. Call 827-8768. TOPS - Take O ff Pounds Sensibly meets every Monday at St. Aidan's Church, 318 Queen Mary Dr. at Stewart St. New members welcome, nominal fee. Call Maureen, 827-4893; or Kim at 338-9059. TUESDAY JANUARY 25 Oakville Christian Women' s Club holds Sweet Beginnings Luncheon, 1 to 3 p.m., at Oakville Ramada Inn, Iroquois Shore and Oakville Place Drive (new location). Chocolate decorating with Helen Goldbeck, `truffled tones' by soprano Rebecca Wang, and speaker Edna West, `nougats of truth.' Reservations, $15, call Barb, 849-0281; Helen, 844-7736; or Cecile, 827-5934 nursery available. Cancellations essential. Women Who Excel dinner. Business Women and Millennium Goals, Mandarin Restaurant, 1235 Fairview, Burlington. Networking 5:30 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m. Cost: $27 ($32 non-members) plus GST. Call 905-547-7135 or 1-800-363-0268. Burlington Fibromyalgia Support Group, a forum for sufferers and concerned family members, Appleby Place, 500 Appleby Line, 7 to 9 p.m. Speakers at some meetings. Parking at adjacent strip mall 470 Appleby - but not in front of stores, and north side of Appleby Place. Collection to help cover costs. Call John, 332-3452. ADVANCED REGISTRATION Concurrent Disorders, 12-week educa tion and support group for people dealing with mental illness and substance abuse, Tuesdays 7 to 9 p.m., CMHA Halton office, 460 Brant, Unit 21, Burlington, Jan. 25th to April 11th. Cost: $30 each. Call 693-4270. Swing is the Thing Dance-A-Thon, fundraising event for Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital to buy equipment, Jan. 26th, 6 to 11 p.m., Le Dome Banquet Hall, 1173 North Service Rd. E., sponsored by Arthur Murray Dance Studio. Professional dance show, demonstrations, free group dance lessons, general dancing, cash bar, door prizes. Tickets $8, call Arthur Murray, 849-0707, Nancy de Belle, 845-1345, Cathy Dutka, 845-1352, Dr. Ceferina Trenholm, 844-5306, or OTMH Human Resources, 338-4626. Summer 2000 Camp Fair at MacLachlan College, 337 Trafalgar, Jan. 26th, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Call 416-483-3172. Information by day and residential camps, summer educational opportunities, local recreation programs, and special interest program, all provided by members of the Ontario Camping Association. Photo by Christine Smyth B U T T E R F L Y FOR A G R A : Russ Blades, AGRA's vice-president, Business Development, receives a glass butterfly from Lee Bernard, chair of the Bronte Butterfly Project, for his company's donation of $180,000 in engineering and construction management services to the Bronte Butterfly Project, a butterfly garden with a summer waterway and winter skating skateway to be developed at Bronte Heritage Park. AGRA, one of Canada's largest engineering firms, and located in Winston Park, is providing the drawings and materials specifications for the project's construction. Last fall, the non-profit undertaking was incorporated as the Bronte Butterfly Foundation, and will soon be able to give income tax receipts. Brampton, 2 p.m. Speaker: William Tolton, past president, Streetsville Historical Society, The Fenians and the Founding of the Dominion of Canada. Visitors welcome. Call 905-843-2076 or 905-458-1031. MONDAY JANUARY 24 Oakville Christian Women' s After Five Club dinner, Oakville Holiday Inn (new location), Trafalgar and QEW, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Quilt pattern designer Judy Garden, originator of `The Patchwork Garden,' soloist Delia Brown, and speaker Jeanette McKay, former flight attendant, `patchwork of life.' Reservations and cancellations essential, $22, call Fran, 844-9851. Oakville Optimist Club meets 7:15 p.m. at Halton Police Safety Village at Halton Regional Centre, Bronte Road north of QEW. Speaker: Andy Sulkowski, Oakville Model Flying Club. Steak Out fo r a Good Cause, ETCETERA, Etc, Lakeshore and Bronte, minimum $15 donation, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. sittings. Jan. 24th, Child Find; Jan. 31st, Oakville Arts Council; Feb. 1st, Sir John Colbome Centre; Feb. 7th, Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, and Feb. 8th, Joseph Brant Hospital. Call 827-4121. Chat and Play, parents and tots group (infants to preschoolers), St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free, everyone welcome. Call 845-3427. Separated/Divorced - Coping with sep aration and divorce? Support group to share concerns, experiences and resources with other women in similar situations. Women's Centre, Ste. 210. Call 847-5520 for time. Free. Helping Your Kids Live Together - par enting two or more children? Learn tips about patience, understanding and handling conflicts, Monday afternoons at Oakville Parent Child Centre, 337 Kerr St. Call 8496366 Let' s Dance, Monday evenings, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.. Sir John Colbome Centre for J '\r , I'vebeen fat and I 've been fit... Fit is better. Susan Powter at Mademoiselle Spa Women's Fitness Clubs ELCOM E A g o n ltd. S in c e % 1930 B u s in e s s / P r o f e s s io n a l W elco m e W elcom ing new business, professionals and executives to the O akville business com m unity. Our com plim entary presentation includes gifts, m aps, a business directory, and other helpful information. We also offer an exciting business sponsorship program, including current prominent businesses: A decco An English Garden Flow er Shoppe B D O Dun w oody LLP Brenda D unsdon, Mary Kay C osm etics. Chamber Consulting Group (E m ployee B enefits) CH W O 1250 Country Inn Future Shop H ughes and A ssociates Insurance Brokers K w ik Kopy Lanair Lnt'l Travel N ebs B usiness Forms Royal Lepage Tasso's Greek Resturant The B usiness E xecutive The G ym Nautilus Sports/M edical Inc. The O akville Beaver ...and special thanks to the Town o f Oakville, The Oakville Economic Development Alliance, The Oakville Cham ber of Commerce, and other leading civic community services. 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