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22 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday September 8, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com OTMH gift shop needs volunteers The Auxiliary to OakvilleTrafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) needs volunteers to help out in the hospital's Treasure Cove Gift Shop so it is hosting an Open House on Wednesday, Sept. 19. The event will run from 6-8 p.m. in the hospital cafeteria located in the Main Lobby of OTMH. Volunteer representatives will be available to discuss the various volunteering opportunities and provide a tour of the gift shop. "Our newly renovated gift shop stocks a great variety of unique items from gourmet and hostess gifts, to clothing, jewellery and baby wear," said Joean Meyer, president of the Auxiliary to OTMH. "We are looking for outgoing people to join our volunteer team. Currently, we have openings for cashiers and buyers, as well as people with experience in customer service, marketing and display work. Retail experience would certainly be an asset, but is not essential. "With our shop open during the weekends and evenings, we have a variety of daytime, evening and weekend shifts available," said Meyer. "We invite anyone interested in joining our team to come out to our gift shop open house to learn more about this exciting opportunity," Meyer said. The Treasure Cove Gift Shop is located in the Main Lobby of OTMH and is operated by the Auxiliary. Its hours of operation are 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Monday to Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday. With a membership of more than 700 volunteers, the Auxiliary has contributed more than $5 million dollars to OTMH to date to help enhance the quality of healthcare at OTMH. Last year, the gift shop raised $155,000 towards hospital equipment. If you cannot attend the open house, but would like more information on volunteering opportunities at OTMH, call the OTMH Volunteer Department at 905338-4643 or log on to the Halton Healthcare Services website at www.haltonhealth- IN THE GIFT SHOP: Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH)Auxiliary volunteers Mary Macintyre, left, and Carol Kelley in the gift shop at the hospital. Volunteers are needed to help operate the shop, so an open house will be held Wednesday. Talking prostate health Members of the public are invited to attend a free seminar on Optimizing Prostate Health: Awareness and Prevention on Tuesday, Sept. 18 in Milton. The event will be held at Southside Community Church, 2850 Derry Rd. E., with displays at 6:30 p.m. and the seminar at 7 p.m. Dr. P.C. Punnen of Halton Healthcare Services and Humber Regional Hospital will speak about prevention, early detection, treatment options, and side effects. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer period. 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