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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday August 8, 2008 - 21 Update Community Forward announcements of nonprofit local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; email angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free listing. BULLETIN Oakville Historical Society presents Heritage Main Street of Old Oakville Walking Tour at 2 p.m. for two hours. Depart from Second Cup downtown. For details and to reserve visit www.oakvillehistory.org or reserve by calling 905-8442695. Next Heritage Main Street of Old Oakville Walking Tour is on Sunday, Aug. 17. Oakville Historical Society presents Historical Trafalgar Road Walking Tour at 2 p.m. for two hours. Depart from St. John's United Church. For details and to reserve visit www.oakvillehistory.org or reserve by calling 905-8442695. Next Historical Walk of Trafalgar Road is Sunday, Aug. 24. Oakville Historical Society presents Heritage Houses in Old Oakville Walking Tour at 2 p.m. for two hours. Depart from 110 King Street. For details and to reserve visit www.oakvillehistory.org or reserve by calling 905-8442695. Next Heritage House tour is on Sunday, Aug. 31. Eleven-year-old boy needs a sports buddy. Can you help him live the dream? Call Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton at 905-339-2355 for information. Take Back The Night will be held Aug. 21, 2008. To get involved call Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services (SAVIS) at 905 825 3622. Register for The YO! Summer Programs for Youth ages 13-16. Workshops will run Aug. 11-14. Each day will feature a topic from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., including substance use and abuse, gangs and belonging, anger and emotion, as well as healthy relationships. The programs are free and lunch is provided. Call Kara at the John Howard Society of Peel-Halton-Dufferin at 905-864-1306 to register for one or more days. Parent-RAINBOWS program presents PRISIM, a program designed for parents to heal their families after death or divorce. Every Tuesday from Sept. 16 to Dec. 2, 7:30-9:00 p.m., St. Jude's Anglican Church. For information, contact Wendy Hart at whart@stjudeschurch.net. Register for Halton Region Community Food Advisor Volunteer Program Information Sessions -- Monday, Aug. 18, 7-9 p.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 19, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Rd., contact 905825-6000 or visit www.halton.ca/health/services/nutrition/community_food_advisor_program.htm. Calling all artists and artisans. Showcase and sell your art, extra supplies, frames etc on Sept. 6 at community sites around Oakville and help the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Register for $20 by August 15. Information and a registration form can be obtained at www.millionormoreSLF.ca For Women who want to start their own business: New Start Program starts Sept. 29. Self-employment training program for women. Learn how to start your own business. Free information sessions on Aug. 27, Sept. 3, Sept. 9 and Sept. 12. For information and to register for one of the information sessions, please call Elizabeth at 905-468-9054 or email at newstart@haltonwomenscentre.org. SATURDAY AUGUST 9 Walk-A-Thon fundraiser, organized by the Vaishno Devi Temple and the Halton Sikh Cultural Association in Oakville, for the S.E.N.A.C.A Seniors Day Program Halton Inc. The five-kilometre walk is an interfaith walk. The walk will take place Aug. 9, 8 am. Pledge sheets can be picked at S.E.N.A.C.A Program locations, 53 Bond St, Palermo United Church, 2521 Dundas St. West. Forms available at the First Ontario Credit Union, 338 Kerr St. or by calling Pravin Lata Sharma at 905-827-9382. For more information contact, Pravin Lata Sharma 905-8279382, Vaishno Devi Temple 905-8254202 or Halton Sikh Cultural Association in Oakville 905-469-1313. Make giving blood a summer priority. Canadian Blood Services blood clinic, Glen Abbey United Church, 1469 e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Nottinghill Gate, Aug. 9, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. MONDAY AUGUST 11 La Leche League - Oakville Group meeting, pregnant women, moms and children are welcome, The Art of Breastfeeding and Avoiding Difficulties, 7 p.m., Community Midwives of Halton office, 1108 Speers Rd, (between Third Line and Fourth Line), contact Lenore Kilmartin at 905-825-2352. Disney's Beauty and the Beast -- Centre Stage Productions presents the enchanting Broadway family musical that has charmed millions of theatre goers of all ages. Adapted from the Academy Award-winning Disney film, Beauty and the Beast uses song, dance, magic, and humour to tell the wellknown tale of Belle, Gaston, Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, and the Beast. Aug. 22, 23, 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. at Stars Academy Theatre, 1160 Blair Rd., Burlington. For tickets, contact 905-634-7324, or www.centre-stageproductions.com TUESDAY AUGUST 12 HAPPEN ­ Linking People and Opportunities, networking support group for business professionals in career transition. Mike McGauley on Power of Persistence, 8 a.m. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga. Members $10 non-members $30. Contact 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13 HAPPEN ­ Linking People and Opportunities, Networking support group for business professionals in career transition. Peter West on Career enhancement through solution focused strategies, 8 a.m. Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington. Members $10, nonMembers $30, contact 905339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Out and About Program, at 6 p.m. The program is open to Oakville residents who are physically disabled and or have an acquired brain injury. Participants have the opportunity to meet new friends. 259 Robinson St. 6-8 p.m. For more details, contact Jo Ann Langley at 905-568 2410 or Laura Knoll at 905-6073463, ext. 231. FRIDAY AUGUST 15 Fish Fry at Oakville Legion, 36 Upper Middle Rd., 4:30-8 p.m. 36 Upper Middle Rd, East, $8.50 per person. Everyone welcome 905-845-6271. Make giving blood a summer priority. Canadian Blood Services blood clinic, Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Road, from 1-7 p.m. La Leche League -- Oakville Group meeting, pregnant women, moms and children welcome, Nutrition and Weaning, 7 p.m., Community Midwives of Halton office, 1108 Speers Rd., (between Third Line and Fourth Line), contact Lenore Kilmartin at 905825-2352. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Mississauga Centre meets at 8 p.m., University of Toronto at Mississauga, Rm. SE2082, South Building. Free and open to all, park in Lot 8. Observing after the meeting. For information, contact www.mississauga.rasc.ca. Think Green. Breathe Easy. 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