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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday December 12, 2008 - 39 Update Community Forward announcements of non-profit local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.c om or call 905-8453824, ext. 248. Free. Grace House group home, is selling Gold movie passes to AMC theatres for $10 to raise activity funds. The passes are valid 24/7 -- no exceptions, no expiry date. Call 905844-4772 or e-mail david@grace-house.net for information. Learning Disabilities Association of Halton is currently taking registrations for its winter programs: reading, writing and keyboarding. These programs are designed for children and youth with learning disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Disorder. Contact 905-333-1977 or visit www.ldahalton.ca. FRIDAY DEC. 12 Animal Aid Foundation 2008 annual Christmas Gifts For Pets Fundraiser, mall hours, Oakville Place, lower level Community Booth. Visit www.animalaidfoundation.ca. Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Mississauga Centre meets at 8 p.m., University of Toronto at Mississauga, Rm. SE2082, South Building, free, all welcome, park in Lot 8, observation after meeting, contact www.mississauga.rasc.ca. Friends and Family Carol Sing, 7 p.m., at the end of Riverview Street in Bronte (base of the toboggan hill, beside the pond at Bronte Creek, just up the creek from Lakeshore). All funds raised will go to the Salvation Army. 15th annual Sharing Christmas, 7:30 p.m., Glen Abbey United Church, 1469 Nottinghill Gate, tickets $15, call 905-845-3811, ext. 200 or visit Halton Family Services, 235 Lakeshore Rd. E., Second Floor or Good Books, 114 Thomas St., 905-844-3102. Oakville Choral Society (OCS) The Beasts at the Manger, 7:30 p.m., at Christ Church (United), 1700 Mazo Cres., Clarkson. Tickets $22 at the door or through 905-845-5359 or 905-827-6129 or www.oakvillechoral.com. Halton Family Services 15th annual Sharing Christmas Benefit Concert, 7:30 p.m., Glen Abbey United Church (Nottinghill Gate and Upper Middle Road). Tickets $15 at the door or by calling 905-845-3811, ext. 200. Blood Donor Clinic, Canadian Blood Services, Town of Oakville, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., 1-7 p.m. SATURDAY DEC. 13 Quality Christmas Tree Sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Cuthbert's Anglican Church, Maple Grove and Oakhill, two blocks north of Lakeshore Road East. Animal Aid Foundation 2008 annual Christmas Gifts For Pets Fundraiser, mall hours, Oakville Place, lower level Community Booth. Visit www.animalaidfoundation.ca. B'Nai Shalom Congregation of HaltonPeel is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue (inclusive of women) and welcomes new members. Shabbat service at 10 a.m., at an Oakville hotel. Following the service, celebrate Chanukah early. All welcome. Contact www.bnaishalom.ca or 905-469-4344. White Oaks Secondary School (WOSS) Robotics Team bottle drive. Proceeds will help the Team construct a robot for the USA FIRST Robotics Regional Tournament in Virginia. Drop off your empties at White Oaks Secondary School, North Campus, 1055 McCraney St. E. or contact bottledrive@wossrobotics.com or 905-845-5200, ext. 600 to arrange pickup of your bottles. For The Stephen Lewis Foundation the Bronte Broads' Treasures Sale continues Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 from noon to 4 p.m. Proceeds for African children orphaned by AIDS. Donations of nearly-new gifts and home decor items, as well as cheques, are welcomed. Located in the Designed for Home store, 2446 Lakeshore Rd. (at Bronte Road, beside the Thai Restaurant). For information, call Mary at 905-825-3159. Oakville Choral Society (OCS) The Beasts at the Manger, 7:30 p.m., at Christ Church (United), 1700 Mazo Cres., Clarkson. Tickets $22 at the door or through 905-845-5359 or 905827-6129 or www.oakvillechoral.com. Oakville Children's Concert (OCC) Community Carol Christmas Concert, 3 p.m., John Bell Chapel, Appleby College, 540 Lakeshore Rd. W. Tickets $15. Contact www.oakvillechildrenschoir.org or 905-337-7104. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. Christmas Bake Sale, 9 a.m.­noon, St. Cuthbert's, Maple Grove and Oakhill, southeast Oakville, proceeds to local and international outreach projects. Buy homemade goodies. SUNDAY DEC. 14 Annual festival of Lessons and Carols, everyone welcome, St. James Parish, 231 Morden Rd., 7:30 p.m. Participating choirs include: the adult and children's choirs of St. Andrew Church; choir of St. Michael Church, The Italian, senior and children's choirs of St. James Parish. Walton Memorial United Church presents The Sounds of Christmas, congregational singing of Christmas carols as well as a special presentation of the Christmas cantata Glory of Christmas featuring Walton's junior, youth and senior choirs, 7 p.m., freewill offering, 2489 Lakeshore Rd. W., call 905-827-1643. West River Olde Tyme Christmas, 6:30-8 p.m. with special guests Praise Unlimited at St. Aidan's Church, 318 Queen Mary Dr. Community Christmas carols, hot cider and cookies. All welcome. Contact 905-8456111. Animal Aid Foundation 2008 annual Christmas Gifts For Pets Fundraiser, mall hours, Oakville Place, lower level Community Booth. Visit www.animalaidfoundation.ca. For The Stephen Lewis Foundation the Bronte Broads' e-mail ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Treasures Sale continues Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 from noon to 4 p.m. Proceeds for African children orphaned by AIDS. Donations of nearly-new gifts and home decor items, as well as cheques, are welcomed. Located in the Designed for Home store, 2446 Lakeshore Rd. (at Bronte Road, beside the Thai Restaurant). For information, call Mary at 905-825-3159. South Peel Naturalists' Club, 46th annual Christmas Bird Count and Feeder Watch, all welcome, dress appropriately, bring lunch and binoculars. To participate, contact Mark at 905-279-9576, e-mail mail@spnc.ca or visit www.spnc.ca. Music in the Mansion, 1 p.m., holiday music performed by Junior Ambassadors of the Halton Youth Symphony, in the mansion's elegant library. Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate, 8 Navy St. Contact 905-8442695 or www.oakvillemuseum.com. MONDAY DEC. 15 Tots and Us, open to parents and grandparents taking care of a preschooler to meet others, free. St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 10-11 a.m. Call 905-845-3427. TUESDAY DEC. 16 HAPPEN -- Linking People and Opportunities Networking support group for business professionals in career transition, meets 8 a.m., Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga, speaker Dr. Grant Mullen, $10/members, $30/non-members, contact 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Blood Donor Clinic, Canadian Blood Services, Town of Oakville, St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School, 1550 Nottinghill Gate, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. WEDNESDAY DEC. 17 Bingo at Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., 7 p.m., Club Room, all welcome, call 905-827-4722. Addictions 101, free, for anyone concerned about another person's alcohol or drug use, 6-8 p.m., Hope Place Centres, 77 Bronte Rd., Suite 203, RSVP to 905-465-3324. Foster Parents Needed! To provide care for children who are in need of protection and stability in your own home. We require that at least one parent by at home full-time to address the varying needs of these children. You will receive excellent payment, training and support. For further information please contact Robert Gottesman at Spectrum Foster Care Services Inc. 3 Lascelles Blvd., Brampton, ON L6S 3T1 E-mail: rgottesman@spectrumfostercareservices.com