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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, August 4, 2010 · 10 Sale period: Aug. 5th - 18th Florence 4 piece conversation set 40% off Now $899.99 Reg. $1499.99 PATIO PARTY Dining, Bistros & Conversation Sets MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER Fall Planters from SWABBING UP: Graeme Ogilvie swabs his mouth at the OneMatch clinic to help find a donor match for David Smyth. $29.99 40% - 60% OFF All Gazebos Swab uses no needles Continued from page 9 40% off Outdoor Patio Heater SAVE $100 Now $399.99 Reg. $499.99 All Bagged Cedar Mulch Only $2.99 Market Umbrella $119.99 Reg. $169.99 Green Mountain Boxwood (3gal) $9.99 Tarzo Outdoor Pottery 40% off 60% 30% 40% 50% 40% OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF All 2 Gal. Hosta All Wrought Iron Wall Art All Fertilizer All Hammocks All Outdoor Area Mats OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK: Monday - Sunday 9 AM - 6 PM All items while quantities last, subject to availability. Burlington Hwy #5 East of Brant St. (905) 332-3222 · Milton Britannia Rd. West of Trafalgar (905) 876-4000 Waterdown Hwy #6 & 5th Concession E. (905) 689-1999 · Vaughan Keele St. North of Kirby Sideroad (905) 832-6955 www.terragreenhouses.com "People want to help and the best way you can help is to go to onematch.ca (and) follow the links to becoming a stem cell donor. It's available in multiple languages." There was some confusion before the clinic as to how the process of getting a cheek swab works. It's easy and quick, and not painful as some people had thought, says Smyth. There are no needles involved. "A lot of people have been stunned by how simple this process is of getting a cheek swab to identify your blood type. If you turn out to be a match by your doctor, you simply give blood and save a life," said Smyth. "The scary, nasty, painful thoughts that go with bone marrow transplant are a thing of the past and nobody knows it." The next opportunity for people to register in person will be at a Latin awareness event in August. Because Canada's database is 82 per cent Caucasian and 18 per cent ethnic, OneMatch will be promoting more awareness to the Latin community by holding a "Save a Latin Life Stem Cell Awareness and Buccal Swab Registration Event" Sunday, Aug. 15 in Mississauga at the Mississauga Convention Centre from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The walk-in event is open to all Canadians with a provincial health card. For information, visit the website at www.savealatinlife.com. For online registrations, visit the OneMatch website at www.onematch.ca. Since the Oakville Beaver story on July 23 about David's battle for his life, word is spreading rapidly as local, provincial and national media have picked up the story.