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Food for Life is on the road againBy Dominik KurekThe church is one of its outreach pro-OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFFgram partners.He said while the organization waited toDelivering 900,000 pounds of food perget word on whether it would get the grantyear to those in need just got easier.approval, Food for Life was having troubleThats because the Halton-based Food forwith the old van.Life Canada has just received a refrigeratedThe old vehicle was donated by Rotarytruck thanks to the United Way and the GEClubs, but had already seen long years of Foundation. The truck replaces an old vanservice.that the organization says was no longerWe finally got to the point where weserviceable.would take it in (for repairs) and the serviceFood for Life collects fresh surplus food,manager would say, dont bring the trucksuch as baked goods, fruits and vegetables,back, it cant be repaired, he joked.and meats. The food is then distributedThe money did come after the Unitedthrough its ReFresh Foods organization toWay of Oakville received the $60,000 grantmore than 35 community social servicefrom the United Way Worldwide and the GEorganizations and 33 outreach programs inFoundation.low-income neighbourhoods throughoutThe small Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cubeHalton Region.van has already been serving the organiza-As I look back at the old van, which wetion for about half a year, but the organiza-were very grateful to have, it was really on itstion waited until the spring to holds itslast legs, said Blair Richardson, chair of reception ceremony. Food for Life.The old vehicle was retired. The newIt was a happy day when we got a phonetruck is the second in the Food for Life fleet,call from the United Way of Oakville saying,the other is a larger refrigerated truck thatThere is an opportunity to apply for a grantpicks up food from the various donors andfor a new truck. Would you like us to applydelivers it to the Food for Life warehouse,MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVERon your behalf?while this new van delivers that food to itsREFRESH-ED:From left, Tim Johnson, Blair Richardson, Mayor Rob Burton, Councillor CathyRichardson, of course, accepted the offer,partners.Duddeck, France Fournier and Charlotte Redekop-Young pose for a photo in front of a truck holdinghe said at the Food for Lifes ribbon cuttingToday we are acknowledging the collab-1,500 pounds of food at Clearview Christian Reformed Church in Oakville, launching the United Way of ceremony for its new truck at ClearVieworation of those involved and the differenceOakville and food for life's new refrigerated truck. The truck enables food for life to deliver approxi-Christian Reformed Church on TuesdaySee All page 26mately 1,500 additional pounds of food to residents in Halton.morning. This April 22nd marks the 41st anniversary of the establishment of Earth Day. To mark this milestone,The Oakville Beaver will be producing a very special publication,Lin OakvilleIt will be a special issue that focuses on reducing our individual environmental impact!If you feel that this forum may provide the perfect venueto promote your enviro friendly product or service, pleaseemail Daniel Baird dbaird@oakvillebeaver.com905-337-5552January 29 to April 10, 2011; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; RBG CentreWild Music: Sounds & Songs of Life is a Explore natures symphonyproduction of the Science Museum of Minnesota, the University of North Carolina Immerse yourself in the wild roots of at Greensboro and the Association of Science-Technology Centers. Original major sound and music in this highly interactive, funding from the National Science family-friendly exhibit. Special activities Foundation, with additional support from Harman International Industries, Inc. and each day see www.rbg.ca.NEC Foundation of America.FUNDING PROVIDED BY:The Charles H. Ivey FoundationYUBRBG Centre, FREE ADMISSION FOR RBG MEMBERS elinnObg.ca680 Plains Road West, www.rBuy or renew a membership at www.rbg.caHamilton/BurlingtonWINTER ADMISSION Adult: $10; Senior/Student: $7.50; Child (age 5905to 12): $5.25; Family: $25; Child under age 5 and RBG members: FREE-527-1158www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, April 1, 2011 18PHOTOS: VERONICA KAZMIERSKIneAdmit O