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Chamber and Tim Hortons team up for Environmental Awareness DayThe third annual EnvironmentalProceeds from the days raffle will beby cleaning up local parks and schools orworthwhile cause, said Mark Brown, chairAwareness Day is at Tim Hortons in thedonated to Big Brothers Big Sisters Halton.assisting a local community group.of the Oakville Chamber of Commerce.Trafalgar Village mall on Cross Avenue onLocal Tim Hortons franchisees haveThe Earn a Bike program is a great wayRaising awareness about recycling andJuly 9.teamed up again this year for the Timto teach kids about teamwork and the valuegreener living as well as participating in aParticipants can browse through greenHortons annual Earn A Bike program andof working toward something, said Timneighbourhood clean up benefits us all.exhibits by local vendors and help with apresentations will be made during the envi-Hortons Restaurant owner Geoff Shore. WeThe event is a partnership between Timcommunity clean up. ronmental day festivities. Sixteen kids fromare so proud to sponsor this program and IHortons and the Oakville Chamber of Gear for Tech will be collecting old com-Oakville will be awarded their very ownwould like to congratulate all of the kids onCommerce in association with the Kerrputer equipment for recycling and Shred-Itbrand new Raleigh mountain bike, helmet,their hard work and dedication to complet-Village BIA, the Home Depot Childrenswill be shredding documents.bell and lock for their participation in theing their 30 hours each of community ser-Workshop, M&M Meat Shops and OmesaThose attending should register uponprogram. These children, between the agesvice. They should all feel proud to know thatCreative Studio with Big Brothers Big Sistersarrival to receive a free T-shirt and admis-of nine and 12 years, were selected by Bigthe bikes and helmets they are receiving areHalton receiving the days proceeds.sion to a barbecue sponsored by M&M MeatBrothers Big Sisters of Halton, which alsoso well-deserved.Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. with theShops and Fortinos. co-ordinated the program and providedIt is so rewarding to see how this grass-event running from noon-2 p.m. For infor-Kids can participate in activities at thesupervision while the children were outroots event has expanded with more partnersmation call the Chamber at 905-845-6613,Home Depot Childrens Workshop.completing 30 hours of community serviceand volunteers to assist us with such aext. 31 or visit www.oavkillechamber.com.www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, July 8, 2011 14