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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, September 5, 2013 | 4 Special guest stops by KSM for Monday dinner by Scott Stewart Oakville Beaver Staff Mondays are Family Night at Kerr Street Ministries (KSM), and each week, different groups of volunteers venture to 485 Kerr St. to cook for families in the community. Recently, staff from Kerr Village's Comic Connection store donned the aprons and brought the Dark Knight with them to entertain the children in attendance. For Patrick McDuffee, store manager, it was a chance to say thanks and give back to the Kerr Village community at the same time. "We use the afterschool program with Kerr Ministries for our son Cash," he said. "They pick him up when school lets out and he gets to hang out and play there until 6 p.m." McDuffee added that he and his wife, Celina, "are more than happy to help them whenever they need it. "It means a lot for my wife and I to be able to help out the Ministries and their kids program, which we try to do on a regular basis now. They do a lot for us with helping watch Cash after school and they do a summer program as well, which gives us both the opportunity to work." The special guest that evening was `Batman', who spent time shooting hoops with the youths. When asked why he dresses up like the iconic DC Comics character, the man behind the cowl said, "I do it just for the fun of it, and to see the ADVERTISING FEATURE It means a lot for my wife and I to help out the Ministries and their kids program, which we try to do on a regular basis now. They do a lot for us with helping watch Cash after school and they do a summer program as well, which gives us both the opportunity to work. Patrick McDuffee, Comic Connection smiles on kids faces. I remember seeing Spiderman when I was a kid, at a birthday party, and I was blown away... I just hope I can make a few kids feel the same way I felt back then. "When Patrick at the Comic Connection asked me, I was happy that I could be a part of that." Mondays are Family Night at Kerr Street Ministries (KSM) and groups of volunteers prepare meals for those attending. Recently, staff from Kerr Village's Comic Connection took a turn and brought Batman with them -- to the delight of youths like Saboor Zazi. | photo by Eric Riehl ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) KSM, according to its website, steps in to address the gaps where it can for the more than 26,000 people who live below the low income cutoff in Oakville. In 1995, a group of concerned citizens from Chartwell Baptist Church founded Kerr Street Community Services as a food co-operative. It expanded in the spring of 2010 when The Dream Centre was built. The 19,000-sq.-ft. facility now houses a growing number of programs and services to help those in need in Oakville. www.rbcinsurance.com. RBC Insurance ranked "Highest in Insurance Claims Experience," accord What to do if you're in an accident Call RBC Insurance right away 1-800-769-2526 (if outside Canad a, call us collect at 905-6 ® 08-8945) Keep this in your car or wallet, or download a printable/savable pdf version at rbcinsurance.com/therefo ryou