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Wednesday May 16, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B3 COMMUNITY UPDATE Please forw ard announce ments fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; call 845-3824 Ext. 250, Fax 337-- 5567 or email to blokh uis@ haltonsearch .com BEFORE NOON Monday to be included. Notices are listed free. Grace House group home. 27-year-old local charity teach ing independent living skills to adults with psychiatric and/or social disabilities, requires vol unteer board treasurer with rel evant financial experience. Meetings last Tuesday o f the month nine times a year. Call Dave Klarer, 905-844-4772. CNIB Halton-Peel volun teer canvassers are knocking on doors to May 25 during first residential cam paign in Oakville. Volunteers will be identified by official black and white buttons. All funds col lected will be used to support blind, visually impaired and deafblind people in community. To donate by phone call 1-800513-7813. Shriners o f Oakville help build better tomorrow for kids. Shriners Hospitals for Children offer some of the finest medical care w orldw ide - free o f charge. Unique fam ily style care at Shriners Hospitals makes it feel like home for a lot o f kids. T here's a Shriners Hospital in this area, so if you know any children having problem s with their bones, joints, muscles or severe bums, call the Shriners at 905-2759968 or 905-823-0587. Do you want to make a dif ference in the lives of women? If you believe in `Women Helping W om en,' consider joining board o f W om en' s Information & Support Centre o f Halton. Women with profes sional or business background encouraged. Meetings held one evening per month. Call, write, fax or email: Women's Centre, 1515 Rebecca St., Ste. 210, Oakville, ON, L6L 5G8; 905847-9104; fax 905-847-7413; or email wcadmin@ web.ca Halton VON and the May Court Club present Forget-MeN ot Gala in support of the expansion o f the V O N 's A lzheim er Services, Friday, May 25 at Le Dome. Champagne reception, dining, silent auction, and dancing to the music o f Graham Howes Band. Tickets are $125 each (with tax receipt for the maxi mum allowable amount). Call Kathleen at 827-8800 Ext. 2041. Sunningdale School FunFair on Saturday May 26 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Mini Bazaar in the gymnasium. To rent a table for $20, contact Jeanne Ham ill at 905-8448803. Tables available for Bronte Legion Ladies Auxiliary Spring Sale of new and used items. May 27, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 79 Jones. Rental of one table, $20; two tables $35. Call Mary. 905-639-2424. Options - The Conference that Works fo r Women - May 29 and 31 in Burlington. Twoday conference for Halton women interested in finding out about em ploym ent and training options. Pre-registra tion necessary - call 905-8256000-Ext.4170 or toll free 1866-442-5861-Ext. 4170. WEDNESDAY M AY 16 Signposts: Guide Through the G rief Journey, 7:30 p.m., Walton M em orial United Church, Lakeshore and Bronte. Speaker: Dr. Bill Webster, who understands grief from person al experience. Also advice to support grieving friend or fam ily member. Call parish nurse Cathy Winn at 905-827-1643. O akville R uby R ockettes inaugural dessert and coffee/tea at The A rbour Cafe, 266 Lakeshore, 8 p.m. Must wear red hat and purple outfit. Call Marg Bartlett, 905-845-1092. Halton Outdoor Club formerly Halton Cross Country Ski Club - Spring 2001 Open House, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., Burlington Central Arena, 519 Drury at Seneca. Learn about club's spring schedule o f hik ing, cycling, and canoeing /kayaking. Memberships, trip registrations. Refreshments. Free. Call 905-634-2012 or email hskiclub@ spectranet.ca or visit w ebsite www.spectranet.ca/~hskiclub Gardens o ff Drugs, 7:30 p.m., Oakville Trafalgar High School, video and organic lawn care speaker. Free. Call 905338-5660 or 905-257-3504. or em ail gardensoffdrugs @ home .com Unity C hurch of Mississauga shows Heart Full o f Grace: an Inspirational Journey o f the Heart, interna tionally acclaimed multi-media slide show, 7;30 p.m.. Unity Church o f Mississauga 3075 Ridgeway, Unit 6, 8, & 10. Cost: $10. Call 905-608-9310. RCM P M usical Ride, A ncaster Fairgrounds, 625 G am er Rd. (formerly Hwy. 53), 6 p.m., sponsored by Salvation Army and A ncaster Agricultural Society. Call JoAnn Tetreault at 905-679-2664 or Kathy Smith. 905-648-6198. Learning D isabilities o f Halton Summer Camp Fair, Appleby Place, 500 Appleby and New, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Call 905-844-6905. Parent Watch, for parents o f children who are sad, truant, abusing drugs, threatening, running away, in trouble with the law, bullied or making poor choices, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tansley United Church. 2111 Walkers. Burlington, 905-3199026, Ray Pidzamecky, facili tator. Visit www.parentwatch.com THURSDAY M AY 17 Fashion Blooms, WOSS fashion show, 7:30 p.m. featur ing fashions and hair by Fashion Design and C osm etology students, plus clothing from few retailers, at South Campus, 1330 Montclair at McCraney. D onations at door. East Oakville Community Adult Centre, 1 p.m., Maple G rove U nited Church, 346 Maplegrove, cards and refresh ments. Call T helm a Perras, 905-844-5584. Halton VON F oot Care Clinic, O akville Seniors Recreation Centre, 263 Kerr St., 1 to 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By appointm ent only, call 905815-5966. Get Summer Active - free use of facilities during Try It, every Thursday to June 21 at Glen Abbey Recreation Centre, 1415 Third Line, 905-8155950, and River Oaks Recreation Centre, 1400 Sixth Line, 905-338-4186. Mississauga Camera Club, 8 p.m., Port Credit Library, 20 Lakeshore E., M ississauga. M em ber's Essay Evening. Call 905-569-9755. Coffee Nights at Burlington Family Resource Centre, Lakeside Shopping Village, 5353 Lakeshore east o f Burloak, Burlington, Thursdays 7:30 to 9 p.m.. dur ing May and June. Open to par ents and caregivers, guest hosts, craft ideas, speakers etc. Call 905-632-9377. International Association of A dm inistrative Professionals (IAAP) dinner meeting, 6 to 9 p.m., Britannia Room, Black Bull Pub. 1124 G uelph Line, Burlington. Tickets $20, call M arilyn Dunn, 905-829-5399 Ext. 2706. FRIDAY MAY 18 Halton British Canadian Club, third Friday each month. 8 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall. Call Pam Hamilton, 905469-0673 or em ail pham ilton @ sy mpatico.ca Have you lost a loved one? Bereavem ent Group, Trinity U nited Church, 1250 McCraney, Fridays 9 a.m. Everyone welcome. Call Babs Hodgson. 905-844-0573. Time Together - 30 months to 5 years: Crafts, songs and lots o f fun with parents and children, Fridays, 9 to 10:15 a.m. at Oakville Parent Child Centre, 337 Kerr St. Call 905- 849-6366. SATURDAY M AY 19 Breakfast with Franklin, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., and visit from Paulette Bourgeois, author o f Franklin series, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., at Pick of the Crop, 245 Lakeshore E. Proceeds to Breakfast for Learning. Call 905-844-5363. M ississauga Widows and Widowers Club celebrates Queen Victoria's birthday with dance, 8:30 p.m.. South Common Community Centre, 2233 South Millway. Former members and partners welcome. Call 905-826-3774 or 905-812-3195. Credit Valley H orticultural Society Plant Sale, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Erin Mills Town Centre, Centre Court. Annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables. Saturday Fun Runs, new running group starting, 8 a.m., at The Running Company, 118 Thomas St. Free. Call 905815-1952. SUNDAY MAY 20 Thomas House Museum. 1830s pio neer home in Lakeside Park, opens for the season to Labour Day, Tuesday to Friday and some Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m., Sundays and holidays, noon to 4 p.m. House also open Sundays in September and for special events. Call Oakville Historical Society, 905-844-2695. Bronte Historical Society hosts guided walk through Bronte Pioneer Cemetery with Lome Joyce and Jane Watt. Meet at Sovereign House, 7 Wet River, 2 p.m. Return for refreshm ents afterw ards. Tickets $10 at Booker's Bookstore and The Silver Thimble, or call 905-825-5552. MONDAY MAY 21 Sheep to Shawl, 1 to 4 p.m., Spruce Lane Farmhouse, Parking Lot F, Spruce Lane Farm. Sheep get `hair cut' using 19th century sheep shearing methods. Hourly demonstrations. Costumed interpreters will demonstrate from wool to shawl - wash ing, carding, spinning, dying and weaving. Oakville Spinners and Weavers demon strate their talents. Kids craft - make pipe cleaner sheep. General admission fees: $4 adult, $3 senior, $2 youth (4 to 17), children 3 and under free. Vehicle maximum of $12. Park is open daily 8 a.m. to dusk, Burloak north of QEW, 905- 827-6911. Blood Donor Clinic, 3 to 7:30 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 1215 Lakeshore. Community Fireworks Display, River Oaks Community Church, M unn's and Sixth Line, 9:45 p.m. Bring lawn chair and fireworks to add to display. Rain or shine. Call church office, 905-257-3864. Globall2001 for CNIB Halton-Peel in June Players are needed for a glow-in-the-dark golf tourna ment to support the CNIB. The Halton/Peel District of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) has a few openings left for golfers interest ed in participating in Globall 2001 -- the organization's third annual night-time fundraising golf tournament. It will be held at Banty's Roost in Caledon on Friday June 15. Registration, pre-tournament events and dinner start at 6 p.m. Shotgun start is at 9 p.m. Cost is $100 per person, or $400 per foursome. All money raised from Globall 2001 will help provide programs and services to more than 3,000 clients in Halton and Peel. For information or to regis ter, call Jodi at CNIB at 905275-5332 Ext. 53. The CNIB works to improve services to blind, deafblind and visually impaired people and their families in Halton and Peel. Staff and volunteers work to help CNIB clients meet their greatest challenge -- to thrive indepen dently in a sighted world. 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