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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday May 9. 2001 Oakvillesends 20 children on Dreams Take Flight adventure Some Oakville children are flying pretty high. T hey've recently received word from their school princi pals they've been invited by the Oakville Field Hockey Club (OFHC) to spend a day in Disney World in Florida Several o f the children and their parents were at a recent Town Council meeting to wit ness the OFHC Dream-a-Thon Committee donate a cheque for 552,000 to Air C anada's Dreams Take Flight charity. In attendance were Dreams Take Flight national president Bill Sanderson, vice-president Mary Wolf and treasurer Carol Moorcroft. The money will allow 20 physically or mentally chal lenged, seriously disadvan taged, or terminally ill children from Oakville and five adult escorts to board a plane on May 23 to spend a day at Disney World. "I'm really glad Dreams Take Flight gave us the 20 seats," said John Picone. OFHC founder general caretaker. "The people o f Oakville have been overwhelm ingly supportive and generous. It's good that they see special chil dren from this town enjoy the benefits o f their generosity." After accepting the cheque. Sanderson told the gathering that thanks to the efforts o f the OFHC. Dreams Take Flight is able to double the capacity of last year's trip by flying two *767's to Florida. He noted that while children from all over Ontario are invit ed, it's the Oakville area that really makes a difference. "The Oakville Field Hockey Club has raised almost $80,000 in just two years," Sanderson said. "Clearly the action's out here." Special recognition was given to Vinnie Di Rollo. chair of the OFHC's Dream-a-Thon Committee. "She has incredible faith that any goal can be achieved," said John Picone. "Future D ream -a-Thoners will look RUN FOR TH E C A M P S :1 R u n n e rs begin their 1 0 K T im H ortons R u n for C a m p s at Bronte Creek Provincial P a rk on Sunday m orning. R IG H T : D a rry l Bennett, a program analyst, gets his num ber pinned on by C liff M u rra y , m anager of C om puter Centre Operations at T im Donut Ltd. B E L O W : a chilling wind made Ethan Cressy, 6, cover up before the start of the run. There was also a 5 K walk. The event raised $18,000. M a y 16 is Cantp Day at T im H ortons - all coffee sales will help send a kid to camp. O F H C founder and general caretaker John Picone gets to know St. M ich a e l's student Lind say A m a ral who will join 19 other O akville children for a day of fun and adventure at Flo rid a 's Disney W orld on M a y 23. Photos by Peter C. McCusker J back on the early years o f this millennium and recognize that they stand upon the shoulders o f giants," he said. "And Vinnie's one of them. She has a giant heart." In accepting a plaque from the Dream-a-Thon Committee members. Di Rollo was quick to point out the fundraiser's success is due to the fact that a lot of people came together to help her. She thanked the mem bers o f the field hockey club in particular, many of whom were in attendance. A special thank you to Mayor Ann Mulvale was deliv ered by Erin Bursey, a Grade 10 student at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, where the Dream-a-Thon was held. "There are too many to thank." said Erin. " But I believe that every single person who did something to help has something in common: their love, their faith in dreams and that a caterpillar can become a beautiful butterfly and soar to the sun." She and St. M ichael's student Lindsay Amaral pre sented the mayor with a bou quet of flowers. Picone said he was excited to meet some o f the children. "Shaking their hands and intro ducing myself and answering their questions and watching their faces light up . . . it was wonderful." Ulysses Santos from St. James School buzzed around Picone every chance he could get with a barrage o f questions: "How big's Mickey? Can I be in your group? How fast do the rides go?" The Dream-a-Thon was the second annual fundraiser by The O akville Field Hockey Club. The $52,000 was the result o f pledges sought by m em bers o f the club who played a m arathon indoor match. Money was also raised through the sale of decorative butterflies in many Oakville schools. "I'm still getting requests for the butterflies," said Di Rollo. "I'm doubling our order for next year." Items donated to the day's silent auction also generated funds. The club is particularly grateful to the many corporate sponsorships they received which covered all administra tive costs, especially lnvidiata Homes which covered the cost o f jerseys and socks. For more information about OFHC, visit w w w.geocities. com/ofhc. 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