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Wednesday July 4, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B3 Community Update An Oakville Beaver Feature C ontact W ilm a Blokhuis: 845-3824 Ext 250 Fax: 337-5567 Em ail: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com Please forw ard announcem ents fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd,, Oakville, Ont. L6K 3S4; call 845-3824 Ext. 250, Fax 337-5567 or em ail to blokhuis@ haltonsearch.com B EF O RE NOON Monday to he included. Notices are listed free o f clmrge. Attention hikers - Halton Outdoor Club has six-day hiking trip to M ont Tremblant, Quebec. Aug. 26 to 31. If interested in booking this trip, call the club manager at 905-634-2012 for details. PASS-CAN (Postpartum A djustm ent Support Services - Canada) helps mothers and their families through the transition period of having a new baby. PASS-CAN needs Mom volunteers to assist on the tele phone lines with our various programs and in the Oakville office. Even if you are housebound with small children, there are volunteer opportunities for you. Call Pat Ogbom at 905-844-9009 to discuss how to get involved. Sum m er Camp. Halton Catholic District School Board, has full and half-day summer camps for kids 6 to 13 - art, music, drama, science, computers and sports. Call 905632-5858 or 905-849-7555; or visit www.haltonalc.com. National Guitar Workshop, July 22 to 27, Appleby College. All levels, all ages, all styles including blues, rocks, acoustic, jazz, and classical. Also bass, drums and key boards. Lessons with Rik Emmett, Don Ross and David Sinclair. Tuition includes residence and meals. Call Brian Murray, 905-567-6813. Shriners o f Oakville help build better tomorrow for kids. Shriners Hospitals for Children offer some of the finest medical care worldwide - free of charge. Unique family style care at Shriners Hospitals makes it feel like home for a lot o f kids. There's a Shriners Hospital in this area, so if you kids with problems of the bones, joints, muscles or severe bums, call the Shriners at 905-275-9968 or 905-823-0587. Join a band fo r Caribana on Aug. 4. Learn to play steelpan music and become part of a steelband. Call Elton `Smokey' John, musical director, M ississauga Academy of Steelband Music, 905-8212029, email ejohn@ hom e.com or visit www. steelband .com. W ED NESD AY JU L Y 4 Halton Multicultural Council workshop on Communicating fo r Success, 2 to 3 p.m. Call Jay Sharma at 905-842-2486. TH U RSD AY JU L Y 5 Swing fo r Charity, first annual charity golf tournament. Blue Springs Golf Club. Shotgun start, best ball, low score, men's and ladies longest drive, and closest to the pin. Cost: $1,000 per foursome. Lunch, din ner, auction, gifts and prizes, and $2,400 in door prizes. Proceeds to Big Sisters of Oakville. Call 905-338-0238 or email bigsis@web.net. H alton VON F oot Care Clinic, Oakville Seniors Recreation Centre, 263 Kerr St., 1 to 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By appoint ment only, call 905-815-5966. Halton Multicultural Council workshop on Cross-Cultural Skills, 2 to 3 p.m. Call Jay Sharma at 905-842-2486. O akville Strutters meets Thursday nights for 60-minute `stress busters' fitness walk. Meet at Oakville Central Library main front doors, Lakeshore and Navy. Walk begins 7:15 p.m. Call Lorraine Mueller. 905-827-1715. F R ID A Y JU L Y 6 Halton Multicultural Council workshop on Successful Goal Setting, 2 to 3 p.m. Call Jay Sharma at 905-842-2486. Have you lost a loved one? B ereavem ent Group, Trinity United Church, 1250 McCraney, Fridays 9 a.m. Everyone welcome. Call Babs Hodgson, 905-844-0573. SA TU R D AY JU L Y 7 Clothing Sale, fundraiser for Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, beside elevator, during mall hours. Inventory clearance of over $100,000 worth o f designer labels including Kenneth Cole, Calvin Klein, David Bitton, Esprit, Dex Brothers and more, including leathers, suede, casual and formal wear, plus accessories. For informa tion, call W omen's Centre, 905-847-9104. H ooked on Fishing, 12 to 4 p.m., Nature Centre, Bronte Creek Provincial Park. Jig tying demonstrations, casting games and demonstrations, fishing displays, fish stories and information about fishing in Ontario. Fishing program at 2 p.m. for kids. Learn about the tackle share program. R ed Cross Babysitting Courses. July 7 and 8, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Red Cross building. Cost: $35. Call 905-845-5241. SU N D A Y JU L Y 8 O akville Historical Society Walking Tours of The M ain Street o f Old Oakville. July 8, Aug. 12 and Sept. 9. Meet 2 p.m. at OHS office, 110 King St. Tickets $10, call 905-844-2695. M O N D A Y JU L Y 9 Red Cross Babysitting Courses, July 9 to 13, 2 to 4 p.m. p.m., at Oakville Central Library. Cost: $35. Call 905-845-5241. Halton Multicultural Council workshop on Listening Effectively, 1 to 2 p.m. Call Jay Sharma at 905-842-2486. TOPS - Take O ff Pounds Sensibly. Self Help Support Group. Meets Mondays at Photo by Riziero Vertolli W O M EN 'S CLUB HELPS W O M EN 'S CENTRE: Members of the American Women's Club of Oakville's Social Services Committee recently presented a $1,000 cheque to the W omen's Centre at Hopedale Mall. Shown from left are Phyllis Schreiber, Mary Ellen Ballard, Melvina Walter and Leanne Conick of the Women's Centre, Deb Sliwinski, and Lorraine Foltz. The money will be used to provide bus tickets or childcare subsidies for women coming to the centre seeking support in escaping abusive relationships for themselves and their children. 7:00 p.m. at St. Aidan's Church. Nominal fee. For further info call Kim 905-338-9059 or Maureen 905-827-4893. Bronte B unch - Walk for fun and fit ness along Waterfront Trail, eastbound to Coronation Park and westbound to Shell Park on alternating weeks. Meet at back door of Coach & Four in Bronte, walk starts 7:15 p.m. Socialization afterwards. Call Sylvia, 905-827-8768. TU ESD AY JU L Y 10 Family B BQ & Strawberry Social. Sir John Colbom e Centre for Seniors, Lakeshore and Third Line. Bring friends and grandchildren for hotdogs, hamburgers, strawberries and games. Cost: $6 each. Children under 6 free. Call 905-815-5960. S u m m er W orkshops fo r C hildren, Oakville Museum at Erchless, 8 Navy, twoday workshops for kids 7 and up. Paper Mache, July 10 and 11, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., or 1 to 3 p.m. Dress for mess. Cost: $30 per child. Call 905-338-4400. Halton Multicultural Council workshop on Cause o f Prejudice. 1 to 3 p.m. Call Jay Sharma at 905-842-2486. Em ploym ent Network, Tuesdays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Women's Centre, Hopedale, Ste. 210. Drop-in. free. Call 905-847-5520. Small business or self employed? Interested in networking and building strategic alliances with other small business owners? Join weekly B N I breakfast meet ings every Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. at the Dynasi Restaurant on Dundas. Call June Oliver at (905) 257-6528 to RSVP and for more information about BNI and the Get Smart chapter. Overeaters A nonym ous meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, 89 Dunn and Lakeshore. Questions? Call Sharon at 905-338-9021. Halton VON Foot Care Clinic, Sir John Colbome Centre for Seniors, Tuesdays 1 to 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By appointment only, call 905-815-5960. Parent Support Group, every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Pinelands Presbyterian Church, 5270 New St., Burlington. Non-denominational support with trained leaders for par ents of teens in trouble at home, school, and the law, abusive or taking drugs. M ember of Association of Parent Support Groups in Ontario, 1-800-488-5666. 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