Hot meals for seniors The Oakville Senior Citizens‘ Recreation Centre has a number of wonderful programs one of which is the Wheels to Meals. § Wheels to Meals brings people to the centre who might otherwise not have an opportunity to get out,. The clients who are 80+ receive a hot lunch and an afternoon of games, crafts and light exercise. Everybody seems to enjoy the time they spend at the centre and the reason for the proâ€" grams great success is due to its volâ€" unteers. Volunteer drivers pick the clients up at their homes and bring them to the centre. Volunteer hostesses greet clients and kitchen volunteers serve May Court volunteers raise funds Last year the May Court Club of Oakville was pleased to be able to return to the community over $40,000. this was made possible primarily by the hard work of over 60 member volunteers who work in the May Court Nearly New Shop on Kerr St. The shop sells small household artiâ€" cles and good quality clothing for the entire family. The merchandise is sold on consignment with 50% going to the seller and 50% going to the club to be distributed to variâ€" ous groups in the community. The other main source of funding for the May Court Club is the annual"Festival of Trees." This project began in 1988. It involves the decoration of artificial Christmas trees. sponsored by Oakville businesses, which are raffled off. the funds raised through this project have always supâ€" ported the VON Hospice program and this year the club was able to give the program $12,000. The May Court Club of Oakville has been pleased to be able to contribute funds to many community groups since its inception in 1957. Among those supported are the Careâ€" Initiated in 1983 and incorporated in 1984, Child Find Ontario is recognizing 10 years of commitment to reducing the incidence of missing children. Searching for missing kids Child Find Ontario has grown from a single chapter in London to 17 chapters serving their respective comâ€" munities. The head office is located in Oakville and has six fullâ€"time staff which consists of the executive direcâ€" tor, a case administrator, a provincial chapter coâ€"ordinaâ€" tor, a fund raising coâ€"ordinator, an administrative assisâ€" tant, secretary and receptionist/volunteer coâ€"ordinator. Child Find‘s mandate is to assist in the search of missing children, to increase awareness on the problem of missing and exploited children and to provide preâ€" vention education on abduction to children and adults, to provide assistance and support to families, to refer parents to professional help and to advocate for the richts of children. With 40% of the population, statistics show 35% of all missing children in Canada originate from Ontario. On Sept, 21, 1993, Child Find Ontario was endorsed by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police. This was a proud moment for the organization. (905) 825â€"1992 1500 HERITAGE WAY, OAKVILLE, ONT. L6M 3H4 * Help with Insurance Paperwork e Windshields.* Side Window * Fleet Dealer Discounts * Sunroof Back Window Repairs WE WILL REPAIR or REPLACE in 30 MINUTES at your Home, Work or in our SHOP. WE WILL PAY YOUR $50 DEDUCTIBLE. GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICE MECHANICS YOU CAN TRUST the food. After lunch, Red Cross volâ€" unteers lead an armchair exercise proâ€" gram and other volunteers assist with crafts, cards and board games. The clients have this to say about the Wheels to Meals program: "Tuesday afternoons are very enjoyable, if it wasn‘t for this afterâ€" noon, I really wouldn‘t get out." "When I first came to the program I was a stranger but I was greeted by so many happy faces I felt welcome. The volunteers are all very caring and loving." If you are interested in Wheels to Meals or any programs offered at the Oakville Seniors‘ Centre contact Nancy Stanley at 845â€"8141. 507 SPEERS ROAD, OAKVILLE, ONT. (905) $45â€"1610 of Oakville Aâ€"Van Fund, The Oakville Association for the Mentally Retarded, the Red Cross, Sedgewick Day Care Centre, Halton Family Services, Oakville Crisis Centre, Oakville Parentâ€"Child Centre, Big Sisters/Big Brothers, Survivors of Strokes, PC Cops, Haltonâ€" Women‘s Place, CNIB, Teleâ€" Touch, Children‘s Aid Society, DARE, HASS, Oakvilleâ€" Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Carey House, VON Hospice, and scholarships for deserving students. This year the VON Hospice program will receive a total of $27,000 from the club. Community groups within Oakville have been challenged to raise a matching $27,000 to offset the VON‘s $54,000 shortfall. A group of May Court volunteers visit local nursery schools and day care centres to identify visual and hearing difficulties in preschoolers. The club also operates a lunch box program which provides food for several Oakville schools to distribute among hungry students. For information about May Court Club of Oakville contact the membership convenor at 905â€"845â€"4932. Child Find Ontario operates the national tollâ€"free line for all of Canada where calls are looked after 24 hours a day with the help of onâ€"call volunteers. Child Find Ontario works closely with law enforceâ€" ment agencies, External Affairs, Canadian and U.S. Immigration, Canada Customs, RCMP Missing Children‘s Registry, International Social Services and lawyers in an effort to work on behalf of a missing child/children. In 1993, Child Find Ontario moved its office to a larger, more central location at Dorval and the QEW to accommodate the increasing demand on its programs. Child Find Ontario is grateful to the growing number of volunteers who work hard to maintain the visibility of the organization. The board of directors is comprised of 20 individuals from many diverse backgrounds and its chapters and volunteers are enthusiastically carrying out the various programs in their respective communiâ€" ties. Child Find Ontario is a member of Child Find Canada and is committed to working with all agencies to help provide a safe environment for all children. SATURN Wheels to Meals volunteer Gwyn Thomson serves a hot meal to Art Merklinger. * BRIDAL GOWN ALTERATIONS * REASONABLE RATES * MENS AND LADIES‘ * ALTERATIONS AND * COURTEOUS, EFFICIENT SERVICE BY TRAINED PROPESSIONALS at Reynolds Church ma{d 2444 Lakeshore Rd. W. 827â€"5679 TOWARF (originally Trafalgar Oakville Water Air Rescue Force) was organized in August 1954 by the then Chief Constable of Trafalgar Township (now local and regional councillor) Fred Oliver, in response to the drowning of two Oakville Sea Scouts and their leader in the waters of Lake Ontario off Oakville. TOWAREF: volunteer â€" searches and rescues Originally funded through the Lions Club and by private donations, TOWARF has subsequently been financed directly by the Town of Oakville. In 1979 TOWARF became a member of the Canadian Marine Rescue Auxiliary, thus gaining affiliation with the Canadian Coast Guard for search and rescue missions.The objectives of the force are to protect persons using the water areas abutting the Oakville shoreâ€" line, to do rescue work and to encourage the education of the public in water safeâ€" As a volunteer nonâ€"profit organizaâ€" tion TOWARF has grown to over 100 members operating through an execuâ€" tive and 11 crews. Operations comâ€" mence in midâ€"April to midâ€"November, with regular daily patrols from the May holiday weekend until the end of October. Crews are on duty from 6 to 10 p.m. or later on weekdays and from 12 noon to 10 p.m. or later on weekends and holidays with personnel on call outâ€" side of the regular duty hours. The patrols are normally conducted between the east and west boundaries of Oakville, from the shoreline to midâ€"lake, however, many rescues are conducted outside these boundaries when emergenâ€" cies arise. In many previous seasons TOWARF has averaged over 80 search and rescue calls. All TOWARF members receive year round training in Search and Rescue, Marine Radio Operations, Navigation, Boat Handling, First Aid and CPR. The courses are provided by the Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian Power Sail Squadrons and St. John Ambulance. TOWAREF is fortunate that it has members who are qualified as instructors for all these courses. In 1990, in conjunction with the Halton Regional Police TOWARF orgaâ€" nized a Coast Watchers program. This consisted of recruiting members of the public who lived or worked in a location that provided a good view of the lake and who were interested in assisting TOWARF and the Halton Police Marine unit by keeping a watchful eye on Oakville‘s waterfront. There are now 20 Coast Watchers spread along the Thanks to all the volunteers for their help 2432 Lakeshore Rd. West SECONDARY SCHOOL 1330 Montclaire Dr. Oakville, Ont. (905) 845â€"4284 "A sincere thanks to the hard work of many volunteers throughout Oakville District Branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association" binoculars. shoreline who have compass cards and In 1998 the Town of Oakville built in new headquarters building for TOWARF at the shore end of the East pier at Navy Street and built a new, more sheltered, docking slip. These premises were first occupied at the beginning of the 1989 boating season and provide a greatly improved facility from which to operate. Emergency communications to TOWARF can be made through the Halton Regional Police by dialing 911 or, when TOWARF personnel are on duty, to the headquarters building, 905â€" 845â€"8931. Visitors are welcome during operating hours. Support for victims of strokes Survivors of Strokes (SOS) Inc. located in Suite 203, Hopedale Mall, was founded 12 years ago; its aim being to establish an onâ€"going support system for stroke victims and their families in the Oakville community. SOS provides moral support for the survivors of strokes in a location where they may participate in exerâ€" cises, social activities and companâ€" ionship in a group setting. m At the same time, they are able to share success and improvement with friends and receive support to continue, giving a much needed boost to their selfâ€"confidence. Invost in Our Future Our Children The centre is open Tuesday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is staffed entirely by volâ€" unteers. In addition to staffing the centre, volunteers arrange picnics during the summer months, luncheons for special occasions and a Christmas party for stroke members and their families. They hold bingos, craft and bake sales and raffles throughout the year to raise funds to help offset some of the costs. If you have a few hours to spare and would like to participate in the SOS program, call Alan Bennett at 905â€"825â€"1331. Or