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WHAT IS DOS? find out at MADemY Or LeRNnt Oakville‘s Business School 338â€"6600 FOCUS Lake Ontar British grandmother‘s trip a charitable effort By WILMA BLOKHUIS Focus Editor n the morning of June 24th, the first day of the third annual Oakville Waterfront Festival, Philippa Grant will dip her kayak off Bronte pier into the waters of Lake Ontario to embark on a threeâ€"month, roundâ€"theâ€"lake tour. She‘s doing it to raise funds for an international charity that helps provide research funding and care for children with cancer, and to celebrate her 50th birthday at the end of September. What‘s even more unusual is that Grant traveled almost 4,000 miles, arriving here from Gloucester, Eng., almost two weeks ago to put the fimshmg touches to her ‘Grammyâ€"Goâ€"Round.‘ For Grant, canoeing is a lifeâ€"long love. She is also a strong swimmer â€" she swims daily to keep in shape. During younger years, she run a scuba diving school for about eight years. "Scuba diving is a sport I just loved," says Grant, admitting her love for anything aquatic. "I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful sport . . . " Grant, who is staying at the Bronte home of her sisterâ€"inâ€"law, began giving serious thought to her roundâ€"theâ€"lake kayak odyssey last October, after her first visit to Oakville last fall. "And, last December, I began giving it more serious thought . . . when I was here last September the lake looked so beautiful, and we had such beauâ€" tiful, lovely weather . . . " She began her training three months ago. "And, while walking along the lake with my sisâ€" terâ€"inâ€"law, I announced my plans. I thought ‘Wouldn‘t it be lovely (to kayak around this lake) . . .?‘ and that thought just wouldn‘t go away. "I â€" also thought about turnâ€" 50, and I feel this trip will be a good way to celeâ€" brate my upcoming birthday, and the fact that I‘m in good health" â€" and physically fit. And, she would like to do something for her charity ‘back home‘ which became an international organization last December. Her aim is to raise £50,000, or $100,000 for CLIC â€" the Cancer and Leukemia Childhood Trust. CLIC was founded 18 years ago by its current chairman, Robert Woodward, who lost a son to cancer. "Woodward had paid a doctor to come back to England specifiâ€" cally to treat his son. From there, he started this trust fund." Fundraising had increased from £3,000 that first year to £2 million last year. "Now that CLIC is an international organizaâ€" tion, all the benefits of its research is internationâ€" al." For this reason, Grant met with representatives of the Oakville unit of the Canadian Cancer Society to inform them about her project. LIC has a many faceted program, explained Grant. In addition to proâ€" viding research dollars for childhood |, cancer and leukemia â€" there are 2,000 cases annually in the United Kingdom â€" and for the training of doctors and nurses in pediatric oncology, the nonâ€"profit organiâ€" zation also "supports 100% the families of the afflicted children." Families of children undergoing treatment are | accommodated free of charge at houses located W#WIN near specialist hospitals, through CLIC‘s ‘Home MAAA from Home‘ program; and trained Domiciliary MÂ¥ Care Nurses care and counsel sick children and their families at home. able to stay close to the hospital, the treate d doesn‘t WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1994 10 "With the families belng E child being [ feel |M e y3 British canoeist Philippa Grant receives a specially madeâ€"toâ€"order sea kayak for her roundâ€"theâ€"lake { trip from David Hollisson of Hiker‘s Haven. 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