16 UPDATE EDITOR: WILMA BLOKHUIS WEDNESDAY JUNE 21 Barbecue Fun Fair at River Oaks Public School, 5 - 8 p.m. Rock climbing walls, inflatable games, pony rides, baseball, a silent auction, Hot dogs, hamburgers, water, pop and cotton candy. Fundraiser for school literacy program along with other educational needs. Oakville-Mississauga Prostate Cancer Support Group meets on 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7 9 p.m. at Wellspring, 2545 Sixth Line, (Sixth Line and Dundas), 905-257-1988. Support is offered from cancer survivors to men (and their families) who have been diagnosed, or are following up on treatment options. Oakville Music and Art Shared Space Ladies' Night Out at T-Bones Grille, 339 Kerr, 7 p.m. Tickets $35 in advance by e-mailing info@musicartsharedspace.ca. Distress Centre Oakville AGM, 6:30 8:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 1494 Wallace. Speaker: Lynne Jenkins who has battled back from cults, bipolar disorder and drugs through Reiki and rebirthing. RSVP to info@distresscentreoakville.com or call Update Community 905-849-4559. BEYOND, peer support group for those grieving the loss of a loved one, Wednesdays 7:30 p.m., Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre, 2530 Sixth Line, River Glen Mews Plaza. Contact Debbie, 905-8275849. THURSDAY JUNE 22 5th annual Cause for Paws fundraiser hosted by Oakville's RDog Post Park Leash Free, lakefront garden martini party, 235 Front, 7 p.m. Silent and live auction, martinis, sausages, shucked oysters. For information, call Trudy Barber, 905-617-1400. Explore Your Inner World with Sri Vasudeva, 7:30 9:30 p.m., Unity Church of Missississauga, 3075 Ridgeway Dr., Units 6-10, Mississauga. Call Rita, 905-8140872. I'm Still Here: professional and family caregivers coping with Alzheimer's Disease, plus faculty, students and public invited to attend research-based drama on living with dementia, 7 9 p.m., at Sheridan Centre for Animation and Emerging Technologies (SCAET) auditorium, Ceremonial off Trafalgar. Free seating. www.oakvillebeaver.com Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax 905-337-5567 email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com · WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2006 Eco Action Teams present free seminar on saving money and energy from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Central Public Library, 120 Navy. Email info@ecoactionteams.ca. HAPPEN Linking People and Opportunities networking support group for unemployed business professionals, 8 a.m., St. John's Church Hall (Anapilis), 2185 Stavebank, Mississauga. Speaker: Theresa Syer, passion, attitude, success. Members $10, non-members $15. Call 905-3390268 or www.happen.ca. June 22 is last day to register for Oakville Christian Women's Club dinner meeting at the Holiday Inn, QEW and Trafalgar, June 26, 7 p.m., featuring Backyard Nature Store bird feeding specialist and garden accents, music by Chris Peters, soloist from Burlington, and speaker Diane Whitmore from Grand Island, NY. Cost: $27. RSVP Susan at 905-849-1435. SATURDAY JUNE 24 Retirement Celebration for Dennis Yeo, 12 2 p.m., Lorne School School, 150 Ridge Dr. Fundraiser for school fund to help kids at Lorne Skuce. Fair, games, pizza, 50/50 draw and raffle. Oakville Legion Ladies Auxiliary Yard Sale, starting 9 a.m. at Legion Hall, Upper Middle and Sixth Line. Charity BBQ at Shopper's Drug Mart, 2501 Third Line (905-465-3000), 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Silent auction, bake sale, face painting and kids activities, as well as complimentary makeovers from beauty experts, and demos and sampling from various vendors. All proceeds from the BBQ/bake sale and auction going to Weekend to End Breast Cancer, in support of Princess Margaret Hospital. Prime Time Charity Barbecue, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., fundraiser for Rose Cherry's Home for Kids, children's hospice and respite centre providing care for chronically ill children. Owner, professional boxer Mike Post, staff and volunteers grill hotdogs and hamburgers to raise money. Prime Time at 2390 Lakeshore at Jones. Staff accompany employees Continued from page 15 Mainly they are shy and reluctant to acknowledge other colleagues said Cox. For those people STRIDE offers "job coaching." This program allows a staff member to accompany them while they are working in the community. The staff member also helps them understand their duties and assists them to become more sociable among other employees. Cox added that he receives positive feedback from employers who hire STRIDE members permanently. Not only does Cox hear positive comments from employers, but workers in the packaging plant expressed pleasure towards the STRIDE program and how its helped them. Steve Clark, 36, has been working for STRIDE for seven years and likes his colleagues and the management at the plant. "I like the people here, it's a friendly atmosphere, I like the teamwork and the management, their flexible," said Clark while smiling and holding his head up high. "It's built up my confidence, I meet new people, I learn new skills, accepting responsibility and new challenges." Cox said once people start to realize mental illnesses can occur to anyone at any point in their life, there will still be disappointments, but he remains optimistic that everyone at STRIDE will work in the community. WAREHOUSE SALE From June 21th - 27th, 2006 BONUS GIFTS WITH PURCHASE* INNOVIS 4000-D Sewing & Embroidery Reg. $7999 Now $ 6299 * Receive 4 FREE embroidery cards and $200 voucher for regularly priced fabric with each INNOVIS 4000-D purchase _ $1196 VALUE ©Disney NX - 200 Reg. Now $ NX - 400 899 Reg. Now $ 1119 $699 $999 Selected Machines from $239! 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