www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday August 23, 2006 - 29 UPDATE EDITOR: WILMA BLOKHUIS Forward announcements of non-profit and free events for Community Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; e-mail blokhuis@haltonsearch.com or call 905-8453824 Ext. 250; BEFORE NOON MONDAY for Wednesday, BEFORE NOON THURSDAY for Friday and BEFORE NOON FRIDAY for Saturday. Free listing. Distress Line Volunteers Needed: Volunteers must be nonjudgmental and have the ability to befriend callers with compassion and empathy. If you are over 18 and can commit to 12 hours a month, call the Oakville Distress Centre at 905849-4559 or visit its www.distresscentreoakville.com. Next training session starts end of September. Volunteers Needed: SAVIS, charitable organization in Oakville providing a 24-hour crisis support for women survivors of sexual violence in Halton needcs volunteers. Support to individuals experiencing trauma, depression, loneliness, suicidal thoughts, addictions or difficulty coping. To volunteer call 905-825- Update Community 3622 or e-mail administration@savisofhalton.org or visit www.savisofhalton.org. Training starts Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. Certificates of training hours will be awarded. Big Sister's Marathon Bridge: Games are played twice a month in each other's homes, from October to April. Season finishes with a dinner. Profits to the Big Sisters, Big Brothers of Halton. For more information call Palma at 905-333-1722 or Riki at 905-845-7471. Bronte Badminton Club for Juniors returns to the courts for their sixth year. From midSeptember to early April three coaches will develop the badminton skills of Oakville youths. Sunday afternoons at St. Paul's United Church are reserved for training and development, with Friday evenings at Abbey Park High School set aside for games night. Membership to the Sunday program is limited, contact Bill Hutton, 905-827-7243, to reserve. 25th Anniversary: Oakville Christian School celebrates its 25th anniversary from September 2006June 2007. Alumni, friends and members of the Oakville community Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax 905-337-5567 email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com are invited to contact the school to find out about the upcoming celebrations. Check www.ocsonline.org or call during regular school hours at 905-825-1247 ext. 221. The Arthritis Society is developing a chapter in Oakville and requires volunteers to fill executive level and member-at-large positions. For more information, contact Lorna Catrambone at 1-888-4340009. Do you know a child who is grieving the death of a parent or sibling? The Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children offers children, teenagers and their families the support they need as they cope with their loss and grow through their grief. To register for programs beginning in September, call 905-3372333 or send an email to lighthouseprogram@bellnet.ca. If you are grieving the loss of a beloved pet and need to talk to someone who understands the love you feel for your pet and your pain, call the Halton-Peel Pet Loss Support Group for confidential telephone support. Mississauga 905-272-4040; Oakville 905-842-2252; Burlington 905-637-5233 or e-mail petloss@sympatico.ca. Why pay $14 to go to the movies? Grace House group home, a local registered charity since 1974, is selling reduced rate tickets to AMC Theatres to raise funds for residentrelated purchases and activities. Tickets valid until April 2007 and cost $10 each, call 905-844-4772. Help keep Canada beautiful. Join more than 35,000 Canadians to remove harmful debris from local shorelines during the 2006 TD Canada Trust Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. Register to be a site coordinator by Aug. 31 for a clean up between Sept. 16 24. All shoreline cleanup materials supplied free. For more information, call toll free 1-877-427-2422 or visit www.vanaqua.org/cleanup. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23 Historical Walking Tour, The Heritage of Trafalgar Road, new tour along Trafalgar Road and Reynolds Street, 7 p.m. Meet at St. John's United Church, Dunn and Randall, Lusk Hall, Green Room. Cost: $12, $6 for children. Call 905-844-2695. THURSDAY AUGUST 24 Good Manners Basics: Children 6 - 12 years old learn about manners, respect, table and telephone manners, posture, positive language, grooming and more with activity sheets, songs and challenges, 7 9 p.m. Cost: $30, Paletta Lakefront Park Gatehouse, Burlington. Call 905-308-1939 or email info@goodmanners.ca to pre-register. SATURDAY AUGUST 26 Pot Luck Dinner, Bronte Legion, 79 Jones, 6:30 p.m., in Club Room. Bring favourite dish. Charity event. Euchre Thursdays 7 p.m., darts Fridays 8 p.m., and lunch daily. SUNDAY AUGUST 27 Sunday Morning Strolls, 9 a.m., Bronte Creek Provincial Park day use area, Burloak north of QEW. Start you day off with a gentle, hourlong walk that is suitable for all ages. This informal hike will lead you in and around the Maiden's Blush Trail and includes topics such as habitats and communities, mammals and Bronte through the ages. Meet the park ranger at Parking Lot C BEYOND, a peer support group for those grieving the loss of a loved one, Sundays 8 p.m., Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre, 2563 Sixth Line, River Glen Mews Plaza. Contact Debbie 905-827-5849. THE OTMH CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT Thank You `Fore' Supporting Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital! On behalf of the Rotary Club of Upper Oakville Centennial and Oakville Hospital Foundation, we would like to extend a warm and sincere thank you to the over 144 participants, volunteers and sponsors who took part in the 27th Annual OTMH Charity Golf Tournament on Wednesday August 16, 2006. Thanks to the people and businesses of the Oakville community this year's OTMH Charity Golf Tournament was a tremendous success! Net proceeds will be used to purchase equipment for the Hospital's Emergency Department. We would like to express our gratitude to the following sponsors and suppliers for their support and generosity: MAJOR SPONSORS Platinum- Affiliated Insurance Management Inc. Media Sponsor- The Oakville Beaver Cart Sponsor- Moen Inc. Print - Ideal Graphics & About Signs Oakville Lunch Sponsor- Lombard Canada 19th Hole - Affiliated Insurance Management Inc. Course - Wyldewood Golf & Country Club HOLE SPONSORS Alpha Construction Assante Capital Management BDO Dunwoody Blackstone Partners Bronte Movers Clockwork Logistics Cumming & Cumming Wealth Management Inc. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company Kopriva Taylor Funeral Home Lombard Canada Moen Inc. Peggy Grall & Associates ReMax Abouttowne Ryrie, Kerr, Davidson Sunrise Senior Living of Oakville The Community Foundation of Oakville The Co-operators Oakville Agents Dave Pecharich and Aaron Cronk The Magnes Group Inc. Ward Funeral Home Wyldewood Golf & Country Club WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS & BUSINESSES FOR THEIR GENEROUS PRIZE DONATIONS: Bloom '84 Flower Shop McCutcheon's Foto Source Ward Funeral Home St. Lawrence Cement Portraits by Mina Avante Bookers Bernard Callebaut Home Depot Montana's Cookhouse Saloon Total Travel CIMS Guardian Drug Mart Philthy McNasty's Michael's Hairstyling Raymar Lighting L'Atelier Grigorian Paradiso Royal Botanical Gardens Integra Capital Dana Long Manufacturing Upper Oakville Travel Centre Delmanor Glen Abbey Patisserie D'Or BDO Dunwoody Delsa Golf BMO Morrison House Global Ryan's Pet Foods Petro-Canada New Bright Canada Ltd. Tim Hortons- Oakville Wellington West CBC Glazier Opticians Sea & Craft Framing Gallery The Merchant of Tennis BeBe Nail Salon Stelma Rotary Club of Upper Oakville Elaine Hale Factory Golf Centre Abbozzo Gallery Shopper's Drug Mart Kerr Cadillac George Bradley Shopper's Drug Mart- Cornwall SPECIAL HOLE SPONSORS Closest to the Pin: BMO Bank of Montreal Hole in One Sponsor: Oakville Volkswagen Inc. Longest Drive: Frank Cowan Company Limited Putting Contest: Snap-On Tools of Canada