www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday March 31, 2007 - 25 Residential Canvass Campaign: Volunteers still urgently needed Can you spare 3 hours from April 1 to 30? The Canadian Cancer Society still urgently needs volunteers in Oakville to use their cancer-fighting powers by giving just three hours of time canvassing for the fundraising drive, Daffodil Month. This April, Canadian Cancer Society volunteers of all ages will go knocking on their neighbours' doors to collect donations for the fight against cancer. Volunteers are still desperately needed for canvassing and envelope drops in North Oakville communities West Oak Trails, River Oaks, Oak Park and Iroquois Ridge. Envelope drops involve distributing donation envelopes to the mailboxes of homes in Oakville where there are no canvassers scheduled for the spring campaign. Door-to-Door canvassing involves students knocking on doors collecting funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. Door-toDoor canvassing is available for adults and senior high school students only. Volunteers are encouraged to make it a family affair by canvassing with a friend, family member or neighbour, or, to canvass `In Honour' of a loved one. Last year, the Oakville Residential Canvass raised $178,000. The money raised helps fund leading-edge cancer research The power of one When Jean Malcolm cially children, whom she Smith, founder of the wished didn't smoke, the Canadian Cancer Society Oakville Unit continued to Oakville Unit, first started expand and become a creddriving Canadian Cancer itable Society in Oakville Society patients in 1957, in the fight against cancer. meetings were held in her Back then most people home. It was at the time were afraid of the word Jean's sister Orma was cancer. You just didn't talk being treated that Jean too much about it. Now founded the Unit. those with cancer speak She led the Unit as its more positively about their president in its initial year, disease, which in many and transported Oakville instances is manageable, patients to and from treatand the patients are in Jean ment centres. Jean also Smith, founder of the Canadian remission sooner than years Cancer Society Oakville Unit organized volunteers to make dressings at ago. The "cancer subject" is no longer a St.John's United Church. taboo. Fundrasing at the beginning was done by In the intervening years, the Unit has volunteers who were friends of Jean's who moved to a new location, expanded services, learned of the new unit through word of continues to recruit volunteers and influmouth. An amazing $5,000 was raised- far ences the lives of many Oakville people. in excess of its $2,500 target. The Canadian Cancer Society in Oakville Not long after the Unit was up and run- and across Canada still remains the largest ning, it expanded from originally 5 to hun- charitable funder of cancer research. dreds of volunteers, therefore an office was The residential canvassers who visit needed. The first office was located in the homes in Oakville are to this day usually down town Toronto Dominion Bank and greeted with a smile and a donation because Wyn Moore was the first secretary in that of the continued good work of the Oakville office. Wyn is a grand lady and to this day volunteers and staff. They are totally commany long serving volunteers remember mitted to eradicate cancer and to enhance how amiable and pleasant Wyn was to all of the lives of those living with this dreaded them. disease. Thanks to Jean's leadership, passion for Jean Smith would be proud of her both fighting cancer and educating , espe- legacy. Knock, knock! When you see a Canadian Cancer Society volunteer canvassing door to door in your community this April, please give generously. and support services for people living with cancer. If you can spare 3 hours this April, call the Oakville Unit at (905) 845-5231. It's just three hours for you, but a lifetime to a cancer survivor. SPRIGGS INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED Mississauga Burlington Oakville Fax (416)798-7527 (905)681-4035 (905)844-9232 (905)845-1634 CAN-AM TAX CENTER INC. 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 212 Oakville, Ontario L6L 5G8 Tel.: (905) 829-2687 Fax: (905) 469-8156 canamtax@on.aibn.com Congratulations to the Canadian Cancer Society on their 50th Anniversary! 159 Church Street, Oakville, Ontario L6J 1N1 e-mail: info@spriggs.ca Proud to support The Canadian Cancer Society! 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