www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday June 9, 2007 - 27 In motion Red Cross in the field They have seen local and international disasters up close and now Red Cross volunteers will share their Stories from the Field on Monday, June 18. "Across the Street and Across the World : Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things" is an opportunity for Halton area donors, volunteers and residents to learn more about the role of Red Cross volunteers. Keynote speakers at the event will include Bonnie Kearns, a Disaster Management volunteer and international delegate and Bill Ferris, a volunteer with the Disaster Management Team. Kearns has been a volunteer for more than two decades and has assisted with nine disaster relief missions including New York City in response to 9-11 and Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. Kearns has also provided DEREK WOOLLAM / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER assistance in Afghanistan. Ferris is a long-serving Disaster Management volunteer who responded to the Peterborough Floods and was deployed to assist during the aftermath of 9-11 and Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. The event will be held Monday, June 18 from 6:308:30 p.m. in the Bronte Room of the Halton Regional Centre at 1151 Bronte Rd. The Canadian Red Cross is a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the situation of vulnerable people in Canada and throughout the world. In Canada, the Red Cross provides a wide range of assistance to millions of people through our disaster relief, injury prevention and humanitarian issues programming. For more information about the Canadian Red Cross visit www.redcross.ca. GETTING PREPARED: Jeff Gareau serves up pancakes while friends and volunteers gathered at Timothy's in downtown Oakville for the Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion annual Wheels in Motion Breakfast. The fifth annual Wheels in Motion walk is set for Sunday, beginning at the Burl-Oak Canoe Club on Water Street, winding through downtown Oakville as people wheel, run or walk to raise funds to improve the quality of life for those with spinal cord injury or other physical challenges. This year's event will specifically raise funds for the construction of a wheelchair accessible dock at the Oakville Harbour so that the physically disabled, as well as seniors and young children can take part in boating activities. For information contact 905-469-1932, ext 8,Oakville@wheelsinmotion.org or www.oakvillewheels.ca. OVERWEIGHT? A new investigational medication for weight loss is now availabl in clinical research studies. If you'd like to volunteer or simply for more information, please call an LMC Endocrinolog Centre near you to see if you ar eligible to partcipate. n TOUGH t enough. le to make your next big deal? lays a large part in your confidence r dental care that will help with siness goals. orth it! LMC OAKVILLE 905-337-0040 www.lmc.ca DO YOU SUFFER FROM EXCESSIVE SHYNESS? Do you worry about being embarrassed or judged negatively by others in a variety of situations such as: talking in front of a group, going to parties, meeting new people or speaking with authority figures? You may be interested in a research study using medication for the treatment of SOCIAL ANXIETY For more information contact: Christine at 905-521-2100 x76632 christine@macanxiety.com Anxiety Disorders Clinic McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton www.smilesbybis.com e Suite 220, Oakville, ON L6K 3V7 338.6684 905.33.TOOTH