10 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday July 16, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com SUMMER SIDEWALK SALE ings av S We want to get you all "Pumped Up For Summer"! Hopedale Mall wants you to enjoy shopping at the mall all Summer long, so we will pay for your gas to get there.. Shop our Summer Sidewalk Sale on July 11 through July 19, Fill out a ballat any participating store, drop it in the ballat box located at Centre Court, and you could be the winner of a FULL SERVE MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER BROTHER BEARS: Addison Brasil, left, his family and friends have teamed up to create Team Brother Bear, a charity inspired by his younger brother, Austin, right, who suffers from a rare neurological disorder that caused a brain tumor four years ago. $500 GAS CARD! No purchase necessary to enter. Rules and regulations posted at ballot box. HOPEDALE MALL Loyola student's courage inspires Team Brother Bear By Hiba Kesebi SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Tim Hortons Free Swim. It's our thanks to you. Your local Tim Hortons is happy to bring you Tim Hortons Free Swim complimentary swimming time at your local pool. For a schedule of times and locations, drop by your local Oakville Tim Hortons location. Team Brother Bear is carrying the ball for Austin Brasil. In late May, the 17-year-old St. Ignatius of Loyola High School student organized a fundraiser at his school that raised $5,000 for the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children's pediatric brain cancer research unit. Austin is all too familiar with the important work being done at the research unit, since he's currently undergoing treatment there for the brain tumor he has lived with for the past four years. In the past six weeks, Austin's condition has taken a turn for the worse and he is currently unable to physically continue with his charitable work. He has lost his short-term memory and spends the majority of his day resting. Nonetheless, Austin's efforts inspired friends and family, especially his big brother, Addison Brasil, to carry on for him. "When he did that first event, I just realized how much it meant to him. It's inspiring. He's the one who is sick and he wants to give back," said 19-year-old Addison. Just over two weeks ago, Addison, and DENTURES COMPLETE DENTURE 349 905-842-8209 ea. © Tim Hortons, 2007 $ LIMITED TIME OFFER a group of close friends established Team Brother Bear -- a charity that Addison, and 15 other friends and family, formed to give support to Austin and others in his situation. "Austin's condition is something I can't take control of, but the charity is our way of supporting him," explained Addison. The name of the charity was derived from Austin's household nickname, Brother Bear. Team Brother Bear, is holding a community street sale and barbecue this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Castle Hill Street to raise the funds needed in order to become a registered charity. Melissa Espina, a long-time close friend of Addison and Austin, said it will cost them $700 to become an official registered organization, as well as to establish a website for the charity. "The money will be going to establish what we want to start up the cause," said Espina, adding they have collected many donated items for the street sale. "We have also invited houses on Castle Hill Crescent and Westchester Road to hold garage sales of their own to make this an event for the community along with our fundraiser. We want it to be larger than we can anticipate." Addison, Espina and the rest of Team Brother Bear, plan to hold their first annual charity dinner/dance in August. "The first annual event, will be completely in his (Austin's) honour," said Addison. The team plans to give the money raised for research, as well as to support families, who aren't financially affluent in their battle with the disease. Austin was born with Neurofibromatosis (NF1), a disorder that occurs in one in every 4,000 births. The condition causes tumours -- Neurofibromas -- to grow on nerve tissues. After a routine MRI, doctors also discovered that he has a brain tumor. He is currently on an antibiotic medication that may replace chemotherapy, depending on how well his body responds to the treatment. Sadly, until this time, Austin's new treatment does not appear to be effective at slowing the progression of his tumor. He plans to attend the street sale and barbecue on Castle Hill Crescent and Westchester Road, if his health permits. For information about Team Brother Bear, visit www.teambrotherbearcanada.blogspot.com.