www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Thursday, November 10, 2011 · 14 In Friday's Beaver CORE workshop on demographics Food for Life (FFL) is teaming up with Tim Hortons in Oakville for a food drive to feed those in need. All Oakville Tim Hortons locations will be collecting perishable food items until Nov. 20. Food donations will be distributed to FFL, Fareshare food bank, Kerr Street Ministries and Salvation Army Oakville. Collection bags will be in the Friday, Nov. 11 edition of The Oakville Beaver. FFL collects surplus perishable and non-perishable foods from producers, distributors and retailers for redistribution to local food banks and social service agencies -- as well as low-income outreach programs throughout Halton. More than 21,000 people a month are served by FFL in Halton Region. The organization distributed more than a million pounds of food worth more than $4 million in 2010-11. For more information, visit http://www.foodforlife.com/. Find out how Oakville's population is evolving and learn how these shifts could impact an organization at the Understanding Oakville's Changing Demographics C.O.R.E. workshop Thursday, Nov. 24. Gain a greater understanding of the purpose of statistics, receive guidance on how to effectively use data, and discuss practical ways that statistics and data can be used within an organization's planning. Facilitated by Ted Hildebrandt, director of Social Planning at Community Development Halton, this practical session will provide participants with relevant information that is applicable to their business' day-to-day operations, strategic planning, grant application processes and more. Hildebrandt currently generates social profiles for Halton Region and oversees the data analysis for community organizations addressing issues such as diversity, poverty and affordable housing. The C.O.R.E. workshop will be held at Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd. in Committee Room 1 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Cost is $35 per person for C.O.R.E. or Community Development Halton members, or $50 per person for non-members. Registration is required. For more information or to register, contact Louise Veres at 905-845-6601, ext. 3154 or lveres@oakville.ca. C.O.R.E. is a membership-based program that offers Oakville community groups support in delivering their services to the community. For information, visit www.oakville.ca. THE LAURIER MBA 15 years in Toronto's financial district. IB Community Information Night St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School *a * an In I te t rnational Baccalaure r ate t (I (IB) Dip i loma Candidate t School ATTEND A LAURIER MBA INFORMATION SESSION Thursday, y Nov. 10 | 12 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Laurier's Toronto MBA Campus Sun Life Financial Tower 150 King Street West, 27th floor Saturday, y Nov. 12 | 11 a.m. Holiday Inn "Argus Room" 590 Argus Road (Oakville at Trafalgar) Oakville Part time weekend Tor T onto Programs Full time Waterloo Programs Contact Maureen at mferraro@wlu.ca Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Now accepting applications from across Halton for the Grades 9 & 10 pre-IB Programme! For fu f rther info f rmation, please contact: Jeff Crowell, Vice-Principal St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School 124 Dorval Drive, Oakv k ille, ON | 905-842-9494 | crowellj l @hcdsb.org MBA The Best Business Schools in the World The w w w. l a u r i e r m b a . c a Certified Management Accountants Alice Anne LeMay a Chair of the Board Michael W. W Pautler Director of Educat a ion