Managing Editor: Rod Jerred Phone: 905-337-5559 Fax: 905-337-5567 YVEDNESDAY, MAY 8. 2002 · R\GE G(> B IM E S S Oakville Chamber of Commerce 2521 Vfyecroft Rd. L6L6P8 · Tel: (905) 845-6613 Fax:(905)845-6475 W ebsite: w w w .oakvillecham ber.com E-m ail: infb@ oakvillecham ber.com May 2002 8 O a k v ille C h a m b e r o f C o m m erce Business After Hours Financing Your Exports Partnering w ith the OEDA & Halton Region Business D evelopm ent Centre 25 Wellness Fair "Prom oting H ealth & Wellness in O akville Tim e: 5 :0 0 p m - 7 :0 0 p m Location: M onte Carlo Inn 3 7 4 South Service Rd. E. Time: 8 :0 0 - 10 :0 0 a m Location: O akville Municipal Building 1 2 2 5 Trafalgar Rd., O akville Trafalgar Rooms Cost: no charge to O akville Cham ber M em bers and their em ployees. Cost: $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 For Further Details & Registration Contact: Sarah H eyink Phone: ( 9 0 5 ) 8 4 5 -6 6 1 3 ext. 2 8 Email: sarah@ oakvillecham ber.com Cost to Attend: Free Cost fo r Booth: $ 1 0 0 .0 0 To Register fo r a Booth Contact: Sarah H eyink Phone: ( 9 0 5 ) 8 4 5 -6 6 1 3 Email: sarah@ oakvillecham ber.com Cost: $ 1 8 5 per Person $ 6 0 fo r D inner only Sarah H eyink Phone: (9 0 5 ) 8 4 5 -6 6 1 3 ex t. 2 8 Email: sarah@ oakvillecham ber.com 10 Time: 10 :0 0 a .m .-4 :0 0 p .m . (R ain or Shine) Location: Canadian Tire Parking Lot Kerr Street Site 30 G olf Tournam ent Time: All day event Carlisle G olf and Country Club Location: 5 2 3 Carlisle Rd. in Carlisle, O ntario Ju n e 2002 W om en in Business Dinner Time: 5 :1 5 - 9 p.m . 5 :1 5 ~ netw orking starts 6 :3 0 ~ Dinner 7 :4 5 - 8 :1 5 ~ Guest Speaker Location: Otello's Banquet Hall (2 2 7 3 Royal W indsor Dr.) Speaker: M a ry Ann M atthew s, Handw riting Analyst. Cost: $ 2 7 (gst included) fo r O akville Cham ber M em bers $ 3 2 for N on-M em bers To Register Contact: Sarah H eyink @ the O akville Cham ber o f Commerce Phone: ( 9 0 5 ) 8 4 5 -6 6 1 3 ext. 2 8 Fax: (9 0 5 ) 8 4 5 -6 4 7 5 Cost: M e m b e r Rate: $ 6 5 Regular Price $ 7 5 'Entire Series: (All 5 W orkshops) M em bers $ 2 9 2 .5 0 Regular Price $ 3 3 7 .5 0 ALL TIED UP: Oakville-Trafalgar Lions Club president Ralph Carnovale (left) with Neyagawa/Dundas Street Dominion store manager Kerry Duggan and Lesly Ramsay-Carnovale with the Dominion ties that will be sold for charity during the Lions' July 6 garage sale at the food store from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dominion is changing its image and donated about 100 ties, formerly worn by store employees, which will be signed by area celebrities. 18 Topic: "W hat Handw riting TeHs You about Your Customers" Bell Growth and Prosperity W orkshop Series Topic: "M arketing" Entrepreneurial spirit at Sheridan The Halton-Peel Enterprise Centre and Sheridan College are hosting the E2E - Entrepreneur To Entrepreneur Conference Series and Business Showcase at the Sheridan Centre for Animation and Emerging Technologies, May 23, from 4- 9 p.m. The E2E event has been cre ated to celebrate local entrepre neurs and the entrepreneurial spirit. Oakville, Brampton, Milton and Burlington have pro claimed the week of May 20 to 24, Entrepreneurship Week. The Enterprise Centre and Sheridan, has created E2E. The conference series will aim to motivate local entrepre neurs and the business commu nity. Entrepreneurial lessons learned and the entrepreneurial spirit within corporations will be common themes and presented in an engaging case study. Speakers will include Dr. Robert Turner, Sheridan presi dent/CEO; Paul Lamontagne, Look Com m unications' presi dent/CEO; Thomas Pigeon, CEO of The Thomas Pigeon Design Group; and Chris Carder, CoFounder and CEO of Thin Data. A business-to-business show case and small group sessions will allow business people and atten dees to discuss opportunities. The conference is supported by the Bram pton Board of Trade, Burlington and Oakville cham bers of com m erce, Halton/Peel C om m unications' A ssociation and M ississauga Technology A ssociation. For details call 905-203-1101. Tim e: 7 :3 0 a.m . - noon Location: R am ada Inn & Convention Centre 3 6 0 O akville Place Drive (North of QEW, Exit 118, Trafalgar Rd.) To Register Contact: Sarah H eyink @ O akville Cham ber o f Commerce Phone: ( 9 0 5 ) 8 4 5 - 6 6 1 3 Ext. 2 8 Fax: (9 0 5 ) 8 4 5 -6 4 7 5 "Prices do not include Tax * indkates that the event is open to Oakville Cham ber Members (Future Members are wekomed and encouraged to attend Cham ber Member events, as a guest!) NOTE: PREPAYMENT IS REQUIRED FOR ALL PAID FOR EVENTS, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS -EXCEPT BUSINESS AFTER HOURS To register, or for more details on any of these events, please call the Chamber at (905) 845-6613. 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