The Oakville Beaver, W e d n e s d a y F e b ru a ry 27, 2 00 2 - B 3 Community partners, sponsors thanked (Continued from page B1) "Almost 100% of the time they are two things that every match has done within the first few weeks." continued Shepherd. "They have visited the Big Brother's home where they have spent hours on his new Sony Play Station. and for their first big trip, they have gone to Playdium." Big Brothers currently has 75 matches - 50 Big and Little Brother pairs and 25 In-School Mentoring matches. It has 40 boys on a waiting list. "They say it takes a village to raise a child." said Lena Bassford. Big Brothers' InSchool Mentoring case manager. "We simply could not operate Big Brothers of Halton without the support of so many, from our dedicated board (of directors) who help plan and direct the agency, to our Big Brother volun teers who so unselfishly give four hours a week to their Little Brother to our various sponsors who not only provide financial contributions, but give us the greatest gift of all - the gift of time." Among the community part ners thanked that night were Appleby College for donating the use of a van for the Kids and Kops program; COPA (Canadian Owners and Pilots Association) Flight 28, which holds an annual fly-over for Big and Little Brothers at Burlington Air Park; Halton Regional Police Service for its week-long summer camp program. Kids and Kops; Oakville Minor Hockey Association, for waiving the reg istration fee for 10 Little Brothers at a cost of $350 per child; Halton District School Board and Halton Catholic District School Board for their support of the In-School M entoring program; and Big Brothers of Burlington, Hamilton and Wentworth for partnering in the In-School Mentoring and Kids and Kops programs. Sponsors receiving accolades include UPS Canada for provid ing a $30,291 grant; Kelsey's International, title sponsor for Bowl For Kids Sake for five years, and catering for special events including W ednesday's dinner; Ice Magic and Val Pak, media sponsorship, community promotion o f Bowl For Kids Sake and Appeal Spiel, and pro viding magic light tables with ice sculpture centres for W ednesday's dinner; and Canadian Tire (Mark Healy) for outfitting Little Brothers for hockey. Special recognition was given to Mayor Ann Mulvale, who over the past 14 years raised over $50,000 from team sponsorships in the annual Appeal Spiel curl ing event; United Way of Oakville, Big Brother's largest financial supporter for the past 30 years; Rotary Club of Oakville North for its assistance with the Big Brothers Soap Box Derby, and participation in an annual charity golf tournament and the Appeal Spiel; and The Oakville Beaver which has supported Big Brothers for over 35 years by promoting upcoming events and creating community awareness. Appeal Spiel on Saturday Big Brothers of Halton is looking for somebody to chal lenge Mayor Ann Mulvale to raise the most money at the agency's annual curling bonspiel on Saturday March 2, at the Oakville Curling Club. Last year, M ulvale's team raised $4,900. Her long-time challenger was Dan Purdy. Since he has joined her team, the agency is looking for a new chal lenger. Big Brothers of Halton 14th Annual Appeal Spiel is looking for 32 teams to raise funds for its one-to-one matching, In-School M entoring, camp, recreation and group programs. To date, 28 teams have registered. This year's goal is to raise at least $25,000. Last year, $27,000 was raised. For more information, or to enter a team or become a spon sor - or to volunteer as a Big Brother, call Big Brothers of Halton at 905-339-2355. I'fc, s h f f , s h r A j r - Th e Home Office. The home is the heart of life. An ever changing story of ourselves, our family, our friends. A welcome retreat where we protect, nurture and sustain all that is needed and loved. Let California Closets share 25 years experience with you to create the finest custom storage solutions for all the areas of your home. Live the way yog dream. Call today for a complimentary consultation in your home. World Day of Prayer services on Friday Christians around the world will be focusing on Romania during the annual World Day of Prayer. Local residents are invited to join this worldwide event Friday at St. Cuthbert's Anglican Church at Commemorative bell ringing The bells will be ringing at Knox Presbyterian Church and possibly other downtown churches on Friday in commemoration of the passing, three years ago, of the Ottawa Convention banning the use. production and stockpiling of anti-personal landmines and in remembrance of victims. The bells will be ringing from 12:30 - 12.35 p.m. It will begin at a low or drone level for three minutes to remember those injured or killed by landmines followed by three minutes of high jubi lation to mark the adoption of the treaty to ban landmines, passed on March 1, 1999. The bell ringing is being organized by Mines Action Canada, a non-government organization committed to banning landmines. Oakhill and Maplegrove Drives, at 1:30 p.m. All are encouraged to attend. Men are welcome and a nursery will be provided for children. · This year's service is written by the World Day of Prayer Committee from Romania. The theme is Challenged to R econcile. The speaker will be Rev. Ann Tottenham, area bishop of Credit Valley. World Day of Prayer services were first held in Oakville in 1957. St. Aidan's Anglican and the AME Church (African Methodist Episcopalian) hosted afternoon and evening services. Knox Presbyterian, St. Jude's Anglican, St. John's United. Salvation Army, St. Paul's United, Grace Lutheran, Central Baptist and Faith Baptist all par ticipated. Since then services have been held the first Friday of March each year with an ever-increasing number o f churches participating. 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