A8 -- THE OAKVILLE BEAVER /. Please forward announcements fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver; 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, OnL L6K 3S4; call 845-3824E x t 250, Fax 337-5567 or email to blokhuis@haltonsearch.com. Friday, December 29, 2000 COMMUNITY UPDATE polar bear dip at Bronte Beach, 10:45 a.m., fundraiser for Halton Women's Place. Call Jackson Turner, 827-6572. Participants and spectators wel come. World Vision Polar Bear Dip Swim for World Vision Canada well water projects in Nicaragua, Honduras and Tanzania, Coronation Park. Registration 1:15 to 1:45 p.m., dip at 2 p.m. Minimum pledge $20. Call 1-800-COURAGE, or Trent, Todd or Anna at 905607-4950 Ext. 24. Participants and spectators welcome. TUESDAY JANUARY 2 Dog Gone - did you miss another photo opportunity? Improve your photo skills with Oakville Seniors Camera Club, meeting first Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m., at Oakville Seniors Recreation Centre, 263 Kerr. Call 8155966. Halton VON Foot Care Clinic, Sir John Colbome Centre, Lakeshore and Third Line, 1 to 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By appointment only, call 8155960. Block Parents meet first Tuesday of each month, Halton Safety Village, 1151 Bronte at QEW, 7:30 p.m. Parent Support Group, meets every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Pinelands Presbyterian Church, 5270 New St,, Burlington. Non-denomina0 _! V f t STT j) O n t a r io Come and see a variety of trees decorated & sponsored by members of your Community! All proceeds going to the Children's Wish Foundation Set. 9 - fan. 7tlj ' Jr · Skating Rink N O W OPEN . · Toboganning · 10 km of groomed cross country ski trails -------------------------- Pa r k s Bronte Creek For m o re in fo rm a tio n call (9 0 5 j 8 2 7 -6 9 1 1 Q E W to Burloak Drive (exit 109), n o rth 1 km to path gate SATURDAY DECEMBER 30 New Year' s Blood Donor Clinic, Glen Abbey Recreation Centre, 1415 Third Line, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Red Cross First Aid and CPR courses, Standard First Aid Recertification, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Milton. Cost: $50; and Basic Rescuer CPR Recertification, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost: $30. Call 875-1459. MONDAY JANUARY 1 Bronte Beached Whales * For m o re in fo rm atio n contact: In v estors G ro u p F in ancial Services Inc. 100 - 1275 N orth Service Rd. W. 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Membership is free. Weekly runs Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. from the Running Room, 156 Lakeshore Rd. E. Variety of mea sured routes. Call 905-844-2300. Women fo r Sobriety New Life Program, meets Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., St. Joseph's Hospital, James Street, Hamilton, for women over coming addictions. Call Helen, 905849-5983 (fax 337-3904) or Susan, 905-528-6823. Wednesday fu n runs, 7 p.m., at The Running Company, 118 Thomas St. Free. Call 905-815-1952. Glen Abbey Toastmasters Club meets Wednesdays 7:30 p.m. at Church of the Incarnation, 1240 Old Abbey Lane and Dorval. Visitors wel come. Visit www.glenabbeytoastmasters.com or call 905-338-1435. THURSDAY JANUARY 4 Line dancing at Maple Grove United Church hall, for newcomers and children 10 and older, 7 to 9 p.m. Cost: $5. Call Bonnie, 905-845-8189 or walk in. Halton VON Foot Care Clinic, Oakville Seniors Recreation Centre, 263 Kerr St., 1 to 4 p.m. Cost: $20. By appointment only, call 905-815-5966. Oakville Strutters meets Thursday nights for 60-minute `stress busters' fitness walk. Also new route to Holyrood Park and back, (plus option al half-hour walk through Lakeside Park.) Coffee afterwards. Meet at Oakville Central Library main front doors, Lakeshore and Navy, at new time, 7 p.m. Free. Bring flashlights. Call Patti Crichton, 905-338-2751. Toronto Parent Finders, search and support group for adult adoptees and birth relatives, meets second Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m., Huron Park Community Centre, 2nd floor, 830 Paisley Blvd. W., MavisDundas area, Mississauga. Call 416465-8434. Bulletin Board Parents, do you have concerns regarding your child's hearing, speech, behaviour or development? Is your child under the age of five years? A free Developmental Early Identification Prevention Program consultation clinic is being offered on Thursday Jan. 11th, at the Oakville Parent-Child Centre at 337 Kerr St., 9 to 11 a.m. Consultations are provided on a first come first serve basis, arrive early to register. Call 905-849-6366. Ontario March o f Dimes looking for canvassers for 50th anniversary door-to-door campaign in January 2001. Every dollar raised helps some one with physical disability - find a job, get a wheelchair, or live at home with attendant care support. Call Jim Strachan, campaign co-ordinator, 1800-263-2463 Ext. 705. Oakville chapter, Heart & Stroke Foundation, needs volunteers for pro motional programs - Heart Healthy Kids, 20-minute prepared, fun presen tation for Grade 2 children in Oakville school, no teaching experience neces sary, flexible schedule. Volunteers also needed for Oakville Blitz 2001 on March 31, 2001. Call Lesley Dalgamo, 825-2147. Halton M ulticultural Council looking for Volunteer Interpreters/Translators for all lan guages and dialects, mostly Arabic, Albanian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Farsi, Hungarian, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Punjabi, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish and Vietnamese. Call 842-2486. Would you like to make a differ ence in lonely senior's life? Volunteers with VON Friendly Visitor Program. Call Jean Macerollo, 8278800. Drop-In One-on-One Support for women facing crisis in their lives abuse, marital problems, job loss etc. Confidential, caring environment at no cost. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to noon, Women's Centre, Hopedale, Ste. 210. The Oakville Waterfront Festival is searching for team-spirited, outgoing & enthusiastic volunteers, with experi ence in sales, trade shows, or retail sec tor, to help plan & coordinate Festival 2001. It involves just a few hours a month, days & evenings. Openings exist on the following committees: Retail, Corporate Sales, Parking/Signage, Craft Show, Car Show, and Mascot. Send resumes to: PO Box 52011, Oakville, L6J 7N5 or e-mail to: festinfo@oakvillefestival.org Wellspring, cancer support centre, 2545 Sixth Line, is accepting registra tions for Therapeutic Touch, music therapy and Tai Chi, Reiki, Qi Gong, Body-Mind Meditation, Art Therapy, Caregivers Support Group, Yoga and Matastatic Cancer Support Group. Daily Drop-In Peer Support, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Mondays 6:30 to 8 p.m. Call 2571988.