C6 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, December 8, 1999 IS YOUR GARAGE PROTECTING YOUR CAR BETTER THAN YOUR BARGAIN-RATE CAR INSURANCE? Don't tn * t just anyone to insure your car. see me: 2345 ttl.C U nillr Community Update An Oakville Beaver Feature Contact Wilma Blokhuis: 845-3824 Ext 250 Fax: 337-5567 Oakville/Burlington Anaphylaxis Parent Group meets to share information and support to families with life-threatening allergies, 7:30 p.m., St. Christopher's Anglican Church, 662 Guelph Line south of QEW, Burlington. Call 829-0786. Oakville Parent Child Centre offers Cabin Fever, drop-in for parents and care givers, 9 to 10:45 a.m., at 337 Kenr St. Also Toddler Time, drop-in for parents and tod dlers 12 to 18 months, 9 to 10:30 a m., 337 Kerr St. Call 849-6366. Oakville Strutters are back. Fun fitness walks, downtown to Gairloch Gardens and back, 60 to 90-minute walk. Cafe/pub visit afterwards. Meet at Oakville Central Library main doors, Lakcshore and Navy, 7:15 p.m. Call Patti Crichton, 338-2751. Wednesday Evening Fun Runs, for beginner and veteran runners, meets 7 p.m., at The Running Company, 118 Thomas St. Free. Call 815-1952. Women fo r Sobriety New Life Program, meets Wednesdays. 7:30 to 9 p.m., St. Joseph's Hospital, James Street, Hamilton, for women overcoming addic tions. Call Helen, 849-5983 (fax-337-3904) or Susan, 905-528-6823. THURSDAY DECEMBER 9 Bronte Historical Society annual gener al meeting, 7:30 p.m., at Sovereign House, Mazo de la Roche Heritage Display Centre, 7 West River St. Dramatic reading from the works of Mazo de la Roche and Christmas at Sovereign House receptions. SSO Family & Friends Support Group meeting, CMHA Oakville office, 488 Kerr St., 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Call Bonnie Grant. 815-0070. Oakville Hockey MOMS meet at MOHA office, 1026 Speers Rd., 8 p.m. Open to anyone interested in minor hockey. Call 842-3038. Mothers and expectant mothers interest ed in breasfeeding their babies are welcome to attend the Oakville La l-eche league meeting at 8 p.m. at 144 Romain Cr. (not 114). Call 631-8220. Yoga classes, reduce stress, strengthen and lone the body, increase energy and flex ibility, improve balance and co-ordination, every Thursday, 7:30 to 9 p.m., call Jessie, 847-6177. Oakville Parent Child Centre offers Toddler Time, drop-in for parents and tod dlers, 12 to 18 months, 9 to 10:30 a.m. at 1500 Sixth Line. Call 849-6366. FRIDAY DECEMBER 10 Reception to commemorate Human Rights Day at Halton Multicultural Council, 635 Fourth Line, Unit 48, 7 p.m. Also yearend celebrations and volunteer awards. Speaker: Reginald Newkirk, former execu tive director, Yukon Human Rights Commission, Halifax Race Relations CoOrdinator for Nova Scotia, and currently secretary-general of the Baha'i Community of Canada. Call 842-2486. WISE - Women In Support o f Each Other, a mature women's network, presents Celebrate the Holidays Together. Bring Christmas goodie and share holiday plans. 10 a.m. to noon, Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, Ste. 210. Call 847-5520. Oakville Single/Social Dance every Friday at the Oakville Royal Canadian Legion. Normandy Room, Church and Navy. Admission $10. Proceeds through Branch 114 to charities. Dancing 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Cash door prizes and refresh ments. Dress code. Tickets, $53 each, now available for New Year's Eve Dance with dinner, champagne, souvenirs and cash prizes. Call 842-1327 or 845-6271, or at bar. r en a is s a n c e We buy, sell, trade, service used and new computer equipment Computer 2525 Hampshire Gate w.w.w.comp-ren.com Winston Churchill & Dundas ( 905 ) 829-2592 827-1643. The Amazing Tale of Mr. Twiddlepratt and the Christmas Carousel will be pre sented at Faith Baptist Church, 1415 Trafalgar, 7 p.m. Call 842-0938. Maple Grove United Church, 346 Maplegrove south of Devon, holds its 9th annual Christmas Festival of Song, with three choirs and 22-piece orchestra. Doors open 6:30 p.m., concert begins 7:30 p.m. MONDAY DECEMBER 13 Helping Your Kids Live Together - par enting two or more children introduces new set of issues often challenging patience and understanding, every Monday. Childcare available. Call Oakville Parent-Child Centre, 849-6366. Oakville Horticultural Society 7:30 p.m., at Knox Presbyterian Church, Lakeshore and Dunn. Membership renewal, $12 single, $15 family. New members welcome. Crime Stoppers annual general meeting, Monday Dec. 13th, Black Bull British Pub, 1124 Guelph Line, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. Cost: $15 per person. RSVP to Lec-Ann Ansell, 825-4747 Ext. 5139. Chat and Play, 10 to 11:30 a.m., St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca, for par ents and tots - infants to preschoolers. Free. Call 845-3427. Breast Cancer Support Services, Oakville chapter, meets 7 to 9 p.m., at Alternatives, 579 Kerr St. Cali Nancy Fox, 845-7484. B u rlin g to n ! O akville! Water down Parent Watch, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Brant Bible Church, 1501 Eaglesfield, Burlington, for parents of teens making poor choices. Call 319-9026. Please forward announcements fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers ReL, Oakville, Ont. Ij6K 3S4; call 845-3824 Ext. 250, or Fax 337-5567 BEFORE NOON Monday to be included. Cut for a Cause sponsored by Mona's Coiffure, 94, George St. Have your hair cut with proceeds to the Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Canada, Monday to Thursday to Dec. 16th For appointment call Mona's Coiffure, 849-6062. Raffle for beautiful hand made schoolhouse pattern quilt, 63 by 87 inches, donat ed by Oakville Quilters Guild. Tickets $1 each for 6 for $5, proceeds to Ian Anderson House. Tickets at Barbette's, Barrington Furs, Bookers, Capricorn Books, Garvey's, Ian Anderson House, S'Nails, and The Running Company. Draw on Dec. 17th. Quit Smoking 2000 Contest beginning in January needs volunteers and organiza tions to distribute registration forms, be buddies, and encourage smokers who are ready to quit to participate in a millennium challenge. Call Tanya Kulnies, Halton Region Health Dcp't, 825-6060 Ext. 7525. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8 Carolling in the Park, with Oakville Choristers and Salvation Army Citadel Brass Band, and Santa Claus, at George's Square, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., hosted by St. John's United Church, 845-0551. Fibromyalgia Support Group has guest speaker. Dr. Gordon Chang, president of Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals, speaking about how immune system relates to fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, 7 to 9 p.m., St. Dominic's Parish Hall, 2415 Rebecca. Call Cathy, 827-0243 or Brenda, 847-2620. SATURDAY. DECEMBER!! Grace Chapel Christmas Cafi. Dec. 11th and 12th, 4 to 7 p.m., Pilgrim Wood School, 1551 Pilgrim's Way. Lobby trans forms into marketplace - greenery, lights, flavoured coffees, holiday goodies, cider, popcorn, festive music, photos with Santa, magician. Elves Workshop, discover Baby Jesus. Call 827-5011. Oakville Suzuki Association holds Suzuki Strings Christmas Concert, 3 p.m., at Glen Abbey United Church, Nottinghill Gate and Upper Middle, at 3 p.m. Concert to feature young violin, viola and cello stu dents. and new advanced fiddle group, the Oakville Ceilidh Fiddlers. Free admission. St. John Ambulance Babysitting Course, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for adolescents 11 to 14. Cost: $30. Call Oakville St. John Ambulance, 469-9325. Christmas Bazaar, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. Joseph's Portuguese Church, 2451 Bronte south of Hwy. 25. Arts and crafts, hand cro cheted lace doilies, table coverings. Lunch. Friends o f Chaudiere, sponsors of Milton Sea Cadets, hold Giant Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Milton Fairgrounds Building No. 3 on Robert Street. Milton. SUNDAY DECEMBER 12 Walton United Church, Lakeshore and Bronte, presents Choral Celebration for Christmas. The Glory of the Lord, featuring Walton Senior Choir (in memory of Audrey Canning), directed by Linda Fletcher and accompanied by Janet King, 7 p.m. Farewell offering, reception follows. Call The Oakville Beaver looks at local businesses supporting our community. Unassuming Rotarian offers help and hope all over town M J / / / / " · " ith a mandate to maintain a presence within the community, Jay Lockwood is known for his philanthropy both as owner of the successful Chrysler dealership and as an individual. Lockwood, a third-generation automobile dealer, established J. Lockwood Chrysler Ltd. 16 years ago, about the same time he became a Rotarian. "I believe in giving back to the community where I make my living," he says. A long time resident o f Oakville, Lockwood chose the Oakville Trafalgar Rotary Club as his charity of choice because many members of his family are Rotarians, albeit in other dis tricts. Lockwood has served on the Board o f the Rotary Club of Oakville Trafalgar for the past three and a half years, two terms as fundraiser and the last term as community service chairman. His pride of the Rotary Club accomplishments shines through when he is coaxed to discuss them. But he is not one to initiate conversation about his community service. People know o f his work in the community because they see him, not because he talks about it. "Jay is actually a shy person," says Rotary Club of Oakville past-president Trish Pedcn. "W hat impresses me the most about him is that he does these things and doesn't tell people about them. He is very humble about what he does. He believes a kind gesture that remains anonymous is from the heart. Money is made, but respect is earned, and Jay has done both a hundred fold." Pcden also notes that Lockwood is a "multiple Paul Harris Fellow Award recipient", the highest honour given to a Rotarian for service above self. Lockwood's close friend, personal trainer and fellow philanthropist Dan Ferrone, also speaks very highly of his comrade. "He's helped me with every event I've had," he says. "He's quiet, unassuming as a Rotarian and I can always count on him. It's not an issue for Jay whether he's recognized or not." Lockwood has participated in a variety o f fundraising events of all sizes. Whether he is the recipient o f a pie-in-the-face con test, manning the beer tent at the Oakville Waterfront Festival (OWF), or participating in the donation o f a mammography machine to the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH), he believes every effort counts - with or without acknowledg ment. His thrill is in making his community a better place to live. "Last year we (the Rotary Club o f Oakville T rafalgar) gave away approximately $70,000," says com m unity-m inded Lockwood. When he dis cusses the donation o f the mammography machine, he talks about the people it will help rather than the role he plays. "W e've eliminated the waiting list for women who will be tested for breast cancer. One in seven women will contract breast cancer in som e fashion; this will Receiving a lesson on how to read the results from a m am m ography m achine are (left to right) help reduce the critical Denis Baronoski, Peter Zulauf, Bruce Heslip, Jay Lockwood, and Trish Peden, as Elaine O 'Neill time and emotional stress. explains at Oakville Trafalgar M emorial Hospital. Zulauf, Heslip, Lockwood and Peden were As a result of the extra present on behalf of the Rotary Club of Oakville T rafalgar donating the m achine to OTMH. machine, the technician's shifts have also been responsible for a heightened awareness and increased concern reduced, from 11 to seven-and-a-half hours." by society toward the issues o f wife assault. Today it is no Fundraising events and charitable services that Lockwood longer acceptable to abuse your wife, girl friend or any member has sponsored or donated money and/or time to, both as a busi o f your family - just like it is an assault to beat or abuse ness and an individual, include The Dream Home Lottery, OW F stranger in the street. Although despite the progress made in the fireworks, sponsorship o f minor sports teams, the Cancer last 40 years, Halton W omen's Place still provided safe shelter Society, providing wheelchairs, providing speech therapists for to 200 women and 229 children last year. Halton Women's children. Bingo, the Annual Rotary G olf Tournament, silent Place has forty full-time, part-time and casual staff. The staff auctions, River Oaks Town Centre, Easter Seal boat rides, has a variety of qualifications related to the job area in which Rotary TV Auction - the list goes on. A few years ago they work. Along with qualification, a staff member is selected Lockwood received the Business Man of the Year Award from based on her understanding, empathy and ability to work with the Town o f Oakville. women and families who are experiencing, or who have experi "Community service was one o f the reasons he won," says enced, abuse from their partners. Pedcn. Although no matter how supportive and experienced staff As the family tradition of giving back to the community members are, they still need some material products to help aid rings through clear at Christmas, you may notice a truck parked the women and children in need. W hich is how Jay Lockwood in the dealership. This Christmas Jay Lockwood wants to do his hopes to help. He is helping to collect items from the "Halton part by helping collect items for Halton W omen's Place. The W omen's Wish List for Fam ilies" . They are in need of items for Halton W omen's Place was founded 20 years ago, to aid victims all age groups, from infants to toddlers to preschoolers to school o f domestic violence. From every walk of life, spousal abuse aged, but they need extra help collecting items for teens and women. Examples o f items they need are: for teens - sports hits over 200,000 women in Ontario every year. Since the 60's, the wom en's movement has been partially clothes, nightwear, slippers, sweaters, blouses, shirts, jeans, underwear, socks, CDs, tapes, magazines (teen ori enled), Walkman, board games, card games, watch es, daytimers, notepaper, or other items teens could need. For moms - nightwear, underwear, socks, slip pers, winter gloves, jeans, blouses, hair dryers, curl ing irons, housecoats, small appliances, gift certifi derful, very caring person who was very cates, and other items a mom could need. active in cam pus events. He was a fine The truck is parked inside the Lockwood Chrysler student who graduated with a 3.6 grade Dealership, and will be accepting donations until point average, and was very active in the Christm as time. Take this opportunity to help others Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity." not as fortunate as yourself, in the spirit of The Christopher Lockwood Fund has Christmas. been created to acknowledge these aca The residents o f Oakville are fortunate to have a cit dem ic accom plishm ents (m agna cum izen like Jay Lockwood among them. Whether laude, dean's list) so that others may they're looking for good service when buying a new benefit and be given the same chance to car or a higher quality of life, they can rest assured advance their lives through education. that this man is looking out for their best interest. This annual scholarship w ill be awarded to individuals who recognize, as Chris did, that academ ics and life T his featu re, G iv in g Back, is one in a series should be enjoyed and appreciated th at celeb rates local b u sin esses a n d in d iv id u equally. als th at s u p p o rt o u r com m unity. O ften tim es The C hristopher Lockw ood Fund, the p u b lic is n o t a w a re of the level of gen ero s through the Com m unity Foundation of ity ex te n d e d by th e b u sin esses they frequent. O akville, will be accepting charitable P eriodically a b u sin ess o r co rp o ra tio n w h o donations to help the fund achieve its sig n ifican tly en h an ces th e q u a lity of life in goals. For inform ation on donations O ak v ille w ill be featu red . For m o re inform a please contact the Com m unity Foundation at 844-3562. tion call K ym F unnell at 845-3824, ext. 289. Christopher Lockwood Fund Jay Lockwood recently lost his son Christopher in a tragic car accident in Michigan. C hristopher will always be remembered to his family and friends for the incessant smile on his face and lust for life. The tragic loss o f this young man has touched many lives, and he will always be rem em bered for his high spir its and generosity. In mem ory o f this vibrant young man, the Lockwood family and friends have established the C h risto p h er Lockwood Fund to perpetuate his m em ory as well as C hristopher's wishes and dreams of `giving back'. Christopher was a recent graduate of Northwood University, a private busi ness school that o ffers specialized degrees, in which he had earned a dual degree in m anagem ent and autom otive marketing. T im Nash, the academ ic dean of Northw ood University, located in Michigan, com m ented "He was a w on C hristopher Lockwood with his father, Jay.