www.insidehalton.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, November 24, 2017 | 16 Tuesday GIVING TUESDAY GIVING TUESDAY Giving GIVING TUESDAY Focus on charity Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two American economically-driven days that recently migrated to the Canadian marketplace. But a more selfless day, Giving Tuesday, has also made an appearance in Canadian traditions and will be recognized this year on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Giving Tuesday is designed to kick off the unofficial opening day of the giving season. A more selfless day than Black The following organizations are listed as partners of Giving Tuesday Oakville on www.givingtuesday.ca Acclaim Health ActiveChefs ArtHouse Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton Books With No Bounds Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance Canadian Digestive Health Foundation Canadian Mental Health Association Halton Region Branch CharterAbility Community Living Oakville Courage Polar Bear Dip Crime Stoppers of Halton FCT Front Line Outreach Grace House Inc. H2O4ALL Giving Tuesday Friday and Cyber Monday, Tuesday, Nov. 28 is an opportunity for charities, companies and individuals to join together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes and think about others. Metroland Media Group, publisher of The Oakville Beaver, has jumped on board as a supporter of Giving Tuesday and is promoting this initiative and giving charity groups a voice through the company's many publications. "This movement fits perfectly with our own goals of connecting and bettering the communities we serve as it welcomes `any organization that is committed to helping Canadian charities and non-profits,'" said Metroland Media Group's Halton Division Regional General Manager Kelly Montague. For more information about Giving Tuesday and how to get involved, visit givingtuesday.ca Halton Prolife O/A Halton Alive Halton Women's Place Heart to Heart Marriage & Family Institute I Am Compelled Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation Junior League of Hamilton-Burlington, Inc. Juno Beach Centre Learning Disabilities Association of Halton Metroland Media MitoCanada Foundation My Community Matters North Burlington Baptist Church Optimist Club of Burlington ROCK Reach Out Centre for Kids Royal Botanical Gardens Shifra Homes Inc. Speroway Start2Finish Visionledd Watoto Canada Woodview Mental Health & Autism Services Working for Orphans & Widows WOW The following organizations are listed as partners of Giving Tuesday Milton on www.givingtuesday.ca CharityVillage First Century Foundations Highway of Heroes Living Tribute Joyce Scott Non-Pro t Homes Inc. Liams Spirit Milton District Hospital Foundation Milton Transitional Housing STRIDE (Supported Training and Rehabilitation in Diverse Environments The Darling Home for Kids The Salvation Army Milton Ontario The Women's Centre of Halton United Way Milton Halton Environmental Network Home Suite Hope Hopedale Community Nursery School Just4kics (kids in community sports) Kerr Street Mission Lighthouse for Grieving Children Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides Lovable Labels MADD Canada (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Melanoma Network of Canada Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre Oakville & Milton Humane Society Oakville Art Society Oakville Chamber of Commerce Oakville Community Foundation Oakville Galleries Oakville Gives Oakville Hospital Foundation Oakville Kiwanis Meals on Wheels Oakville Parent-Child Centre (OPCC) Oakville Public Library Oakvillegreen Conservation Association Ontario Credit Union Foundation Radius Child and Youth Services Robbie's Rainbow Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Services of Halton Smilezone Foundation Canadian Deafblind Association Carpenter Hospice Children's Aid Foundation of Halton Christian Reformed World Missions Community Living Burlington Compassion Society Conservation Halton Foundation CROSSROADS Crossroads Prison Ministries Canada Food for Life The following organizations are listed as Friends of Freeman Station partners of Giving Tuesday Burlington on Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga www.givingtuesday.ca Halton Alive Abandoned Cats Rescue Halton Catholic Children's Education Access Counselling & Family Services Foundation Art Gallery of Burlington Halton Cheshire Homes Inc. o/a Cheshire Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada Independent Living Services Breast Cancer Support Services Halton Food For Thought Burlington Art Centre Halton Fresh Food Box Burlington Foundation Halton Learning Foundation Burlington Humane Society Giving T Giving Tuesday GIVING TUESDAY GIVING TUESDAY Crime Stoppers not a police program It may surprise some people, but Crime Stoppers of Halton is a registered charity operated by a volunteer board of directors. The crime solving program relies on donations to maintain an anonymous tip line and pay rewards of up to $2,000. Crime Stoppers of Halton will mark its 30th anniversary in 2018 by celebrating the success achieved through the years to help maintain Halton Region as one of the safest areas in Canada. On an accumulative basis since 1988, tips to the program have solved 2,170 cases and led to the arrest of 1,184 individuals in Halton. Statistics also show that anonymous callers have provided information that has led to the recovery of $2,734,747 in stolen property and the seizure of drugs with a street value of $18,098,333. The focus of Halton Crime Stoppers is taking tips to solve crime at the local level ranging from break-ins to bank robberies and hate crime to homicides. Not surprisingly the majority of calls to the Crime Stoppers hotline relate to drug trafficking, but tips cover all aspects of crime occurring in any community. Economical Insurance/Crime Stoppers of Halton Board Director Doug Maybee at a news conference launching a new initiative to help combat crime concerns in the trucking industry. As a charity, raising money is vital to the success of Halton Crime Stoppers and one of our upcoming fundraising events is the Elton Rohn Tribute concert being held at 7:30.p.m. on March 21, 2018 at the St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1280 Dundas Street West in Oakville. Doors open at 7 p.m. and tickets are available at www.benefitshow.net or by calling 1-888777-9793.