www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday October 14, 2006 - 29 First Recipient Mayor Ann Mulvale Seventh Recipient Norma Gamble At age 39, Ann became Mayor of Oakville, having been involved in municipal politics for several years. An active volunteer, she serves on the board of Wellspring and the Community Foundation of Oakville. She is an honorary member of the Steering Committee for ATHENA Oakville and for the past four years served on the board of ATHENA International. Norma exudes enthusiasm for people, ideas, causes and the power of technology to help transform the way in which we communicate, collaborate, and learn. She has an eclectic background, including teacher, professional speaker, corporate trainer, and now, a founding partner in iConferenceU, a company creating and delivering rich media online communication. Through Rotary and other groups, Norma is committed to social and humanitarian projects, both local and international. Second Recipient Laura Kupfreschmidt Eighth Recipient Mary Jane Howie Laura formed Macdonald Scott Consultants in 1992 to help entrepreneurs. For seven years she successfully ran the Halton Professional Business Women's Network. Since receiving the ATHENA Award, she initiated the Macdonald Scott Award of Excellence to encourage and reward young women pursuing a post-secondary education. To date ten scholarships have been presented. Laura continues to be active in the forensic business founded by her husband and herself in 1985. She is also working with several charities and is very busy with her ten grandchildren. Business owner, Mary Jane's passion is the Girl Guides. Working her way up the ranks to Area Commissioner, she was responsible for 1,700 guiders and 8,000 girls. She has co-led six trips to vaccinate children against polio in third world countries and through the Red Cross is actively involved in Oakville's emergency disaster plan. An active Rotarian, she is Past President of the newest Rotary Club in Oakville. Third Recipient Anne Day Anne Day has had an eclectic career from heading up several local charities, to working for the provincial government on women's issues, to being editor of a national magazine. She was on the board of ATHENA International, as its second Canadian representative. She is currently Vice-Chair of ATHENA Oakville. She is the founder of Company of Women, an organization that supports, connects and promotes women in business. This fall, she was nominated for the second time for the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Ninth Recipient Sheila Kuyper Sheila is a teacher at Appleby College, and a pioneer for women in the sport of sprint canoe. She has worked internationally to organize women canoe teams, and as result of her campaigning, women's canoe events are now recognized in the World Championships and World Games. She has coached local dragon boat teams and is actively involved with Relay to Life. Fourth Recipient Patricia Dillon Oprah Winfrey recently dedicated one of her shows to bras and how important it was to wear the right size. She said that by wearing the right bra size and right style of clothing for our body shape, we would soon see a younger and slimmer us. Listen to Oprah she is right. Not only did she boast about the difference of good quality bras compared to some retail brands, she revealed that women will spend countless amounts of dollars on designer clothing, yet refuse to take the same amount of care with their undergarments. Why do many women still choose to buy less quality, ill-fitting bras, when it should be the most important purchase? Just by wearing a proper fitting bra, the transformation to look better begins immediately. The makeover must begin underneath your clothes and when statistics say that 85 per cent of women aren't wearing the right sized bra, that percentage of women could easily be you. A well-fitted bra could make a woman look up to 20 pounds lighter! For fuller breasted women who want to minimize their size, yet still have support, the raved about La Mysterie T-shirt bra is the way to go. Even Oprah loves this bra! Goodnight Goodmorning in Bronte has it in stock. For smaller breasted women the T-shirt bras by Chantelle, Lejaby, Triumph, Passionata or Princess Tam-Tam will definitely flatter. Goodnight Goodmorning is also known for their great selection in other bra styles from Barbara, Prima Donna, Mari Jo, Lise Charmel, Fantasy of England, Freya, Gossard, Charnos, Simone Pérele and many others. From petite to full figure, the store carries sizes from A to JJ. Owner Anya and fellow associate ºAna-Marie are professional bra fitters with years of experience in Canada and Europe. Anya, whom has extensive knowledge in bra fittings also has a background in fashion design, can offer additional advice on how to dress to flatter your figure type. Ana-Marie could help you to find that perfect swimsuit. The store carries a range of styles from renowned designers such as Fantasie of England, Felina Footprints, Diva and others. Visit the professional bra fitters at Goodnight Goodmorning for your perfect fit. They are located at 100 Bronte Rd., just south of Lakeshore Road in Oakville. Call 905-847-1512. Pat is the Manager of Corporate Relations for the Canadian mining company, Teck Cominco Limited. In 2000, Pat became the first woman president of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, a technical society established in 1898 and is currently the President of the Prospectors and Developer's Association of Canada. She has paved the way for other women in this maledominated industry. She helped establish the Women in Mining Network, and through her involvement with many industry associations mentors women within the mining industry. Fifth Recipient Kathy Parke Kathryn is an Account Executive with E.I. duPont Canada. She continues in a sales and marketing role. Kathryn worked on the steering committee for the recent merger of Big Brothers of Halton and Big Sisters of Oakville. She continues to work on the board of the new agency and is currently leading the nominating committee to ensure continued recruitment of board members. Kathryn and Little Sister Lisa will celebrate 3 years matched in September. Sixth Recipient Judy Henderson For seventeen years, Judy taught at Sheridan College, co-ordinating and teaching in the Women's Programs. She continued her work with women in association with Perris Training and Development by co-ordinating employment/career planning conferences for women in Halton, Peel and Hamilton. Although now retired, she is still part of the Perris Team and helps out on a part-time basis. Judy has always been actively involved in the community and continues to do so. She is a Past Chair of the Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services, formerly the Rape Crisis Centre and continues to volunteer with them as well as with Ten Thousand Villages. 100 Bronte Road, Unit #3, Oakville 905-847-1512 South of Lakeshore Road www.goodnightgoodmorning.com Voted Platinum Winning Lingerie Store