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12 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday November 11, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com Post office collecting letters to Santa Postal elves to gather youngsters' wish lists at Nov. 18 parade Children are able to drop off their letters for Santa to Canada Post employees, who will be collecting letters during the annual Oakville Santa Claus parade held on Saturday Nov. 18. Santa Claus' North Pole post office at HOH OHO is now open for business. Postal Elves across the country are ready and waiting to help Santa handle the bags of mail he'll receive this holiday season. Santa has received over one million letters from children all over the world for each of the past five years. Santa's North Pole Post Office has processed more than 14 million letters since the national program was established in 1982. More than 11,000 Canada Post employees (current and retired), known affectionately as Postal Elves, volunteer their time to help Santa respond to his letters in the language they are received in, including Braille. Children are reminded to include a complete return address and to send their holiday letters to Santa at his North Pole workshop: Santa Claus, North Pole HOH OHO, Canada. Santa can also receive e-mail through a special web site at www.canadapost.ca/santascorner and children and parents can check his Canada Post site for fun holiday games and activities. For the first time this year, Canada Post will have a "Santacast", a message from Santa, available for download, beginning Dec. 1. Lions Foundation to host Pet Pics with St. Nick Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides is hosting its annual event Pet Pics with St. Nick on Saturday, November 11, from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at 152 Wilson St. Pet owners can have their pet's photo taken with Santa Claus for only $10 and all proceeds will benefit Dog Guides. Furry friends of all kinds are welcome to attend the event. Attendees can meet Dog Guide trainers for some hints, learn more about fostering a puppy, and enjoy holiday shopping from the Dog Guides gift shop. Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides' mission is to provide service to Canadians with disabilities in the areas of mobility, safety and independence. In addition to training Dog Guides for people who are blind or visually impaired, Dog Guides are also trained to meet the needs of Canadians with hearing and other medical and physical disabilities. It costs approximately $20,000 to raise and train each Dog Guide, yet Dog Guides are provided at no cost. St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School g Scho Schoo Parent Association presents T TRADITIONS OF CHRIST C CRAFT & BAKE SA RAFT BAKE S AFT BA FT FT SALE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 9:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. ADMISSION: $3.00 CHILDREN UNDER 12 FR St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School 1080 Linbrook Road Oakville, Ontario L6J 2L1 Tel: (905) 845-2386 Fax: (905) 845-4799 dcossitt@smls.on.ca · www.smls.on.ca Join Us! ERIN MILLS UNITED CHURCH 3010 The Collegeway (at Winston Churchill) Mississauga featuring The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Nov. 25th, 7:30 p.m. Please call to purchase tickets $40/pp 905.820.9466 Craft Fair / Bazaar Trinity United Church Saturday, November 18 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. CRAFT VENDORS PLUS... BAKERY.......BAKED GOODS & CHRISTMAS COOKIES. WHITE ELEPHANT SALE.......BOOKS, TOYS, SPORTING GOODS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS & MANY OTHER TREASURES. PRESERVES.......JAMS, JELLIES, PICKLES, & CHILI SAUCE. TEA ROOM/LUNCH ROOM.......ENJOY A BREAK WHILE SHOPPING OR COME IN FOR LUNCH. Trinity United Church 1250 McCraney Street East Oakville Just off Trafalgar, North of the QEW