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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday March 3, 2007 - 11 Forward announcements of non-profit and free events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free listing. WEEKL Y/MONTHL MEETINGS Y Free Group Fun Runs Wednesdays at 7 p.m., at The Running Company, 118 Thomas St. Your pace and your distance. Call 905-815-1952. Employment Network meets Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 a.m. at The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905-8475520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org. Free information sessions and services for unemployed youths and adults, 476 Morden Rd., Suite 102, from 9-10:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. Call 905-338-2190. SATURDAY MARCH 3 Taming Time Management with Elizabeth Skronski, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost $15, at The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229. Call 905.847.5520 or visit www.haltonwomenscentre.org The Ontario Poetry Society (TOPS) meets from 2-4 p.m. . Group-selected topic and critique of work. Open to all. Contact ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075. MONDAY MARCH 5 Conscious Parenting Series with Dr. Colin Sturdy, Hurried Parent, Hurried Child, Pilgrim Wood School, 1151 Pilgrim's Way. No registration required. Open only to parents/teachers of Oakville Public Schools, funded by a Ministry grant. Front Row Centre, the volunteer arm of the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, meets in the theatre lobby at 7 p.m. Speaker Amanda Gaffer, costumer for Burl-Oak Theatre Group. All welcome. Taoist Tai Chi Society of Canada, Oakville, 1096 Speers Rd. hosts an Open House, 7:309:30 p.m. New beginner classes start Thursday, March 22, 1-3 p.m. and Saturday, March 24, 9-10:30 a.m. Call 905-825-0514 or visit www.taoist.org. Tots and Us for moms, dads and grandparents taking care of a preschooler, caregivers and children will participate in playtime, music, stories and snack, 10-11 a.m. Mondays. No charge, St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St. Call 905-845-3427. Pelicans, poetry critiquing group. Contact ere@sympatico.ca or 905-257-7075. TUESDAY MARCH 6 Rotary Club of Oakville West hosts breakfast on Tuesdays at 7:15 at the Holiday Inn on Argus Road. Today hear Wendy Perkins of Home Suite Hope. HAPPEN­ Linking People and Opportunities, Networking support group for business professionals in career transition meets at 8 a.m. in Mississauga. Speaker Elizabeth Paddon, on Putting your best foot forward. Cost for members $10, $20 for non-members. Call 905-3390268 or www.happen.ca. Oakville Prostate Cancer Support Group meets at Canadian Cancer Society office 635 Fourth Line, 7 p.m., guest speaker Dr. Richard Casey Urologist Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. (This meeting is usually held the second Tuesday of each month. Will revert back April 10. Volunteers Needed: Volunteer Training Orientation at 6:30 p.m. for SAVIS, a charitable organization providing a 24-hour crisis support. Call 905-825-3622 or e-mail administration@savisofhalton.org or visit www.savisofhalton.org. WEDNESDAY MARCH 7 Whole Foods Market, 301 Cornwall Rd., holds a Community Support Day where five per cent of net sales will be donated to the Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children. HAPPEN ­ Linking People and Opportunities, networking support group for business professionals in career transition, meets at 8 a.m., Burlington. Speaker Jim Geraghty on The Magic of Marketing Letters. Cost for members $10, $20 for non-members. Call 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca. Boaters' Symposium, hosted by Oakville Harbours Advisory Committee at Town Hall, 6-9:30 p.m. Register NOW For March Classes "The heart-pumping, calorie-burning, muscle-toning, moving-and-grooving, energizing, relaxing, body-bliss workout that lets your spirit dance!" Lunchtime Classes at The Fleming School of Performing Arts (Cornwall Road) Monday and Friday, 12:30 pm Anna Schantz, Certified Black Belt Nia Instructor 905.332.3012 annaschantz@cogeco.ca www.nianow.com · www.niac.ca FIND YOUR FOCUS. Enhance your education with a Sheridan Graduate Certificate Business · Digital Media & Communications · Education · Engineering & Manufacturing Sciences Information & Communication Technology · Public Safety · Visual Arts & Design JOIN US FOR OUR GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2007 6 ­ 8:30 P.M. (DAVIS & TRAFALGAR ROAD CAMPUSES) Call 416-754-2600 or visit http://focus.sheridaninstitute.ca