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14 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday December 26, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Living Oakville Beaver LIVING EDITOR: ANGELA BLACKBURN Phone: 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: angela@oakvillebeaver.com Oakwood makes Oakville better By Melanie Cummings SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER PITCHING IN: Students from Oakwood Public School not only raised money for the Kerr Street Market food bank, but took a tour, went grocery shopping and then stocked shelves to get a real view of what the food bank is all about. The cupcakes are mighty at Oakwood Public School. A sale put on by the 19 students in Debbie Marinangelli's Grade 5 class put some sweets in the bellies of their schoolmates and some nourishment into their fellow citizens who rely on the food bank at the Kerr Street Market. The bake sale raised $66, which goes a long way toward buying basic grocery items such as skim milk powder, oil, baby food and pasta. However, the dollars donated by Oakwood School's students went further than most donations. In other words, the buck did- n't stop at the front door of the 484 Kerr St. food bank. To get an inside look at all the effort it takes to make a food bank tick, volunteer John Raynor, who is the market store manager, gave the Oakwood students a behind-the-scenes tour recently. "It's good for the kids to learn to give back to the community. They'll be adults one day," said Marinangelli. "The tour was quite an eye-opener for them." Still, this was only half the lesson in good citizenship. After the tour, the Oakwood School crew went on a shopping trip to the local grocery store to buy food with the money they raised. "The students were so excit See Students page 23 L A N D O L I G H T I N G G A L L E R I E S If you are looking to purchase lighting fixtures for your home or cottage, this is an outstanding opportunity to save and decorate during the holiday season. In order to give our customers more time and space to shop, our BOXING WEEK SALE STARTS TODAY AT 10 Brian Whitelaw A.M. SAVE ON RED-TAGGED SPECIALS throughout the showroom and avoid the boxing day crowds now! Choose from thousands of fixtures for interior and outdoor use too! BOXING WEEK * DOESN'T APPLY TO RED TAGGED SPECIALS * PRICES IN EFFECT UNTIL QUANTITIES LAST SCHONBEK, ARTCRAFT, SNOC, MURRAY FEISS, HINKLEY, SAVOY, WILSHIRE, QUOIZEL GENUINE SAVINGS ON LANDO'S ENTIRE COLLECTION OF EXQUISITE LIGHTING FIXTURES SALE CLOSED FOR FAMILY TIME: DEC. 24TH AND DEC. 31TH RED TAGGED TO CLEAR ALL FRAMED PRINTS AND MIRRORS ! ALL OCCASIONAL FURNITURE ! ALL SCHONBEK 5O%OFF* In Brampton RED TAGGED SPECIALS THROUGHOUT THE SHOWROOM! ALL FLOOR & TABLE LAMPS 2O%OFF* FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED, SERVING ONTARIO RESIDENTS FOR OVER 30 YEARS. TELEPHONE ORDERS WELCOME, WE'LL SHIP ANYWHERE! G A L L E R I E S HOLIDAY STORE HOURS: DEC. 26TH 9:30 AM-6:00 PM DEC. 27TH 9:30 AM-6:00 PM DEC. 28TH 9:30 AM-6:00 PM DEC. 29TH 9:30 AM-6:00 PM DEC. 30TH 12:00-6:00 PM 210 CLARENCE ST., BRAMPTON ( 905)453-6403 ( 905)453-9881 www.landolighting.ca C A N A D A' S L A R G E S T L I G H T I N G S E L E C T I O N !