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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday January 19, 2008 - 9 Forward announcements of non-profit and local 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. BULLETIN Links2Care seeks volunteers to provide companionship and conversation, one hour with a senior, call 905-844-0252, ext. 28. Register by Jan. 31 for Oakville Spelling Bee 2008 on April 5, 2008. Call Oxford Learning Centres at 380 Dundas St. E. (905-257-1207) or 1131 Nottinghill Gate (905-469-1929). Tickets available to the Friday, Feb. 1 eighth annual Grand Latin Dinner fundraiser Canadian Central American Relief Effort (CCARE), www.canadiancare.org. Live music, dance performances, raffles, prizes, Le Treport Banquet Hall, 1075 The Queensway E., Mississauga (Cawthra/Dixie), 7 p.m., buffet at 8 p.m., $40, semi-formal, cash bar. Call 905-849-8350 or hrossi@cogeco.ca. VPI-Free information sessions and services for youth and unemployed adults, 476 Morden Road., Suite 102, 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 905338-2190. Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children, call 905-3372333 or email lighthouseprogram@bellnet.ca Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services (SAVIS) of Halton needs teams of four to six bowlers to collect pledges and participate in its second annual bowlathon fundraiser, Incredibowl 2008: Pop...Goes the 80s, on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2-5 p.m. at Burlington Bowl, 4065 Harvester Rd. Contact 905-825-3622 or incredibowl@savisofhalton.org. Tele-Touch, free, by Acclaim Health. Trained volunteers provide regular telephone calls to seniors and individuals with a disability who live alone, offering friendly conversation, security and support. Call 905-827-8800 ext. 2106. SATURDAY JANUARY 19 Fair Vote Halton General Meeting, 10 a.m., United Way Office, 466 Speers Rd. B'Nai Shalom Congregation of Halton-Peel monthly Shabbat. 10 a.m., at Oakville hotel, contact www.bnaishalom.ca or 905-901-9889. Professor Paul Lipz of Israel speaks at Shaarei Beth El Synagogue on Israel in the 21st Century, 10:30 a.m. (during worship services), 186 Morrison Rd., all welcome, $10/person if you stay for lunch, RSVP to 905-849-6000 or Bobbie.sbe@bellnet.ca. SUNDAY JANUARY 20 Through History to the Future - Young People's Concerts, Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd. W., Burlington, 2 p.m. Tickets $15, at L'Atelier Grigorian, 905-3382360, 210 Lakeshore Rd. E., A Wee Celebration, 1-4 p.m., Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate, 8 Navy st., $7, an afternoon of Scottish refreshments and the poetry of Robbie Burns, even haggis. Tickets must be purchased in advance at 905-338-4400 or www.oakvillemuseum.ca. MONDAY JANUARY 21 Tots and Us, for moms, dads and grandparents caring for a preschooler, free, St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., 10-11 a.m. Call 905-845-3427. Monday Night at the Movies presents Vitus at AMC Winston Churchill 24. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets $8. South Peel Naturalists' Club meets, 7:30 p.m., Silence of the Songbirds, all welcome, St. Brides Church, Basement Auditorium, 1516 Clarkson Rd., Mississauga, contact www.spnc.ca. Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)Oakville hosts Françoise Morissette on Made in Canada Leadership, Knights of Columbus Hall, 1494 Wallace Rd., social hour at 7 p.m., program at 8 p.m., contact www.cfuwoakville.ca. TUESDAY JANUARY 22 Oakville Stamp Club meets at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Dorval Drive/Rebecca, 6:30-8:30 p.m., all welcome. Flu clinic by Halton Region Health Department, 4-8 p.m., Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Rd., Auditorium, free, no appointment needed. Xposay's January Jumpstart, 7 p.m., Sharkey's World Cafe & Lounge, 220 North Service Rd. Abuse Support Group, confidential, free, 5:30-6:30 p.m., The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229 contact 905-847-5520 orwww.haltonwomenscentre.org. Belvaspata, 7-9 p.m., free, Whole Foods Market, 301 Cornwall Rd., call 905-849-8400, ext. 107, healing with light and frequency. Employment Network, 10 a.m. to noon, free, The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229 contact 905-847-5520 orwww.haltonwomenscentre.org. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 23 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton Information Session, 7:30 p.m., 464 Morden Rd. Call 905-339-2355. Conquering the Behavioural Interview, 465 Morden Rd., Unit 109, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Register at 905-845-1157, ext.101 or www.thecentre.on.ca. Carp Halton meets at 7:30 p.m., Burlington Seniors Centre. 2285 New St., contact 905- 844-2112 or hcass@eol.ca. HAPPEN­ Linking People and Opportunities Networking support group for business professionals in career transition, 8 a.m., Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, speaker David Saunders on Career Transitions, $10 members/$20 non-members, contact 905-3390268 or www.happen.ca. Trafalgar Chartwell Ratepayers Association (TCRA) Annual General Meeting, 7 p.m., Oakville Town Hall, Oakville/Trafalgar Rooms. Attending will Mayor Rob Burton, Ward 3 Councillors Mary Chapin and Keith Bird. Find out about local issues from the hospital to schools. Elect new TCRA Directors for 2008. Eat Right for Your Blood Type, 7-9 p.m., free, Whole Foods Market, 301 Cornwall Rd., call 905-849-8400, ext. 107, with Deborah Parker, certified blood analyst. THURSDAY JANUARY 24 Motivational speaker Sue London on Creating Yourt Destiny By Taking Control, and life coach Lloyd Oliver on Positive Self Expectancy, doors open at 7 p.m., program at 7:30 p.m., Burlington Seniors' Centre 2285 New St., Burlington, tickets $20 in advance from www.rockysjourney.com or $25 at the door. Contact 905-335-9168. Job Shop Information Session, free for unemployed adults, 9:30 a.m., 465 Morden Rd., Unit 109, register at 905-8451157, ext. 101 or www.thecentre.on.ca. Reiki workshop, 7-9 p.m., $15, The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229, contact 905-847-5520 or www.haltonwomenscentre.org. Caring and Sharing Circle, 13 p.m., free, The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229, contact 905-847-5520 or www.haltonwomenscentre.org. Halton Healthy Community Fund (HHCF) information session for proposals from local community-based partnerships seeking funding up to $30,000 annually for three years for projects that contribute to Halton's healthy community and quality of life. Guidelines and submission forms at www.halton.ca, or 905-8256000, ext. 7152. Apply by March 10, 2008. Information session today, 13:30 p.m., Town of Oakville Municipal Building (Committee Rooms 1/2), 1225 Trafalgar Rd., contact lveres@oakville.ca. Digestive Systems, 10 a.m.noon, free, Foods Market, 301 Cornwall Rd., Call 905-849-8400, ext. 107, with Christine Ng. Beer Tasting with Cameron's Brewery Co. 5-7 p.m., free, 1165 Invicta Dr., 905-849-8282. GET INSPIRED BY HUNDREDS OF TORONTO'S FINEST WEDDING EXPERTS SPRING 2008 SHOW January 25-27, 2008 Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place BRIDES TO BE ARE FREE! 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