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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, December 18, 2009 · 36 Community Update Forward announcements of non-profit local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; e-mail ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-337-5560. Free. BULLETIN St. Jude's 13-week Rainbows program (January 2010), for children, KGrade 8/Spectrum for Grades 9-12, support for grief/loss, registration in advance by an adult at 905-844-3972. Visit www.rainbows.ca/welcome.html. Gift wrappers needed for annual The Women's Centre fundraiser, Hopedale Mall, through Dec. 24, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., call 905-847-5520. Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton (CCAH) New Year's Eve Dinner and Dance, 7:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Operating Engineers Banquet Hall, 2245 Speers Rd., $80 ($75 early bird), contact www.ccah.ca. IODE Opportunity Shop at 154 Kerr St. is relocating to 432 Kerr St. on Jan. 11. Open until Dec 19, then closed until it re-opens Jan. 11. New Year's Eve Dinner and Dance, Oakville Legion, 4:30-8 p.m., 36 Upper Middle Rd., 6:30 p.m.-1 a.m., $40/person, call 905-845-6271. Registration Dec. 7-Jan. 8 for American Sign Language classes, contact www.chs.ca. New Year's Eve Dance, Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., Victory Hall, 8 p.m., $25/person, all welcome, call 905-827-4722. Butt Out! program for smokers who want to quit, six to seven weekly sessions, free, begins Tuesday, Jan. 12, 6-7 p.m., Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, 327 Reynolds St., Learning Resource Centre (basement level), register at 905-338-4691. For more information or to register. Christmas Toy Drive at Oakville Legion, 4:30-8 p.m., 36 Upper Middle Rd., drop off new, unwrapped toys and help make someone's Christmas special. Drop offs accepted on fish fry night, Dec. 18, or anytime at the legion, call 905-845-6271. In support of the Oakville Firefighters Toy Drive. Grace House group home is fundraising by selling Gold movie passes to AMC theatres for $10. Valid 24/7 -- no exceptions, no expiry. Contact 905-844-4772 or david@grace-house.net. FRIDAY DEC. 18 Taizé, 7:30 p.m., St. Aidan's Anglican Church, 318 Queen Mary Dr., contact 905-845-6111. Fish Fry at Oakville Legion, 4:308 p.m., 36 Upper Middle Rd., $8.50, call 905-845-6271. Family Christmas Party with magic of Scott Dietrich, 5:30 p.m., St. Cuthbert's, RSVP at 905-844-6200. Trinity United Church Recreates Nativity in Outdoor Play, 7:30 p.m., 1250 McCraney St. E., donations to food bank. SATURDAY DEC. 19 Christmas Bake & Cabbage Roll Sale and Garage Sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m, Holy Trinity Croatian Church Hall, 2110 Trafalgar Rd. La Leche League Toddler Meeting, noon, Community Midwives of Halton. 407 Speers Rd., contact 905-825-2352. 47th annual Christmas Bird Count and Feeder Watch, South Peel Naturalists' Club contact 905-2799576, mail@spnc.ca or www.spnc.ca. Quality Christmas Tree Sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., St Cuthbert's, Maple Grove. OASIS first annual Christmas party, dinner at 6 p.m., $10, contact Lisa at 905257-2127 or Carol 905-901-0885. SUNDAY DEC. 20 On the Way to Bethlehem -- The Magi Show the Way, children's focus, 10 a.m., St Cuthbert's, Maple Grove. MONDAY DEC. 21 Alzheimer Spousal Support Group meets 1:30- to 3:30 p.m., St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., call 905-847-9559. Pelicans, poets meet for intensive critique, 7-9 p.m., contact ere@bell.net. TUESDAY DEC. 22 Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets 6:30 p.m., Walton Memorial Church, 2489 Lakeshore Rd., contact 905-827-3380. Canadian Blood Services new mobile blood donor clinic, open 4-8 p.m., Holy Trinity Parish Banquet Hall, 2110 Trafalgar Rd. Call 1-888-2DONATE or visit www.blood.ca. WEDNEsDAY DECEMBER 23 Oakville-Trafalgar Lions Club at Fifties Diner raising donations for the food bank, 5 p.m. to closing. HOUSE WARMINGS 10-8 MONDAY - FRIDAY 10-6 SATURDAYS 12-5 SUNDAYS 178 LAKESHORE RD. EAST HOLIDAY HOURS December 21 - 7:30pm JOHN MCDERMOTT AT HAMILTON PLACE 905-339-0202 EVERY SATURDAY 10-4PM WITH SPECIAL GUEST RUSSELL DE CARLE OF PRAIRIE OYSTER WAREHOUSE SALE 1260 SPEERS RD. UNIT 17 Enjoy this magnificent Canadian tenor Tickets available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office Order online at or call 905-527-7666