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porting the focus of ATHENA Oakville through work in the community, can do so through any of the local groups that Stalker says mirror the work of ATHENA Oakville. Those groups include Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton, May Court Club of Oakville, Zonta Club of Oakville, Company of Women, Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) and Girl Guides. In fact, ATHENA Oakville will help build the bridges as it invites such groups to participate with information booths at its Nov. 3 gala. The gala, being co-chaired this year by Cindy Popp and Mary Jane Howie, will cele- brate women, recognize leadership and introduce the Legacy of ATHENA and Future ATHENA scholarships. This years event will be held at the Oakville Conference Centre, 2515 Wyecroft Rd. and will be emceed by former ATHENA Oakville winner Brenda Zimmerman. At 5:30 p.m., displays from a variety of local groups that, like ATHENA Oakville, also work to celebrate mentoring women as leaders will open the gala that will con- clude at 8 p.m. Proceeds raised will go to the ATHENA Legacy Scholarship Fund. For tickets, which cost $50, register online through the Oakville Chamber of 27 Friday , O ctober 8, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m ATHENA has led the way Then came the support of WIST (Women In Skilled Trades) toolkits for those studying the skilled trades at the Centre for Skills Development and Training. These awards were $500, initially to supply the tool kits students needed to purchase to pursue their studies, now it can be applied at the students discretion. Both came about when Stalker said ATHENA Oakville began to take in more donations and realize more revenue than it needed to solely support the annual award. Many WIST graduates have achieved great success with their own businesses. For example, Colleen Thomson who took WIST in 2004 began a business in small ren- ovations and handyperson service. Mary-Catherine Zwambag was in WIST in 2006 and began her own company called Miss Fix It. Meanwhile Marissa McTasney, also a 2006 WIST graduate, established Tomboy Trades Ltd., which went on to distribute work wear for women through Home Depot, Zellers, Walmart and through independent stores across Canada and the U.S. While ATHENA Oakville at first just payed out the scholarship cash, later the Oakville Community Foundation (OCF) was charged with administering the scholarship fund. That OCF administration will continue with the Legacy of ATHENA Oakville Scholarship Fund. Those who wish to donate to the fund, can do so through the OCF. If it grows, the scholarship amount will increase, predicted Stalker. Those who wish to continue sup- Over the years, we started to see groups that are now recognizing women, and people, who mentor women. I like to think we had something to do with that. Linda Stalker, ATHENA Oakville NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER Lions Club to celebrate 75th The Lions Club of Oakville will cel- ebrate turning 75 on Friday, Nov. 5. A gala celebration will be held from 6:30-10 p.m. at the Harbour Banquet and Conference Centre, 2340 Ontario St. at Bronte Harbour. The event will begin with a wel- come and cocktail reception followed by a 7:15 p.m. formal welcome and dinner. Past club international direc- tor Bruce Murray will be the featured speaker. Tickets cost $55. Contact Ron Gamble at 905-319-7451 or egamble@sympatico.ca; Bill Allison at 905-827-7219 or board6chair@yahoo.ca; or Michael Continued from page 26 OPEN TUESDAY to SATURDAY 11 - 7 Oakvilles ONLY Raw Food Restaurant Located directly above iGita Hot Yoga Studio FREE Organic Juice or Smoothie with the purchase of the Nzyme Sampler. Value $7.00 Expires Nov. 30/10 PLES FROM OUR MENUSOME SAM RAWSAGNA Fresh zucchini noodlesucchini noodles; stacked 3 layers highd 3 and filled with our own marinara, pine nut cheese ese and meat-less meat sauces. ASIAN WRAP Nori wrap filled to busting with an assortment of s living sprouts, veggies,uts avocado and our spicy d ou Asian dressing. food as nature intended Mission Statement Our intention is to raise nutritional and ecological consciousness by providing living, nourishing, unadulterated food. We seek to bring awareness to how your food was grown, its impact on your body and the world around us. 341 Lakeshore Rd. E. Oakville Parking available at the Green P parking lot on Church St. (90 second walk to the restaurant, or on the street in front of iGita Yoga Studio) 647-500-0277 Our ingredients are organic, NUT-ABUNDANT, dairy-, gluten- and guilt-free TRY ONE TODAY! NZYME SAMPLER A generous portion of our A most popular dishes; rawsagna, spaghetti, egg less egg salad and a side Asian roll.a ROOT CHAKRA JUICE Four servings of vegetables e vi juiced to perfection and served o p over ice Carrot, celery, and. C beets provide a blood red pr mixture rich in anti-oxidantsure and vitamins. Ginger optional and vit to provide an immune boost.to