Ontario Community Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 26 May 2011, p. 17

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Major sponsorBurger Day for RelayThere's just a week to goDoing its part to fight the All proceeds from the burg-until Oakville hosts its 10thdisease is Lick's in Bronte er sales will support the annual Relay For Life event inVillage (2420 Lakeshore Rd. Canadian Cancer Society Relay OakvilleW.) and its manager Jon Hall For Life.The signature fundraisingand staff.There is a limit of one burg-event for the local CanadianThis Saturday (May 28), er per customer. Cancer Society unit raisesLick's will host a Burger Day.Burger Day is an opportu-money to provide services toLicks will be serving up its nity for the community to rally cancer patients and for researchHome and Nature brand burg-together and start Oakville's to beat the disease.ers for $2 starting at 11 a.m. official countdown to Relay For Volunteers are pricelessContinued from page 16called Leading the Fight with Daffodil Campaign.Never one to take credit, Research.People wouldnt take Gibb gives credit to everyone That research, which has them (daffodils) for nothing. from the generous local resi-led to improvements across We couldnt give them away, dents who support the local the cancer treatment field, has she said.CCS to the local media for kept Gibb busy for years.Gibb remembers the airplay, so to speak.Even when she was ill, a warmth and kindness Smith Like Fox, however, she single mom, and worked full exuded to all who entered her ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVERremains committed to eradi-time. Besides selling daffodils home and found that she her-READY FOR RELAY:The 10th annual Relay for Life in Oakville is taking place Friday, June 3 at cating cancer.and going door to door, Gibb self was feeling more and Appleby College thanks in large part to its major sponsor, Scotiabank. Above, from left, are Canadian The Relay For Life's has been involved at the more at home in Oakville.Cancer Society Fundraising Co-ordinator Sandy McDonald, the Society's Manager Sharon Burns , Survivor Lap had been, for regional and national levels.Nicknamed Dynamite, Jennifer Mukherjee, a Scotiabank investment associate, Lyndon Fournier, director, wealth manage-me, a wonderful example on Prior to moving to Oakville Gibb even spent time when ment/senior wealth advisor), Agnieszka Urlich (administrative associate), and Rod White (branch how CCS is progressing in in 1976, Gibb old daffodils seriously ill in hospital, going manager, associate director wealth management). To sign up a team or learn more about the Relay For fighting back against this with the Quc CCS through the Oakville phone Life event, visit www.relayforlife.ca/Oakville.insidious disease. Each year, Division.book looking for volunteer more than 200 cancer survi-Arriving new in town, Gibb canvassers.and wrapped that into what is now thevors in our Oakville Unit join was recruited by Wyn Moore, Shes been Oakville Unit Halton Unit, which amalgamated intogether at Appleby College to the first secretary at the president and served on the the last few years and now includesproudly walk the track to cel-Oakville Unit office. Gibb CCS National Board. She also Burlington, Milton and Oakville.ebrate their joy of surviving, attended a unit meeting volunteered at the Ontario What began in the living room of said Gibb.still held in founder Jean Division.Jean Smiths home has grown.Sensitive skin? Eczema? Acne? Rosacea?They do so with the 1,500 Smiths living room at the At the national office she The 10th annual Relay for Life willH?ave you tried ?attendees who are there to Are you looking for an all natural, eff ective product line for time (an event that took place represented the Ontariobe Friday, June 3 in Oakville.your family? Come out and learn more about Arbonne.join in their celebration as some 55 years ago) and was Division for four years doing It will take place from 7 p.m. to 7 vegan certifiedwell as to raise more funds for quick to ask about daffodil public relations and campaign a.m. on the grounds of Appleby College botanically based free of dirty dozen (i.e. pthalates, parabens, mineral oil)cancer research.sales.work. At the Ontario Division, as teams camp out and walk the track all natural product lines for your entire familyThese courageous survi-She learned daffodils Gibb worked 10 years as pub- lit by luminaries after dark that areTuesday, May 31, 7pmvors are my report card on werent sold here so the cam-lic relations and campaign tributes to loved ones throughoutWhere:Acorn Family Health and Wellnesshow well we have progressed paign wouldnt interfere with chair.the night.250 Wyecroft Rd, Unit 15, Oakvillein my four decades with the the annual residential cam-In later years, the commit-Since its first year in 2001, RelayCome out and try the products, learn a little about the company and have fun with zero obligation!society. They inspire me to paign. Gibb was determined to ment Gibb saw in Terry Fox For Life Oakville has raised more thanRSVP, 905-844-9355, to reserve your seat!continue volunteering with find a way to do both.kept her going. Later, she was $3.5 million. The goal for this year isCCS, said Gibb.After putting heads togeth-inspired by those who were $450,000.Dr. Jenna DavisTo that end, headlining the er with Ed Zinkewich and the able to walk the survivors lap To sign up a team or learn moreFamily Chiropractor/Acupuncturistvolunteer association gala was late Rudy Kopriva and his wife at the Relay for Life.about the Relay For Life event, visit 905.844.WELL (9355)guest speaker Dr. SiBevan, Iona, all of whom arrived in More recently the Relay for www www.acornhealth.ca drdavis@acornhealth.ca.relayforlife.ca/Oakville.assistant director of research town around the same time, Life has again inspired Gibb.programs at the Canadian Zinkewich devised a free daf-The Oakville Unit was Cancer Society Research fodil give-away at his Royal among the first in Ontario to Weight Loss that works.Results that last.Institute (CCSRI).Bank location downtown that hold the Relay for Life.Prior to joining the CCSRI, came with a card that said The Oakville Unit, which Bevan led a team administer-Thank you for purchasing a astoundingly raised $2,500 in Let us ing a portfolio of large-scale daffodil, please be generous 1957, raised $8,000 in 1982 genomics projects funded by when your canvasser comes and $1.1 million in 2006.help YOU Genome Canada. to call.The Oakville Unit featured Bevan delivered a talk That began the Oakville an impressive 50-year history get readyfor summer!*Offer expires 6/30/11FOOT CLINICHibbert & AssociatesafterFamily Footcare and Orthoticsmetaboliccare clinics 331 Sheddon Ave., Oakville 905.815.0971 www.oakvilleclinic.caNOnutrition exercise weight loss REFERRALS NECESSARY SATURDAY APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLETake A Step in the Right Direction. Visit a Chiropodist2501 Third Line, Oakville 905-825-3800 www.metaboliccareclinics.com17 Thursday, May 26, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy