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Prom dress pickup time National Garage Sale May 12 Those searching for a graduation or prom dress are in luck as the Halton Industry Education Council (HIEC) is extending its Dream Dress Boutique. In partnership with Brash Avenues, HIEC is giving Grade 8 and Grade 12 girls access to hundreds of donated prom dresses. To be eligible, a student must be enrolled in a Greater Toronto Area school and expect to graduate Grade 8 or Grade 12 at the end of this school year. Organizers say participation in the program is confidential and those who attend can bring a friend to help pick out a dress. Pickup hours are this Saturday (May 12) from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and Wednesday, May 16 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at HIEC's head office at 5230 South Service Rd. in Burlington, between Burloak Drive and Appleby Line. Those who cannot attend during the listed dates can drop by the HIEC head office anytime between 8:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. until May 16. For more information about the dress drive and pickup dates, contact Ali Fraser at afraser@hiec.on.ca or call the HIEC office for information at 905-6342575, ext. 28. Royal LePage offices across the country will be hosting the National Garage Sale for Shelter on Saturday (May 12), including here in Oakville. The one-day charitable event raises funds for the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, Canada's largest public foundation dedicated to supporting women's shelters and ending family violence. Canadian statistics show that more than half of Canadian women will experience abuse in their lifetime and more than 360,000 children are exposed to family violence each year. The local event that aims to help those facing domestic violence or moving on with their lives after experiencing domestic violence, takes place at Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., 231 Oak Park Blvd., from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The event will include a barbecue, coffee and bake sale, children's games, raffle and a flower sale. In addition to attending the event, people are asked to drop off gently-used items to the local realty office by today (Friday, May 11). 7 · Friday, May 11, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Correction A photo featuring Optimist Oratorical Contest participants from Oakville schools, which appeared on page 6 of The Oakville Beaver's Thursday, May 10 edition, included a misspelling of a participant's surname as the result of incorrect information supplied. The participant is Dasha Metropolitansky. The Beaver regrets the error and any inconvenience it may have caused. Sore Feet, Sports Injury, Painful Ingrown Toenails? Plantar Warts? We can help! Exceptional footcare for all ages. · Routine footcare · Corns & calluses · Plantar warts · Heel/arch/foot pain · Diabetic footcare and education · Thick or ingrown nails · Nail surgery · Sports related foot problems & injuries · Custom made orthotics · Sigvaris® compression stockings · Evenings and saturday appointments available · New patients welcome! J. Richard Werkman CHIROPODIST Follow Oakville Beaver staff on Twitter @OakvilleBeaver or @NewsHooked @DavidLea6 @DominikKurek @BeaverSports or @Halton_Photog For more stories and photos, visit www.oakvillebeaver.com or www.insidehalton.com Visit our website, subscribe to our Blog or call for an appointment. Ample Free parking. located on the north/west corner of maple grove dr. and cornwall rd. 1495 Cornwall Rd., Suite 33, Oakville T: 905-845-4817 www.werkman.ca Elevation JULY 23 - JULY 27 JULY 30 - AUGUST 3 INCORPORATION OF AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR We Draw! We Sing! Summer Camp! Summer Camp! We Paint! BALLET AND CONTEMPORARY AT ITS FINEST! LIVE MUSICIANS, GUEST TEACHERS AND SPECIALIST CLASSES TAKE YOUR DANCER TO THE NEXT LEVEL. dedicated students, gifted instructors excellence in artistic education = We Summer Camp! Dance! WWW.OAKVILLEACADEMY.COM AGES 8-11 (MINIMUM OF RAD GRADE 2 OR EQUIVALENT) 905-844-2787 AGES 12-14 (MINIMUM OF RAD GRADE 5 OR EQUIVALENT) AGES 15+ (MINIMUM OF RAD GRADE 8/INTERMEDIATE OR EQUIVALENT) 1011 Upper Middle Road & Eighth Line, Oakville, Ontario L6H 4L5