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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, May 9, 2014 | 14 Update Forward announcements of non-profit local events for Community Update to The Oakville Beaver, 5040 Mainway, Unit 1, Burlington, ON, L7L 7G5; email dlea@oakvillebeaver. com or call 905-632-0588, ext. 255. Free. FRIDAY MAY 9 Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Mis- sissauga Centre meets, U of T at Mississauga, Rm. SE2082 William Davis (South) Building, 8 p.m., contact www.mississauga.rasc.ca. Newcomer Free Information Session, starting a business in Canada, Centre for Education and Training, 171 Speers Rd., 9:30-11 a.m., contact 905-875-3851 or www.tcet.com/nic. Hamilton Amateur Astronomers free meeting, Hamilton Spectator building, 44 Frid St., 7:309:30 p.m., visit www.amateurastronomy.org. SATURDAY MAY 10 Oakville Lawn Bowling Club open house, Interlocking & Concrete Specialists WE ALSO DO LANDSCAPE DESIGN · Pebble Concrete · Stamped Concrete · Flagstone · Walkways · Garage Floors · Patios · Driveways · Curbs (French) Tel: 905.842.7171 Call Mario · sunmarlandscape.com 111 King St., 1:30 p.m., wear flat-heeled shoes to participate, contact lizard46@cogeco.ca. M&M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day, 10 a.m.4 p.m., benefits Crohn's and Colitis Canada, minimum $3 donation gets hamburger/hotdog, drink and bag of chips, visit www.mmmeatshops.com or www.crohnsandcolitis.ca. Oakvillegreen needs volunteers for tree planting along creek in Shell Park, 10 a.m.-noon, contact programs@oakvillegreen.org. An Afternoon Ladies' Tea, Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre, 1086 Burnhamthorpe Rd. E., 2-4:30 p.m., $40 tickets, registration required, contact 905-827-3333 or flor805@yahoo.com. Hopedale Presbyterian Church Free Spring Craft and Bake Sale, 156 Third Line, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., www.hopedalechurch.ca. St. Simon's Anglican Church holding garage sale, 1450 Litchfield Rd., 8:30 a.m.-noon. Easter Seals Spring Klean Up For The Kids fundraiser, The Fifties Diner, 649 Speers Rd., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., car wash, free electronics waste drop off, bake sale, raffles, benefits camp program. Glen Abbey Scouts E-Recycling Fundraiser, Dorval Crossing West, 280 North Service Rd., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. MONDAY MAY 12 Oakville Osteoporosis Group meets, St. Michael's Church, 181 Sewell Dr., 1:30 p.m., $5 tickets, call 905-829-4863. Newcomer Free Information Session, starting/financing a business, Cenre for Education and Training, 171 Speers Rd., Ste. 20, 10 a.m.noon, contact 905-875-3851, ext. 5008. Holy Trinity Robotics Team electronic waste drop off, Holy Trinity Catholic S.S., 2420 Sixth Line, May 12-16, drop off old TVs, computers, phones, iPods, printers, speakers, radios at bin behind the school (south side) during the day. TUESDAY MAY 13 Join Celebrate Recovery for free meal/fellowship, T uesday evenings, The Freedom Centre, 4343 Regional Rd. 25, 6:30 p.m., contact melissa_ hammond_@hotmail.com or 905-399-7313. Oakville Opera Guild Tea with Opera: Operatic Dungeons and Dragons by Voltr Ivanoffski, Central Library Branch auditorium, 1:30 p.m., $10 donation, call Nancy at 905-337-0477. Free English Conversation Circle for Newcomers, Antioch Community Church, 2364 Cornerbrooke Cres., 10 a.m., contact Wan Tae Oh at 905-582-0438 or 647-868-2581. Rheumatoid Arthritis Educational Group meets May 13, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Arthritis Society, 460 Brant St., Ste. 11, Burlington, free but must preregister, contact 905-632-9390, ext. 0. Dementia Support Group, Sunrise Living of Oakville, 456 Trafalgar Rd., 7-9 p.m., contact Acclaim Health Alzheimer Services at 905-8479559. Newcomer Information Session, Sheridan's Free English Language Programs, Centre for Education and Training, 171 Speers Rd., Ste. 20, 10 a.m.-noon, contact 905-875-3851, ext. 5008. Colborne Computer Club meets, Colborne Centre, Third Line/Lakeshore Road, 7 p.m., $5. WEDNESDAY MAY 14 Oakville Branch of Retired Women Teachers of Ontario annual meeting luncheon, Deerfield Golf Club, 2363 North Service Rd., 10:30 a.m., contact 905-845-6726. Celebration of World Fair Trade Day, Taste of Colombia, 67 Bronte Rd., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., contact 289-837-3021 or info@tasteofcolombia.ca.