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The Oakville Beaver, W e d n e s d a y M a y 15, 2002 - C5 OAKVILLE'S ORIGINAL Sf · C02 FROM ZONTA TO SAVIS FOR NINA'S PLACE: The Oakville Zonta club recently presented $2,000 to Bev LeFrancois, right, of SAVIS - Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services of Halton. Making the presentation, from left, are Liana Renwick-Palermo, acting president; Dawn Ttirrin, Liz O 'Boyle, C hristal W alters, Wendy Fradette, Carol Kuri, and Debbie Baird of Zonta. The money SAVIS received will be used to buy track suits to be given to patients of N ina's Place, H alton's sexual assault centre, at Joseph B rant M emorial Hospital in Burlington. Fillin 'o ia Aoadcdde! · Garden Centre l/c u u O p e n ! - Full Selection of Annuals & Pe · Fully Stocked Camping Sectio - Including Canoes C OM M UNITY I I PI ATE Please forw ard announcem ents fo r Update to Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, Ont. LfiK 3S4; Fax 905337-5567, email blokhuis@haltonsearch.com, or call 905-845-3824 E x t 250, B E F O R E N O O N Monday to be included. Notices are listed free o f charge. Free Lawn Bowling Clinic at Oakville Lawn Bowling Club, 111 King, to May 17. Qualified personnel will instruct prospective new mem bers. Call Joan at 905-842-5913. VON Alzheim er Services offers support groups for family caregivers. Spousal Group every other Monday, 2 - 4 p.m., St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca. Family Group every second Tuesday o f each month, 7 -9 p.m., VON Seniors Day Program, 2370 Speers. New members wel come. Call 905-847-9559. Volunteer canvassers fr o m the C NIB - Canadian National Institute for the Blind will be knocking on doors until May 24 asking for dona tions. They will be wearing black and white volunteer canvasser buttons. For information, or to donate by phone, call 1-800-513-7813. Register before May 20 for Options -- The Conference That Works For Women to be held on Tuesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 30, from 8:30 a.m .-3:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 3063 South Service Rd., Burlington. Find out about employment and training options. Open to Halton women at no charge. Call 905-825-6000. Ext. 4176. C anadian Federation of University Women - Oakville will host the Canadian feature documen tary A Child's Century o f War on Friday May 24 at the Sheridan College Animation and Emerging Technology Theatre (SCAET ) at 8 p.m. to benefit CFUW -Oakville Scholarship Fund. Tickets cost $8. Seating is limited. Doors open at 7 p.m. and refreshments will be avail able before and after the film. Call June Cassie at 416-504-6991. Celebration o f the Arts Concert Series finale is May 25 at 8 p.m. at St. Jude's Church. 160 William St. Hear Handel's Gloria in Excelsis Deo, lost for 250 years, sung by soprano solo Janet Obermeyer under conductor John Laing and accompa nied by strings and organ. Also hear St. Jude's Choir perform Handel's Coronation Anthems. Tickets cost $20 for adults; S18 for students and seniors. Call 905-844-3972. T. A. Blakelock High School Reunion for 1983, 1984. and 1985 graduates, Aug. 10 at Oakville H oliday Inn, 590 Argus. E-mail blakelockreunion@yahoo.com. WEDNESDAY, M A Y 15 O akville Team o f C BM C Canada (Christian Business Ministries Canada) meets at 12 noon for lunch at Quality Hotel, 754 Bronte Rd. Ladies welcome. Speaker: Brian Dawkins, former executive with ESSO Oil Co. and now administrator of The People's Church, Toronto. Cost: $15 per per son. Call Barry Beach at 905-8151600 or e-mail beach@iml.com. Dessert Bridge fo r Seniors, The Kensington, 25 Lakeshore W., 1:30 p.m. Bring partner. Free. Reservations required, call Linda, 905-844-4000. Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) - Oakville Chapter: Seminar and chance to win a digital camera valued at $230, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m., Holiday Inn Oakville - Centre, 590 Argus, west of Trafalgar and south of the QEW. Dinner (optional), 7 - 8 p.m., $20. Speaker: Dr. Ian J. Hastings, general manager. Corporate Special Projects, Atomic Energy, The Future o f Nuclear · Canada as a Mainstream Player? Call Art Jain 905-827-7494 or e-mail arhant.jain@cogeco.ca Soroptim ist International H umber, Credit Valley and Brampton, W estminster United Church at 4094 Tomken Rd. at 6:30 p.m. Call 416-231-5583. H alton-Peel Chartered A ccountants' Association holds a dinner meeting with Christine Sinclair, FCA, Chair of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, at the Mississaugua Golf Club, 6:30 p.m. Pre-registration required. 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By Paula Henriques ADVERTISING FEATURE W ATHENA CaU For Nominations Recognizing Leaders & Mentors T h e A T H E N A Award is presented to an individual, m an or w om an, w ho has dem onstrated excellence in their profession, has devoted tim e and energy to their com m unity in a m eaningful way and, m ost especially, has generously assisted w om en in attaining their full potential. ATHENA recipients must meet each o f three specific criteria. They must: M entor women in reaching their full leadership potential. »- Demonstrate excellence, creativity, and initiative in their business or profession. > Provide valuable service by devoting time and energy to improve the quality o f life for others in the community. hen he fell and injured his back in a parking lot, Joe Kaufman knew his life had ju st changed drastically. After his back condition growing steadily worse, Joe moved from his two-bedroom apartm ent in Orillia, to an o p en concept studio in Q u e e n 's Avenue R etirem ent Residence in Oakville. W ith all the am enities o f hom e Q ueen's Avenue Retirem ent Residence allows you to have an independent and personal lifestyle. It has eight floors, spacious suites and one bedroom and two bedroom apartm ents ranging in sizes from 370 to 775 square fe e t All are equipped with hill kitchens, a sitting area, full bathroom s with walk-in seated showers, a n d 24 h o u r m edic alert m onitoring. T he facility is secure with autom atic keyless building door entries and all entries are locked and m onitored by closed circuit television. "I've got no worries here," saysJoe. "My apartm ent gets cleaned, my meals are cooked, it's friendly and comfortable. I'm ' happy here." A m aster o f the \iolin since the age of ten, Jo e recently jo in e d the Oakville Symphony Orchestra as first violin. But this isn 't his first experience playing professionally. W hen he lived in Orillia, he J o e K a u fm a n also played in the H uronia Symphony and played in local cities like Barrie, and Collingwood. At 72, Joe continues to impress and awe his fellow residences. After dinner, on the first Wednesday o f each m onth, residences and guests can h e a r the sm ooth tunes of Joe and his violin. He plays for an hour in the dining room and he even gets requests! "Even an audience of one inspires me," he says. For m ore inform ation regarding occupancy, visit them at 1056 Queen's Ave., or call 905-815-0862 website: www.caretendersinc.com Nomination forms available at The Chamber of Commerce June 1/02 J o in us a t th e A T H E N A re c ip ie n t A w a rd D in n e r Featured speaker: Pamela Wallin W e d n e s d a y , O c to b e r 9 , 2 0 0 2 A T H E N A A w a r d G a la D inner For m ore inform ation call C h a m b e r 9 0 5 -8 4 5 -6 6 1 3 ROYAL BANK Pamela W allin THE OAKVILLE BEAVER