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C2 - The Oakville Beaver, W ednesday July 10, 2002 NAPOLEON \\Off\e D cioW rort FIR EPLAC ES · B A R BEC U ES · FU R N AC ES · AIR C O N D ITIO N ER S· P A TIO FU R N ITU R E· A C C E S S O R IE S KSM looking to expand (Continued from page C1) RED HOT SWINGS SAVE °s400*.» Selected Carrier Air Conditioners Financing Available! `Some conditions apply. See store for details. O.A.C. Visit Our W ebsite At: w w w .napoleonhom ecom fort.com Oakville Town Centre 300 North Service Rd. W est Oakville H o u rs : M o n .-w e d . 10 - 6 . T h u r s . & F r i. 1 0 - 9 S u n . (9 05)844-1223 A . . . . . . s.,.TM. 1 2 -4 D I S T I N C T I V E L A D IE S F A S H I O N S PE6CYS SIDEWALK SALE Entire Selection UMMIR fe a tu rin g Summer Fashions Blast, K-Wear, Northern Isles, Spanner, Tabi, Liz Claiborne, Koret. Line Up tor Sport. Susan Bristol & David Brooks Assorted Designer Fashions'* Koret Francisca Mix 'n Match Coordinates m Line Up Fashion T-Shirts Reg. up to '40 Denim Wear and Weekend Casuals by Tabi M 98J /o off Come in and take advantage of many more unadvertised specials ALL SALES FINAL H opedale Mall, O akville 905-465-3499 ALL SALES FINAL The camp counsellors are university or college students and "people who attended our camps" and completed the agency's camp leadership program, he said. For the past three years, the campers have been treat ed to a Toronto Blue Jays game at the SkyDome, thanks to the Oakville Kiwanis Club. The club gives KSM $5,000 for this outing. KSM, established in 1996, provides relief to peo ple suffering economic, social and emotional chal lenges, from a Christian per spective. The agency is a project of Oakville's faith community. The agency brings togeth er about 30 diverse ethnic groups "into an environment which embraces tolerance and diffusion of racial ten sion," addresses problems associated with child pover ty, provides individual job search mentoring, and assists single mothers with food and clothing, tax help, financial counselling and support when needed. "Before KSM existed, these families were void of these services, in many cases not knowing who to turn to, or who to trust with their most pressing personal; financial or emotional prob lems," states the fundraising brochure. KSM, at 484 Kerr St., consists of The Market, a food depot providing free groceries, personal hygiene and sundry household prod ucts, a Clothes Cupboard where free clothing and small household goods are provided based on need, a drop-in coffee shop, a Friday night youth drop-in and a Saturday breakfast. "It's like the bar of Cheers without the alcohol," said Shantz. KSM will use the $2.2 million it hopes to raise over the next four years to ·increase staff through the hir ing of a full time administra tor, a full time youth worker, and a full time youth coun sellor. New programs will include financial manage ment and budgeting for youths. Some of the money will be set aside to establish a sound financial base for Jamie Smith · Special to the Beaver Ron Shantz, left, executive director, Kerr Street M inistries (KSM); Don Pangman, fundraising consultant; Bob McKean, Oakville Kiwanis Club; and Wendy Perkins, Oakville Salvation Army, appear ready to tee off tomorrow in the Oakville Kiwanis Golf Tournament for KSM and the Salvation Army Lighthouse shelter. emergencies. And, those in need are not shelter with transitional "Annually we struggle just in the obvious spots you housing beds to help, for with each and every dollar might think - they are in example, the working poor," said Wendy Perkins, "and that is committed to KSM every comer of this town. "They are the visibly people who are in transition and stretch it to the limit," stated the brochure. poor, and they are the ones because they can't pay first "We have no way of who are just to proud to ask and last month's rent up front anticipating a sudden finan for help, or even admit that right away." These 10 beds cial crisis that often brings a financial strife is about to would be available for up to 90 days. family to the brink of break up their family." despair. And, he said at the time, It would also have 20 "Our population is grow Oakville differs in its com emergency shelter beds and ing - the needs will never go munity support. 10 emergency beds for youth "The outreach and the aged 15 to 18. away. There are no financial options or strategies beyond genuine community spirit of "A lot of people don't the generosity of our donors, giving back that radiates realize the need for this type and limited ' government from this community. of shelter," she continued, Literally thousands of volun adding the people who funding." For this reason, KSM has teers are unselfishly and tire objected to the Salvation asked Don Pangman for lessly providing hours of Army's proposal to build on help. An investment banker their time, giving someone a decommissioned hydro for 30 years, Pangman re hope for a better quality of corridor in Iroquois Ridge invented him self as a life." "don't realize the type of fundraising consultant. The Pangman, whose new people we would be helping career change was inspired business is called Impact could he their neighbours. through his United Way vol Advisory Inc., will act as a "They don't even realize consultant their own risk," continued unteering over the past five fundraising years. between KSM and its donors Perkins. "They could be at risk themselves - they could "I 'm passionate about and fundraising events. Tomorrow, the Oakville be one month away from what I'm doing as a volun teer and as a career." Kiwanis Club will hold its being in trouble." He spoke about the rea The Salvation Army is 12th annual G olf sons for making the career Tournament at Tyandaga currently renovating the for change at the recent Golf Club in Burlington. The mer Chamber of Commerce Community Spirit Awards club hopes to raise $10,000. building to temporarily dinner at Otello's Banquet to be shared by KSM and the house nine to 12 single peo Hall. Oakville Salvation Arm y's ple. "We can all imagine that Lighthouse The Town has given the emergency Oakville may not be any dif homeless shelter. Lighthouse permission to use ferent than many other afflu The Salvation Army cur that building for 14 months. ent communities across the rently operates a 12-bed The Salvation Army has country," he said. "It all emergency shelter and pro been searching for a suitable looks pretty good to most of poses to build a 40-bed shel site for two years. us, but the reality is whether ter. Wilma Blokhuis can be "We're finding there's a reached at blokhuis@haltonwe wish to admit it or not, is that there is a darker side. huge need for an emergency search.com. 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(of equal value or less) Offer valid July 8-23,2002. Not valid with any other discount offers. ONLY 2.99 ea. Offer valid July 11-13,2002, while quantities last. Not valid with any other discount offers. I Sale in effect Ju ly 8-23, 2002, on selected in-stock m erchandise, while quantities last. Most items available in m ost stores. Look for the red sale tags. Sorry, no special orders. OPEN SUNDAYS 12-5 140 Rebecca St. O A K V IL L E 844-7728 "There is only one race - the human race, with different cultures making up the fabric of our society," declared award winning actor Edward Olmos at the recent 9th International ATHENA Conference, Voices and Vision, held in Dallas. Olmos has used his celebrity status to promote diversity and humanitarian efforts both through his speeches and his role as US Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. He urged that we drop words like racism and racist from our vocabulary because they only serve to widen the gap between people. Diversity was the underlying theme at this year's conference. Standing tall, wearing the costume of the time, Celena Bostic Perry, gave a compelling per formance as Sojourner Truth, an amaz ing woman who started life as an uned ucated slave but went on to become an activist and noted speaker on the rights of slaves in America. Her powerful presentation set the stage for the conference, and served to remind us of the injustices of the past. As the first woman and first Hispanic to become Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Antonia Novello brought humour and insight to the chal lenges she faced as she worked her way up the ranks. Luck, to Dr. Novello, is when preparation meets opportunity. A feisty woman, she encouraged oth ers to set goals, take risks but never to forget their roots and identity. Despite the steady movement of women into middle management, the faces at the top of corporate North America remains almost all male. Focusing on the inter-relationship of career and personal life, representatives from IBM and Deloitte & Touche shared examples of successful approaches that create a work environ ment that fosters women's develop ment, contributions and potential. Each year at the conference, there is always a speaker who has demonstrated courage, and this year was no excep tion. As part of WomenQuest, four women who had cross-country skied across the top of the North Pole, came to share their story. They were ordinary women who have achieved an extraor dinary feat. Just hearing about their journey filled you with awe and seeing their slides, made the freezing cold seem all too real. Along the way they encountered the true worth of friendship and the differ ence that little things make. For some, the trek was time away to reflect on life and relationships, a time to renew their hope and faith in the world and in them selves. For all, the journey began with a big goal, accomplished in small glides and steps that lead them closer to a deeper belief in themselves and in their power as women. While the speakers were inspiring arid informative, it was the other partic ipants that truly made the conference special. This year five of us went from Oakville. We quickly became known as the `Canadian contingent' and were welcomed warmly by everyone there. In fact, we were sort of adopted by the key sponsors of the conference, General Motors, and experienced true southern hospitality, when one woman from Dallas insisted on giving us a guided tour of her city. Spending time together at the Voices and Vision Conference, helped us deter mine our vision for ATHENA in Canada, and you'll be hearing our voic es in the months ahead as we spread the word about ATHENA to other commu nities. The International ATHENA Conference, held each spring, is organ ized by the ATHENA Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating leadership opportunities for women. Next year it will be held in Washington, DC, and it is hoped that the `Canadian contingent' will grow, so more women can benefit from this inspiring, experience. For more infor mation about ATHENA, contact the Oakville Chamber of Commerce at 905-845-6613. Anne Day is a form er ATHENA Award recipient and a member o f Oakville' s ATHENA Committee. Nominations close Monday for ATHENA Award Standing tall, her arms reaching out, the bronze ATHENA sculpture is look ing for a new home. Do you know someone who deserves to receive- this prestigious award? The call for nominations for the 6th Oakville ATHENA Award is now underway. Nominations are open to both women and men who live or work in Oakville. Nominations for the ATHENA Award will close on Monday, July 15. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the ATHENA Award has been presented to over 3,500 individuals who have excelled in their chosen field, given back to their community and most importantly, mentored women to achieve their full potential. Back in 1981, Martha Mayhood Mertz was the only woman on the board of her local chamber of commerce. She also discovered that only one award in 75 years had been presented to a woman in recognition of her leadership contri bution. Determined to celebrate and foster wom en's leadership, Mertz founded the ATHENA Award Program. Today, the ATHENA Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting leadership opportunities for women, not manages the ATHENA Award Program in 350 cities across North America. In Oakville, previous recipients are M ayor Ann Mulvale, Laura Kupferschmidt, Anne Day, Patricia Dillon and Kathryn Parke. Well-respected by their peers, ATHENA Award recipients have achieved professional excellence - in their career or business. Giving back is important to them and they are active volunteers in the community. And there's a generosity of spirit. They have mentored women and gone out of their way to help them succeed and reach their potential. The Award will be presented at the ATHENA Awards Dinner on Oct. 9.