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- The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday O ctober 24, 2001 `v .. , good products Dear Ian, On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff at Oakville Galleries, please accept our sincere thanks for your support as Media Sponsor for Gairloch Vintages. This year's event Was a tremendous success in all regards and would not have been possible without the support or our spon sors. Your support plays an important role in raising funds tor programmes at Oakville Galleries, allowing us to accommodate an unprecedented growth of interest in the arts of our time. In addition, fundraising revenue impacts on the level of grants received from the Government as the percentage of earned and private sector revenue generated is considered in the calculation of grants. We value, appreciate, and respect our partnership with The Oakville Beaver and hope that we have met your expectations. There are many charitable organizations and many worthy caus es searching for sponsorship and we appreciate your support within the cultural sector, acknowledg ing the important role the arts play in providing a balanced life-style. Once again, we extend our gratitude for your ongoing support. Sincerely, Gail Smith Development Officer and Co-chair of Gairloch Vintages Shirley Johnson Member, Board of Directors and Co-chair of Gairloch Vintages To: Kelly Montague, Director of Advertising Kelly, just a quick note to you and The Oakville Beaver Management about the great service we received daily, weekly, monthly and yearly from Bill Dodge, our Advertising and Marketing Representative. To Whom It May Concern: to ` * -- " » * * e Rob Marini has been our Oakville Beaver advertising representative for over two years. His guidance and special attention has helped our experience with the paper to be very positive. He is very attentive to our requirements and takes extra steps to try to accommodate our special requests. He is very helpful in suggesting specific features within the paper which would help to enhance our image and give our company more exposure. Rob has always been very accessible and also prompt in response to our enquiries. His friendly and professional nature makes our advertising planning with him a pleasure. Sincerely, Carol Muller Manager Swiss Interiors ine udRvmc ___ Kelly, in dosing, please wish Bill and all The Oakville Beaver staff that work with our account a 'Big Thank You' for all their hard work and professionalism in helping us grow our business. All the best Mark V. Healy President/Associate Dealer Canadian Tire North Oakville 400 Dundas St. East (Trafalgar & Dundas) Oakville, Ontario Dear Kelly, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all your assistance with our upcoming Walkathon. Dear Kelly, On behalf o f the Oakville Chamber of Commerce, I wish to thank you for your tremendous support o f the ATHENA FOUNDATION and the Oakville ATHENA Awards evening. One o f the tenets o f the ATHENA Leadership model is "Giving Back" where underlying motivations are not individual success and fame -- but a committed service to colleagues, to community and in a larger sense to the world. Your demonstration of commitment to ATHENA and your community is a wonderful reflection of all the ATHENA FOUNDATION stands for -- may you be I know that it is impossible for The Oakville Beaver to sponsor all the events created by all the charities and I am grateful that you decided to help us with this event. I know that Gillian Waring Cooper put in a good word for us and I appreciate her help and dedication. She is always a pleasure to work with. % n|U I. , w** * -- recognizing our sponsors on the day of We »««« will be o f the th event and I will make sure that The Oakville Beaver gets special recognition. It is a pleasure working with you. I hope that we can continue to work together on future events such as this one. Sincerely, Heather White I richly blessed in return. Yours most sincerely, Diane Saulez Athena Chair PS 1 am still receiving ment! Thank you. iB l H um ^en S rc ? e e TMC e SC o -o rd in a accolades aboutthe supple- me your expert te c ra iu .^ ,___ could be an effective one. By inviting me in to ...... you, despite the short notice, you allowed me to gain a greater appreciation for the energy and time that goes into creating such advertisements. I truly feel more appreciative of the work people like yourself do on a daily basis. I believe that the behind-the-scenes work you do for the Royal LePage corporation benefits sales representatives like me in so many ways. And yet so often we forget to thank the people who are not visible to us. Your role in my busi ness is an essential key to my success. I sincerely 'thank you1for so kindly offering your assistance. As well, thank you for showing interest in my success by offering to re scan my picture so that it appears clearer in the advertise ment. It is nice to know that colleagues are interested in one another's success! Your professional assistance in providing me with a high quality advertisement, to make my business an effective one, is priceless! Your time and interest are greatly appreci ated. I welcome you to contact me should you or anyone you know require professional real estate services. It would De my pleasure to, in turn, provide you with real estate services that go above and beyond your expectations. Dear Mr. Oliver: On behalf o f the staff, board, clients and volunteers o f the Women's Centre. I would like to formally `thank you' Awards. for sponsoring our fourth annual Women o f the Year We greatly appreciate the support of all o f the caring. community-minded individuals like yourself who helpedoenable us to honour a wonderful and important group f women. Thank you so much for your part in making the cess! Women o f the Year celebration evening a great s it success! Yours sincerely, Melvina Waiter | J-O-Director j Women's Centre As an advertiser in the Beaver, I want to congratulate you and your employees on being voted the #1 Newspaper in Canada. iT h at is a superb accomplishment and certainly everyone I looks very happy in the photo on the front page of I Friday's paper. I feel that your paper exemplifies all that this communi| ty is about, and truly reflects the goals of many of the small businesses, such as mine, in Oakville. There is no question that advertising in your paper has helped my business to grow as it has. I will continue to advertise. I also must comment about the outstanding service I receive from Ray Speers who works with me on my advertising programs. He is excellent. Again, congratulations. This is a very prestigious and very well deserved award. Sincerely, Kelly Culin Kelly Culin. State Farm Insurance ....... materials from our Program Bo< our event advertising Our "Postcards from the Y " anu "Postcards from Y Cam p" have really raised awareness about the Y, its programs, services and future plans. The Oakville Y is entering into a major construction proj ect and, w ith your help, w e have our community firmly o our side and extremely supportive of our efforts. on We have often remarked that you don't publicize your community activities and sponsorships enough and it is gratifying to us that you are receiving from your peers the recognition you deserve. Again, please accept our sincere congratulations on this prestigious W e know you worked hard for it and you deserveaward it. Sincerely, Bruce Ireland, CEO Y M C A of Oakville Lisa Dodd, Director, Communications and Fund Development. ..and all your friends at the Y M C A of Oakville c "` W - :"'« ro lv : - ., -v - ··.... - - ·Good reason we're the most awarded nev^paper in North America! § K \ I < {C N A