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Oakville Beaver, 28 Oct 2016, p. 8

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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, October 28, 2016 | 8 The Table rcha All Pu ses U n Marching into Towne Square continued from p.5 Gather around something beautiful. tobe til Oc r 31st 20% O ff Experience the timeless beauty of hand-crafted solid wood furniture. HAN D- CR AFTED FURNITU RE 34 Queen Street, Morriston (519) 837-3555 1242 Garner Road West, Ancaster (905) 648-6888 penwoodfurniture.com #MadeInOntario more than $75,000 for the SickKids Foundation. The current goal is to raise $50,000 during the next year to help pay for an important drug discovery program at SickKids. "There really is a need for more research for pediatric cancer. It is underfunded compared to adults' cancers," said Heather AndersonCuttle, Liam's mother. "Once you know that, and once your child is affected by cancer, you really feel like you have to do something to help." This year, the Halloween Monster March will take place Sunday (Oct. 30). It starts at 1 p.m. at Towne Square. The event is fun for the whole family and also features a silent auction with many great products up for bid from Dyson stick vacs and Evenflo baby gear to Leafs' tickets. Organizers say two schools will be joining Liam by holding their own marches to support research into neuroblastoma. This includes Oakville's Pine Grove Public School. Pine Grove will hold a Monster March on Halloween (Monday, Oct. 31). The school is encouraging its students to come together, dressed in their Halloween costumes, to march against "the most evil monster in the world-childhood cancer." Students will construct and carry awareness There really is a need for more research for pediatric cancer. It is underfunded compared to adults' cancers. Once you know that, and once your child is affected by cancer, you really feel like you have to do something to help. Heather Anderson-Cuttle Liam's mom posters as they parade around the school. Students can make donations online or drop off $1 and $2 coins in the school's front office. Neuroblastoma is an aggressive childhood cancer with 50 per cent of the kids relapsing within the first five years after frontline treatment ends. Organizers said one in two diagnosed will not survive and it is for those children they Monster March. To make an online donation, visit www.sickkidsdonations.com/ r e g i s t r a n t / Te a m F u n d r a i s i n g P a g e . aspx?teamID=726440&langPref=en-CA. For more information about Liam's Monster March, visit www.LiamsBrigade.com/ MonsterMarch. Authorized Dealer of Fall Spa Clearout! th to 29th th october 24th lazboyspas.com 00 ! 9 $ 4,99 @ MADE IN CANADA as Sp arting St LEISURE CENTRE 5430 Harvester RD, Burlington · 905-631-0837 · foxpoolandspalc.ca Financing Available

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