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42 Oakville Beaver Weekend Sunday November 7, 1999 T H E BRONTE BUTTERFLY Bulletin Board Exciting Update! D on ate To H al ton's M illenn ium Project - T h e B ronte Butterfly, and have a brick en graved w ith y o u r n am e placed in the B utterfly G arden. 4x8 Bricks cost: $25 for one line 7x8 Bricks cost: $50 for two lines Benches and Trees also available. Call 905-825-2245 for more information To reach this section call 845-3824 B u sin ess Fax:337-5567 Because of this community commitment and the fact that knowing how to use a computer is a basic in this day and age, Sears has joined forces with Industry Canada, The Telephone Pioneers, min istries of education, and many Canadian business es to meet the goal of placing 100,000 computers into the hands of our children by the year 2000. In August 1997, Sears launched its national Young Futures Computer Drive in support of Canada's Computers for Schools Program. We are encouraging all Canadians, all levels of govern ment, and all businesses to donate their older or surplus com puter equipment to C anada's Computers for Schools Program. If you have computer equipment to donate, please drop it off at Sears Oakville Place or call 1888-636-9899 for pick up of equipment. Sears, Telephone P ioneers w ant your old co m p u ter Since 1993, more than 35,000 computers have been placed in Canadian schools Canada's Computers for Schools Program is a national initiative of the federal government, which is fully supported by every province and territory. Industry Canada and the Telephone Pioneers launched the program in 1993. To date, they have collected, refurbished and placed over 35,000 computers in kindergarten to Grade 12 schools and public libraries across Canada. Sears' Young Futures commitment to Canada's communities is to support the family by working to provide the basics essential to the development of Canada's children and youth. DONATION FORM ( P a y b y V is a , c h e q u e , c a s h ) N A M E : _____________________________________________________________________ A D D R E S S : ________________________________________________________________ C IT Y : ____________________________________ .P O S T A L C O D E :. .F A X : _____________ T E L --------------------------------------------------------- _ IN S C R IP T IO N : (Limited to 12 spaces each tine, including periods, etc.) Mail to: The Bronte Butterfly, 2368 Lakeshore Fid. W.. Oakville, ON L6L 1H5 Exciting Updates Our Halton Regional Millenium Proiect "The Bronte Butterfly* is ascending to the next level! We cele brated our "Black and White BaH" in Metamoiphic style at the downtown Holiday Inn. Over 100 people attended at $100 per plate affair, fitted out in their wonderful black and white evening attire. They were serenaded by Elizabeth Clarke, with her show "Love and All That S tu ff and were soon rocking and dancing to T h e Painted Horse" band. Our silent auction was terrific success and all in all, we raised just under $4000.00 for your MiKersum Project, a hefty thank you to all who attended and especially to our volunteers, who put in hours end hours of work to make this an astounding success. In d ivid u al D onors Evelyn A. Abbott Doreen Blake Sally Booth Bruce Craig Jackie Cutmore Diana & Remberto De Villa Mary Foster K.C. Goh C o tin Mary A m Goslin Hall W Sandra Hare Marlas Kowalchuk Barbara Laird Nellie Luciani Domenico Luciani Donald Murray Lotus Nip-Bogrees Ingrid Ringler Margaret J. Thomson Doris Wakabayashi · Carol Zahara Marvin Zylber We would also like to welcome 2 new Directors to the Bronte Butterfly Board Stephen Sparling, Astrid Lakats w w w .b r o n te v illa g e .n e t E n gin e e re dby H a l t o m H il l s AGRA E N G IN E E R IN G G L O B A L S O L U T IO N S Halton Business Development Centre BUDDIES: Leandra Park, 8, and her new puppy "Daisy" a mini poodle are very happy to be together. Leandra retrieved her new puppy through the Granting a Wish program run by Golden Griddle. Leandra is very much a part of the care of her puppy, she walks and cares for her. Photo by Christine Smyth Starting Your Small Business S a t Nov. 20,1999 8:30 a.m . -1 2 noon H alton R egional Centre, Auditorium Entrance 1151 Bronte Rd. Oakville Registration $30 Find out about,. · Planning your business · Telecommunications · Registering your business · Financing · Computer technology · Marketing Chamber hosts U.S. business seminar Tax and legal specialists from M ichigan will be on hand at the Nov. 18th sem inar on `Doing Business in the United S ta tes' present ed by the International Trade Com m ittee o f the Oakville Chamber o f Commerce. To register please contact: Halton Business Development Centre 1151 Bronte Road O akville, Ontario, Canada Telephone (905) 825-6300 Fax (905) 825-8839 Acton 853-0501, Georgetown 878-8113, Aldershot 639-4540, Streetsville 823-6720 e-mail: busdev@region.haIton.on.ca website: www.haltonbusiness.com Proud Corporate Partners V Z 7 I H E W LE TT* m i'K M PACK AR D ROYAL BANK ) Ontario Human Resources I i Development Canada I t I Representatives from Plante & M oran, LIP, the largest accounting firm in M ichigan and the law firm o f Butzel Long, will give local businesses advice on entering the American market. In addition, a primer on trade financing and governmental trade programs will be provided by representatives from Royal Bank and the Canadian Consulate in Detroit. Other topics will include: establishing a branch office, visiting the U.S. for business, tem porary and perm anent im migration to the U.S., the M ichigan single business tax and auto-sector issues. "We are delighted to make this expertise available to grow ing businesses in this region," said Grant Buchan-Terrell, Chair of the ITC. "To access such valuable resources, it is usually necessary to attend an expensive, m ulti-day program or retain the specialists directly." The sem inar w ill be divided into six intense, consecutive modules beginning at 8 a.m. with custom s and finishing at 12:15 p.m. with a U.S. trade update from the Canadian Consulate in Detroit. There will be opportuni ties to pursue questions and discu ssio n throughout. Attendance is lim ited to 40 people at $40 each for m em bers o f the O ak v ille and Burlington Cham bers o f C om m erce, w ho are jointly sponsoring the seminar. C ost for non members is $45 per person. Anyone interested in attending, should con tact the O akville C ham ber o f Com m erce at 845-6613 to reserve a spot. · · · >· ·