68 - The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday July 28, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Thank you, Oakville The Canadian Cancer Society Oakville Unit's 2007 spring fundraising campaigns have officially come to a close. From January through to June, thousands of hard working and enthusiastic volunteers spent time at the Oakville Unit running a variety of fundraising campaigns in an effort to one day make cancer history. In March, dozens of bright, cheerful daffodils made their way from beautiful British Columbia for the Unit's 50th Anniversary Daffodil Days campaign. Local businesses showed their support by becoming "Workplace Champions" and pre-ordered their bunches of daffodils, while volunteers of all ages signed up for street sale shifts, selling the blooms at more than 20 retail stores in Oakville. A special thanks to the staff at the Beer Store Lakeshore Road and Kerr Street as well as the local Beta Sigma Phi chapters for their outstanding support yet again with the campaign. The 2007 Daffodil Days campaign is the biggest to date raising more than $51,000. From April 1-30, hundreds of volunteer canvassers braved the chilly weather and hit the streets, knocking on their neighbours' doors for the annual Residential Canvass Campaign. The campaign welcomed many new canvassers, particularly in North Oakville's West Oak Trails and River Oaks areas. Thirteen incredible Oakville high school students also gave a hand to the campaign by dropping donation envelopes in areas where there were no canvassers. To date, the Residential Canvass Campaign has raised more than $170,000! On Friday, June 1 Oakville showed its support in the fight against cancer by staying up all night for the 6th annual Relay For Life at Appleby College. This year, more than 2,500 luminaries lit the track as 168 teams and 170 cancer survivors from the Oakville community united in the fight against cancer for a night of fun, friendship and fundraising with incredible results. These dedicated teams and our corporate sponsors together have raised more than $530,000 to date for cancer research and community support programs. A big thank you goes out to all of the incredible volunteers, sponsors, participants and donors that have supported the 2007 Canadian Cancer Society campaigns. Because of your support, we will one day make cancer history! The Canadian Cancer Society is a national, community-based organization of volunteers, whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer. For more information regarding the Canadian Cancer Society please call the Oakville Unit at 905-845-5231 or visit the Canadian Cancer Society website at www.cancer.ca. -- Submitted by the Canadian Cancer Society Oakville Unit. Always lending a hand PHOTO COURTESY OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AUXILIARY DONATION: The Auxiliary to Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) presented Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) with a cheque for $250,000 at the Auxiliary's recently held annual meeting. From left, John Oliver, HHS President and CEO, Joean Meyer, president of the Auxiliary to OTMH, Mary Davies, vice-chair of the HHS Board of Directors. Forum on post-partum blues There's an Aug. 20 deadline to register for those interested in attending a free Halton Region forum for community professionals to learn more about identifying and treating Post Partum Mood Disorders (PPMD). The forum will be Tuesday, Sept. 11 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. It will be held in the Auditorium of Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Rd. However, those interested must register by Aug. 20. The forum will be hosted by the Halton PPMD Coalition Planning Committee, Halton Region's Health Department, and the Canadian Mental Health Association. It will feature Dr. Cindy-Lee Dennis, Associate Professor at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, speaking on the effect of peer support offered over the telephone to high-risk mothers. Dr. Wendy Sword, Associate Dean and Associate Professor at McMaster University will address women's experiences seeking care for postpartum depression. Stephanie Bissell, a clinical social worker with the Women's Health Concerns Clinic at St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton will speak to the clinic's approach to, and treatment of, women with PPMD. The free program includes lunch, but enrolment is limited and those interested in attending must register by Aug. 20. To register, call 905-825-6000 or email accesshalton@halton.ca. 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