14 Living Oakville Beaver LIVING EDITOR: ANGELA BLACKBURN www.oakvillebeaver.com Phone: 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: angela@oakvillebeaver.com · WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007 Spooktacular fight against cancer By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF J ust about everyone likes ghoul-old Halloween fun -- probably almost as many as have been touched by cancer. Glen Abbey resident Amber Dinda is taking her very painful brush with cancer and her mom's resultant unexpected death and turning it into Halloween fun to fight back by raising funds for cancer research. The 36-year-old Parish Lane resident will host a fundraising Halloween Spooktacular Carnival to benefit the Canadian Cancer Society on Sunday, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Activities include a Halloween bouncy house, 40-ft. crawl zone, face painting, balloon animals, games and prizes, concession items (candy apples, popcorn, hotdogs, drinks), a silent auction and more. The event will be held at Frootogo Orchards, 573 Parkside Dr., off Dundas Street, just west of Brant Street, in Waterdown. Cost is $10 per child, $7.50 for each additional sibling which includes three activity tickets, one food item, and one drink per child. The idea for the fundraiser was born out of "The entire ordeal was shocking...I'd like to help find a cure for this awful disease." Amber Dinda, Oakville resident Dinda's mother's death. It was as Dinda sat in a funeral home going over arrangements in the wake of her mom Helena's sudden death from cancer, that Dinda was struck by the words being expressed by funeral home staff -- that 75 per cent of bereaved families find their way to them as a result of a loved one being claimed by cancer. Still reeling in shock and attempting to piece together the tragic whirlwind of events that had led her there, Dinda did put it all together -- and decided she may be able to do some good. Dinda thought to herself ... she operates a children's party business ... just about everyone is touched by cancer ... funds are needed to combat the dreadful disease. After putting heads together with her husband Kinto, Dinda who has two children, Emma who is six, and Keith, three, decided to go for it. Dinda operates Par-T-Perfect, a franchise business that covers Oakville, Burlington and Milton. The company was founded in 1988 by Michelle Gibson in Vancouver, British Columbia. In fact, it wasn't long after Dinda opened her business that her mom, age 60, took ill. See Putting page 15 Pamper Yourself Here With A Free Trial Stay There's no better way to experience our hotel-style services. Discover a community of adults who don't want to act retired. Call Margaret Milley for all the trial stay details. 905-469-3232 www.delmanor.com Or drop by 1459 Nottinghill Gate (just west of Dorval, south of Upper Middle) I felt defeated, immobilized, insecure, and fat! Nothing fit me right. Now I feel free! There's nothing I can't accomplish. I like who I see in the mirror. My husband is proud of my accomplishment. My family, friends, and people I haven't seen in awhile are all amazed. They say I look 10 years younger. Some people need help. I did, so I tried Herbal Magic and it works! Nothing else ever has. I thank the staff who walked through this thing with me. They are so considerate and kind. They know their stuff! I like new and improved Irene! I'll never go back to fat. Irene Before Irene lost: 23 pounds and 28 inches *THE REST OF 2007 IS ON US! Proud recipient of the 2006/2007 Oakville Beaver Readers Choice Award for Retirement Community Join any time between October 1 and December 31, 2007 and receive the remaining weeks of service in 2007 for free. *Based on the purchase of full program, excludes products, not valid with any other coupons, specials or promotions.* OUR STAFF HAS DONE IT, SO CAN YOU! Book an Appointment Today! OAKVILLE EAST 380 Dundas St. E., Trafalgar Rd. (in Longo's Plaza @ Trafalgar) OAKVILLE WEST 1500 Upper Middle Rd. W. (3rd Line, Sobey's Plaza) OAKVILLE SOUTHEAST 511 Maple Grove Drive (Sobey's Plaza) NOW OPEN 905-257-2404 After 905-469-4532 905-618-0058 www.herbalmagic.ca www.herbalmagic.com *Excludes mandatory products, based on full program, not valid with any other coupons, offers or promotions.