Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 25 Aug 2006, p. 40

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B8 - The Canadien Champion, Friday, August 25, 2006 FI 2'ti, m f v.lto il ,,Charity ride coming through will be revving their engi les for charity tbis Septemnber. The fourtb annual motorcycle ride for the i OMA Foundation for Burned Children will take place September 24 to raise money and awareness. Adduîional rîders are being sought to, help make the day a success. The ride is being spearheaded by chapier one of the [roronto Red Knights motorcycle club, and is supporied cacli year by the Milton Lire l)epartment. The eveni starts ai 10 arn. when nid- ers wîil depart from the 'Sears parking lot in Rexdale ai 2200 Islington Ave, ai Hwy. 401. Riders will run through Milton, make a pit stop at Country Heritage Park on Tremaine Road and end at Bayfront Park on Bay Street in Hamilton, where there'il be a barbecue and prizes for alI the riders. per rider and passenger - which includes the barbecue lunch - but the fee will be waived if the rider raises $ 100 in pledges for TOMA. The TOMA Foundation was created in 1997 tc provide information about humn safety and fire prevention in the bopes of decreasing the number of acci- dents causing burns to cbjîdren. i also provtdes f inancial and emotional sup- port to, children who've been burned and their families,' many crucial med- ical supplies for hum victims aren't covered by the govemment. F-or more information and a ride form, Visit http:i/fondtomafound.org/english/Ride/ 2006/index.htm, contact jennifer at IindoverCarogers.com or Terri at ride@afondtomafound.org. Take Back the Night drawing near In Canada, one in two women will experience at least one incident of physical or sexual violence in her life- time. Locally, there were 175 reported cases of sexual assault in Halton last year alone. in an effort to bring down these star- tling numbers, the Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services (SAVIS) of Halton will host its l6th annual Take Back the Night march for Halton. Each year, the event brings the com- munity together in an effort to end vio- lence against women and children. The march will take place September 14 ai Coronation Park in Oakville at 6 p.m. Participants will march down L-akeshore Road by candlelight, and inclividuals will share how sexual vio- lence has affected their lives and affects the community as a wbole. Guests will include keynote speaker Pamela Appelt, Canadas first black femnale judge in the Canadian Court of Citizenship, plus singer/songwriter Sarah Melody and poet Denise Anderson. "The march is symbolic of our right as women to walk freely in our neigh- bourboods witbout male accompani- ment and fear of being a target of vio- lence," said Zehra Haffajee, SAVIS pub- lic education co-ordinator. ATTENTIO SIEEI WIN TO REC HALW MATUR CON SU ERS- TH 3OANN Spnorhp e EhbtSe : ern ra e Dally Parades (toaturlng antique cars & tractors, stoam & lis aongines) e Tracter Pulls e Tops & Modols e Crafts e Skllls Compotition e Kids Actlvltlos Eliminft rsidue on your hoir and sldn bcau5, w.il, it's residue. 400 LBS SALT !1ý'Ze sfezSZZ iýsan lZmw INSTALLATION yý5,ifshirfYýN 7nerhwy .e INCLUDED dMww.10Nomg~Vt< L ( $20000 VALUi j 623 Main Street East, Milton, Ontario 1l 905-878-2474 iboml mm vo~ pure Sid mn WW

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