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18 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday August 6, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com Update Community Forward announcements of nonprofit local events for Community Update to the Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4; email angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248. Free listing. BULLETIN Oakville Historical Society presents Heritage Main Street of Old Oakville Walking Tour at 2 p.m. for two hours. Depart from Second Cup downtown. For details and to reserve visit www.oakvillehistory.org or reserve by calling 905-844-2695. Next Heritage Main Street of Old Oakville Walking Tour is on Sunday, Aug. 10. Oakville Historical Society presents Historical Trafalgar Road Walking Tour at 2 p.m. for two hours. Depart from St. John's United Church. For details and to reserve visit www.oakvillehistory.org or reserve by calling 905-844-2695. Next Historical Walk of Trafalgar Road is Sunday, Aug. 24. Oakville Historical Society presents Heritage Houses in Old Oakville Walking Tour at 2 p.m. for two hours. Depart from 110 King St. For details and to reserve visit www.oakvillehistory.org or reserve by calling 905-8442695. Next Heritage House tour is on Sunday Aug. 31. Eleven-year-old boy needs a sports buddy. Can you help him live the dream? Call Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton at 905-339-2355 for information. Take Back The Night will be held Aug. 21, 2008. To get involved call Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Services (SAVIS) at 905 825 3622. Register for The YO! Summer Programs for Youth ages 13-16. Workshops will run Aug. 11-14. Each day will feature a topic from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., including substance use and abuse, gangs and belonging, anger and emotion, as well as healthy relationships. The programs are free and lunch is provided. Call Kara at the John Howard Society of Peel-Halton-Dufferin at 905-864-1306 to register for one or more days. SAVIS of Halton invites women aged 55 and older, to the Seniors Supporting Seniors Peer Mentoring Project, $50 honorariums paid for each workshop you deliver. Contact Carol at: 905-825-3622 or seniors@savisofhalton.org Register for Halton Region Community Food Advisor Volunteer Program Information Sessions -- Monday, Aug. 18, 7-9 p.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 19, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Rd., contact 905-825-6000 or http://www.halton.ca/health /services/nutrition/community_food_advisor_program.htm. Grace House group home is selling Gold movie passes to AMC theatres for only $10, valid 24/7, no exceptions, no expiry date. Call 905-844-4772 or email david@grace-house.net. Volunteers urgently needed by Acclaim Health's Community Support Services, contact 905-8278800 or 1-800-387-7127; or e m a i l volunteering@acclaimhealt h.ca. Tickets available to fifth annual Summer Swing Soirée Thursday, Aug. 21 at Sunrise Senior Living of e-mail angela@oakvillebeaver.com or call 905-845-3824, ext. 248 Oakville, featuring the Toronto All-Star big band, 5-7 p.m., at Sunrise, 456 Trafalgar Rd., admission costs $10 including music, dancing, singing, barbecue and refreshments, in support of Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Rehab Step Up program. Call Sara, Laura or Tanya at 905-3371145. Peer Counselling -- Are you going through a difficult time? Do you need support around issues of abuse, relationship issues, and grief/loss?Contact The Women's Centre, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 229, contact 905-8475520. Seeking Peer Counsellors for The Women' s Centre -- Do you want to make a difference? Are you interested in women's issues? Training provided. Contact 905-8479104. Sunday Live Music Series, CJ's Café, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 2416 Lakeshore Rd. W., Bronte Village, contact 905-4650411 or wwwcjscafeinbronte.com. Parent-RAINBOWS program presents PRISIM, a program designed for parents to heal their families after death or divorce. Every Tuesday from Sept. 16 to Dec. 2, 7:30-9:00 p.m., St. Jude's Anglican Church. For information, contact Wendy Hart at whart@stjudeschurch.net. Register for Halton Region Community Food Advisor Volunteer Program Information Sessions -- Monday, Aug. 18, 7-9 p.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 19, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Halton Regional Centre, 1151 Bronte Rd., contact 905825-6000 or visit www.halton.ca/health/services/nutrition/community_food_advisor_program.htm. Calling all artists and artisans. Showcase and sell your art, extra supplies, frames etc on September 6th at community sites around Oakville and help the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Register for only $20 by August 15. Information and registration form at www.millionormoreSLF.ca For Women who want to start their own business: New Start Program starts Sept. 29. Self-employment training program for women. Learn how to start your own business. Free information sessions on Aug. 27, Sept. 3, Sept. 9 and Sept. 12. For information and to register for one of the information sessions, please call Elizabeth at 905-468-9054 or e-mail at newstart@haltonwomenscentre.org. THURSDAY AUGUST 7 Make giving blood a summer priority. Canadian Blood Services blood clinic, Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca Street, Aug. 7, 2-7 p.m. SATURDAY AUGUST 9 Walk-A-Thon fundraiser, organized by the Vaishno Devi Temple and the Halton Sikh Cultural Association in Oakville, for the S.E.N.A.C.A Seniors Day Program Halton Inc. The five km walk is an interfaith walk. The walk will take place Aug. 9, 8 am. Pledge sheets can be picked at S.E.N.A.C.A Program locations, 53 Bond St, Palermo United Church, 2521 Dundas St. West. Forms available at the First Ontario Credit Union, 338 Kerr St. or by calling Pravin Lata Sharma at 905-827-9382. 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