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Poker Runraising funds for DogGuidesOn June 25, 2011 motorcycle enthu-siasts are invited to change the lives of Canadians with disabilities by participat-ing in the first annual Ride for Dog Guides. The Ride consists of a poker run between Oakville and Breslau, Ontario.Registration for the Ride opens at 10 a.m. at Lions Foundation of Canada, 152 Wilson St. in Oakville.Participants are encouraged to form teams with other riders and raise dona-Sm Oakv tions for Dog Guides. A minimum of $25 in donations is CONTESTrequired to participate. For more information call Heather Fowler at 519-648-3307 or e-mail hfowl-June 2-30er@dogguides.com.Since 1983, Lions Foundation of Canada has provided specially trained dog Take a picture of yourself having guides at no cost to people of all ages from fun at Oakville Place, upload it to coast to coast. Each dog guide costs approximately Facebook, and you could win up to $20,000 to raise and train yet they are $1000 in Oakville Place gift cards! provided at no cost to qualified appli-cants.Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Just snap a picture of yourself shopping, Guides does not receive any government eating, or hanging out at Oakville Place, funding and relies on the support of fund-then like us at facebook.com/OakvillePlace, raising events and donations from service upload your pic, and tag yourself. Or visit clubs, corporations, foundations, individ-uals across the country to continue its the Guest Services kiosk and have your success. picture taken on the spot. You could win The foundation trains five different up to $1000 in Oakville Place gift cards. types of dog guides: Canine Vision for people who are blind or visually impaired; Hearing Ear for people who are deaf or Now thats something to smile about!hard of hearing; Special Skills for people with a medical or physical disability; Seizure Response for people with epilep-sy; and, Autism Assistance for children with autism.Open house for Visit oakvilleplace.com for more details.Distress CentreA wine tasting and open house at House Warmings on June 9 will benefit the Oakville Distress Centre.The Oakville Distress Centre has been listening to and supporting the Oakville community for 37 years. The open house will run from 7-9:30 p.m. at House Warmings, located at 178 Lakeshore Rd. E. and are available in advance at House Warmings, online at www.distresscentre-oakville.com or by calling the distress centre at 905-849-4559.Fifteen per cent of the evenings sales will be donated to the Oakville Distress Centre.Find us at facebook.com/OakvillePlaceThere will be Ontario VQA wine tast-ing and 10 per cent of wine sales will be donated to the Oakville Distress Centre.15 Thursday, June 9, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER www.insideHALTON.com