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continued from p.1 "We need to know who you are in order to help you and help determine what you need in order to better this community. Those relationships are what makes us work," said Katherine Dziedzic, YMCA of Oakville team leader of community initiatives. This is the second year the community socials have been held. The goal is for residents to benefit and "take the opportunity to come out and share dinner with us" to find out what the Y has to offer, Dziedzic said. "We have a lot of programs that run in this neighbourhood. We partner with Kerr Street Mission(KSM), often for this community alone (Maurice and Margaret Drive), and run different things," said Dziedzic. From a community partner's perspective, Dziedzic said it's amazing to get together and Agencies can refine offerings with public feedback figure out "where our strengths are and start building those partnership programs," noting the Y has joint initiatives with KSM, ArtHouse, HCHC and other groups. "It gives the participants an opportunity to really get an idea of what's going on and to meet us and for us to meet them." Halton police Sgt. Eric Schwab of the Oakville Community Mobilization Bureau (CMB) noted his unit has attended every community social. He said the spirit of community is "really embodied in events like this. The strength of a community is its mobilization, its liaison and its engagement with each other -- whether that's members of emergency services (police, fire, ambulance), community organizations or municipal organizations." The social gatherings was the idea of Sophia Makridis, the HCHC community relations coordinator, who extended an invitation to police. The staff sergeant said the overall turnout at the events has been "really good." "It's been really positive that the turnout has been so good, not only for the initiative, but also for those officers in attendance because it's given us the opportunity to meet, chat, and get to know so many members of our community that we didn't know before," said Schwab. The Y runs numerous free or low-cost community initiatives in Oakville, which varies by location, Dziedzic said, noting its Together As 3 | Friday, July 17, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Girls (TAG) program is offered at St. James Elementary School and the Rebecca Street YMCA. "It's a program that is strictly for girls to come and feel safe, be in an environment where they get to learn about other girls and talk about the things that really matter to them most," said Dziedzic, adding the Y also runs programs for multi-sport, photography and several with ArtHouse, to name a few. "We want to be able to reach everybody and we want to enrich this community and let everybody know they're welcome in our doors." For more information, visit www. ymcaofoakville.org. inside today's Editorial Artscene Beaver www.insideHALTON.com Sore Feet, Sports Injury, Painful Ingrown Toenails? Plantar Warts? We can help! Exceptional footcare for all ages. · Routine footcare · Corns & calluses · Plantar warts · Heel/arch/foot pain · Diabetic footcare and education · Thick or ingrown nails · Nail surgery · Sports related foot problems & injuries · Custom made orthotics · Sigvaris® compression stockings · Evenings and saturday appointments available · New patients welcome! J. Richard Werkman chiropodist 6 26 Sports Classified 28 31 Holland Park Garden Home Hardware Real Estate New Homes Oh! Bombay Canadian Open Magazine Deli Starsky Fine Foods *All flyers not necessarily delivered to all homes For home delivery & customer service call 905-631-6095, 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington New subscriptions call 905-631-6095 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com Ask us How to Avoid Before & After-Sports Mistakes located on the north/west corner of maple grove dr. and cornwall rd. 1495 Cornwall Rd., Suite 33, Oakville www.werkman.ca T: 905-845-4817 The experts are more affordable than you think. Your LocaL there's still lots of summer left. 30-60% off . the burrows summer sale DeaLer *Limited time offer Summer'S finally here and So iS our Summer Sale. experience fine, european menSwear collectionS, expert alterationS and profeSSional advice, right in the heart of oakville'S heritage core. viSit uS during July and auguSt to Save 30-60% on popular Summer StyleS. drop by Soon before it'S all gone. receive up to $650 in incentives when you participate in the saveonenergy heatinG & cooLinG incentive* We Service All Makes of central air conditioners and gas furnaces 905.842.0232 burrowSclothierS.com 200 lakeShore road e, oakville www.applebysystems.ca giorgio armani . brunello cucinelli . hugo boSS . belStaff . etro . boglioli