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Community Update - May 14
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May 14, 2008
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Lighthouse Program for Grieving Children provides peer support for children, teens and their families grieving the death of a parent or sibling. Contact 905-337-2333, lighthouseprogram@bellnet.ca or www.grievingchildrenlighthouse.org.

2008 Canadian Senior Little League Championship hosted by Oakville Little League at River Oaks Park, 2400 Sixth Line from August 1-8. Visit www.seniorcanadians.com or call 905-827-1831.

Education and Support Program for Family Caregivers, Acclaim Health's four-session discussion series facilitated by a nursing professional, Tuesday from June 3-24, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Oakville Central Library. 120 Navy St., contact 905-827-8800, ext. 2317 or 2314.

Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Services of Halton training women 55 as peer mentors, orientation May 27, 10-11:30 a.m., contact 905-825-3622.

Muslim Community Meetings, eight-10-week lecture series begins Saturday, May 17, Be the Change You Want to See in the World, Oakville Town Hall; 1225 Trafalgar Rd., 11 a.m.-1 p.m., all welcome, contact 905-845-7311 or c.hathouti@sympatico.ca.

Register for the Purina Walk for Dog Guides happening Sunday, May 25, 11 a.m., at the Lions Foundation of Canada, 152 Wilson St., all welcome, with or without a dog. To register visit www.purinawalkfordogguides.com.

Diet Support Group For Women 55 and over to meet weekly for 15 weeks, starts at noon on Friday, May 23, free, contact Ettie Atkinson at 905-825-4949.

Volunteers needed at SAVIS for fundraising, crisis line, board of directors, orientation May 22 at 6:30 p.m., contact 905-825-3622, administration@savisofhalton.org or www.savisofhalton.org.

Food or cash donations always welcome at Fareshare food bank, 1240 Speers Rd., Unit 6, at Oakville fire stations or Fareshare collection bins in Oakville supermarkets. Call 905-847-3988.

Oakville Trafalgar High School (OTHS) 100th Anniversary Reunion, May 22- 25, for details or to register visit www.othsreunion.ca.

WEDNESDAY MAY 14

Bible study at Halton School of the Bible, 7-8 p.m., contact 905-847-3530.

Lung Association's fifth annual Apple Classic in memory of Mark Ampleford, Glencairn Golf Club, Milton, $250/person, register by contacting Alison Hardman at 905-696-0077, ahardman@on.lung.ca or www.on.lung.ca.

HAPPEN -- Linking People and Opportunities Networking support group meets at 8 a.m., speaker Ross Macpherson on Awesome Interviews, Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, $10/members;$20/non-members, contact 905-339-0268 or www.happen.ca.

Bronte Horticulture Society meets at 7:30 p.m. in Colborne Recreation Centre, Third Line at Lakeshore Road, speaker HGTV personality and horticulturist, Denis Flanagan, visitors welcome, $3.

Let's Talk Community Safety, Halton Region Safety Council hosts a free safety network breakfast at Otello's, 2273 Royal Windsor Dr., 7:30-9 a.m., speaker Ron Waldie of SafeCommunities Canada, contact haltonsafety@gmail.com.

THURSDAY MAY 15

Men's Probus Club of Oakville meets at Maple Grove United Church, 10 a.m., speaker Bruce Anderson, a historian of the D-Day invasion, guests welcome, contact 905-338-3817.

Halton Organization for Pride and Education and PFLAG Canada, Halton, host celebration for the International Day Against Homophobia and the International Day for the Family at Canyon Creek Chop House, Burlington, 5:30-9 p.m.

Tabletop Intimacies discussion led by author Kate Taylor, Central Branch of the Oakville Pubic Library Central Branch, Auditorium, 120 Navy St., $5 per person. Tickets available at local library branches or by calling 905-815-2042.

Retired Women Teachers of Ontario (RWTO) Oakville spring luncheon, Oakville Golf Club, Sixth Line, 10:30 a.m. Tai Chi demonstration. Contact 905-845-8390.

FRIDAY MAY 16

Spaghetti and Meatballs Dinner at Bronte Legion, 79 Jones St., 6:30 p.m., adults $8, children $4, buy tickets at the bar Monday to Friday, all welcome, call 905-827-4722.

HOPE, and PFLAG, Halton Chapter recognize International Day Against Homophobia at Halton Regional Centre, Bronte Road, with a community information booth.

SATURDAY MAY 17

Oakville Horticultural Society's Plant Sale, 9 a.m. until sold out, St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St. W., wide variety, come early, contact www.oakvillehort.org.

SUNDAY MAY 18

MacIntyre Family Singers in concert at Walton United Church, 2489 Lakeshore Rd. W., 7 p.m., adults $15; contact 905-827-1643.

Thomas House opens for the summer, 1-4 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays and holidays May to September, plus Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in July and August only.

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