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For more news, visit www.oakvillebeaver.com 9 | Wednesday, July 31, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com The Town of Oakville is one of the most prosperous and affluent communities in Canada. While it may not be obvious, more than 26,000 people in Oakville live in poverty and struggle for the basic necessities of life each day. WE need HELP No better time to learn to skate than July. Shannon Henshaw, 5, and Tyler Henshaw, 8, beat the heat at the skating rink during the free skate at River Oaks Community Centre on Thursday morning. The free skate was hosted by the Town to celebrate a $104,310, two-year grant from Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund. Scoring ice time in July A free family skate was held at the River Oaks Community Centre earlier this month as the Town of Oakville celebrated receiving a $104,310, two-year grant from Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund (OSRCF). Residents beat the heat as they joined Oakville Mayor Rob Burton, Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn and the Make Your Move Oakville team at this summer skate featuring free skate and helmet rentals. With support of OSRCF funding, over the next two years the Town will expand its Swim to Survive Program to include programs for families; launch the Road to the Podium program with badminton, basketball, soccer, and tennis lessons; offer guided walks on Oakville trails; present a series of workshops for volunteers in recreation; and expand the skate and helmet rental service to two additional locations. Make Your Move Oakville is the town's public education and awareness program that promotes the benefits of healthy lifestyles, and encourages residents to get more active through sport and recreation. Since 2007, the Town of Oakville has received more than $300,000 in funding from the OSRCF for its Make Your Move initiative. Visit www.oakville.ca for more information. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) For more than 18 years Kerr Street Ministries has been coming alongside some of Oakville's neediest families and kids by providing food, support and community. TODAY, KERR STREET MINISTRIES NEEDS YOUR HELP Your donations make it possible for KSM to come alongside the growing number of families in need each day. Yes, I would like help families in need. Here's how I can help... A monthly gift of $ ____________ or a single gift of $ _____________ (please forward a void cheque) (cheque payable to Kerr Street Ministries) Name: Address: E:mail: Phone #: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Please detach and forward with your payment to: Kerr Street Ministries, 485 Kerr Street, Oakville ON L6K 3C6. A receipt for income tax purposes will be sent to you. For more information on how you can help this growing ministry need contact us today at 905-845-7485.